Da Balaia Portugal

A very good stay, with a variety of activities, food and drink.
Spoiled initially by a shuttle failure on arrival night, with only a partial refund of the cost of an alternative transport we had to arrange ourselves. But after that all went well.

Had a great stay. Initially concerned as we were told that they were at full capacity. Immediately thought queues for food, trouble locating vacant sunbeds and general overcrowding. Fortunately none of those issues existed which made the stay even more pleasant. Tiny criticism, breakfast was no way on par with previous Club Meds.

We had a nice 10 night holiday,
We use club med resorts because the interconnecting rooms are perfect for 2 adults and our 2 children. I don’t think we’ll return to the Portugal resort again though.

We went in the UK school summer holiday, it was busy, there weren’t enough sun loungers for the amount of people using the pool, which was a daily frustration
There are 2 pools in the main area- the smaller one was freezing so everyone used the bigger pool, which felt chaotic at times- especially when the kids club were also using it in the afternoons.

We didn’t use the kids club, it’s a French resort, which we respect but were disappointed when one of the kids club GOs was caught rolling their eyes in response to hearing that one of the children couldn’t speak French.

The beach was good but crowded - although there are sun-beds for club med, the beach is public and not very big so was soon packed.

The cleaners were fantastic, our room was really clean every day.

The food was a decent range of fish, meat and veggie options. The kids corner had standard burgers, chips, pizza and pasta. The food was not as good as the Marbella or Marrakech club med resorts though.

All in all, we had a nice time but unlikely to return, perhaps it’s better during term time when there are fewer people.