Kimpton Atlantico Algarve

"Kimpton Atlantico is the perfect resort to unwind and detox from everyday life. Set outside of Albufeira in a quiet residential area beside the beach, the resort is spacious and modern. As a Diamond Elite member, we were upgraded to a Suite with pool view and balcony, in fact we had two balconies with beautiful views over the pools and gardens! The suite was so spacious and had everything that we could have asked for to ensure a good nights' sleep, with no noise. The resort boasts beautifully manicured gardens which can be walked through to access the boardwalk down to a stunning beach where the hotel has access to sunbeds and a fish restaurant, and in the evening enjoy beautiful sunsets. We appreciated the evening social hours where we could enjoy these sunsets from the roof top bar enjoying views over the coastline. All of the staff were friendly and attentive and the highlight of each day was the sumptuous breakfast buffet that could be enjoyed both indoors or al fresco on the terrace. The resort has an amazingly well equipped gym, the best I have seen in any hotel, together with a large indoor pool and inviting spa to enjoy. We highly recommend this resort as the perfect place for a quiet relaxing holiday. And remember that Albufeira centre is a 10 minute taxi ride away if you want to try a different restaurant and some lively bars too! We for sure will be back! Thank you"

"I gave service a three because of a terrible check in which was a one star but the breakfast service was 5 star. The entire breakfast team was great and I would especially like to mention Vikas, one of the breakfast servers; he was awesome. The breakfast selection and quality was outstanding and definitely the highlight of the hotel. The beach was very nice but we were disappointed that it is a public beach, which is fine, but lounge rentals were run by a separate restaurant and they were quite expensive. The other option was to bring a towel from the pool area and lay on that. This is the first “5 star” hotel I have ever stayed that limits guests to one towel per person. Two would have been nice. The beach was beautiful. Despite the 5 star designation this is not a luxury hotel nor a 5 star property in the sense that you should be paying for an exceptional experience at a 5 star. The room was fine- large and had a very nice shower. The mattress was awful. Housekeeping did an excellent job the one day we took our do not disturb sign off the door. The balcony was nice but spend more than 5 minutes out there and the wasps would start circling. Check in was terrible. We arrived 1.5 hours prior to check in so the woman checking us in said she would call or text me when our room was ready. She offered water or a soft drink to which we accepted water, but she never gave it to us. She made a lot of jokes and one was quite inappropriate, sarcastically at our expense. We went to the restaurant to get lunch. By 3pm, check in time, no one called us. At 3:30 we went to the front desk to find out what was going on. Our room was ready. We ate lunch twice on property and it was very mediocre. My wife stated after lunch the second day that we should eat everything off-property with the exception of breakfast, which is what we did. For $1900 for three nights I had higher expectations. I would not stay there again."

"Great pool and good service. Had a good variation at breakfast. Good to relax, good wifi"