Vila Gale Ericeira

The Vila Gale Ericeira is an older style hotel sitting on a headland overlooking the Atlantic Ocean. The staff are very welcoming and professional. The room was comfortable with a shower over the bath. The breakfast selection was incredible with a wide variety of food to select from and there was even a chef in attendance to cook your omelettes, pancakes and eggs the way you want them. There is a large outdoor terrace overlooking three swimming pools and one heated indoor pool. You can order food and drinks while on the terrace. There is also a bar area with tv and a snooker table. From the hotel it is only a short stroll to the main square, where there are lots of cafes and restaurants as well as entertaining buskers. We visited Sintra from Ericeira.

The hotel has an amazing location, facing the Atlantic, seconds from the beach, breathtaking view. You could not ask for more. Walking distance from the village center, with many shops, restaurants, cafes and everything around. People say it looks old school, vintage style, it is. But that is the charm of the hotel. I could not imagine any Ericeira postcard without this building on it. It is on my childhood memories since I was a kid.

This was an a rather self-indulgent treat for us - a stay in a rather more luxurious hotel than we usually choose, and it didn't disappoint. The hotel is a lovely building in a spectacular setting, and has a charm of its own - quite old-fashioned in a nice way. The staff were welcoming and helpful, with a special mention for Sr. Fábio in reception who first welcomed us. We lov ed the pools and the drinks and snacks (we recommend the club sandwich) at the pool-side bar. The breakfast was generous and quite lavish. Our room was comforatble, and although we hadn't paid for a sea view, we could see the ocean from our window! In general we appreciated everything.

Fabulous location and attentive staff. If you can book a sea view with a balcony - it’s definitely worth paying extra for the stunning view . The hotel had a generator so during the recent European outage our stay continued as normal ! For which we were very grateful !

Loved the long leisurely breakfast on the sunny terrace. Great range of breakfast food hot, cold, savoury and sweet. Omlettes, eggs and pancakes cooked to order. Delicious pastries for after,. We had a lovely spacious twin bedroom with a balcony but no sea view this time. Overall can't fault this lovely hotel.