AP Adriana Beach Resort

“A good holiday, but some things could be better.”

The resort overall is very nice and is similar in layout to ones we have visited in Mexico. There is no central hotel block accommodation and instead this is mainly 2 story and spread out throughout the resort grounds. We are able bodied, but our room was just under half a KM to the reception/main… more

The resort overall is very nice and is similar in layout to ones we have visited in Mexico. There is no central hotel block accommodation and instead this is mainly 2 story and spread out throughout the resort grounds. We are able bodied, but our room was just under half a KM to the reception/main restaurant and this could be too much for some elderly people on a daily basis. We were in block AA which we found out was a promo room and effectively below the level of a standard room. The air con worked very well, but the room was quite small and the balcony view uninspiring at best. Although it was generally clean, we don’t recall the floor being cleaned during our stay and at times our feet were dirty from just walking around in it. In terms of food and drink, the main buffet was typical for this grade of hotel. We had breakfast and lunch there most days, but the cooked breakfast in particular was seldom warm and often bordering on cold. I noticed pre-cooking of fried eggs on an industrial scale with plates of these being cooked and then stacked in an oven behind the serving station. From that point onwards I realised that to get a fresh hot egg, the best thing was to ask the cook to flip one of the fresh ones for me. I also found the snack area a frustrating experience as I sometimes just wanted a burger for lunch but had to wait until 3.00pm for that type of food and often the burgers wouldn't be available until nearer 3.30pm, as the server reheating these wouldn't start the process until well after 3.00pm. The best food aspect we found was the Grill and O Celeiro. The evening food was excellent, as were the staff and we ate at these restaurants most nights. We also found ourselves using the Grill for lunches more as the holiday went on. The overall drinks offering was very good. The beer, wine and cocktails were all to a very good standard, but often the queues were excessive and there wasn't sufficient staff on duty. Prior to dinner sitting times, we often waited 10 to 15 mins at the O Celeiro bar, with only just one person serving. Tables were frequently littered with used glasses, sometimes from hours earlier. The bins would also be overflowing with the same rubbish that we had witnessed much earlier in the day. Our biggest issue was the main Sunset Bar. This lacked proper management at times and with no queuing system in place you could find yourself waiting for 10 mins and then see someone walk up to another side of the bar, only to be served straight away. Otherwise the staff would just ask ‘who’s turn was it next’ which was equally frustrating and the staff at times seemed to be enjoying themselves a bit too much and finding tasks to carry out that didn't involve serving customers. A customer-accessed beer and wine tap in both bars would have helped the situation and would have taken some pressure off the serving staff. The issue with discarded glasses, and often food, around this bar was worse in many ways than at the smaller pool. We witnessed leftover drink and food being sat on tables for considerable lengths of time and saw the same discarded glasses in certain sunbed areas and flower beds, for much of our holiday. Overall we felt that each area was at least a couple of staff members short.

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“Let down if British”

Just arrived and it appears they put the British over in A block which is well away from the main hotel, which is not a problem if the gates worked properly. Feeling like out of the EU out of the hotel. Let’s see what the rest of the week brings!!!!

“A good holiday but with a number of niggly faults.”

Overall it's a good hotel in lovely grounds, but there were a number of niggly things that cost it 2 stars. The hotel consists of many small blocks of maybe 20 or 30 rooms sprawled over a vast area. We were in Z block, which meant we had a 10 minute walk to the main dining room. The tennis courts … more

Overall it's a good hotel in lovely grounds, but there were a number of niggly things that cost it 2 stars. The hotel consists of many small blocks of maybe 20 or 30 rooms sprawled over a vast area. We were in Z block, which meant we had a 10 minute walk to the main dining room. The tennis courts were disappointing. The nets were a good 3 inches to high and were not adjustable and there were many dead spots on the courts where the ball simply died. It didn't make for a good game of tennis. We went to two of the A la carte restaurants. They could have been lovely experiences as the food was quite good. But the food was served so quickly, we couldn't finish one dish before the next one was served. It was as though the waiters wanted to get us out of the door asap. The whole meal was over in 45 minutes. The beach was lovely, with free sun loungers. Overall, we enjoyed our holiday but I won't rush back to this hotel.

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“Needs improvement to be 4* level”

The hotel is beautiful and very spacious with fantastic room cleaning. Beach is gorgeous and private Buffet food is pretty good. Lots of variety - and the other restaurants you need to book in advance. Some of the staff on the front desk are very unapproachable and unbothered and make you feel si… more

The hotel is beautiful and very spacious with fantastic room cleaning. Beach is gorgeous and private Buffet food is pretty good. Lots of variety - and the other restaurants you need to book in advance. Some of the staff on the front desk are very unapproachable and unbothered and make you feel silly for asking a question. They do offer a shuttle service to Vilamoura and Albufeira but the last one is 11am which is a pain seeing as the hotel is in the middle of nowhere. The closest shop is a 20 minute walk but the Uber service out here are fab and really made our trip more accessible. Just to point out it is a very busy family resort so if you’re looking for somewhere peaceful it isn’t the place for you. If you do have children - you’ll love it. Top tip - iron your clothes before or bring stuff that doesn’t need to be ironed - there’s no irons in the room or even the hotel which I’ve never known before. They provide a dry cleaning service only (inc ironing) but it takes two takes to get your clothes back and costs a bit. Also no kettles in room so if you’re able to bring a travel kettle, DO X

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