We have just returned from one week self catering stay at Monica Isabel (23rd May 2012). We had an amazing time, room was basic but very nice. View from the room was fantastic and you could hear the waves from our room in Block A. Great location shops and cafes close by or a walk in either direction to the... More

I always read reviews before i book a hotel and because there where a couple of good reviews i thought well the people who gave the bad reviews must be snobs or just your regular moaners. I have to say this was the worst hotel i have ever stayed in. I was going to compare it to butlins but that... More

Just back from a 6 night stay at the Monica Isabel Beach Resort. After much deliberation before booking, we opted for self-catering. Had a really great time. Had a studio apartment in Block A just a stones throw from the beach and could look out on to miles of glorious golden sand and blue sea from our spacious balcony. It... More

its the worst hotel i have ever stayed in and i would not recommend it to my worst enemy. If your going to portugal take wide berth from it. there was nothing to do around hotel the air conditioning didnt work when we complained staff told us we didnt know how to work it, turned out it was broken. when... More

we have recently come back from 1 weeks holiday in the above hotel .my first reaction was up dated butlins the food was terrible there was little choice and it was cold .the holiday offered a side sea view we we were looking into a dump with a little part of sea showing, so will never return to this hotel... More

The location of this complex is perfect, running right down to the beach and only 15 minutes stroll to the old town.It felt quite rural with all the plants and cocks crowing and it is a shock when you walk inland to realise there are just hotels and apartments for miles. My studio was quite big and really nice -... More

Just come back from 6 nights self catering in monica isabel resort de joao..only paid £69 for apartment me and the wife..the room was pretty big room a506 the outside balcony was as big as the studio..self catering were very sparce,but asked cleaner for kettle and toaster and within 10 minutes t a brand new kettle and toaster.Free tv with... More

we went on a last minute break in early march the weather didn`t start of great but got better as the week progressed we booked through low cost holidays so we didn`t expect too much, the apartment we were alloted was clean and basic we really wanted a decent size balcony and a sea view so i asked to be... More

We just wanted a cheap 5 day break and some sunshine after that awful wet April at home. We booked a Jet2 holiday and taking advice from Trip Advisor reviews we chose self catering. The studio apartment was clean and newly decorated with a new bathroom. It had a great sea view from the balcony. The bath was very narrow... More