Alvor Baia

"I'm really surprised to read the reviews saying that this hotel is in the middle of nowhere. There are 2 supermarkets within a 10 minute walk, the main village is no more than 20 minutes and the beach is similar. It was an ideal distance for us as when you're all inclusive it's just a nice walk away - but there are free buses to the beach and Ubers are really cheap. The village is lovely - we had a nice walk from the beach along the boardwalk to the marina and had a drink watching the sun set. The hotel is huge and has the biggest pool I've ever seen - chilly at the end of October but plenty of people in and lovely when you're in. Loads of sun beds, could get one whatever time we went down. Food was great - lots of choice - the 'adult' room, which I much preferred, closed half way through the week, and the family dining room was a bit frantic, but to be expected in a family hotel at half term. Drinks were good - beer, wine and cocktails all v drinkable - queues at busy point - I've seen self service beer taps before - might be a good idea. Entertainment- no better or worse than I've seen before but they tried hard. We took a cheap Uber and had a day in Lagos which was bigger and worth a visit. All in all we had a great time and the hotel ticked all our boxes for a half term easy trip away."

"Hotel was mainly clean however toilet filthy in room. miles away from anything requiring taxis. Entertainment was a huge letdown, had much better at Haven. Kids club extremely poor (offered colouring book & crayons , nothing else) Staff are heard gossiping about guests with Jet2 worker. Very unprofessional. Overall on the boring side & overpriced! Wouldn't return to this hotel."

"Booked with Tui. Fantastic holiday - hotel was clean, staff went above and beyond to be helpful and the choice of food was exceptional. Definitely 11/10. Will go again."