Vila Gale Lagos

Great hotel, we came half board but upgraded to all inclusive, the food quality and choice for drinks and food is really good. We came as a large family and all of us (11) have had a great holiday here. Not a single issue with the hotel and I’m usually quite fussy.

Great resort not far from old city of Lagos. Room was very nice and pool was huge. Staff were very friendly. A bit hard to get pool chairs late in the day which is normal for a resort this size. The ocean is across the street which was nice.

We loved this hotel! The location was perfect, to the town, but nice and quiet. Just a short walk to the marina, bars, and restaurants. The pool was amazing, so peaceful and relaxing every time we went. Breakfast was great too, with plenty of choices. Everything was just excellent. We really enjoyed our stay and would 100% recommend it!

We have just returned from a lovely family holiday (with 2 kids aged 4 and 6) and after being slightly concerned at some of the mixed reviews on here, I feel I have to give the perspective from a young family with children (Scottish). We have previously stayed in a 4 star plus hotel further away but were determined to return to Lagos (we holidayed there pre-children). We were overall delighted with our experience at Vila Gale and will return! Positives - where do I begin! The hotel is situated in a stunning location, pool areas are beautiful, it feels like you are nowhere near a busy town. The tourist train is a great way to get about and stops just outside, and taxis can be called from reception and cost about 6 /8 euros to go into town or back at night (so easy to get into town). Lagos itself is brilliant and great for families, we went on boat trips, went to the zoo, went to Zoomarine etc. There is lovely vegetation / flowers all surrounding the pools. Our kids especially loved the kids pool and slides, the snack bar menu and drinks were fab, and staff lovely. We were all inclusive and delighted at the food choices, including the drinks available. Our kids loved the dinners, especially the bbq and Portuguese night, and our visits to the Italian on-site. We were happy with the food variety and quality (I even had prawns and oysters one night, which were delicious). Evening entertainment was lovely, not too loud and we loved sitting out in the evening with a drink whilst our kids made friends with other children and played on the lawn area. It never felt too crowded, but the atmosphere was at the same time lovely. The children's entertainment seemed good (our kids dipped in and out). Overall staff very friendly. The hotel benefits from having a mix of guests - GB do not dominate and this is a positive! Our room was perfect - air con fab. On arrival our kids were very tired and the man on reception made a special effort to get us a room immediately, even though it was only 12 noon. This made such an impression and set us off to begin such a positive holiday experience! As a mum, I am very grateful! Our little boy was 4 during our stay and although we never said anything, we came back to some chocolate cake and a bottle of wine that afternoon, which was a lovely gesture and made us feel special! My only negative - there seems to be a slight disconnect between reception staff and housekeeping which can be frustrating. For example, being all inclusive we had a mini-bar which was to be refilled when used (this was told to us on arrival at reception). It was handy with kids, to return to colas, waters and beer (for my husband) already in the room whilst we were getting washed and ready for dinner! However - no bottle opener! I asked reception and it was promised that one would be put in the room next day: it was not, I asked again, and once again it was not! Instead I had to purchase one in town! Similarly, the fridge was empty of water and cola