Albufeira Sol Hotel & Spa

Fantastic hotel and location

A clean and pleasant hotel. We were all inclusive and the food was good but a bit repetitive like most all inclusive. There’s an indoor and outdoor pool and a spa but you have to pay for. We loved our room as it had a separate bedroom which was nice. The hotel is a 5 minute walk to the busy ***** of pubs,clubs and a good 30/40 min walk to the old town. The hotel does run a free shuttle to old town but we enjoyed the walk. The old town is a must as there some lovely shops, bars and restaurants.

Package holiday with JET2 and my first comment is not in anyway related to the hotel, the JET2 transfer does not drop you at the hotel. You are left at the end of the road where the hotel is situated, and directed by a grunt from the coach driver. On arrival at the hotel, the very first thing you see is a damaged sign, it's not a good first impression at all. Into the reception area you enter a beautifully laid out and airy reception area, really spacious and bright. The reception staff are welcoming, friendly and able to speak your language confidently. Once you've checked in you are then advised of the tourism tax, 17.50, the deposit, 100 and also 40 for safety deposit box. The latter was a surprise and I'm not sure why there is a charge for this and in my experience it is unusual to pay an additional cost. The deposit you can pay by card, the other two costs are cash. None of these were known prior to arrival. The room were allocated was 308 and was ready on out arrival at 12:30, which was great news as we'd sat on a JEt2 transfer for bus for over 90 minutes seeing every other hotel in Albufiera. The room was big enough for 3, but would be quite cosy for anymore than 3. A large double bed, bathroom, seating area and a kitchen......we were all inclusive, so this was, a, surprise. The kitchen was well stocked, with plates, cutlery, fridge and other utensils you would expect, in a self catering apartment....oh and a sign, not to use the kitchen as it was all inclusive. To add further confusion, there was also a dining table at the window with 4 chairs and a desk lamp, a large sofa bed and a smaller 2 seater sofa which was wedged into the corner of the room. Both rooms had a really good air conditioning, which was on for our arrival and was easy enough to use. With storage space in the apartment tight, having a kitchen a dining table and a 2 seat sofa, seems like an unnecessary addition and removal of one of these would create much better use of the space. The bathroom was functional, a good shower, the plumbing was quite noisy but i think that was the case throughout We had seen reports suggesting the rooms were dated and in need of refresh, but in all honesty, we did not think this was necessary. They were very very clean and there is a daily maid services who clean everyday, replace towels and change and make beds. There is entertainment on throughout the day and what this lacks in budget, it makes up in enthusiasm and planning, i honestly could not fault any of the clubs, activities or staff, huge admiration for Vini, Johnny, Marel and Lili for the effort they go to. They really do make the place come alive and are engaging and enthusiastic, they also make time to chat to the guests throughout the day. The enterrtainment team had two shows when were there, mamma mia and summer vibes (i think), both really good fun and well attended. The all inclusive restaurant is very well stocked with the freshest fruit and vegetables ever

The holiday was just as advertised the room was spacious and very clean the food varied and delicious, the staff were very friendly and exceptionally helpful.

We visited this hotel as a girls holiday (3 of us) for 5 nights and thought it was great! The room was clean and aesthetic with a balcony, kitchenette and living area where the pull out bed was also very comfortable. Only thing was that the sign on the way in to the hotel was hanging off! The food was also tasty, breakfast was good and there was a large variety, lunch was very similar to dinner however was still good and there was a good variety. It was a little repetitive by the 5th night but we went out to a nice restaurant in the old town one night to break it up. There were fresh pizzas, different meats, pastas, fish, salads, ice cream and a variety of desserts. To drink at dinner there was red/white/rose/red sangria wines, beer (superbock) and soft drinks. Drinks weren’t great, cocktails were poured from a machine and not great however we found a few that we liked and other drinks were decent - bar men were also nice. The location of this hotel is ideal - we could walk to the new town/strip in 10 minutes and Ubers to the old town were less than €4 and ＜10minutes. The pool and surrounding area were good and there were enough sun-beds however sometimes you had to go and get them and lay them out yourself if all the usual ones were taken - the indoor pool was nice however jacuzzi not very warm but we used the showers in there on our last day after checkout. We did have to pay for the safe in the room though even though some reviews said they weren’t charged. You also have to pay a deposit for a towel if you don’t bring your own but that was fine for us. The entertainers around the pool were nice and there was activities on like water polo and aqua dance however the music was sometimes a bit annoying.