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Alvor Baia Resort Hotel
Portugal, Europe
Alvor
Situated near the village of Alvor's historic centre, beaches and golf courses, the commercial area, and the Portimão marina, this hotel is in a prime location. All the amenities, combined with a draft design; this hotel was created to provide guests with a perfect, unforgettable holiday. It includes a full range of services, including the magnificent 100 m pool, 2 padle courts, children's playground (Pirate Ship), several restaurants, bars, meeting rooms, multipurpose room, a Spa with a heated swimming pool, Turkish bath, sauna, and massage. It also includes indoor and outdoor parking.
Facilities
- Portugal - Clean and Safe
- Paddle tennis*
- Billiards*
- Fitness*
- Spa centre*
- Spa treatments*
- Massage*
- Turkish bath (hamam)*
- Sauna*
- Game room*
- Please note some facilities may incur an additional fee
The Local Area
Tripadvisor Reviews
4.0 Very Good3,381 reviews
Excellent
35%
Very Good
39%
Average
18%
Poor
6%
Terrible
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Solid choice for a family getaway but not perfect.
Lovely big, very family oriented hotel. Do not book it if you're looking for peace and quiet!
Didn't get off to the best of starts as a very simple request regarding the set up of our 3 rooms had been ignored and the receptionist checking us in was abrupt about it to say the least.
We stayed as a group of 9. 7 adults and two children ranging from age 8 to 80+. Rooms were clean, well maintained and well equipped with huge balconies.
The hotel is a little isolated from Alvor itself. I didn't mind the mile or so walk but it won't be for everyone. Ubers are readily available for around 5Euro.
The pool is enormous, which means plenty of space even during activity times however the size means it also stays quite cold. There's also no shallow area as such in the main pool except for the ramps in and out at either end. There's a bit of a bizarre situation with sunbeds. In the morning (usually 7.30 in our experience) reception staff walk the poolside and place stickers on beds with any unattended towels. These then get bagged and left with the lifeguards if there's been nobody there for an hour. If there was a shortage of beds fair enough but there really isn't so it just leads to the slightly odd sight of one or two members of families sitting at poolside protecting their towels whilst their loved ones enjoy their breakfast!
The entertainment staff work hard and do a decent job during the day with activities and pool games. More variety of activities would be nice. In the evening however what was offered was poor. Basically just the same disco time for the kids each evening to start things off followed by in house offerings which all felt a bit like the kids disco before it, some rubbish karaoke or an aerobics session dressed up as dance lessons.
Food was typical All Inclusive. Nice enough quality but very much the same every day. Don't expect anything more interesting in the adults only side. Drinks the same. Nice staff at all bars but expect to wait at least 5 minutes during the day at the pool bar and much longer in the evening.
All in all, a nice place for a family all inclusive get away but would I rush back? No.
Review by Paul L Swansea, United Kingdom
A wonderful family holiday.
We had a really great experience here. On arrival we were greeted by Paulo and on departure by Tomas, both of which were incredibly helpful and polite. The hotel was really clean, the rooms were spacious and very quiet. The pool was huge and despite the resort being busy, there was still plenty of space to swim. There was a great choice of food and again, although it was busy, you soon got served and always got a table. Our view from our room was brilliant. Not only could you see the pool, hear the entertainment but you could also see the sea. A fabulous stay. .
Hotel of Rules 3 🌟
This is listed as 4 star. I disagree the restaurant was so hot, noisy and some staff acted like clients were a bother, the food was 3 star. You were only allowed to get 2 drinks from the bar, so for a family of 5 that's a nightmare, as the queues were often long. To go to the snack bar you needed to be fully dressed and you could not take food to your room or poolside. We arrived at midday but could not get into our rooms till 4. We paid for a pool view, we could see the sunbeds and a bit of the pool, rubbish. We had a good time but I would not go again
Review by Jude C Hemel Hempstead, United Kingdom
Great holiday
Fantastic holiday for 2 adults 3 teenage boys 14,15,18. Large pool easy to get a sunbed if you don’t need one right on the waters edge. Pool guys will put a sticker on your umbrella and remove towels if you reserve and don’t use your bed. Food was great for us but if you’re fussy It could be tricky. Two restaurants one for adults and over 12s and one for adults and kids the over 12s never seemed overly busy considering the size of the hotel. Very clean even the pool toilets were spotless. 20min walk to the town or beach. I’d recommend and would go back.
Review by Mattac0la Northampton, United Kingdom
No sunbed wars!
Stayed here for a week, as a family. Rooms were spacious with good working air con, although no where to hang wet towels after being at the pool, Hotel was clean and all staff friendly and helpful. We arrived late and they had kept the restaurant open for us.
Food was very good for an all inclusive. No sun bed wars, and towels were removed by staff if left unattended in the mornings for more than an hour. Alvor town about 15 min walk away. Supermarket close by.
Overall, had a lovely stay and would recommend
