Areias Village Beach Suite Hotel

“I found it terrific ”

Nice very clean modern apartment. Stayed self catering because we like to eat out. I just don't understand the negative reviews. 5 minutes walk to the strip if that is your thing. 5 minutes further Santa Eulalia, some nice restaurants and bars. 2nd time in Albufeira.

“Lovely self-catering hotel 🏖️”

Areias lived up to what it claims! Our room was a good size, clean, well decorated and came with an unexpectedly large balcony! This was a great bonus as we spent most evenings relaxing there. The room was very clean with good amenities (fridge, hob, toaster, kettle, coffee machine, microwave and… more

Areias lived up to what it claims! Our room was a good size, clean, well decorated and came with an unexpectedly large balcony! This was a great bonus as we spent most evenings relaxing there. The room was very clean with good amenities (fridge, hob, toaster, kettle, coffee machine, microwave and hair dryer) with two independently controlled aircon units and a small TV. The hotel offers a daily clean which we took advantage of a few times; they were super quick and mopped the floors, cleaned the bathroom, replaced the towels and made up the bed. On a couple of days we decided to relax around the pool which is also cleaned thoroughly every morning. The hotel had a strict no reservation policy for loungers which meant we were able to get 2 loungers later on in the day as there weren’t towels taking up space unnecessarily. The bar has a good selection of food and drinks. On the first day, we were a couple of hours early for check-in, the receptionist took our luggage and we had a lovely big salad and fries at the bar. Drinks were also good and lots of choice! For a hotel, we felt the pricing was reasonable: approx. €5 for a pint of beer and €8 for a cocktail. We did not rent a car on our visit and the location of the hotel was perfect for us. There were plenty of bars, restaurants, supermarkets and beaches nearby and a bit of a walk if you fancied it. On the day we did an excursion, we got a cheap €7 Uber to the marina and back but we walked everywhere else. Whilst it didn’t affect us, there is a nightclub opposite that operates Thursday, Friday and Saturday night until 6am. The soundproofing is quite good and this didn’t disturb us but a light sleeper may feel differently. Ultimately, we loved our first trip to Albufeira and would recommend Areias to anyone looking for a self-catering trip to Portugal!

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“10 days in Albufeira”

Lovely apartment v clean, helpful and friendly staff. If you have breakfast it's v nice, our only criticism was the hot food wasn't v hot . Also a other small detail they need to address, some of the towels v thin and old, need replacing. Plenty if good places to eat nearby, but have an explore… more

Lovely apartment v clean, helpful and friendly staff. If you have breakfast it's v nice, our only criticism was the hot food wasn't v hot . Also a other small detail they need to address, some of the towels v thin and old, need replacing. Plenty if good places to eat nearby, but have an explore . Walk through the Strip and go to the end , turn left or right, there's places we found more to our liking. Great All you can eat Happy House if you like Chinese food. Walk past the kids area where the mini golf is go down hill , it's on the left. The disco opposite hotel only opened Thurs to sat , we had no trouble with it as we asked for a quiet room at the back. One thing that surprised is the exchange rate out there , far below that at home would advise you take euros with you. We had to change some sterling and the rate was 1.09 but at home if was 1.16. I have been trying to find out why but drawn a blank. We were in Spain in July and the rate was same as at home. We had a great time but I will say we found Portugal more expensive than Spain.

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“Score reduction since last visit”

This is our second stay at the hotel having last stayed 2 years ago in August. Pros and positives In my opinion never heard any noise from the club across the road. Very central with lots nearby but without being super noisy. Reception staff are lovely and very keen to help with any issues. Commu… more

This is our second stay at the hotel having last stayed 2 years ago in August. Pros and positives In my opinion never heard any noise from the club across the road. Very central with lots nearby but without being super noisy. Reception staff are lovely and very keen to help with any issues. Communal areas are really clean including the pool areas. Comfy sun beds and when we were there plenty available. Also don't allow sun bed reservation. Cons and some areas which have gone downhill since last time. The hote rooms are now showing signs of ware. Really grubby grout on bathroom tiles. White towels and bedding ( though I am sure they had been washed ) stained and marked as were the sofa cushions. Plugs in both kitchen and bathroom sink didn't fit which made washing the dishes pretty hard. Standard of cleaning has also in my opinion gone downhill. I knelt on the tiled floor on the 4th day of our 9 day stay to get something from my case and when I got up my knees were dirty so I would hate to have had a crawling baby in the apartment. Other areas of the site are also showing signs of not being properly maintained. The secure front gate which used to be locked at night and you opened it with your own card is broked which made the site feel less secure late on as no one really challenges you walking in and out of the building at any time. The hotel still, even though they are fully self catering apartments with kitchens refuse to allow you to bring a drink or your own snacks to the outside area. This is ridiculous and we have stayed in many other 4 star self catering hotels in albuferia and never had an issue with bringing our own water bottles from the room. Added to this is the ridiculous prices at the pool bar. Again not something we have had issue with in other venues. Personally i like a good snack bar and if they have decent food / drinks we will use them. Currently the bar here charges 4 euros for a can of soft drink and 1.50 for a mini bottle of water and don't expect a smile or a thank you included in the price ! We are really frequent travellers to the area and have made the decision not to choose areias for next year. We do think there are better 4 star aparthotels in the area.

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