Don Tenorio Aparthotel

Of our 2 weeks in Portugal this was the single bad experience we had. The owner of this hotel is the single rudest man I have met in years and a deeply unlikable person. The hotel itself is very average being a 1970s block on the outskirts of town and not within walking distance of the bars and restaurants in town. It is clean but the owner was so rude that it tainted our stay. There are far better places to stay in Sagres.

We wanted somewhere cheap for a short surfing trip and this place was spot on. It worked out at £15 per person per night, with a free breakfast. Yes the breakfast was basic, but cereal, fruit, toast, juice (squash sadly) and coffee was passable. Makes a good saving over the course of your stay. Big supermarket next door so saved a few quid by cooking in the apartment a couple of nights (electric hobs are old and take a long time to heat up) and also buying stuff to take for lunch at the beach surfing. (At the Italian cafe on the roundabout it was €16 for 2 sandwiches and 2 bottles of water!) The whole place is clean and well kept, but yes, outdated. It reminded me of hotels in the 80s, the staff are getting on a bit, but they were always polite. The rooms are huge but make a lot of noise due to their construction. We always use earplugs when sleeping away so unaffected by any noisey neighbours at night if there were any. Decent looking pool and quiet in the pool/garden area at night. We had a car, which I'd say you would need if you were staying here. It would be a drag walking to the beaches each day, especially if you've been surfing. If you're walking to the beaches, don't use the straight, busy main road out front, use the quiet roads (turn right out of the car park). There's a great Indian restaurant just around the corner called Holi Diwali, very good food (ignore snide reviews, portion sizes were huge). Overall we were happy with the place as we booked it on a budget basis...if you want a more expensive and up to date hotel book one of the ones on the sea front. Pros: Kitchenette Large rooms Balcony Free breakfast Pool Good for a budget trip Cons: Distance to beaches (no issue with car) Dated Basic Crap beds

The place was all you need for a relaxed, budget stay in Sagres. The hotel and the room were a bit dated and could do with a little refresh but overall, the room was very spacious and had a nice sunny terrace overlooking the pool. The staff were friendly and the place clean. We've had some issues with hot water but were informed that sometimes you just need to wait a bit longer which in our case at times lasted as long as 20 min but indeed, we hsd hot water in the end. Overall, it's not a luxurious place for an all inclusive holidays but it's definitely a very comfortable budget stay that we'd definitely recommend.