VILA GALE HOTEL SANT CRUZ MADEIRA

Advantages: Quick Transfer from Airport
Disadvantages: None if you like a quiet village setting.

...This is a review of the Vila Gale Hotel at Santa Cruz on the Island of Madeira. We have just returned from a three day break. We booked the Vial Gale as we have used their Hotel in Tavira for a few years and find them very good. Hotel Location, is best described as if the Plane Toppled off the end of the Short Runway at Funchal Airport then it could land in the Hotel Swimming Pool. Having said that do not let it put you off, it does not intrude and the closeness is slightly less than that, and it is quite exciting to watch the landings and takeoffs. The Hotel is in the small village of Santa Cruz a mere 6 Euro Taxi ride from the airport gets you there. Checkin was very efficient in a very large modern Reception Area. Cost for the Three Nights for Double room with Breakfast was £111. This was for a Sea View Room...

poshtroika 19.02.2008 · Read review
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Villa Gale Tavira in January

Advantages: Everything you want for the after Christmas rush
Disadvantages: None

...We have also stayed at this hotel, out of season. We were there in Jan 07 just as they were dismantling the Christmas tree in the entrance. We were sat outside at a little bar, talking to other visitors who where staying at the sister hotel to Villa Gale, that use to be a tuna canning factory............................this is on the sand splits, with a connecting shuttle bus between the two hotels. The tree came out through the main doors in two halves and was carried round the side and into the under ground car park, no doubt we will see it again in Jan 08 splendid with it's decorations. It took six men to carry each half and it was "egg and milk" to watch them. The hotel is just so friendly, welcoming, light airy, clean, the food is great and breakfast can take as long as you like. There are a lot of golfers in the hotel but...

bostonianbeer 11.08.2007 · Read review
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Blowing A Gale

Advantages: Good acting, thought-provoking theme
Disadvantages: Plot holes, inconsistencies.

...David Gale has been on Death Row for six years. Convicted of the sadistic rape and murder of his friend and colleague, it is just three days before his execution and all appeals and stays are exhausted. In return for a payment of half a million dollars, he grants his first interviews ? one two hour session for each of the three days ? to "kiddie porn" investigative journalist Bitsey Bloom. Gale had been a successful college professor and ? in a supreme irony - a committed campaigner against the death penalty in Texas. Some time ago, a drunken one-night-stand with a student who filed a rape charge against him had ruined Gale's career. Although the student dropped the charges eventually, mud had stuck as it always sticks. Gale's wife left him, taking their young son - and light of Gale's life - with her. He lost his job and sunk into...

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Santa Cruz, just cruz along.............

Advantages: Just excellent
Disadvantages: A little plane spotting

...We are now Vila Gale loyal customers. Personally we have stayed in their hotels as follows, Vila Gale Marina, Vila Gale Ampalius, both in Villamoura, on the Algarve. Vila Gale Tavira also on the Algarve and then last week Vila Gale Santa Cruz, Madeira. I can recommend all of the above, but the Santa Cruz is the newest and modernist of all. The reception is a vast expanse of glass, marble and big soft sofas and a view of the ocean, just for good measure. It somewhat reminds you of the old Art novo cinemas. Staff on reception where very polite and speak better English then I do Portuguese, excellent. The main areas of the hotel are all on -1 level, with magnificent views of the sea which is only 150 yards away. The restaurants have the same view, so does the fitness room, pools and Jacuzzi. There are two outside...

bostonianbeer 21.02.2008 · Read review
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Gale Whips Up A Storm

Advantages: Brilliantly written
Disadvantages: A little confusing at the start

...Notes from an Exhibition was one of the many books that I purchased with book vouchers a friend gave me for my birthday. Although this event was over 6 months ago now I have just finished reading the book. Now although I enjoyed reading the book and found author Patrick Gale's style to very pleasant to read I don't think it is a book that I could read again. So what is the book about? Well the book tells the story of a famous artist called Rachel Kelly. Rachel is bipolar and so her moods can be rather erratic although it is these moods that she accredits some of her best work to. Throughout her life she has remained an enigma to her husband Anthony and her four children and so it is only after her death that they can truly begin to understand her. After leaving a strange message on the answer phone of one of her children Rachel...

MI9to5 26.11.2008 (16.02.2009) · Read review
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This is my 1st choice hotel for Albufeira.....

