Holiday Inn Algarve Albufeira By Ihg

“Spring in Albufeira”

We spent a week in Portugal and chose Holiday Inn Algarve Albufeira by IHG for our stay, and we didn’t regret it for a single minute. It was truly one of the best hotels we have stayed in during our recent travels — simply perfect. The room was huge, with a very comfortable bed. The only small dow… more

We spent a week in Portugal and chose Holiday Inn Algarve Albufeira by IHG for our stay, and we didn’t regret it for a single minute. It was truly one of the best hotels we have stayed in during our recent travels — simply perfect. The room was huge, with a very comfortable bed. The only small downside were the pillows, which were extremely high, but I solved it by using a smaller cushion from the sofa. The bathroom was excellent — spacious, with both a shower and bidet, and fully stocked with toiletries: shower gel, shampoo, hair conditioner, and body lotion in large sizes, which was a very nice touch. The balcony was fantastic, with incredibly comfortable chairs — honestly the most comfortable balcony furniture we’ve ever had in a hotel. Everything felt new and modern, as the hotel has been recently renovated. The room also included a fridge, coffee machine, and kettle. The only thing missing were proper coffee cups — only large mugs for tea were provided, but we managed. There was also a free safe, a small sofa (convertible if needed), and excellent soundproofing — we didn’t hear any noise at all. The elevators were fast and efficient — we were on the 4th floor and reached our room in seconds. The reception area was beautiful, with sofas, a small library corner, a microwave area, 24/7 free water, small convenience items for purchase, and even a Starbucks coffee machine. The restaurant was wonderful. We had breakfast included — the selection was not huge, but everything was fresh and very tasty, and more than enough for us. We also had dinner twice in the restaurant, and it was absolutely delicious. Special thanks to the restaurant manager for organizing such a great experience. The bar area was also great, with excellent bartenders and a very relaxing atmosphere. The hotel has several swimming pools located in peaceful areas surrounded by greenery and trees — it felt like being in nature with birds singing everywhere. The pools were not heated, so the water was quite cold, but in the heat it was still very refreshing. Finally, the reception team was outstanding — kind, helpful, and always welcoming. Thank you to the whole team for making our stay so enjoyable.

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“Clean hotel with great service”

Clean and out of the way of the busy traffic, however, if you want to get back and forth to the beach specifically, that can be a lengthy walk. Thankfully, they have a bidirectional shuttle service every 3 hours 9am to 6pm so you don't have to keep taking Bolt or Uber, which is a 10 minute ride. Yo… more

Clean and out of the way of the busy traffic, however, if you want to get back and forth to the beach specifically, that can be a lengthy walk. Thankfully, they have a bidirectional shuttle service every 3 hours 9am to 6pm so you don't have to keep taking Bolt or Uber, which is a 10 minute ride. You can use the pool so that's a good thing, and if you like to walk/hike, it's really good to get a nice walk and exercise in, which I did daily. Most people I knew took the shuttle back because it's going uphill to get from the beach to the hotel. If you stay out longer, it's very easy to a Bolt cab back up. It's a quaint hotel but everything works like a modern hotel and it was very clean. Great service here.

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“2 over 60 lady friends on holiday.”

Hi holiday inn was nice, a few things I’d like to mention, we did try 3 times to get a room with a balcony, we were on a tour and the room was nice overlooking the pool, at times pool was too busy and we would have enjoyed sitting on the balcony. Our room had 2 small but comfortable beds pushed tog… more

Hi holiday inn was nice, a few things I’d like to mention, we did try 3 times to get a room with a balcony, we were on a tour and the room was nice overlooking the pool, at times pool was too busy and we would have enjoyed sitting on the balcony. Our room had 2 small but comfortable beds pushed together for 2 women it was okay but felt the beds were very narrow compared to other hotels we stayed at When we arrived there was no info about the back of the hotel with a quieter area, rooms on ground floor with patio and a quieter swimming pool. We did enjoy this area the last day. We also were interested in eating dinner at the hotel but found out only a small area was available which was packed and different menu with less selection. Salad was good though and brought out quickly. The restaurant seems to only cater to large work groups that have the 29.00 euro buffet. While we also could have enjoyed this, it looked like too much food. Front desk staff were excellent. Also the cleaning staff and restaurant staff are so hard working. I would suggest hiring a few more people and have them come to the pool area and serve drinks and pick up empty glasses. The bar was running around trying to do all this. We heard a few glasses break out by the pool most of the time everyone was using the plastic glasses. We did get help when asked about putting up umbrellas and or moving them for shade. The poolside had music and people seemed to be enjoying themselves. This hotel is up the hill away from restaurants and a too long of a walk to old town, even though we did it once. Plan on a Volt to take you and return you when visiting old town.

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