We stayed at vila petra in the last week of march, first week of april and had a pleasant time…read more Appartements are clean, spacious and come with an equipped kitchen. There is wifi in the lobby and we had wifi in our room. Pool is freezing at this time of year but nice and clean like the garden. Its not in the middle of the touristy center of albufeira wich is nice. There are plenty of great restaurants to eat nearby such as jardim rustico or os compadres. And you can walk to the center or beach in 15 mins. Make sure to rent a car while you stay in portugal. There is a great car rental place right around the corner called tropical impacto. They also sell tickets for tours and boatrides. Anyway, great place, good location and friendly staff.

Wow, Pine Cliffs Hotel is fantastic...it's not really a traditional hotel though. We had a 2…read morebedroom, 2 bathroom condo on the golf course...with a full kitchen, dining/living room, balcony with great views and a washer and dryer! And it is top notch. We will definitely be back!

Pine Cliffs is one of the top resort destinations in the Algarve. Centrally located in Albufera,…read morePine Cliffs is a sprawling compound that feels like a self-contained island unto itself. You could spend a week here without leaving campus and be perfectly happy, though its central location to both Lagos and Faro allows for day trips to visit the towns and partake in their outdoor experiences (kayaking, hiking, etc.). Rooms are large and clean, and restaurant options are myriad. There are so many things on offer, from high-end seafood and sushi to Indian cuisine. All are good, though none are truly great. Sunsets should be experienced from the Champaign Bar, overlooking the cliffs and sea below. Those looking for exercise will be impressed with the well-apportioned gym. Note that it seemed crowded throughout our 5-day resort stay. The resort also boasts plenty of leisure and athletic facilities. The 9-hole golf course is sufficiently challenging and includes a hole with a cliff-to-cliff canyon carry. Clubs and golf shoes (required) and available for rent. The driving range was somehow closed before our tee time because of its proximity to the soccer (football) fields and upcoming soccer (football) practice. These professional fields are prominently featured on the resort's website, but were used by a professional club and off-limits to resorts guests during my stay. (Note to the resort: do not trumpet facilities that are off-limits). The resort also includes tennis courts (two clay) and a basketball court. The only real drawback to the resort is that it is rotten with kids, from which adults simply cannot escape. My advice to the resort would be to designate at least one of the pools or restaurants as "adults only." As things currently stand, there is no place to escape the crying and enjoy a mid-day catnap.

I wanted a sunny break and booked this hotel via a travel agency so didn't get so much info on the…read morehotel only beforehand and the package was pretty good overall. I wouldn't stay in this hotel again though, because: - Located in the main club strip of Albufeira (I love to dance but mostly clubs were very tacky and I sleep like a rock but my husband couldn't get a wink!); - Hotels tend to "omit" in their website that they do have wi-fi (but only in the main lobby); - Some properties tend to squeeze their pennies and in the end the guest suffers. An example being that food in Portugal is homemade and pretty damn good but they clearly get the "most cheap stuff ever" and bang all together for a few of the meals; - Getting the half board you get breakfast (which I gladly had to skip as it was extremely poor for a 3* hotel) and dinner...usually in these deals drinks aren't included but water always is and in this one EVEN the water was an optional extra, so you either have to eat without a single drop or fork out cash for a bottle - 5 times more than if you were to buy it from the market... - No mini fridge at the room so no way to keep bottles cold; - What REALLY set me off was the horrendous quality of their coffee machine. I can't be without my coffee fix and I've never tasted such bad beans. Really tasted like something was burnt. The decoration is quite nice and the place has potential but they need to up their game to avoid losing guests and even stars. I mean, can't they get a more modern food buffet station instead of making their guests lift huge, heavy and hot lids with one hand and use the other hand to spoon up the food onto their plates? Also, avoid odd mistakes like putting croquettes in the cold salad bar and chips (that quickly become soggy) in the same heater as steamed vegetables? And the guys at the reception aren't very well informed and say that everything is around the corner but don't specify any info. Seriously? At least, I had a room change as I booked a double bedroom but got a room with 2 single beds and had to ask to change it; the plus side being the second room had also a nice bath with great shower pressure. And every night we had a different type of traditional fish for dinner, even though the dessert was some cheap cake from the market or the left overs from the morning's melon.

Me and the missus usually go Airbnb, but this time we chose a 3-star hotel right in the middle of…read moreAlbufeira. First of all, we were disgusted to discover that the hotel is located directly across from a street where every other building is a booming late night club/restaurant which caters almost exclusively for the type of British football hooligan-esque that usually flock to places like Lanzarote or Ibiza, but somehow washed ashore on the south cast and stumbled onto the street across from my hotel room where they chose to spend every night dancing, drinking, shouting and skirt-chasing until the wee hours every night of the week. The windows on the patio doors 3 feet from my bed were vibrating all night to the shatteringly loud, trashy clubbing beats. I half expected that a group of stray Everton supporters were gonna smash through the patio door, topless, flabby, big red faces, burned backs, cheap gold necklaces shouting , in thick East London accents"LETS GO FAACKING MENTOOOOLLL!" However, if it weren't for the locals, I still wouldn't recommend this hotel, because of a plethora of reasons. The staff all seemed ill-informed, the breakfast seemed good at first because the idea of reading the menu and seeing "bread, butter, water, juice, coffee, cappuccino, hot chocolate, toasting facility, mini-croissants, various cheeses and meat selection, various fresh fruits, and full British breakfast, and all unlimited buffet" seems good....but then you inspect the quality of all of those individual elements, and its all cheap, stale, over-rotated, and by the third day, it will make you sick to your stomach. As for the dinner...the food is a significant step up from breakfast and they try multiple options, but the waiters and hotel assistants are constantly hovering, talking very loudly to each other to re-fill the food stations, taking your places even if you haven't finished, so you can't relax. (oh...and they charge you for water at dinner!!) Also advert - "air-conditioned rooms"....reality - the air-conditioning doesn't work in any room, and we had to move twice, and it didn't work well in any room. You get the idea. The hotel looks nice and for the decor I give those stars.

We had a family accident and were forced to cancel our entire European trip. While we were unable…read moreto get through to the hotel by phone to explain our situation (the staff was unsure why the number was not working as it was in their end) they were very responsive by email/message and cancelled our reservation without charge. We will definitely rebook for another time and greatly look forward to visiting what appears to be a magnificent hotel! Sincerely

Decadent hotel with excellent service. We arrived in the evening, right when people were heading…read moreto dinner. They have a Michelin 2 star restaurant, so expect to see suits and gowns if you do decide to dine there. (as a note--they have a discounted dinner rate for hotel customers, so definitely check it out!) We were greeted with a glass of champagne, and headed to our beautiful room. It had a gorgeous bathroom complete with a large hot tub. The bedroom doors opened onto a spacious private patio with a table, chairs, and two lounge areas. The view of the beach was breathtaking. The amenities were incredible--turndown service, TV with access to Netflix and youtube, Molton Brown toiletries. The buffet and made to order breakfast in the morning was superb and included with our package. The omelettes were divine, as were the multigrain croissants. Don't miss the mimosa bar--complete with various types of juice, ranging from beet/pear to mixed berry. Everything tasted so fresh! We also received phenomenal service during our breakfast, which we enjoyed on breakfast patio, with a beautiful view of the property and beach. Cannot wait to return and hopefully spend more time there!!