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Reviews of Boutique Hotel Vivenda Miranda

4 out of 5
Boutique Hotel Vivenda Miranda
Rua das Violetas, Porto De Mos, Algarve, Lagos

Reviews

9.2

Wonderful

Rating 10 - Excellent. 57 out of 75 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 8 out of 75 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 7 out of 75 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 2 out of 75 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 1 out of 75 reviews" "

9.4/10

Cleanliness

9.2/10

Staff & service

9.2/10

Amenities

9.0/10

Property conditions & facilities

9.6/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Yasmine

Travelled with group
Stunning view
Absolutely a dream !! Loved everything about it
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2023

10/10 Excellent

David

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
A gem of a property! Magnificent views, wonderful ambience and a friendly, helpful and cheerful staff!
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2023

6/10 Okay

Michael

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
AC not sufficient. Effectively just a fan blowing warm air, very difficult to sleep
Stayed 4 nights in Jun 2023

10/10 Excellent

Francesca

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
We loved this boutique hotel. Dinner was fabulous and the complimentary breakfast was incredible. The views from the property were breathtaking. Walkable to the best beach in Lagos.
Stayed 4 nights in Jun 2023
Response from The Vivenda Miranda Team on Jul 6, 2023
Dear Francesca , we are very happy to hear that you have enjoyed your stay at Boutique Hotel Vivenda Miranda. We appreciate and thank you for your lovely feedback and would be pleased to welcome you back soon. Kind regards Vivenda Miranda Team

10/10 Excellent

Heather

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stunning property with beautiful views! If you are looking for a serene getaway in Lagos, this is the place! The location is perfect, a short walk to a beautiful beach and a quick Uber ride into town. The staff are lovely, they go above and beyond! Beautiful restaurant on site as well. Highly recommend and will return if I am ever in Lagos again!
Stayed 2 nights in May 2023
Response from The Vivenda Miranda Team on Jun 4, 2023
Dear Heather , we are very happy to hear that you have enjoyed your stay at Boutique Hotel Vivenda Miranda. We appreciate and thank you for your lovely feedback and would be pleased to welcome you back soon. Kind regards Vivenda Miranda Team

10/10 Excellent

Grace

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Great place to relax with gardens, great spa services, as well as steam and sauna. The staff and dining was terrific!
Stayed 2 nights in May 2023
Response from The Vivenda Miranda Team on Jun 4, 2023
Dear Grace , we are very happy to hear that you have enjoyed your stay at Boutique Hotel Vivenda Miranda. We appreciate and thank you for your lovely feedback and would be pleased to welcome you back soon. Kind regards Vivenda Miranda Team

10/10 Excellent

Barry

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
A hidden gem.
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2022
Response from The Vivenda Miranda Team on Nov 11, 2022
Dear Mr. Barry Pesner, we are very happy to hear that you have enjoyed your stay at Boutique Hotel Vivenda Miranda. We appreciate and thank you for your lovely feedback and would be pleased to welcome you back soon. Kind regards Vivenda Miranda Team

10/10 Excellent

Rachael

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
A lovely and enchanting property with spectacular views of paradise. The room was impeccably clean and modern. Hotel staff were efficient, kind and courteous and the hotel’s amenities were top-notch. Walk to the beach in about 7 minutes!
Response from The Vivenda Miranda Team on Nov 11, 2022
Dear Mrs Rachael, we are very happy to hear that you have enjoyed your stay at Boutique Hotel Vivenda Miranda. We appreciate and thank you for your lovely feedback and would be pleased to welcome you back soon. Kind regards Vivenda Miranda Team

10/10 Excellent

Frances

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Very friendly staff with stunning view. We arrived later than their regular check in time, text messages via Expedia were answered right away and all arrangements were made including dinner reservation.
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2022
Response from The Vivenda Miranda Team on Oct 28, 2022
Dear Mrs. Frances Tang, We are very glad to hear that you have enjoyed your stay at Boutique Hotel Vivenda Miranda. We appreciate and thank you for your lovely feedback and would be pleased to welcome you back soon.With our Kindest Regards,Vivenda Miranda Team

