Hotel Quinta do Serrado

This is our take on our stay, we have been to the island before and stayed beachside, so this time we went the other side Hillside, nice hotel and very friendly staff just a shame about the very cold pool, the room was clean and spacious bed comfortable but pillows not so, we had a bath with shower attachment and plenty of hot water, dressing table had a tv on it instead of a mirror really. The room floors are laminate and can be a bit slippy especially if you stand on the mats wrong. Taxi don't bother use Tui transport what you save will help out on the bar bill. Evening meal on half board two choices meat or fish and if vegetarian a surprise, you had to book by 2pm each day, there was soup every night then your main and dessert, I think a little more effort could have been put into the starter something other than soup. Breakfast had reasonable choice, need to put a label on the coffee urn though as several guest thought it was hot water for making tea, tea bag and coffee ahhhh. There are some really good walks around the area some rather long so go prepared, there are also a few bars near by 5/10 mins walk away, Sticks bar and PXO snack bar also Terrios restaurant and bar well worth a visit for lunch or evening meal. If you want peace and quiet this is the place.