Varandas do Atlântico by Portugalferias

“Another great stay”

This place never disappoints, excellent spacious apartments offering fantastic value for money, great people, great poolside bar run by the lovely Ana with fantastic food, what's not to like. I never look anywhere else when I go to Albuferia.

“Excellent apartments for a relaxing holiday”

Great apartment complex that is highly recommended. We had a spacious two bedroom/2 bathroom apartment with great terrace which was very well equipped and spotlessly clean. There are two pools with ample sun beds available-we had our pick of beds at all times during our stay. The bar is run b... more

Great apartment complex that is highly recommended. We had a spacious two bedroom/2 bathroom apartment with great terrace which was very well equipped and spotlessly clean. There are two pools with ample sun beds available-we had our pick of beds at all times during our stay. The bar is run by Anna who serves freshly cooked good food at very reasonable cost. Michaela on reception deserves a special mention-she is so friendly and helpful and will assist with everything you need. There is a small supermarket a minute away where you can buy whatever you need. You can sit outside it and have an espresso (70 cents per shot). It is around 15 minutes to walk downhill to the Old Town. The walk back is doable but you can always get a taxi back which is less than €5. Beware of transfer drop off/pick up - coaches cannot access the apartments so you may be dropped off and/or picked up at the dolphin roundabout nearby. We used Best4U and chose the speedy shuttle option which used a people carrier/mini van to drop off. We were asked to go to the roundabout for pick up but they could have picked up at the apartments as it was also a smaller vehicle. We did a Tuk Tuk tour of Albufeira with Algarve moments which was very informative and fun. We also did a day tour (Historic Algarve) with Follow Me tours. We visited Silves, Monchique, Cape St Vincent and Lagos - personally I would have preferred to visit only Silves and Lagos and spend longer in each as they are beautiful towns. This was our first visit to Albufeira but I doubt it will be our last and we will definitely stay here again.

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“Lovely relaxing holiday”

Lovely quiet hotel with two large pools and kids pool, with small bar and meals served by Anne who is very helpful. We walked downhill to old town and got a taxi back to hotel for 6 euros. The apartment was a two bedroom two bathroom with three sets of patio doors. It was very well equipped with... more

Lovely quiet hotel with two large pools and kids pool, with small bar and meals served by Anne who is very helpful. We walked downhill to old town and got a taxi back to hotel for 6 euros. The apartment was a two bedroom two bathroom with three sets of patio doors. It was very well equipped with everything you will need while on holidays. Suitable for families, a special thank you to Michaela who was very helpful and answered our email very quickly. The only concern we had was about the transfer the small mini bus dropped us off last after one and a half hours around midnight and gave us directions to walk up a hill and turn left down another small hill to hotel. If you had difficulty walking it maybe a problem. We were collected from the bus stop and taken to the airport within forty minutes as we were the last people picked up. The transfer was Best4. Overall we had a lovely relaxing holiday and intend to go back.

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