10/10 Excellent

Michael

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The resort is beautiful! Everyone working there is very welcoming and attentive! They are amazing! Special shout-out to Romeo, he was amazing and so friendly and accommodating. The food is to die for, compliments to the chef and his staff. Thank you to everyone for making our honeymoon so special.
Stayed 4 nights in Sep 2022
Response from The Vivenda Miranda Team on Oct 4, 2022
Dear Mr. Michael, We are very glad to hear that you have enjoyed your stay at Boutique Hotel Vivenda Miranda. We appreciate and thank you for your lovely feedback and would be pleased to welcome you back soon.With our Kindest Regards,Vivenda Miranda Team

10/10 Excellent

Rodney, whister

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Beautiful hotel with immaculate Attention to detail and service Highly recommend for your stay in Lagos
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2022
Response from The Vivenda Miranda Team on Sep 23, 2022
Dear Guest Thank you so much for your very positive review of Boutique Hotel Vivenda Miranda and taking the time to make it. We are delighted that you enjoyed your stay and all that we have to offer. We hope you will stay with us again very soon. The Vivenda Miranda Team

10/10 Excellent

Shahrum

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Excellent location. Pricey, but you cannot beat the view or modern rooms.
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2022
Response from The Vivenda Miranda Team on Nov 5, 2022
Dear Guest Thank you so much for your very positive review of Boutique Hotel Vivenda Miranda and taking the time to make it. We are delighted that you enjoyed your stay and all that we have to offer. We hope you will stay with us again very soon. The Vivenda Miranda Team

10/10 Excellent

Robert

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Beautiful location, excellent staff. Quiet and away from the crowds.
Stayed 1 night in May 2022
Response from The Vivenda Miranda Team on Nov 5, 2022
Dear Guest Thank you so much for your very positive review of Boutique Hotel Vivenda Miranda and taking the time to make it. We are delighted that you enjoyed your stay and all that we have to offer. We hope you will stay with us again very soon. The Vivenda Miranda Team

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Stayed 4 nights in Nov 2019
Response from Sue on Nov 20, 2019
Thank you very much for your 5 star review. It is very much appreciated and we are delighted you enjoyed your stay and hope you will visit again very soon. Very best wishes Sue Rayment Guest Relations

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Nelson and Jose Luis were great Nelson and Jose Luis were great
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2019
Response from Sue on Nov 27, 2019
Dear Guest Thank you for taking the time to post a review about Vivenda Miranda, we really appreciate it and we are delighted that our team looked after you so well. Many thanks and we hope to see you again very soon. With warm wishes Sue Rayment Guest Relations

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Lovely little boutique hotel with ocean views
The grounds were lovely. While the view in our deluxe sweet wasn’t quite as we had hoped, the common area/lawn/pool more than made up for it. Food was excellent (dinner menu in particular), and while the breakfast was light, it was a refreshing variety.
Stayed 5 nights in Sep 2019
Response from Sue on Oct 1, 2019
Dear Guest Thank you for posting your review and we were delighted to see that you enjoyed your stay with us at Vivenda Miranda and glad that you enjoyed the food and surroundings. We very much hope you will visit us again very soon. With best wishes Sue Rayment Guest Relations

