Hotel Califórnia Urban Beach – Adults Only

“Fabulous staff make this hotel”

Staff were amazing. Some of the best in the business. We paid for an upgrade to a medium room as the small double had no storage space. Good bed; rainfall shower and safe and minimal fridge. Bali beds and outdoor pool though we didn’t use them. Use of sauna etc if required. Now the downside: we’... more

Staff were amazing. Some of the best in the business. We paid for an upgrade to a medium room as the small double had no storage space. Good bed; rainfall shower and safe and minimal fridge. Bali beds and outdoor pool though we didn’t use them. Use of sauna etc if required. Now the downside: we’ve stayed in Albufeira a lot and knew exactly where we would be. However the noise even from the 7th floor went on till at least 4am every day. Earplugs helped and room was soundproof to a degree. If you’re an all night partier then this hotel is for you (although not sure if price precludes this group). Again don’t necessarily take this as a negative as it didn’t overly spoil our holiday. Good location for shops and restaurants. Spotlessly clean and breakfast was very good

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“Hotel California lived up to Expectations, Lovely Hotel”

But if a mixed review with this one. I will start with the negatives, The noise, if you are looking for a quite relaxing place to chill after a busy day this is not for you, the main entrance is smack bang in the middle of party street and at night late in the evening it was hard to get into t... more

But if a mixed review with this one. I will start with the negatives, The noise, if you are looking for a quite relaxing place to chill after a busy day this is not for you, the main entrance is smack bang in the middle of party street and at night late in the evening it was hard to get into the hotel without having to walk through a drunken mess. 2 - we were not blessed with good weather so the swimming pool was freezing, just be warned it is like jumping into a ice bath, it will be okay though once the weather gets hot but we were literally the only people that got in. 3 - it is very high up, the higher you go the better it is to be able to sleep however it also comes with wind and unfortunately we had no comfort on our balcony due to it being windy. 4. Rooms are a little bit small for storage Now for the positives If you are late teens or early 20s and love to drink, this place will suit you down to the ground, it is perfect. The staff are lovely, they don’t take any crap from people Messing or causing trouble, we saw one guy being kicked out, however if you treat them and the place with respect you will get it back and have an enjoyable stay The place is so clean you could eat off the floor, rooms are also cleaned every day. You only have to walk out the door to find a spar and pub restaurant central The beach is literally a 2 minute walk away. It is very safe. They have a nice pool side bar that plays music all day. You don’t even need to bring a towel, the hotel provides lovely big blue towels, perfect for the pool. Grab your sunbeds early they will be snapped up. Hotel has a cool free indoor heated pool with a steam room, you can’t swim in it as it is too shallow however it has lovely jacuzzis in it Uber is brilliant use it everywhere you need to go, very cheap. Visit Vilamoura Marine & Zoomarine they are brilliant Last but not least, best advice is to not use the hotel taxi service, it is over priced, local taxis are much cheaper, if you do choose to use it for pick up it is €50 one way, get an Uber back to the airport for only €35

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