Product Reviews : Travel - Short Haul : Sheraton Pine Cliffs Resort, Algarve, Portugal

The children's village is "well-equipped" and run by "caring staff" and "everyone seemed to either be playing golf or have kids so there were lots of English playmates of all ages". The beach is "stunning and empty" with a cool glass elevator for access, but the sea is cold and can be rough, so you may end up by the pools. Accommodation is spacious and comfortable: "our town house was bigger than our London flat!" and the service " exceptional". Don't bother sightseeing though, the local area is "hideous" and "at this price you'll want to get your money's worth from the resort!"

NB Mumsnet top tip: "Everything costs a lot in the hotel but there's a restaurant further along the beach (to the left if your back's to the sea) which is great for a good budget fish dinner".

We stayed in one of the town houses, away from the main hotel but near the children's club. The accommodation was excellent although there were a lot of stairs so had the watch the toddler! The kids' club was good although we didn't leave our children there but were able to make use of the facilities. The hotel is mostly what you would expect in that the service and food were good. The beach is lovely but you have to take a lift to get to it which was a bit of a faff.

The Pine Cliffs Residences (stunning 2and 3 bedroom apartments) at Sheraton Algarve in Portugal work out pretty good value for large families. The 2 bedroom apartment sleep 6 and you also have a washing machine and fully equipped kitchen so you can self-cater to keep the costs down. The Sheraton Algarve hotel is great for children with its fabulous beach and children's village complete with huge adventure playground with wooden pirate ship.