Originally Posted by
hoteltraum
In general, nice area, but the whole resort is just too big and too crowded.
That is to be expected with the number of rooms they have between the three properties. (over 500 rooms) We stayed at the Pine Cliffs SUITES property last year and due to the smaller size it felt a bit more luxurious but since the property shares the beach and all common areas with the Hotel and the Residences it really is a huge resort. There are smaller more luxurious properties in the Algarve but you are going to have to pay dearly for them and they are not part of SPG.