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Victoria Sport and Beach Hotel
Portugal, Europe
Albufeira
This modern apart hotel is situated just a short stroll from beautiful unspoilt Praia da Falésia beach on the spectacular coast of the Algarve. Albufeira with its bustling strip and numerous restaurants, bars and shops and Vilamoura with its elegant marina and the casino are both only 8 km away. Several excellent golf courses are within easy reach, Faro International Airport is at a distance of about 30 km.
Facilities
- Portugal - Clean and Safe
- Tennis*
- Golf*
- Billiards*
- Cycling / mountain biking*
- Fitness
- Sauna*
- Game room
- TV lounge
- Children playground
- Please note some facilities may incur an additional fee
The Local Area
Tripadvisor Reviews
4.5 Excellent932 reviews
Excellent
49%
Very Good
35%
Average
9%
Poor
4%
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Really enjoyable family holiday.
Really enjoyed our stay here, was really relaxed atmosphere when we first arrived and started to get busier towards end of our stay. Pool can get quite busy as fairly small and kids pool is for toddlers and younger. Entertainment was good especially Marta who was realky friendly and engaging, and food was decent. Location is little out of the way which I quite enjoyed and Ubers are very reasonably priced to get around. Room was very spacious for family of 4 with 2 bedrooms and large living room amd a massive balcony. Bar at pool has a queue most of the time as only serves 1 person at a time mostly, would recommend either 2nd serving area or self serve soft drinks at this bar.
Nothing but admiration for this place!
Although neither myself or my hubby are into, or take part in sport, we booked AP Victoria Sports Hotel because the rooms looked nice and spacious and it seemed good value for money. Our room was spotless and the cleaning staff checked every day whether we wanted the room tidying. Even though we'd gone all inclusive, our 1 bedroom apartment was well stocked with crockery, cutlery, pans etc. There was also a decent size fridge/freezer and a hob etc. They're is also a supermarket close by, along with a handful of restaurants and bars (we dined out at Bella Ciao and it was lovely!). The pool was smaller than it appeared in a couple of the pics, but still a decent size and there are a good number of loungers around it. There were plenty of choices in the buffet each day and they also had themed evenings like Portuguese night and Italian night. The staff were very polite, incredibly helpful and hard working. They would clear your plate away once they'd ensured you'd finished eating from it. The bar staff by the pool were brilliant too. Already by a few nights in, Tiago (I think his name was) already knew mine and my husband's order before I'd even asked and he ensured that his colleague that was about to cover him got to know it too, so I gave them both a tip before we left. Although we didn't take kids with us, we noticed that the staff doing the mini disco (Jojo and Marta) each night were amazing! You could see them really bringing the little ones out of their shells. Another lovely end to our stay was being handed a bottle of red wine when we checked out. I wholeheartedly recommend this hotel!
Flies
Hotel is lovely however they need to deal with the amount of flies in the restaurant
Fantastic
Perfect family hotel, travelled with 2 kids age 7 and 9. Lovely place to stay for a week. Staff very friendly and the whole place is very clean. AP Victoria has exceeded our expectations. Food is great and lots of variety. Entertainment through day is fun - enough to keep kids busy and they both loved the evening shows. We got a taxi into Albufeira old town one night which took about 20 minutes. One of the best equipped gyms we have ever used abroad, really impressed with set up of gym, running track and padel / tennis courts. Would definitely return.
Family of 4, fab week. x
We've just returned after a week stay, family of 4 with a 3 year old and 6 year old. The rooms in this hotel are perfect, so spacious and cleaners are very detailed. Room was pristine when we arrived and they were there everyday giving it a proper clean. One day we were in the hotel room when they came to clean, they asked what time we'd be leaving and came back to clean whilst we were out. The pool, splash pool, running track and pool grill area were all fab for our family, we used the kids club only once for 1 hour as our youngest had to go in with an adult and I didn't fancy staying inside during the holiday. They enjoyed themselves and I would feel very safe leaving them alone in there if our youngest was 4, it's a great system they have with the lanyards etc and the staff are very trustworthy. Entertainment finished around 10.30, meaning it didn't keep you up and there was good outside entertainment. However, we would have liked a bit of music around the pool in the day times. Not blaring, but a bit of background noise would have been nice. Also the bingo game was a nice but a little too long, with everyone speaking different languages one number took around 30 seconds to read in each language which made for a bit of a headache and confusion. I'd suggest using the TV in the bar area to show the number and only saying in Portuguese and everyone that doesn't speak portuguese could just look at the screen. It'd make it more fun. Great location, in the middle of vilamora and albufeira which made travelling anywhere really easy. (Uber is very cheap there). And also not a long transfer from the airport which was great. The star of the show, the food and service team. My daughter has a milk allergy, and all inclusive can be very hit and miss and every holiday I pack a suitcase of food. Nothing was used from home, the team went above and beyond for my daughter. They made her food separately in the back for every meal, I brought her vegan deserts from England, and on the first night the manager said 'let's make this special' and the chef had made her a vegan carrot cake. For the whole holiday the chefs went above and beyond, leaving their station on the grill to go into the back and make her breakfast and dinner fresh! She has never felt so included, and being able to eat pancakes with chocolate sauce just like her brother for breakfast was the highlight of her trip. Sorry for the long section regarding food, having a child with allergies, you can NEVER relax however the staff went above and beyond to make me feel safe. They made everything from scratch for her, and if they didn't they would bring the packaging out of the item to make me double check it did not contain milk. Even items on the buffet that were safe, and I normally would have to risk (the cross contamination) they would go in the back and cut her fresh fruit etc. Overall, fab week for our family of 4, and great value for money! x
