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Baia Grande Hotel
Portugal, Europe
Albufeira
It isn't always easy to find a hotel with the right combination of amenities, comfort and elegance – all set in the right location. But when you choose the Algarve, the possibilities open right up.
Beautifully situated, overlooking the sea at Sesmarias, the Baia Grande hotel is a wonderful example of a hotel that meets all those criteria. Set in elegant, well-tended lawns, it shows how a modern hotel can look at one with its surroundings. You'll be assured of a warm welcome and a very comfortable stay – the wide ranging amenities mean you'll want for nothing.
Elegant surroundings and spectacular outlooks all within easy reach of Albufeira:
When you stay at the Baia Grande Hotel, you'll immediately notice just how well presented it all is. Clearly this is a hotel where great care and attention have been lavished on everything from the beautifully laid out swimming pools to the elegant guests' rooms.
All twin/double rooms are air conditioned, and feature full en suite bathrooms. You'll also have satellite TV, telephone, minibar and hairdryer, a safe and Wi-Fi. And, as you'd expect of a four star Algarve hotel, all guests' rooms have a balcony or terrace with a pool or ocean view.
The pool really is something very special. It's been beautifully designed – complete with a walkway to a central island, and is one of the most enticing on the Algarve. There is also an indoor pool – with sauna and Jacuzzi facilities. And you can hire the hotel masseuse to soothe away any aches and pains.
Another great benefit of staying at the Baia Grande Hotel is its location – just half a mile to Galé beach, and a couple to Albufeira. And to make it even easier for you to get there, you can catch a free bus to Albufeira or Galé from the hotel (weekdays only).
With its palm trees, and its beautiful sense of design, Baia Grande Hotel is a wonderful place to call your holiday home. It proves that finding the right kind of hotel is always worth the effort.
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Facilities
- Solo table available on request
- Table tennis
- Treatment rooms*
- Massage service*
- Indoor swimming pool with jacuzzi, sauna and Turkish bath
- Outdoor Swimming Pool
- Restaurant
- FREE Wi-Fi
- FREE shuttle bus#
- Gym
- * at a fee
- Please note some facilities may incur an additional fee
- # To Albufeira and Gale Beach - scheduled times and availability are at the hotels' discretion
Room Types
The Local Area
This elegant and comfortable hotel overlooks the sea at Sesmarias. It is less than half a mile to the nearest beach and about two miles from the centre of Albufeira which offers a wide variety of bars and restaurants. The well-tended gardens of the hotel offer a scenic backdrop of lawns and palm trees to a large outdoor pool. The Algarve's varied attractions are within easy reach of the hotel.
Tripadvisor Reviews
4.0 Very Good1,670 reviews
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Wonderful hotel, perfect holiday
Just back from a week’s stay at Hotel Baia Grande, and it was fantastic! Superb hotel, great location away from all the hustle and bustle of the Albufeira towns. Nice 15 mins walk to Praia da Coelha beach and Uber rides to the Marina, Old Town and Strip were around £4 to £9 max, great value! Hotel was immaculate, the grounds are really well kept and literally everyday the hotel gardeners are working and pruning the lovely plants and tree’s. The pool area is stunning, loads of beds, hammocks and swing seats, always space available and none of that horrid towel dash morning reserving antics you see elsewhere. Pool is clean, large and just amazing for everyone to enjoy, there is a small child friendly pool and a raised chill-out spa type pool also. The pool side snack bar is absolutely amazing for food, the menu is great and the quality and quantity of food is really impressive. Drinks slightly expensive €3.50 for a coke and for a small water, €4.50 for a large Super Bock larger, I suppose that’s not too bad for a pint but in the Marina and Towns you can get a pint for €2 or €2.50 at certain times. The staff were absolutely first class, engaging, friendly and helpful, the owners of the hotel were also really hands on and clearly setting really high standards, which is nice to see. The breakfast was amazing, we only had breakfast included and every morning really looked forward to the wide range of food and drinks available, cooked breakfasts, breads, cheeses, amazing fruits the list goes on! Highlight is the omelette bar. Highlight to not miss is the Thursday night BBQ evening around the pool, wonderful food and really well done, lots of traditional music and dancing too. Room was spotless with a smallish but functional balcony overlooking the pool and gardens, which I recommend booking as the opposite side of the hotels views are just not as good. There is an indoor pool and spa which we used once, need to wear a swimming cap in that pool, great saunas and multiple jets in the pool. Not so good bits: The family room we had was more like a double with a very small old camp type bed pushed literally against the bottom of the double bed, we have a 12yo and probably wasn’t ideal for him or us. But the room is just a base for us and it wasn’t going to have much impact, bathroom was very nice. The pool bar closed at 6pm, this felt early and basically meant anymore drinks were from the indoor piano bar, I want to be outside on holiday and the pool and gardens are so nice, it’s a shame you can’t chill out with a few drinks in the evening. Also, the entertainment in the piano bar is really for the elderly, singers and electronic organ type performers doing the old classics, some will love it but it felt more like an Eastbourne Saga experience. The little shop onsite is really basic and expensive, I would do a trip to the Spar stores in the towns and marina to load up on water etc. I should say, it was my son’s birthday while we were away and the hotel gave him a cake which was delicious and a hand written note, wishing him a happy birthday! Really classy and much appreciated! I would absolutely recommend this hotel, great atmosphere and a really nice mix of guests made it a holiday to remember! Thank you! Baia Grande
Review by wimbojimbo Esher, United Kingdom
Awesome
Hotel staff have been Excellent. Hotel rooms and facilities were great. Definitely coming back to spend my next holiday here in Portugal
Nice hotel in need of a little TLC
Visited with family and friends. Nice hotel but in need of some TLC in areas at the moment I’d say it’s more of a 3 than 4 star. Reception staff were friendly on check in. Bar staff in lounge nice but very slow. Pool bar staff ok. There is a table tennis table by the pool but doesn’t seem to be any bat or balls we were sent in circles as to where we would find them in the end gave up. Pool food good. Breakfast good with plenty of choice. Pool area needs TLC very tired looking, sun beds seen better days. Rooms nice enough, bathrooms great. Internal corridor walls and carpet need attention. Location bit out f way but both Uber and bolt easy to get and cheap so not a problem. No sun bed wars in this hotel which was a bonus.
