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Hotel Alisios
Portugal, Europe
Albufeira
This attractive hotel enjoys a wonderful location, on a hill overlooking the sea. Guests may easily access the beach down a flight of steps to the long, sandy beach. The centre of Albufeira is a 10-minute walk away and offers plenty of shopping and entertainment opportunities. The nearest airport is 32 km away and local public transport departs from directly in front of the hotel.
The 5-storey hotel was built in 1990, completely renovated in 1999 and includes a total of 115 rooms, of which 6 are singles, 104 are doubles and 5 are suites. Guests are offered a spacious lobby with lifts, safes, a currency exchange desk, a conference room and a 24-hour reception. It also has a café, a bar and an air-conditioned à la carte restaurant with highchairs for younger guests. Room and laundry services are, additionally, at guests' disposal, as well as the car park for those arriving by car.
The rooms are tastefully furnished and are equipped with their own bathroom with a hairdryer. They are also equipped with a direct dial telephone, satellite/ cable TV, a radio, Internet access, a minibar, balcony or terrace with a sea or a land view and a safe.
The hotel also offers an indoor swimming pool with saltwater (a bathing cap is compulsory) and a sun terrace with sun loungers and parasols. In addition, it has a varied, seasonal entertainment programme.
A breakfast buffet is available every morning. In the evenings guests may dine à la carte or chose from the set menu.
Facilities
- Entertainment programme for adults
- Sun loungers
- Luggage room
- Concierge
- Garden
- Multilingual staff
- Babysitting service
- Wi-fi
- Please note some facilities may incur an additional fee
Due to the surrounding area and the number of steps around the hotel, it may not be suitable for those with mobility difficulties.
The Local Area
Tripadvisor Reviews
4.5 Excellent565 reviews
Excellent
61%
Very Good
25%
Average
10%
Poor
2%
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1%
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Early spring break - Fabulous hotel
Lovely hotel, immaculately clean rooms & common areas. Breakfast - very good selection and the waiting staff are very happy to take orders for omelettes, fried eggs ect. upon request. We’ve never felt more welcome staying at a hotel, the staff couldn’t have done more to ensure we enjoyed our stay - particularly Sonia. The hotel offers direct beach access and is a short walk from the old town and other amenities. Only things we could think of as improvements would be tea and coffee making facilities in our room and a free of charge room safe (cost 8e for the week). Would definitely stay here again but would bring a travel kettle & mugs!!
Very clean hotel
This is a really nice hotel and is spotlessly clean. The breakfast options were plentiful and the cooked foods were always hot. I celebrated a birthday whilst staying here - which I did not mention to anyone, however on the morning of my birthday whilst at breakfast I was presented with a home made birthday cake and a gift, a beautiful touch, thank you. The only reason I did not give 5 tars was one small incident that happened with a receptionist. I went to ask if they could send someone to fix the air conditioning as it was uncomfortably warm in our room. The male receptionist began to argue with me stating that it was “impossible as they all run off the same system”. I offered for him to come to the room to check for himself which he stated that he did not need too as he knew it was working. Eventually I turned too another guest stood behind me (a complete stranger!) and asked him if his “air conditioning was working and cooling the room?” To which he replied “yes, I have turned it off as it’s too cold for me”. Only at this point did the receptionist agree to call maintenance. A few hours later maintenance arrived at our room, took a few minutes looking at the air conditioning and said he would have it fixed in a couple of hours - which he did. When paying to stay anywhere I don’t expect to be treated as if I am lying or being made to feel foolish over something as menial as air conditioning. However, that said, its prime location to the old town and I would definitely consider going again.
Review by Jmb1978 Carmarthenshire, United Kingdom
Lovely stay at this hotel!
Beautiful hotel situated right on the beach! Gorgeous rooftop terrace overlooking the water that any guests can access. Beach a short walk down some steps is equipped with beach chairs and umbrellas for daily rental. Short walking distance to Old Town and restaurants. Complimentary breakfast offered a great selection. Rooms say they are equipped with AC but not very strong to combat the hotter summer months. Parking included right on the property is a huge plus!
Review by nthoms12 Niagara Falls, Canada
Not what we expected
We chose this hotel for our recent holiday and to be honest it was not what we expected. The hotel was very clean and staff were very friendly and attentive however there were elements of the hotel that were not clear to us upon booking and on this point I am unsure if this is the fault of the hotel or Tui who the holiday was booked through! Although there are many country's flags flying at the entrance of this hotel it became clear very quickly that this hotel predominantly caters for German nationals. This was evident at breakfast time where the majority of the food on display was sweet cakes, continental food that we know is customary to the German culture. As far as a cooked breakfast that is traditional to an English culture this was represented in a small corner by a couple of lift up hot plates that had beans, scrambled eggs, fatty bacon and on one day of the seven we stayed there were mushrooms and sausages, however the sausages were those small continental things, tasty nonetheless but not your usual breakfast sausages and like I said only available on one day out of the seven we stayed! You could also request fried eggs upon arrival to breakfast but sometimes you had a long wait for this to be cooked so by the time they arrived to your table your toast, beans etc had gone cold! I then went to the sauce and relish section where there was all kinds of sauces but no HP or some form of brown sauce and when I asked a member of staff where the HP or brown sauce was, I was met with a confusing frown and shrug of the shoulders like I was asking for something that doesn't exist! I was then told by a member of staff that the hotel does not provide HP or brown sauce at breakfast which it's fair to say here if this sauce was a German tradition at breakfast would 100% be available, no question! Another thing we found a bit cheeky and very surprising was if you wanted a plain omelette making you had to pay 4 euros for the privilege which for a hotel of this standard and lofty price to stay compared to other hotels in the area was outrageous and an absolute insult! We have stayed in many hotels all over the world and we have never had to pay a supplement for a basic omelette! Crazy but true!! Just to finish off the point of the German bias this hotel operates to, all the chalk boards at the restaurant advertising ice creams, specials etc were all written in German! How does this work when you are an English guest? Not good is it? Now just to make thins clear given what has just been written here, we have no issue here at all with German holidaymakers or their culture, my wife's mother was born in Hannover Germany so this is not what this review is about, however what it is about is if this hotel predominantly caters for the German culture, language then they need to inform people of this and if the hotel does not do this then Tui or any holiday firm booking the hotel should inform you of this before booking so you are well informed as we had no idea of this so at least you know now before you book! We predominantly picked this hotel for it's great location on the beachfront and it close proximity to the old town which is superb and we paid that bit extra for a higher standard hotel which to be fair it is however when you pay that bit extra you don't expect to have to pay an extra 4 euros for a basic omelette and you don't expect to feel like a second class holiday maker as you are English which I am sorry to say for a the above factual reasons made us feel! This is a great shame as the hotel itself is perfectly located and Is very clean however if you are not German then I suggest you give it a miss!!
Review by AAA121322 North East England, United Kingdom
Top Class in every way
This is a superb hotel with the highest standards of Service , Cleanliness , Maintenance and Hospitality
It’s a great place to base your holiday from as it offers a quiet and relaxed environment whilst being only a 10 minute walk ( or taxi for less than €5 ) to the bustling centre of Albufeira
It has its own private access to the beach ( not suitable for infirm or disabled guests with two beach beds and parasols available to rent for €15 per day and there is a hotel toilet and shower at the entrance to the beach steps which is very handy
There is a great beach bar available for food drinks and ice creams etc but this is not part of the hotel
This is a brilliant hotel and not to be missed
