Hotels near Globe roundabout, Albufeira

The hotel is big and has several attractions, from indoor and outdoor pools and animation, gym, playground, all very good. Positive points - impeccable cleanliness, friendliness of staff, hot water, small appliances that were old but worked perfectly, cable TV with several channels. Negative points- the furniture is old, the mattresses are uncomfortable, at the reception I was attended by an inexperienced person and was being charged twice the value of the extra bed, very weak internet, we never managed to get a signal during our stay. A lot to improve for a good comfort of the guests.

The apartment we had was spacious and very clean. We had a bedroom,living area and kitchen. The kitchen had 4 burners, no oven, a microwave, kettle , toaster and coffee maker. We also had a huge balcony overlooking the pool. The pool was huge and there were lots of sunbeds. The hotel had lots of comfortable seating in the bar area as well as near reception. The cleaners came every day and did a good job. The staff were friendly and answered all our questions. The hotel is down a side street which meant you had about a 5 minute walk to get to shops and restaurants. There was a supermarket close by. It was 2 stories and had everything, Ubers were easy to get. We mostly ate in our apartment but went out to eat occasionally. The stop for the HoHo bus was close and we took it one day. We went to the marina and the old town.One restaurant we really liked was Casa do Chefe. We really enjoyed our time here.

Lovely 10 day stay at this hotel in a self catering quiet apartment with a pool view (recommended instead of a noisy road view). Apartment was clean and spacious and serviced most days in the late afternoon. Balcony was large and seating comfortable. Living room had kitchen area with basic requirements for self catering (needed washing up liquid and cloths). TV had 4 UK channels. We used the bar restaurant several times and the meals were lovely with friendly staff. Two large pools with plenty sun loungers. Hotel was near a large supermarket within a small shopping centre which also had a food court (good selection) on upper floor with a rooftop terrace. We also used Marinela restaurant between hotel and shopping centre which we would highly recommend- good food, reasonable prices and good variety. Location was around 15 minutes down hill walk to escalators down to the old town (note that the land train stops at the top of the escalators and can take you back up the hill to the hotel- stop is a few minutes walk from the hotel). We used Uber (10-15 euros one way) to go to several places (Silves, Zoomarine, Marina) and a local tour (AlSafaris) to see the Eastern Algarve (Faro, Tavira, Olhao and a clifftop village). Highly recommend this hotel

Fantastic ten stars super attentive staff I was with 3 children and they managed to provide an excellent location for the apartment. I strongly recommend. To be repeated next year without a doubt. Congratulations are all.

Breakfast buffet is super invincible and delicious! Especially fruit selection is especially great! The hotel will take the initiative to help parking is free. Hotel dinner is not recommended for single or buffet, the taste is very general, the ingredients are not too fresh. The sea view room has a beautiful sunrise view of the sea on the west side of the sunrise. Also saw the double rainbow! The on-site walking trail is also very convenient to walk to the sandy beach of Sao Rafeal. In the morning, it is empty and there is no one, just like enjoying a private beach. The only downside is that the spa is charged separately by number of people, and the free swimming pool also has to buy a swimming cap to enter.

Overall the hotel is good but there are issues. We booked half board with Jet 2 and on check in at the hotel we were told we could not used the Italian restaurant as half board, this is not what jet 2 website on hotel website state, we would not have booked this hotel otherwise. After discussions with jet 2 rep and management we did use Italian 3 times, I think in the future guests will be limited to the a la carte which has very limited menu. The pool area does not have enough sunbeds and parasols to go round plus most parasols are broken, dirty and sunbeds tired. Some people’s towels were left around pool area on the floor for days. There are not enough staff, bar staff have to clear and tidy pool area, it’s not their fault it is managements. The drinks are quite pricey in bar. The mattresses need a topper which I asked for otherwise they are lumpy and have plastic cover. The staff, especially Marco did a great job being so understaffed. There is not much to see in the area so it’s a case of staying in the hotel.

My 5 stars goes to the apartments not Vilamoura itself. One of the best 3 star hotels we have stayed in A credit to the cleaners from the apartments to the public areas all spotless. Free air con included Rooms large and spacious, hob and microwave but no oven. Pool is freezing even in July but lovely once your dunked in! Plenty of sun beds. Spar around 5 mins walk. Use Uber much cheaper than local taxis reception will tell you not to use but just ignore we had no issue in 10 days , Uber for up to 4 people around 5 euros we got dropped off at restaurant il trio and walked down the steps to the harbour . Turn right by the Irish bar use the steps to the right this will bring you to a lovely square of restaurants. Vilamoura itself looks the part but I would not return. Look up and you will see the massage parlours and the **** supermarket, up the side and back streets you will see the gentlemen’s clubs and massage parlours with an atm conveniently situated outside of each. Although this will cause you no problems I couldn’t help but notice the girls outside the massage parlour, drunken men leaving barely able to walk never mind anything else ! On the back and side streets the girls do stand in the doorway calling to the men as they walk past, this will cause you no bother as they are spaced out and it’s done very discreetly, I just find it contradicts what Vilamoura claims to be. It’s easy to just ignore it and not see it if you choose not to. I’m sure it is happens everywhere I’ve just never noticed it before. The marina is lovely, food expensive nice for a few drinks sat overlooking the marina. Would never return though.

When we read reviews we were a bit unsure of our choice. We arrived on the 15th September our room was not available to 2 pm so we had some lunch in the hotel which was good. Our room 212 was perfect except for one small issue with the floor in the sitting area. We were offered to moved but declined due to the location and size of the room. The Housekeepers serviced the room everyday. Bed was so so comfortable. Breakfast was excellent plenty of everything hot or cold. The staff were excellent and friendly. We were always able to get a sun lounger. We chose Bed and Breakfast as we wanted to eat out and such a selection of restaurants. Highly recommend O’Neills Irish Bar food was excellent. Thank you for a wonderful stay at a lovely traditional Portuguese Hotel. We will be back again very soon.

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