Quinta Bonita lives up to its well earned reputation in all respects other than one very important detail. Don' expect to be allocated one of the four upstairs rooms you think you have reserved. Quite deliberately, my wife and I delayed our travel plans to ensure we obtained one of the four upstairs rooms, all with outstanding views of the surrounding area. Alas, on arrival we were allocated one of the downstairs rooms from which, with 20-20 vision, we could just see a speck of water on the distant horizon. A bottle of bubbly and profuse apologies were very poor recompense for the disappointment experienced. It's not as if a genuine mistake had been made by the owners; two months earlier I had declined an offer of staying three days in a downstairs room and four days upstairs.

Interestingly, it appears other reviewers have experienced similar disappointment. I'm afraid this is just not good enough in this day and age. Guests should be able to expect exactly what is promised when booking and the owners should be more transparent in their dealings.

We have recently been on a week's holiday to Quinta Bonita and what a find!! Due to the boutique hotel being only 8 bedrooms it feels more like staying in a villa with friends. We stayed in the room called Ingrina, although this was not our first choice the bedroom was an excellent size with a huge balcony which overlooked the pool and we could see the sea as well. It was tastefully decorated and the little touches like a sprig of rosemary and chocolates on the bed, fresh flowers, a bottle of chilled sparkling wind on arrival in the bedroom and cold towels and pineapple juice served as we checked in make this a special hotel.

On the night of arrival Chantelle and Frazer offer dinner one night of week which was set out on the terrace overlooking the beautiful gardens. The food was excellent and a lovely way to start our holiday. They also serve lunch if your are around during the day which needs to be ordered before 11am and a picnic lunch or picnic dinner at an extra charge. Chantelle and Frazer were wonderful hosts and nothing was too much trouble. Chantelle was very knowledgeable about the area and giving maps and information about places to visit, the information in the book in the bedroom about local restaurants was invaluable and we would never have found some of these restaurants by ourselves.

The staff were very friendly in particular Annabella, i would highly recommend this for a peaceful holiday while they are attentive but unobtrusive. You will need to hire a car which Chantelle can help with on booking. We cannot wait to have a return trip. Thanks you for a lovely restful holday.

My wife and I stayed here for two weeks in August and we both had the most wonderful stay. Conveniently situated a short distance from Lagos, within wonderful grounds, Quinta Bonita is ideally placed to explore the Algarve or simply relax undisturbed alongside the lovely swimming pool away from the busy tourist areas.
Our room 'Bordeira' was large, spotless and extremely comfortable. The room provided lovely views over the gardens to the sea via the large balcony/sun terrace and it really was a pleasure to wake up and open the curtains every morning!
From the moment we arrived until the time of our departure we were treated like royalty by Chantelle, Fraser, Anabella and all the hotel staff. Breakfast was great, afternoon tea and cakes too tempting, and the weekly evening meal (prepared by Fraser) was exceptional and highly recommended. Ideas for excursions and restaurant recommendations were spot on. The advice provided by Chantelle, Fraser & Anabella over breakfast was extremely helpful and helped make our stay such a special one.
We cannot recommend Quinta Bonita enough and will hopefully be returning sooner rather than later.

My wife and teenage children had a fantastic 12 day stay at this hotel. Set in lovely grounds it is a perfect position for exploring the Algarve.
Top quality beaches are within a short drive as are interesting walks in the hills and along the cliff tops.
Breakfast was simple and easy (fresh fruit, yoghurts,cereals toast, pastries).
We didn't try the in-house dinner which is once a week.
Bedrooms were just what was required. Our children had large walk in shower rooms and we had a suite which was large, comfortable and had a balcony over the gardens for relaxing reading. Our bathroom had a choice of shower and bath.
Good advice (usually delivered over breakfast) and help in planning your day and booking restaurants in the locality.
Taxi ride to Lagos is less than €10 each way and are easy to arrange and pick up in Lagos taxi rank. They all knew Quinta Bonita!