Cascade Wellness & Lifestyle Resort

We had a 2 week stay here. Looks like a Resort but doesn't really feel like one. Fun and entertainment are missing somewhat. No Welcome Cocktail Party gathering. A free 15 euro voucher wouldn't cover anything. Nothing is really free here. The best parts are the three large pool areas. The Driving Range was great too. Dining here is not cheap. There was no Happy Hour or central bar area for entertaining and meeting other guests. There is a small bar upstairs. It can feel a bit dead despite being fully booked. The gym is well equiped but still something of a White Elephant area. The best advice is to carefully select your room/apartment. They first allocated us one facing a football field - described as a "Resort View". Some with "Garden Views" give nice pool views. Others face the back of the main building. We changed to a view over the Driving Range. Good but still a little isolated. Room cleaning service was often not done until 5pm or later. A bit inconvenient. The one bed apartment was very good with a nice bathroom and kitchen. Very comfortable. You definitely need a car here. To see the sights and get groceries, etc. Best for quietly relaxing around the pool. Not partying.

We stayed in one of the apartments directly across from the "kid" pool, all of the hotel facilities were well kept and always presented clean & tidy. The day spa was great, so great we visited twice.. The food service was the only thing I could 'complain' about.. trying to order at the upstairs bar was a bit of an ordeal, both times we went to have a drink there it appeared nobody was working so we (and many other people) just sat waiting around - when a staff member did appear he was quite abrupt to another couple who asked if they could order some of the tapas on the menu and he asked them to go downstairs to the other restaurant instead as he thought it was better... the downstairs restaurant doesn't have any 'snacks' or 'light meals' so lunch isn't really an option .. Breakfast was adequate but we found that unless you need to be somewhere for an early start it is better to just go into town.

Returned to Cascade exactly a year after our first visit and was delightedly to find the standards as high as we remembered first time round. Check in was friendly and professional. This is a smallish low rise hotel, so there isn't miles of walking along corridors or up and down stairs/lifts to get from Reception to rooms. We like the out of town, cliff top location. Those not wishing to make the 25 minute safe walk into the town, use the free Mingus shuttle provided by he hotel in the morning and mid afternoon or pay 6 Euros for a taxi may say the hotel is not conveniently placed for night life, but that's why you do your homework on TA beforehand. Eating options in the hotel are limited and pricey (it is fine dining - you get what you pay for), but we like to get out of the hotel and explore different dining options and cuisines when we go on holiday, Variety of dining options available at the Marina, and look out for Happy Hour drinks prices.

Beautiful accommodation and surrounds. Friendly helpful staff, excellent food. Plenty of pool towels always available. Nice local walks and only 30 minute walk into Lagos town. Only drawback, some distance fro Faro airport.

A lovely hotel in a quiet part of the town. Most of the time we ate in town so can't say anything about the food here. Room was very nice, large comfy bed and with a lovely bathroom attached. Outside there are plenty of sun beds round the pool although I think the hotel was fairly quiet at the time. They have a spa which again was quiet but beautiful. The staff were brilliant, friendly and very helpful. Only negative is, they used to have 4 poster Sun Beds with cloth covers to protect you from the sun out in the field near the cliff. This year they have been removed.