Advantages: Excellent Location, Clean, Good Food
Disadvantages: No fridges in rooms

...This is my third time staying in Albufeira (March 2007). I have previously stayed at the Paraisio and Brisa Sol which are also four star hotels next door to the Vale Gale Cerra Alagoa. Out of all three hotels this is my first choice, followed by the paraisio. The staff in the hotel speak good english and service was very efficient. I was also give an upgrade to my room. I was put on 2nd floor and got moved to the 3rd floor in a newer room. (the hotel are in the process of modernising all the rooms, so I would recommend you try to get one with at least the number 42 at the end i.e. 142,242,342,44) The hotel operate on a key card system as opposed to having to carry keys around. I also lost my key card and the staff did not charge me, nor seem unduly worried. The room itself was large with two twin beds pushed together...

Cojoba 23.03.2007 · Read review
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Gale is stale.

Advantages: A good basic idea, and excellent cast and crew
Disadvantages: Horrifyingly cliched and predictable

...Pardon the silly play on rhymes, but really, what else can I say? Sorry to bring the good vibes in Galedom to a crashing halt, but Ciao works because people like me are prepared to be unpopular. A warning. This review does not exactly contain spoilers. HOWEVER!!!! At the end I'm listing certain questions (read: gaping holes) the film raised in a separate bit. YOU WILL BE GIVEN WARNING TO LOOK AWAY. LOTS of warning. But I'm telling you now as well so you don't scroll down to the bottom too hastily. Right, onto the film. STORY: Philosophy Professor David Gale is having a bit of a time of it, to say the least. A vixenish minx of a student seduces him and then cries rape, ruining his career even though she then withdraws the charges. His other big obsession, as a member of the death penalty abolitionist group, Deathwatch...

ruth_cole 28.03.2003 · Read review
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Gale Hayman Lip Lift - a must for every woman

Advantages: Can be used alone or under lipstick or gloss without affecting either
Disadvantages: Running out!

...Gale Hayman Lip Lift is my desert island lip product. I use it every day, relegiously, morning and evening, although I would never forget it lives next to my toothbrush and it is one of those beauty products where you begin to panic when getting to the bottom of the bullet - advisable to have two if you can. QVC offers a dual of this amazing lip treatment and it often is included in Gale Hayman collections on their website. Lip lift is a collagen packed treat which will keep your lips moist, supply and more plump as the years go on! It also offers protection from the elements, so important to prevent lip aging. The bullet is easy to use, just like a lipstick, and if you have "smokers lines", or even if you do not, I advise using all around the outer mouth area to either help or help prevent vertical lines from forming. During...

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A Nice Mild Gale.

Advantages: An unusual Mild that is stronger and tastier!
Disadvantages: I have trouble getting hold of more!

...and is brewed by George Gale & Company, which is based in Horndean in Hampshire. George Gale & Co Ltd dates back to 1847; when Richard Gale purchased a brewery and an adjoining pub (called The Ship Inn). The business was expanded by Richard?s son George and, following a major fire in 1869, the brewery was rebuilt. The Bowyer family bought a major share in the brewery in 1896 and they have stayed at the helm ever since. If you want to know more about the brewery?s history then you can either visit the web-site (http://www.gales.co.uk/) or there is a book available too (details also available via the web-site). Gales Brewery supply 111 tied houses (all of which serve Cask Ales) and also provide beer to around 650 free trade outlets. Some of their beers you may come across include Frolic Bitter (4.4% ABV ~ a tasty beer served around...

tange 23.05.2003 (21.06.2003) · Read review
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Vila Alba Apartments, Albufeira, Portugal

Advantages: Fairly quiet area, good location, family friendly, rooms in good condition
Disadvantages: Quality of kitchen facilities could have been better

...I visited the Algarve last summer with a few friends and stayed at Vila Alba apartments during our two-week stay. I really enjoyed my stay here and would not hesitate to return - the apartment became a large aspect of the holiday! The location of the apartments is not in Albufeira itself, but just outside. Although the apartments are simply a 5-10 minute walk from The Strip (where there are many cafes, bars and little shops), it is a fairly quiet area, with little to no disturbance. The apartments are quite detached from one another, so this further lessens the noise levels. The apartments are around a 20 minute walk to the beach. The rooms themselves are of very good quality. The lounge area includea a TV with several channels; some in Portugese and some English. Even the CBeebies channel was available, which is great if you...

tracy112 16.05.2009 · Read review
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