Yellow Alvor Garden - All Inclusive

The WiFi in our room was a bit sketchy so we asked to move rooms and they allowed us, the place was beautiful and the pool was really nice too.

The hotel has great potential and needs a major overhaul. It’s extremely tired and outdated and the decor leaves a lot to be desired. It quite a distance away from anything unless of course you desire extremely quiet getaways. There is absolutely no entertainment and a very small bar which is only open between 7pm and 11pm. All inclusive is not what you’d expect and food is limited with no choices as it is repetitive. There’s no options for tea or coffee on sight once the restaurant closes and the only drinks available are water coolers and paper cups. For bottled water they charge €2. The room I stayed in had a cockroach crawling around the floor and the bed sheets we not changed during the stay I know this due to a stain on the sheet since the start to finish of my stay. The cocktails from the pool bar are machine and really not that nice. There is a bus service from the hotel but you have to get there half hour before to get a ticket as it only has 7/8 seats. The staff were quite friendly and helpful but I would never return. No rep was seen any time during my stay. This has one to many stars as it is far from the luxury it’s made out to be. Alvor is a lovely place however the town of portimao is whey overpriced.

10 day break. Overall enjoyable having read reviews before arriving we had low expectations, however in general we found clean hotel and room serviced daily, very friendly and lovely bar staff, all other staff very helpful and polite. About 15/20 min walk to village of Alvor or taxi for about 6 Euros beautiful port with lovely walk to the sea, shops and many cafe/restaurant. THERE IS A COURTESY MINI BUS TO VILLAGE OR BEACH AT SET TIMES. A taxi to portimao is about 10 min from Alvor and costs about 10 euros each way. The few negative points for us were mainly when coach loads of people arrived although staff coped extremely well it was too many for the restaurant and the one and only operating bar by the pool. Queues and pushing from new guests could be over whelming. We were lucky that during our stay this only happened weekends but the rest of the time was perfect with great service. One thing to note is nothing to do with hotel but Jet 2. There was no rep present, although you do get a contact number . Also you get dropped off at the hotel along a path before The Yellow Garden. This isn't too bad walking with wheeled cases to the hotel as it's only a short walk and down hill but return is ridiculous considering you need to be at original drop off point for pick up half hour before and if, as it did on occasions rain, there is no shelter. Again although the walk is short its up hill and too far away to wait at hotel and quickly get to the coach when it arrives. The driver wouldn't see us behind the greenery between Pick up and our hotel. Can't understand why jet 2 coaches don't stop outside hotel when others during the week did . Overall lovely time

We was very disappointed with this hotel, there was no entertainment on at night so everyone was trying to get seats in the bar area which was very small, the meals was repatative and some times cold, very little choice, some staff was friendly but not many, cleaning was very minimal, it was not far to the town but very up and down hills, a taxi was only 4 euros, drop off and pick up was up two hills, and not at the hotel, animation team, well two off them did very little when they did show up, overall I think this hotel is only a 2 star

We arrived around midday after being on the go from 3am. Initially, we were told that the all-inclusive did not start until 3pm, so there was no way we could eat or drink until then. Tired and annoyed we went upstairs to unpack. 15mins later the gentleman from the front desk knocked on the door to ask if we would like some food and drink brought up. A fantastic gesture that really turned around the start of our holiday. From then on, that seemed to be the theme of the break. The staff were always courteous and friendly. However, the hotel itself is really basic. The food was similar every day/night and was frequently cold, even after we had raised it with the front desk. There was “entertainment” (a man with a guitar and lady singing) on for the Friday and Saturday night only. Nothing on any other night. Absolutely nothing else to do in the hotel. There was nothing at all during the day – not as much as a pool table or table tennis for the kids to occupy themselves. The hotel is located a 10/15 minute walk from town, although it is cheap enough to get a taxi. The lack of any entertainment, activities or anything else close by made it a very dull week. Going for a week of All Inclusive food and drink with the family, I didn’t expect to have to head out and find things to do every day. As stated previously, the staff were excellent and are being really let down by the owners/management. Really disappointing week and definitely won’t be back.

Really had a comfortable stay at this resort. The room/bathroom although dated is spotless and cleaned daily if you choose. The Garden area has is fantastic and well maintained. The exterior has just been painted I seen it happen the interior must have been also painted recently cause it looked fresh and again spotless. The food anytime I visited was fine and never had an issue finding something, I didn't visit all the time cause I wanted to explore some dining and bars in the lovely town. Any staff I encountered where brilliant couldn't complain about any of them, in particular the bar staff at night I found to be extremely friendly. The only reason I didn't gave 5 stars is although comfortable the night time bar is not big enough if hotel is in full swing and to get a drink you would have to sit in exterior part and go upstairs to get a drink. One other watch out our transfer in was a minibus which was fine, but going out was a coach and I had to bring up 4 cases to the top of resort, which is quite a hill a few minutes walk if there is visitors with mobility issues this would need to be a concern. But quite simply put i had a fantastic stay in a clean friendly resort, with a choice of food with a lovely town which would be a 20 minute walk or 4-5 euro taxi, there is a complimentary bus in town but last run is at 1700 .