6/10 Okay

John

Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Lacking in the detail to make it boutique
Although the hotel is located in a beautiful spot, it is difficult to find and it’s well off the beaten track. We couldn’t find the hotel on arrival and calling at the neighboring Wellness hotel to ask directions resulted in a crazy “we have no idea where vivenda Miranda is”. Parking is at a premium but mostly there’s a certain malaise among the staff. So many warmed to us but relayed HR issues that caused them all to fear for their jobs especially as all tips go to the hotel not them. The owner we saw on several occasions but he chose to avoid any words of welcome. There was only one English Channel available “CNBC!” On the tv in their premium room! The ac froze up daily so to wrap up. Great potential but suffers from a fawlty towers syndrome. Did I forget the neighbors barking dog kudjo? Barked for 24 hours a day. To sum up nice place but has zero personality for the $$$ paid.
Stayed 5 nights in Aug 2019
Response from Sue on Sep 3, 2019
Dear Guest We appreciate your comments about your stay and are glad that you enjoyed at least some of our services. It’s true our property is tucked away, but that is part of the beauty of our quiet, privileged location. However, there are GPS coordinates on our website as well as written directions. There is signage to the hotel several roundabouts back and normally if clients have any difficulty in finding us, they call reception and get directed in. We cannot explain why the neighbouring hotel were unable to give you directions, that could be for a variety of reasons! We were surprised about your staff comments regarding tips and don’t understand why you felt they feared for their jobs. We try desperately to hold on to good staff as do other partner hotels as they are incredibly difficult to find in this day and age. With regard to tips, just to clarify, non-cash tips of course go through to accounting and are then distributed among the staff in accordance with proper legal procedure. And there isn’t an owner on site as it is owned by an overseas company, so you’ve made an incorrect assumption here! It is true there is a problem with English language TV channels as we access free sat channels, and the UK-TV sat to the Algarve has been turned off! We are currently looking into alternatives to resolve this situation. All our A/C is individually remote-controlled in each room! You mention Fawlty Towers and then go on to say zero personality. We would have thought that was an oxymoron. However, although we dispute we are like Fawlty Towers, we loved that series. It was seriously funny. Many thanks for your observations.

2/10 Terrible

Janice

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 4 nights in Jul 2019
Response from Sue on Aug 8, 2019
Dear Guest We are delighted that you found our check in easy and staff friendly and our liked our views and location. We do apologise that housekeeping hadn't removed an unopened item left by a previous guest and have taken the issue up with them. We also acknowledge that the UV film on your balcony window was in need of replacement which we should have noted prior to your occupancy which has now also been replaced. But we very much hope that you were adequately compensated for these issues within your final bill. Best wishes Sue Rayment Guest Relations

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Ideal if you want to go away relax and unwind great restaurant and fantastic views
Stayed 5 nights in Jul 2019
Response from Vivenda Miranda on Aug 8, 2019
Thank you very much!

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Lovely hotel very quiet, the food was excellent not a big menu but everything fresh, it is set in the top of a cliff which has spectacular views. They had a slight problem with the electric while we were there so we had no air con, but overall a lovely hotel.
Stayed 5 nights in Jun 2019
Response from Sue on Jun 16, 2019
Thank you very much for your thoughtful post and we are delighted that you enjoyed your stay with us at Vivenda Miranda. We are sorry about the slight electrical problem during your stay. This is being resolved, so we hope you will visit us again soon. Best wishes Sue Rayment Guest Relations

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Perfection
Beautiful room, fantastic location, friendly helpful staff. Perfect stay!!
Stayed 4 nights in May 2019
Response from Sue on Jun 10, 2019
We are delighted that you were so happy with your stay. Thank you very much for leaving a review.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 3 nights in May 2019
Response from Sue on Jun 10, 2019
Thank you for your excellent rating. We are delighted.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The property is absolutely gorgeous. The room was fantastic as well. Food was good too. The staff was mixed in terms of service. Sometimes helpful somethings not at all.
Stayed 3 nights in May 2019
Response from The Management on May 14, 2019
Thank you very much for your comments. We are happy that you enjoyed your stay and liked the room, the food and the location. With members of staff at beginning of the season we are still in a training process. Hope you will visit us again.

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Disliked: Amenities
Absolutely beautiful location room was very nice but the kitchen and evening staff are a total mess don’t eat there we waited 2 + hours only to be told they were out of two of the four things we ordered total circus...
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2019
Response from Sue on May 5, 2019
We were very happy to see that you appreciated our location and liked your room although of course we were dismayed to read your comments regarding our kitchen and restaurant staff. We can only apologise for your restaurant experience and would like to assure you that we have identified the issues and are actively working to resolve them so that are normal high level of gourmet food and service will be restored imminently. We very much hope that you will choose to visit us again soon. With very warm wishes Sue Rayment Guest Relations

