Varandas Do Atlântico

“Great apartments”

The apartments are really spacious. Our apartment no.14 was on the ground floor and very clean. Plenty of hot water, beds comfortable. Kitchen area was good but cooking facilities were poor, just 2 ring electric hob & microwave. TV worked but only Sky political news or Comedy Central was available … more

The apartments are really spacious. Our apartment no.14 was on the ground floor and very clean. Plenty of hot water, beds comfortable. Kitchen area was good but cooking facilities were poor, just 2 ring electric hob & microwave. TV worked but only Sky political news or Comedy Central was available in English. Our side was overlooking a dual carriageway, which was noisy at times. Little patio area which was fine as there was a big enclosed veranda. Pool area was very nice. We were there towards end of Sept’25, plenty of places to lay by the pool if needed. 3 pools, 1 kiddie pool & 2 250m pools. The bar run by Ana & her husband was small but adequate that time of year. Ana was an excellent host. Bar snacks/food available. Reception is small. Staff we dealt with there were nice. One even offered to carry our suitcases upstairs when we were leaving at 0230! Cabs were reasonable. This was our first visit to Portugal, unfortunately Albufeira wasn’t for us, being OAP’s, so we wouldn’t stay here again. There’s a supermarket within 5mins walk, well stocked. Marrakech restaurant opposite is quite nice with views across Albufeira. There’s a burger bar close by, but it wasn’t our cup of tea. There is a local bar about 10mins walk away which was quite nice. We walked around the area to find other bars & restaurants but there were none to be found, apart from hotels maybe. The walk into the Old Town takes about 30-45mins. Loads of restaurants & bars, you could say, too many!! Albufeira is known for being a hen & stag destination, which we did see a lot of. One group of about 10 men, all old enough to know better, made you ashamed to be English. We will not be going to Albufeira again, although there are other resorts that are far better, according to friends who live in Portugal. It’s a shame as Verandas do Atlanticas is a good complex. Having said that, when we left at 0230am, there were quite a few people partying on their terraces/verandas, they were on holiday after all but not what we want to hear when we’re on holiday.

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“Good apartments”

The staff here were consistently friendly and welcoming throughout our stay. The apartments themselves were very spacious, offering plenty of room to relax. The location is convenient — it takes about 20 minutes to walk to the Old Town, and around 30 minutes to the marina, although that walk is a b… more

The staff here were consistently friendly and welcoming throughout our stay. The apartments themselves were very spacious, offering plenty of room to relax. The location is convenient — it takes about 20 minutes to walk to the Old Town, and around 30 minutes to the marina, although that walk is a bit more challenging. That said, Ubers are very affordable: roughly €3 to the Old Town and €4 to the marina. There were a couple of downsides. Some guests were very noisy late at night, which made it difficult to sleep on several occasions. Also, there’s no Wi-Fi available in the apartments — it’s only accessible in the bar and pool area. This wasn’t clearly mentioned on the EasyJet website. Additionally, the property is advertised as 4-star accommodation, but it’s actually rated 3 stars on arrival. Overall, the apartments were good, but during the six-week peak period, the price felt a bit high for what was offered.

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“€200 per person deposit”

So we arrived at the hotel and there was 5 of us total, we went to the front desk where we were met by the receptionist who seemed very rude ( I think because were younger so it was assumed we would be trouble/loud). I booked through EasyJet as a package deal and was only informed of tourist tax, s… more

So we arrived at the hotel and there was 5 of us total, we went to the front desk where we were met by the receptionist who seemed very rude ( I think because were younger so it was assumed we would be trouble/loud). I booked through EasyJet as a package deal and was only informed of tourist tax, so you can imagine our surprise when it was sprung on us that we had to pay €1000 euro deposit between us. I think it’s absolutely ridiculous that you pay that much for ONE apartment, not even separate ones. It was completely inconvenient for us as we are students and we had to take this out of our spending money that we’d saved. We then were worried as she said it would affect our deposit if we got a noise complaint, we’re quite respectful anyways but i couldn’t understand why this would be included as i thought it was only towards damages for the apartment. We was showed to the apartment, it was quite nice inside and we had pots, plates and cutlery, the balcony was quite spacious as well. The only problem is, theres no air-con or fans in the room so some days we woke up sweating because of the heat. The bathroom window also didn’t open so it got very steamy while showering. The apartment photos provided online on easyjet looked quite outdated but it was actually quite nice and spacious. When we left we was also informed our deposits would be back in our accounts instantly- a few hours. 3 days later and we still hadn’t got our deposits back, i then emailed and we then received it the next day. We did panic after seeing a review of someone not getting their deposit back, but we did end up receiving ours.

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