Hotel Aparthotel Paraiso De Albufeira

“OK but definitely not a 4 star”

Well I had booked a package holiday, then I read the reviews and my word I was so nervous reading the bad reviews. When I got here, the reception area is so dark, we checked in and asked for a south poolside facing and the lady said no the poolside are only 1 bedrooms, i asked to pay for an upgrad… more

Well I had booked a package holiday, then I read the reviews and my word I was so nervous reading the bad reviews. When I got here, the reception area is so dark, we checked in and asked for a south poolside facing and the lady said no the poolside are only 1 bedrooms, i asked to pay for an upgrade and was told no they are fully booked, what in November 🤔 We were put in room 735 on the 7th floor which is carpark facing, she told us we do get sun on balcony late afternoon, still waiting for it now, we got in the lift which didn’t sound or feel safe at all and walking down the corridor was so creaky and dark. We finally got to our room and it’s not as bad as people are making out, we have definitely stayed in a lot worse than this in the UK, says 4* definitely not I would barely put a 3*, the room was ok and clean and adequate, the beds could do with new mattress and definitely new pillows but I slept ok, and the air con was a big help. It wasn’t until the next day my husband thought I had a midnight snack as he found loads of crisp and chocolate wrappers under my bed, obviously the cleaners missed there. The balcony is quite big, the kitchen comes with fridge, toaster, kettle, microwave and oven, oh and very small cups, if like us you like a proper cup of tea I suggest bring mugs or buy a couple like we did. The outside pool looked nice, we didn’t use it, there is a gym and indoor pool where caps must be worn even though we saw young lads in there with no caps on and because of the guys in there we never used it. But to re cap, the rooms have dark furniture which could do with an update, apart from rubbish under the bed it is clean and spacious for a studio, all studios apparently are only facing the carpark main road side and the reception team didn’t seem interested when checking you in. I had a choice for the same price of this hotel or the Oura Praia, we chose here because we already stayed in the Oura Praia which I know is definitely a 4* and when I lived here for many years always wanted to stay in Parasio because it looked posh but posh it’s definitely not. Would I stay here again I would but only if it was cheaper because not worth the price we paid for it

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