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Balaia Atlantico
Portugal, Europe
Albufeira
This apartment hotel is ideally located in a quiet and peaceful area, only 5 kilometres from the centre of Albufeira, surrounded by trees and greenery and offering amazing views of the local landscape. It is wonderfully situated for enjoying Albufeira's main sights and attractions, such as the famous Misericórdia church and the Torre do Relógio (clock tower). Moreover, the beaches of Olhos de Água, Falésia and Oura, as well as the various golf courses of Vilamoura, are a short 10-minute drive away. All the apartments are tastefully appointed and exude an exclusive air of charm and sophistication. Thanks to their full range of useful amenities and features such as a private balcony and a complete kitchen, they will assure a homey and comfortable stay to all its guests. Apart from an excellent restaurant and cosy bar, the property boasts a wide range of entertainment facilities like indoor and outdoor pool.
ADVISE: We inform you that the Hotel requests the mandatory payment of a security deposit of 100,00 Euros per person upon arrival, that will only be refunded upon check-out after verifying that the apartment has not suffered any damage. The security deposit can be paid either in cash or by charging the amount on a valid credit or debit card, and if the guest refuses payment, he/she will not be allowed to check into the hotel.
Facilities
- Wheelchair-accessible
- Car park
- 24-hour reception
- Wi-fi
- Transfer service*
- Launderette*
- Currency exchange facilities
- Sun loungers
- Parasols
- *Some facilities may incur an additional fee
The Local Area
Tripadvisor Reviews
3.5 Very Good900 reviews
Excellent
18%
Very Good
34%
Average
24%
Poor
14%
Terrible
11%
Location
Cleanliness
Service
Value
Not great
Booked self catering room, both AC units were broken as was the oven. Cleaners come in the room even when you say do not disturb. Bird poo all over balconies. Charged 50€ tourist tax for a group of 7, and 100€ deposit.
Run down,unsafe and unclean.avoid at all costs
The location isn't great with the closest shop 10 to 12 mins away. It's 4 stars may have been accurate once upon a time but the property hasn't seen any maintenance or upgrades in quite some time. The pool bar area had a green matting which concealed numerous loose or broken floorboards. There was human matter floating in the pool and the majority of the lifts in the building did not work. The balcony of our apartment had a loose railing which could have led to a serious injury. The Portuguese safe and clean rating the property holds is not merited and completely misleading. We left after the first night as i couldn't put my children at risk any longer. I felt sorry for the staff who were just doing their job but didn't seem surprised when I said we weren't completing our stay. There's better value to be had out there,cheap and cheerful it certainly wasn't.
Great hotel
A fantastic stay with great staff and facilities
Lovely pool area and great food
Clean Rooms but Maintenance Issues and Surprise Deposit
Clean room and decent stay overall, but the sun loungers were covered in bird droppings due to lots of birds. A £100 deposit wasn’t mentioned beforehand. Lights and aircon in the room didn’t work. Location is about 10 minutes from the strip and 15 from Old Town. On the plus side, reception staff were lovely and very helpful with our late flight.
Has this Hotel deteriated since 2019
I have been twice before and we loved our stay at this hotel, staff were fantastic and the hotel was perfect with nothing to worry about.
However i am booked into this hotel again in July and after reading all these review from 2025, i am really worried about my holiday now.
Has this hotel really deteriated this much since my last visit in 2019?
Do i need to look elsewhere to rescue my holiday? I hope not
