Wow! Best family holiday we've ever had.

5 stars to the entertainers, who are always enthusiastic and great performers. Don't know where they get all their energy from.

Well done Sarah, Matt, Jenna, Kazza and Jonny. They kept kids and adults entertained all day/evening. The 80's night was excellent. My daughter recommends the 'Stage school' which she thoroughly enjoyed, so much so, that she took part both weeks.

A little more effort could have been made by the Kids' club to make the activities more interesting and varied. It tended to be geared to younger children rather than the Energise age group.

Food was varied enough to appeal to most tastes. Plenty
of snacks during the day and beverages, including bottled water with the all inclusive package. Breakfast baked beans were never hot and the evening selection could have been a little better for kids. Having said this, compared to other hotels we have stayed in, the food was exceptional.

One thing that did let the hotel down, is the fact that it allowed groups of teenagers which kept us awake several nights between midnight and 5am. We were surprised about this as it is advertised as a family/couples hotel.

The hotel staff were friendly and worked extremely hard to ensure the holiday met our expectations.

The hotel is situated between 'The Strip' (new part) and the 'Old Town' which are both about 20mins walk away.

We went on three trips organised by Thomas Cook. Aqualand was ok but nothing special. The Zoomarine was well worth a visit. However, avoid 'Night of a 1000 stars' which was certainly a night to remember, but not for the right reasons. The food and entertainment were appalling.The food was cold and no choice available (the veg appeared to be like tinned), the starter was the best bit and was like dishwater. The dessert, Creme Caramel (I think) was more like a very eggy custard - Yuk.

The entertainment by the reps was not, in our opinion, suitable for families, and of a very amateur standard (the kids 'Stage school' performed a 1000 times better, back in the hotel). We paid 100 Euros for this evening and felt conned.

All in all we had a great time and we have no hesitation in recommending the Paraiso Hotel. In fact we plan to go back next year.

This holiday has been the best one we have been on!

The hotel was lovely with excellent entertainment! There were lots of things going on a night!! We have two children (16 +14), They had the best time ever!

There are lots of kids there from 3 months to 16 years of age!! There are loads of teenagers who usally hang round in the reception!!

Lovely clean 4 star hotel, very impressive from outside and even better inside.

The pool and garden area were spotless and everywhere was kept to the highest standards.

Did not eat in the hotel although we were told the food in the EVA restaurant was good.

The location was excellent for the new town and the old town area, both within ten minutes walk and shops bars and supermarkets were all nearby (cheaper than than the hotel by far).

The hotel staff need to cheer up a bit especially the bar staff, put you off your pint..and the entertainment was terrible (what we saw of it anyway) in fact the best night was the karaoke, the bar was busiest then, how sad we are.

All in all I would recommend self catering here as you can pick and choose from great food and different entertainment every night.

The hotel was the cleanest hotel we have ever stayed in, we were very surprised for such a large hotel how clean it was kept.

The entertainment was good and the entertainers themselves work extremely hard and are very friendly.

The beach is a good 20 minute walk, but there is plenty of transport available in buses or taxis,(3 euro's taxi).

The hotel food is very good and of a high standard,they do tend to go over board on there fish dishes but it is one of there countries main dishes.

This is definately a holiday for parents with teenage kids as there is loads of other kids to meet and hang about with.

The hotel is safe so while you are by the pool the kids are with there new found friends.

Perfect !

Me and my girlfriend stayed in the Paraiso for one week in early June 05. After looking around the net and teletext for many hours looking for a hotel and resort that had good write ups from site like these I was looking forward to staying in the Paraiso as it had not received one bad report.

I was not disappointed.

A weeks stay half board (breakfast & dinner) in a studio for the great price of

We went all inclusive which was great as we had six children. They could eat and drink as much as they liked without asking for money all the time. It took all the stress out of thinking we were spending loads of money.......ice creams!!!!! I lost count of how many they had each per day.

The hotel was very very clean....a maid was out side the toilets the whole time the pool was open making sure they were very clean at every visit.

The rooms were cleaned every day (except Tuesdays).had to order extra pillows as we were only given four!!!!!!

The entertainment was great for the kids....aqua aerobics for us ladies. Which myself and my sister-in-law really enjoyed.

Wow what a fantastic holiday! Hotel was amazing modern clean and tidy. We went all inclusive and would recommend it to everyone, kids got what they wanted, when they wanted!

The rooms were spotless and cleaned every day but Tues.

The food was good in the day burgers, hotdogs, pizza etc, or you could go into the restaurant and have a proper meal. The evening food was good but could have been more variety.

Definitely go to the old town it's brilliant.

The reps couldn

Just returned from a lovely week at the Pariaso. The hotel is very much aimed at families which was great for us, there is a lovely child's area with slide, swings, sandy area, buckets amd spade etc.

The entertainment was ok but very busy with children running around.

Rooms were nice - we had a lovely view of the pool.

Our only disappointment was the pool bar food, it was horrible, the only type of food on offer was fast food like chicken nuggets/pizza/ burger etc.

The location was good about 15 minutes walk each way to either the Old Town or Strip.

Would like to go back next year.

The cleanliness spot on and very clean.

The hotel food was average with not much choice.

The location was brilliant and a lovely view of the pool.

The hotel staff were not very friendly.

The entertainment was fantastic! The team (Kazza, Sarah, Matt, Jenna and Jonny) were so friendly and came and gave us a hug when we were going home. The Stage School was brilliant! The entertainer

The Paraiso apartments were clean & spacious, I would request a south facing room if we go again. Our rooms were facing north so our baconies were mostly in the shade.

The reception staff at the hotel were helpful, more so than the Thomas Cook reps, who had an uninterested air about them.

The entertainment was aimed at children and was too noisy for us, we mainly went out to the old town which is lovely and the Portuguese people are friendly.