Holiday Inn Algarve Albufeira

"A nice enough hotel. We arrived early and were told the rooms wouldn’t be ready till after 3 pm which was fine however over two hours later we’re still waiting to get into our room. The room is nice and spacious. However the corridors on your floor act similar to an amphitheatre, the slightest sound echos through the corridors, peoples doors closing will wake you sharply out of your sleep. At one point, someone was in the corridor sneezing and that was so loud you could hear every sneeze. I don’t even think earplugs would help. In the morning breakfast, you go to the restaurant and there’s a sign asking you to wait for a member of staff. After waiting for 10 minutes and no one appearing, you just go and sit down anyway. There is a very good variety to choose from so no complaints there. All in all, the hotel is pretty decent with the only very big issue of the noisy corridors at night and in the morning. That’s why I give it a three."

"It's a shame that in this hotel the service is completely absent. There is little staff, at the restaurant the situation is disastrous, the buffet is scarce and of low quality, the breakfast lacks variety. I say it's a shame because the property, interiors and exteriors, are beautiful. The rooms are also beautiful and spacious but the cleanliness leaves much to be desired. About a 20-minute walk uphill from the center of Albufeira. There are other hotels in the area that are definitely better."

"Nice hotel, rooms are spacious and well equipped with comfortable beds and there was no noise from other rooms. The breakfast buffet was pretty basic and was the same options for all 3 of the mornings we were there but everything was always hot and fresh. We only had lunch once at the hotel, the quality was good but it took 30 minutes for them to bring a couple of ham and cheese toasties. The terrace bar is a nice setting but the staff can be pretty slow. Pool areas are really nice, it's a built up area so you do have to chase the sun round a bit but there is always a spot and we never had an issue getting sun beds. The hotel will provide towels too. It's equal distance to the new town strip and the old town, (20 minute walk) going is easy as it's down hill but coming back a taxi is better, was about 6e. There is a shuttle bus however this doesn't run on a Saturday or Sunday which seems strange when a lot of the guests are there for long weekends. All in all we would come back."