10/10 Excellent

Jamie

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Beautiful hotel, great service!!
Top notch hotel with top notch service. Breakfast was ok.
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2019
Response from Sue on May 5, 2019
Thank you very much for your comments. We are delighted you enjoyed your time at Vivenda Miranda and hope you will come and see us again soon. With very best wishes Sue Rayment Guest Relations

8/10 Good

Mr Sandeep

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Vivenda Miranda (top place)
A great location beautiful views and ideal place for taking walks along the coast. It is about 30 minutes walk from the centre or a 6 minute taxi ride. Lots of choices for vegetarians and vegans. Absolutely loved our time here my only little criticism would be breakfast choices were the same every day. The breakfast staff were a little slow at serving guests, even when there were just a few. Waiting for a coffee or egg would take over 10mins to arrive.
Stayed 4 nights in Apr 2019
Response from Sue on May 5, 2019
Thanks for your thoughtful observations about Vivenda Miranda and for making your post. So glad that you loved your time with us. I would just like to pick up on your point about breakfast that we have addressed since your stay with us. We now offer a completely new Vegan/Vegetarian breakfast menu in addition to our variety of other choices which we hope you will enjoy next time you come to stay. With warmest wishes from the Sunny Algarve Sue Rayment Guest Relations

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

The location is beautiful but the whole stay was disappointing with too many things to list that went wrong. However, the hotel was just about to close for refurbishment and, although that doesn't account for all the problems, we have been offered a free night as compensation when they re-open. We have been told our expectations will be exceeded so, to be fair to the hotel who are trying to put things right, we hope to give a good review next March.
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2018

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Lovely hotel. Beautifully situated. Excellent restaurant too!
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2018
Response from The management on May 14, 2019
Thank you for your post. During the winter month we have further improved our property.

8/10 Good

Jamie, Wellington

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Nice location, View & Room. The AC was not working in our room and the extractor fan from the kitchen below was excessively noisy but otherwise we really enjoyed our stay
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2018
Response from The management on May 14, 2019
Thank you very much for your comments. We have during the winter refurbishment eliminated the noise from the kitchen fan.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Lovely hotel with helpful staff and beautiful cliffside views. Dinner was pricey (I guess to be expected at a nice hotel?).
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2018
Response from The management on May 14, 2019
Thank you for your comments. We always try to give value for money. We are so glad you enjoyed your stay.

10/10 Excellent

Brian

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Reception lobby was being remodeled, make shift check in restaurant lobby.
Stayed 1 night in May 2018
Response from The management on May 14, 2019
Thank you. Yes lobby and hotel have been extensively refurbished. Hope to welcoming you back again.

6/10 Okay

david

Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort
Disliked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Tired, poor parking, bad table service
Car parking for just a few vehicles, congested road outside. Building works in progress for meeting rooms which will exacerbate parking. Breakfast service was poor and range of food "hidden" because you are not offered hot food but you learn it is available if you ask. Room OK. Tired hotel. Not best value.

10/10 Excellent

R, Oxford

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Lovely quiet hotel. Beautiful views and attentive staff.
Stayed 3 nights in Apr 2018

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Significant building works in progress
Front desk staff very helpful and pleasant. Facilities affected by weather and building works. Dining - limited, repetitive dinner menu quite expensive. Buffet breakfast good.
Stayed 7 nights in Mar 2018

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 4 nights in Aug 2017

4/10 Poor

Verified traveller

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Smell of sewage and mosquitoes... need I say more?

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Simply wonderful!
Spent two nights here and was absolutely delightful! Had a wonderful ocean facing view with a large suite room. Exceeded our expectations. The views from the room and the pool and lounging area were breathtaking. We thoroughly enjoyed our stay! The hotel was very clean. The room was comfortable with a beautiful huge bathroom. Parking lot was a bit cramped, so we opted to park on the street. Breakfast included with stay offered nice selection of foods.

