Spent a nice week here. Probably the best located hotel in Faro. A short ride from the airport, both the modern waterfront and old town right there, and the train station a few minutes walk away. It has a lot going for it.
If you can get a room on the marina side the view is lovely, nice place to sit on a morning or evening.
The top floor buffet restaurant (breakfast and weekend dinner), pool / bar, and cocktail bar make use of the location with the views over the marina and coast.
We had a very nice stay. A few tweaks could raise it from good to great.
The main thing in my opinion being the inability to keep hot food hot on the buffet, at either breakfast or dinner, it was cold unless you caught a dish being brought out fresh. The quantity and range of food on offer is large, maybe best to do a little less but better? Breakfast is a bit chaotic but no more than most. Good fruits, salads, cheese, bread and cakes.
The shower in our bathroom was clean and functional but tired and a bit leaky. Not really in keeping with the standard otherwise.
There's a smart cocktail bar which they could easily push more. We got to nearly the end of our stay before we knew much about it or realised they had offers at certain times.
The rooftop pool and bar could use a refresh with it's furniture and it's selection of drinks. It's such a nice spot and they lay on music events some evenings, just a little polish would meet it's potential.