Hotels near Riverside International Church, Albufeira

When me and my twin brother were staying in Albufeira we stayed in the Luna Hotel Da Oura on R.de Dunfermline.This hotel is only a short walk away from the main ***** were there are many pubs/bars and restaurants and a fifteen minute walk to Albufeira's old town. The hotel has a nice reception area and a superb outside swimming pool and there's an indoor pool.The room we had (336) was clean and spacious (a little dated) but very well presented.The bed's were brilliant and the rooms cleaned everyday.The breakfast was varied and filling and the staff were 1st rate. A superb hotel in a superb area of this very lively resort and on our next visit to here we will stay in this fantastic hotel again.(This is my first review of the Luna Hotel Da Oura).

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.

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

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.

A very warm welcome at the reception. The room is clean and has everything you need for a good stay. The hotel is a few meters from the beach and a 5-minute walk from the Strip. The only downside is the soundproofing of the rooms: you can hear the neighbors and people walking in the corridors.

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.

Such a lovely 10 day stay. The staff are friendly and polite and nothing was too much trouble. The rooms were spotlessly clean, linens changed every day. The view from our room was stunning (304). The breakfast was buffet and the choice astounding. We also ate a few times in the ground floor restaurant and of course used the ice cream parlour! We spent a few evenings in the bar, with Noonoo at the piano ( except for Sundays when we were entertained by ”Presumed Innocent”) fantastic place to watch the sun go down and served in luxury. We loved it. Thank you all. PS. To contradict an earlier reviewer. There IS a swimming pool, but we didn't use it as the beach is on the doorstep!

Good service and elegant and recent room. Little reproaches: no gross mirror in the bathroom, nor a available bathroom shirt. Correct breakfast. You are 10 minutes walk from the beach. If not, a vehicle is essential to move because the area is very quiet.

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.