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Join Date: Sep 2009
Location: Minneapolis: DL DM charter 2.3MM
Programs: A3*Gold, SPG Plat, HyattDiamond, MarriottPP, LHW exAccess, ICI, Raffles Amb, NW PE MM, TWA Gold MM
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I stayed here in Summer 2017, in the LC hotel part and upgraded to a duplex suite as a SPG Plat50 and LTP. I was relatively happy, although the onsite restaurants seemed overpriced and the breakfast buffet was a zoo at times. It's a pretty setting along the coast that locals seem to recognize as a prestigious resort. My impression was that the residences were varied, with some being stunning huge and high quality homes while others were cookie cutter townhomes in various locations on the property. The hotel that seems to be called suites was IMO downscale compared to the LC and seemed to have units oriented toward (large) families, so that its "private" pool was filled with screaming kids ina way that that main LC pool was not. If you go, be prepared for a huge mixed use property, which is also the case for some other SPG resorts in Portugal such as the Sheraton resort at Cascais, although there the time share etc. units seem less obtrusive. If you go, you need a car here (and even more at Cascias) as there are only a couple basic restaurants and shops located within walking distance.