Brisa Sol Apartamento: Brisa Sol - Great hotel

We really liked our one bedroom apartment at Brisa Sol where we stayed for one month in March 2017. When we first arrived, we really appreciated being able to check-in early. Front desk staff were friendly, helpful and language was never a barrier. Our room was clean and spacious. The kitchen was adequately equipped with a good size eating area. Nice bathroom with a modern shower and lots of counterspace. Daily maid service was good and the ladies very kind and helpful. The hotel location was g [... read more]reat with all the conveniences close by. Groceries next door and beach, restaurants, pharmacy, fast food and shops a short walk away. Buses and tours were all very convenient. Hotel amenities, pool and restaurant very clean and nice. Definitely a 4 star hotel.

Marina Club Lagos Resort: Disapointed

Stayed here from Feb 15 to March 8,2017. We asked trip central agent for Marina view on highest floor possible. They corresponded with Marina suites .. No promises but they would see what they could do. What we got was first floor room 109. Spoke with staff about changing to higher floor to no avail as they were fully booked. We enlisted the aid of the transat rep. Nothing could be done. View was partial only of Marina with large white wall obstructing half the sight line. Room size was adequat [... read more]e and cleaning staff did a good job. Room needs refurbishing and is certainly not a four star, a two star perhaps. No shower curtain or shower door. Wall built out further wher shower nozzle was. No sun on the balcony either morning or afternoon, which was disappointing. Location of property is ideal as you can walk anywhere you need to go. Lounge chairs around pool were filthy and should be changed. This was part of an air itransat special booked through trip central in Toronto. No reps from trip central had visited this property and we relied on photos, which were taken in summer and showed everything in full bloom. Living room had two futon type sofas that were very uncomfortable. Would not recommend. I took a number of photos showing the deficiencies and will forward to trip central rep Maria.

Vista Marina Apartments: Excellent apartment resort

Great size of apartment style, with full kitchen, dining table, bedroom, full bathroom. Loved the patio with sliding doors that open entirely to have the living room part of the patio. Nice view of pool area. Great little restaurant for breakfast and great coffee!

Tivoli Marina Portimao: A wonderful experience!

The Tivoli was a great resort. The staff were very accommodating (we had to ask for a bathmat as the showers were a little slippery), the rooms (we had 3 different ones) were all in excellent shape and the location was excellent - near the beach and restaurants, but removed from too many other hotels. We could walk into Portimao, but the bus service was very convenient. The restaurant served an excellent buffet, although we ate mainly at other restaurants. A must see is the Fado at O Navigador i [... read more]n Alvor on Friday night and New Orleans Jazz on Sunday night.

Tivoli Marina Portimao: Lovely Resort

Rooms and grounds clean. Service staff friendly and helpful. Walking distance to beach and restaurants on beach. Breakfast buffet very good value. Short bus ride to Portamao shopping; also to other nearby towns.

Cerro Mar Garden: over-rated

The staff at front are arguementative , everything has a cost , wi-fi , call for a taxi , even must wear a swim cap in the indoor pool , cost for that . Room had no sea-view but my reservations said we did , room itself was very dated . the stove and ac did not work had to call to get them working , hassle . The TV are the smallest I have ever seen with very limited channels , no table lamps Good rooms at this hotel are assign to "preferred customers" and Trip-Central and Air-Transat are not !!  [... read more]. Very over-rated , even location is not good , on a very steep hill and many steps down to old town .

Grand Muthu Forte da Oura: Pleasant but very "tired"

Staff very pleasant and couldn't do more for you, but the place is desperate for a refurbishing and refreshing. Not well outfitted for a "long stay", but fine for two to three weeks if you plan to eat out or have very light meals. Non-stick frying pan would have been nice to fry an egg, also a wine bottle opener. Bathtub/shower combo comfortable to get into as there was a grab bar, and the vanity is there to hang on to. Supermarket very handy, just around the corner, and many restaurants and caf [... read more]es within easy walking distance. Long walk up and down hills (about 3 - 4 km) to the "downtown" of Albufeira, but there is local bus that can be used: Green line there, blue line home. Ask to be let off at the "escalators".