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Occidental Faro

4.0 star property

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Outdoor pool, pool loungers
Spa reception
View from room
View from property
Breakfast area

Reviews

8.6 out of 10
Excellent

Popular amenities

  • Parking available
  • Bar
  • Gym
  • Room service
  • Spa
  • 24/7 front desk

Explore the area

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Praca D Francisco Gomes 2, Faro, 8000-168
  • Faro Marina
    ‪1 min walk‬
  • Faro Cathedral
    ‪5 min walk‬
  • Faro Island Beach
    ‪12 min drive‬
  • Faro (FAO-Faro Intl.)
    ‪8 min drive‬

Room options

Family Room (2 Adults 2 Children)

  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 King Bed

Double Room

  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

Family Room (2 Adults 1 Child)

  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 King Bed

Triple Room

  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 King Bed

Superior Room

  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

Suite

  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

Premium Room

  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

Family Room (4 Adults)

  • Sleeps 5
  • 1 King Bed

Triple Room (2 Adults 1 Child)

  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 King Bed

Family Room (3 Adults 1 Child)

  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 King Bed

Deluxe Room

  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

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About the area

Faro

With a stay at Occidental Faro in Faro (Faro City Centre), you'll be steps from Misericordia Church and 3 minutes by foot from Arch to the Old Town district of Faro. .This eco-certified hotel is 0.1 mi (0.2 km) from Faro Marina and 0.2 mi (0.4 km) from A Companhia de Teatro do Algarve.

What's nearby

  • Faro Marina - 1 min walk - 0.0 km
  • A Companhia de Teatro do Algarve - 5 min walk - 0.5 km
  • Faro Cathedral - 5 min walk - 0.5 km
  • Old Town Square - 5 min walk - 0.5 km
  • Faro Island Beach - 12 min drive - 11.0 km

Getting around

  • Faro Station - 9 min walk
  • Faro Intl. Airport (FAO) - 12 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪McDonald's - ‬1 min walk
  • ‪Pipers - ‬1 min walk
  • ‪Faaron Steak House - ‬1 min walk
  • ‪Boheme - ‬1 min walk
  • ‪Ria Formosa Bar - ‬1 min walk

About this property

Occidental Faro

Boardwalk/promenade hotel with a full-service spa and a fitness center
Occidental Faro offers 90 air-conditioned accommodations with minibars and safes. LCD televisions come with satellite channels.

Bathrooms include bathtubs or showers with rainfall showerheads, bidets, and complimentary toiletries. This Faro hotel provides complimentary wireless Internet access. Housekeeping is provided daily.

Recreational amenities at the hotel include an outdoor pool, a sauna, and a fitness center.

The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or nearby; fees may apply.

Guests can indulge in a pampering treatment at the hotel's full-service spa, Wellness Center. The spa is open daily.
Make yourself at home in one of the 90 air-conditioned rooms featuring minibars and LCD televisions. Complimentary wireless internet access keeps you connected, and satellite programming is available for your entertainment. Private bathrooms with showers feature rainfall showerheads and complimentary toiletries. Conveniences include phones and safes, and housekeeping is provided daily.
Take time to pamper yourself with a visit to the full-service spa. You're sure to appreciate the recreational amenities, including an outdoor pool, a sauna, and a fitness center. Additional features at this hotel include complimentary wireless internet access, tour/ticket assistance, and a banquet hall.
Enjoy Mediterranean cuisine at Ria Formosa, a restaurant where you can enjoy drinks at the bar/lounge and dine alfresco. Or stay in and take advantage of the room service (during limited hours).
Featured amenities include a business center, dry cleaning/laundry services, and a 24-hour front desk. Event facilities at this hotel consist of conference space and 4 meeting rooms. Self parking (subject to charges) is available onsite.
Ria Formosa - This restaurant specializes in Mediterranean cuisine and serves breakfast, lunch, dinner, and light fare. Guests can order drinks at the bar and enjoy alfresco dining (weather permitting). A children's menu is available. Reservations are required.
Cosmopolitan Bar - Onsite cocktail bar. Open daily.
Room service (during limited hours) is available.

Awards and affiliations

Eco-Certified Property
This property participates in Green Key (Foundation for Environmental Education), a program that measures the property's impact on one or more of the following: environment, community, cultural-heritage, the local economy.

Languages

English, French, German, Portuguese, Spanish

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and transport

  • Electric car charging station on site
  • Height restrictions apply for on-site parking
  • Covered parking on site (EUR 15 per day)
  • Wheelchair-accessible parking available

Food and drink

  • A bar/lounge
  • A restaurant

Restaurants on site

  • Cosmopolitan Bar
  • Ria Formosa

Things to do

  • Full-service spa
  • Game drive
  • Gym
  • Outdoor pool
  • Sauna

Family friendly

  • Laundry facilities
  • Outdoor pool
  • Soundproofed rooms

Conveniences

  • 24-hour front desk
  • ATM
  • Laundry facilities
  • Luggage storage
  • Safe at front desk
  • Vending machine

Guest services

  • Dry cleaning/laundry service
  • Housekeeping (daily)
  • Multilingual staff
  • Tour and ticket assistance