10/10 Excellent

Jordan

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

10/10 Excellent

Marcia, MA

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
The beautiful Algarve
We arrived (the street was not super obvious but we found it) "early". They upgraded us/ checked us in right away. Offered a welcome drink. The breakfast were great. You can ask for eggs made a special way and for a latte vs just coffee.. all included. We did have to drive into town for sight seeing and just want to the public parking lot (3 Euro). Our full day was overcast :-( but we enjoyed. I really liked the "hike" down to the beach. Stunning views. I went to the free yoga class on Wed morning. Very nice. More stretch than strain...

10/10 Excellent

Elizabeth, London, UK

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Girls weekend stay
Staff and room were great. It was outside of town but less than a €5 can ride to get there. Great stay overall, would highly recommend!

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Wonderful loaction , views and ground stunningly beatutiful.Care need to me made when selecting room as they do vary in style and quality. We will return.

10/10 Excellent

hedy, New York, NY

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Lovely peaceful seaside hotel
My daughter and I stayed here for three nights and enjoyed it very much. It's a little far from the center of town, so we didn't dine out as we'd expected to. We enjoyed the food at the hotel so much, though, that we didn't mind. its a little walk down to the public beach, but certainly manageable if you're reasonably fit. Staff was very friendly and helpful. Spa services were lovely.

10/10 Excellent

elizabeth, Easton ct

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
The hotel was amazing. The staff was attentive and even arranged excursions. We arrived late and Marianna quickly got us to the restaurant for dinner. My friend had prawn, yes it was one but huge! I had the rack of lamb it was outstanding. The view is breathtaking. The grounds and common area were impeccable. Overall expensive but worth it. Downside far from town, but quiet and next to beach.

10/10 Excellent

Justin, Las Vegas, NV and SF, CA

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Exclusive and Romantic
This place has the best views in the Algarve! Completely secluded in local neighborhood on point overlooking the sea. It is small and exclusive so you aren't overwhelmed with tourists! Good was some of the best we've ever experienced. Bruno took such great care of us and is well versed in all local food and wine. 5 min car ride into town. Path down backside of property leads to what amounts to private beach. 5-10 people on beach max the entire 3 days. Could not recommend this place enough.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Beautiful location
We were upgraded to a beautiful ocean front room. The view is breath taking. Rooms are big and very comfortable. Great hike along the cliffs right from the front of the hotel. You can stop at a beautiful beach below (few restaurants there as well) or continue on for as far as the eye can see. Staff is very friendly and accommodating. Short taxi to downtown Lagos. Highly recommended it.

10/10 Excellent

marberry, cleveland

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
piece of heaven
Can't say enough. Small, intimate, personal and tropical location.

10/10 Excellent

Rob, Chicago area

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Relaxing getaway with panoramic views
This resort hotel offered luxurious amenities, great service, comfortable rooms and spectacular, panoramic views of the Algarve coast. The hotel staff was professional and helpful, the rooms clean and comfortable, and the breakfast buffet was comprehensive and satisfying. This smaller resort property is a relaxing getaway with spa amenities and wonderful views of the Portuguese coastline. There is also a walking path down to the beach at the base of the cliffs, and a spacious, well-manicured property and garden. We would recommend a visit to anyone looking for a great place to regenerate!

10/10 Excellent

Juliette

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The most amazing place! Une vue à couper le souffle et un personnel exceptionnel.
Stayed 3 nights in Mar 2024

10/10 Excellent

Andrea

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Wunderschöne kleine Anlage auf einem Fels liegend,mit traumhafter Aussicht. Reichliches Frühstück u abends excellentes Essen à la carte. Kommen gerne wieder.
Stayed 7 nights in Aug 2023
Response from The Vivenda Miranda Team on Sep 7, 2023
Dear Andrea , we are very happy to hear that you have enjoyed your stay at Boutique Hotel Vivenda Miranda. We appreciate and thank you for your lovely feedback and would be pleased to welcome you back soon. Kind regards Vivenda Miranda Team

10/10 Excellent

Gaston

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Nice, clean and safe
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2023
Response from The Vivenda Miranda Team on Mar 24, 2023
Dear Mr. GastonThank you very much for your comment and valuation. We are happy to hear that you enjoyed your stay at our house and that you had a pleasant time with us.Hope to see you again!All the best & Kind regards