Review by Tjh53 Preston, United Kingdom
Nothing there but the Hotel. Be prepared to hire a car or get taxis everywhere.
Well the Hotel is very nice, clean, pool area is lovely and pool bar no problems at all. Loads of sunbeds always available. Reception ladies very helpful. However, that's the good points.
Bad points are - main bar service very slow. We waited half an hour for a cocktail and had asked twice. The barman continued to chat and serve other guests. It seems if you are in a large party spending a lot of money you get priority. We walked out the bar and told him why.
They are very strict on you don't get your room until 3pm, no problem we had a snack and drink at the pool bar and waited patiently. Got our room no balcony, when we had on our booking there was a balcony. We complained and the reception girls called the Duty Manager, he came down completely ignored us and talked to the girls in Portuguese and left them to sort it out. We waited and were told to pack our stuff up vacate the room and wait for another. So waiting for a room again. Holiday ticking by. When one became vacant and clean we were given the key. We went to the room it smelt fusty and had the smallest balcony we had ever seen with two chairs and a big air con unit but at least it was somewhere to hang wet swimming costumes. We unpacked and by this time it was time to shower and find somewhere to eat. Next morning we moved the bedroom chairs to see wet walls and wallpaper peeling showing black mould behind. We took pictures. Off to Reception to complain again. They said they'd inspect the room. They rang us and told us to pack up our stuff AGAIN and move out. Had to wait around again with our suitcases for a room to become available and clean. No apology from a Manager, reception girls apologised. Hung around to see the Rep - all in all losing a whole day's holiday. Will be complaining to Jet2.
On a location note, the Hotel is not near the beach. There is a small cove with lots of steps going down to it with one beach bar. You walk down a narrow rough dirt track -- not a nice walk to get to it and then it's crowded. There's free buses from the Hotel to a better beach but you have to be there all day or get a taxi back. Also free bus twice there and twice back to the Old Town as it's not walkable. There is nothing around the Hotel. Two or three restaurants a fair walk away including a Sports Bar. We struggled to find somewhere different every night to eat as we were B&B and no free bus into town, so taxis every night. I would recommend though the Luso Gusto Restaurant above the Bar Cafe next to mini market - about a 20 minute walk along a no pavement road then a poor pavement road. The Restaurant is easily missed but worth a visit.
I think Jet2 need to be a bit more honest about the location. There is absolutely nothing next to or around the Hotel. If you want peace and quiet and keep using taxis (there are no buses) this is the place. If you want somewhere to be able to go out from on a nice walk to find somewhere to eat go somewhere else. For kids there is one very small round kids pool and one old unused creaky roundabout, that's it. Entertainment is a singer in the Lounge Bar next to the TV some nights and a Thursday BBQ.
Review by Onlyatruthfulreview Nottingham, United Kingdom
Mixed Feelings
Just returned from Hotel Baía Grande, we stayed with friends and the holiday had ups and downs. We knew before hand about the 3pm rule so we went prepared with a change of clothes. On allocation of room I was disappointed with the view (no I didn’t pay extra for a sea view on booking) I don’t mind a land view but to be on same level as car park and bins was not great, however I wondered what the smell was then realised there was damp on a whole wall, we stayed 1 night then I knew I couldn’t stay so I asked for another room, which was provided (after 3pm so luggage again in luggage room) went to reception at 3pm had to wait 20 mins more as 2nd room wasn’t ready, room was 2 doors down but the balcony could not fit 2 people on it 🤨 after speaking with rep the next day they did offer a 3rd room (smaller room same balcony!) I didn’t want to repack so we just stayed where we were and got on with our holiday, we were given drink vouchers for 2 , that was a nice touch. The newly renovated bathrooms in the rooms were lovely, good showers etc
Hotel really needs to look at 2 areas ( in our opinion) Sunbeds,,, for a 4 star hotel they are definitely 3 star quality & condition.
Quality of Alcohol in both pool & Main bar ! We felt like we were in a poor all inclusive bar but yet had to pay 💶 for not very good quality SuperBok or wine ( local bars and restaurants have much higher quality SuperBok for less )
Breakfast was really good, we loved the outside terrace. Had a lovely relaxing full body massage at the Spa Loved the area Sesmarias , and the hotel is in good location. We won’t choose to return though sorry
Review by RedDino33 Manchester, United Kingdom