Business services

  • 4 meeting rooms
  • Business centre
  • Computer station
  • Conference space

Outdoors

  • On the boardwalk/promenade
  • Pool loungers
  • Rooftop terrace

Full-service spa

  • Spa open daily

Accessibility

  • If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • Lift
  • Wheelchair accessible (may have limitations)
  • Wheelchair-accessible parking
  • Wheelchair-accessible public bathroom
  • Wheelchair-accessible registration desk
  • Wheelchair-accessible restaurant

More

  • 1 building
  • 4 floors
  • At least 10% of profits reinvested in community and sustainability
  • Banquet hall
  • Built in 2000
  • Designated smoking areas (fines apply)
  • Reusable cups

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Bedsheets provided

Bathroom

  • Bathtub or shower
  • Bidet
  • Free toiletries
  • Private bathroom
  • Rainfall showerhead
  • Shower
  • Towels provided

Entertainment

  • LCD TV with satellite channels

Food and drink

  • Limited room service
  • Minibar

More

  • Air conditioning
  • Energy-saving switches in guestrooms
  • Phone
  • Safe
  • Soundproofed rooms
  • Water-efficient toilets

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 2:00 PM; Check-in end time: midnight
Contactless check-in available
Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before noon
Late check-out subject to availability
A late check-out fee will be charged

Special check-in instructions

Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival at the property

Access methods

Staffed front desk

Pets

Pets not allowed

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome

Payment types

Important information

Fees

You'll be asked to pay the following charges at the property. Fees may include applicable taxes:

  • A tax is imposed by the city and collected at the property. This tax is adjusted seasonally and might not apply year round. Other exemptions or reductions might apply. For more details, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • A tax is imposed by the city: From 1 November - 29 February, EUR 1.00 per person, per night, up to 7 nights. This tax does not apply to children under 16 years of age.
  • A tax is imposed by the city: From 1 March - 31 October, EUR 2.00 per person, per night, up to 7 nights. This tax does not apply to children under 16 years of age.

We have included all charges provided to us by the property.

Optional extras

  • Covered self parking fee: EUR 15 per day
  • Late check-out is available for a fee (subject to availability)

The above list may not be comprehensive. Fees and deposits may not include tax and are subject to change.

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card, or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
This property accepts credit cards, debit cards, and cash
Cashless transactions are available
Safety features at this property include a fire extinguisher and a smoke detector

We should mention

Parking height restrictions apply

Property is also known as

Faro Hotel
Hotel Faro
Hotel Faro Portugal - Algarve
Hotel Faro Beach Club
Faro Beach Club
Hotel Faro & Beach Club Faro
Hotel Faro & Beach Club Hotel
Hotel Faro & Beach Club Hotel Faro

Occidental Faro Reviews

Reviews

8.6

Excellent

Rating 10 - Excellent. 544 out of 1002 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 296 out of 1002 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 107 out of 1002 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 25 out of 1002 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 30 out of 1002 reviews

9.2/10

Cleanliness

9.0/10

Staff & service

8.6/10

Amenities

8.6/10

Property conditions & facilities

8.6/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Ruth

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in May 2025

10/10 Excellent

Dale

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great location for the harbour, dining and the train station.
Stayed 4 nights in Apr 2025

8/10 Good

Dharti

Liked: Room comfort
Stayed 3 nights in Apr 2025

10/10 Excellent

Sophie

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
A really excellent hotel, very clean, helpful staff and the pool area and restaurant was very good.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2025

4/10 Poor

Sekai

Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2025

8/10 Good

Louise

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Great location
Stayed 3 nights in Apr 2025

8/10 Good

Karen de

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Clean and comfortable rooms. Great location by the marina within easy walking distance of the cathedral, restaurants, and the meeting place for boat tours. The breakfast staff were excellent particularly the lady who acted as host in the morning. My husband has mobility issues and she was so kind and caring. My only complaint is that the front desk staff could not call a doctor for my husband when he got pneumonia. They just said go to the hospital without offering to call a taxi or anything like that. In Seville, Madeira and Lisbon, the hotels all offered to call a doctor to the hotel.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2025

8/10 Good

Paul

Travelled with family and small children
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Great central location, staff amazing, only downside is when rooms are cleaned, between 3-5pm, ours was not cleaned till 5pm.
Stayed 3 nights in Apr 2025

10/10 Excellent

Mandy

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Our 2nd time staying at the Hotel Faro, and our stay was just as good! Location is great, and the service and staff are top notch - so friendly and professional. The rooftop bar and restaurant is amazing, and the breakfast buffet is probably one of the best buffets I’ve had. Highly recommend the Hotel Faro for a first class stay.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2025

10/10 Excellent

noreen lyn

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 3 nights in Mar 2025

6/10 Okay

A Leon

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities

I choose this will rate hotel as a gift!

