Hostel Casa d'Alagoa

I had a great experience staying at this accommodation, the receptionist was friendly. The rooms were clean and tidy. Especially I was the only one that night, so I got a while dormitory to myself.

Fabulous! hostel in the heart of Faro, easily reached via public transport from the airport & boosts the most helpful & friendly staff! The characterful building, has lovely communal areas, a good sized kitchen & nice 'chill' out areas to relax & meet likeminded travelers. Our 'private' dorm, was compact, but clean, and had a nice sized bathroom, great shower & a very comfortable bed. The hostel requests all guests respect their quiet times after hours, & this meant you could sleep peacefully. The location couldn't be better, with lots of nice bars, affordable restaurants and shopping nearby. The Marina & Old Town are within a 10min walk, and the hostel is close to a few local supermarkets nearby.

A really nice hostel, very friendly staff, great kitchen and cinema room. Good rooms (with curtains) and toilets/showers beat my expectations. Location was good, wasn’t too far from anything. Price was good for the days we stayed. Would give it a 4.5/5 if I could. Faro can be a little boring as there isn’t too much to do.

We are first time hostellers and had reservations about this style of accommodation. We were quite pleased with our room...simple but comfortable, clean and modern. We had a warm welcome, and were walked through the hostel rules. It has some really nice outdoor spaces to enjoy a drink and good affordable meal options locally. I can't recommend our particular room (DC, a private double on the ground floor) because the window opened directly onto the street. The windows were frosted and seemed pretty good when closed, but for much of the year it's too warm to have no ventilation. ( There was a fan, but no a/c.) There is no privacy from the street with the windows open, so change in the bathroom and hope for no noisy passersby. We did hear lots of pedestrians and vehicles within about 10 feet of the bed. That said, we had had a very long day and a half of travel without sleep so we did sleep well. (We probably could've slept in a bus station at that point.) But we'd definitely stay again in a different room.

We booked a double room with en suite and breakfast included at £70 pn. The room was tiny with hardly enough room to pass each other and there was no breakfast or anything so you have to go out immediately upon waking. Having said that the room was clean and the bed linen good. The communal areas were decent with a well equipped kitchen and the front receptionists very friendly. Bathroom a bit odd with no hot water in the sink just a tap normally found in a public wc that goes off every 5 secs. If we had paid for a hostel dorm I wouldn’t complain …. But we didn’t.