The best think about the Faro Hotel and beach club was it's location.. Just on the edge of Old Town across the street from the marina on the main circle in that area. There seemed to be some language challenges and the gentleman at the front desk was a challenge. We arrived at 12:45p after traveling 18 hrs at the hotel and this clerk seemed insulted that we arrived early. He was not helpful with directions to the WC which resulted in me being locked out from the hotels side door Brevard you had to go out the back of the building then into another party of the building. There were few signs finding it and no sign showing how to get back. I did not tell him of this experience then I asked for directions to parking twice and his directions were only clear to him though all I had to do was make a right turn around the building and follow a white P on a blue sign. He seemed offended when I asked a second time.. Then I asked about what to do with the luggage and his answer surprised me.. No Offer to have my luggage tagger from our car but he told us we could bring it in our better yet leave it in the car as the garage was safe.. Imagine this as a beginning to our stay at a 4 Star hotel.. He also suggested we leave so we decided to ask for food recommendations to buy some time.. No suggestions just to go across the street.. Returned at 1:30p after a brief bite to eat and his remark from across the lobby Nothing yet I said I would call if it was ready sooner.. More info later
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2025

10/10 Excellent

Karen

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Rooms were very comfortable and good for a short break. Rooftop bar and restaurant was amazing, with very good choice for breakfast. We didnt have dinner as a set menu with only 3 choices per course. Reception staff were all very attentive and helped us with advice, taxis and bus timetables
Stayed 4 nights in Mar 2025

10/10 Excellent

Susan

Travelled with partner
Liked: Amenities
Brilliant service
Stayed 4 nights in Mar 2025

10/10 Excellent

Kathryn

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

Special stay in a lovely location

Great location and views from roof terrace and the room. Breakfast buffet was fresh, lots of choice. Staff were amazing and noticed that one of our party had a Birthday the day of our check in and arranged a lovely surprise of a bottle of Sparkling to be brought to the room. This made an already lovely stay even more special.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2025

10/10 Excellent

Elizabeth

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

Fabulous hotel

Fourth stay in Faro, first at Faro beach club certainly won't be the last Couldn't fault anything Comfortable bed, robes, slippers and toiletries Seamless check in and out Amazing roof top terrace and restaurant with fabulous views
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2025

4/10 Poor

Frederick, Perth

Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2025

8/10 Good

Mr Paul J

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort

Great Service, Location & Breakfast...

It has to be said that the location, friendliness of the reception staff and breakfast in this hotel were great. The views from the 4th floor restaurant are amazing and look out over the Faro Marina. It's a short walk from here to the Train Station. Unfortunately the Rooftop Pool as pictured and selling this hotel was closed during my trip which may have changed my mind if known in advance ! Eco Friendly, I don't normally require my room to be cleaned during a weekend trip so simply telling the cleaners is a good idea and asking for anything needed. The Coffee machines at breakfast have paper wrapped wooden stirrers so only usable once creating waste. If they use metal cutlery then metal spoons would remove this issue. I did report some damp / mould issues in the corner of my bathroom. A lot to do with the rooftop pool but certainly needs attention. Would I choose this hotel again, YES I would based on location, service and the breakfast buffet.
Twin Room located on the 3rd Floor. More than enough space and the complimentary wine is a nice touch.
No wardrobes made the room lighter and airier and enough hanging and drawer space are provided along with an in room safe.
Mould on the Bathroom Ceiling as reported to reception. This hopefully will be remediated as part of the Pool being closed.
The view from the 4th Floor Restaurant and where you can sit outside.
Stayed 4 nights in Mar 2025

10/10 Excellent

Kim, Corbeil

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Excellent staff, cleanliness and atmosphere. Food on the rooftop restaurant was amazing. Highly recommend staying here!!!
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2025

10/10 Excellent

Errol

Excellent hotel

Stayed 1 night in Mar 2025

2/10 Terrible

Viet

Travelled with family
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Not family friendly

Feedback: -they don't clean your room until 4:30-5pm daily (we stayed 7 nights) -they did not have a crib the first night we stayed even though we clearly requested one and paid for one on our reservation. We didn't get the crib the first night and still paid. -they over billed us, the cost for crib was $15 euro (21 Can) a night, they billed us $243 Can for 7 nights ($35 Can), not to mention the first night we stay they did not have a crib for us. The manager Elizabeth refused to speak to us until the last day, promised to resolve and ingored our emails after we left when she promised to get back to us. -the WiFi was not good in hotel room or lobby, we ended up paying more for roaming -hotel advertised as a beach hotel, beach is about 16 minutes drive -front dest staff very rude -side door buzzer doesn't work and it's only way for strollers to enter the building, every time one of us had to talk around and open from inside -ok mattress, bad pillow
Stayed 7 nights in Mar 2025

10/10 Excellent

Brian

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Close to city
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2025

6/10 Okay

Susan

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Convenient location

The room was a bit small for 2. Breakfast was good and so were the views! I found dinner expensive and limited. Parking was also expensive there.
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2025

10/10 Excellent

Lorna

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2025

10/10 Excellent

Donna

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Modern , clean hotel. Bed comfortable. Free breakfast excellent! Close to waterfront and train station. Staff very helpful and friendly!
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2025

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great hotel, walking distance to all the sights. Beautiful rooftop terrace.
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2025