RR Alvor Bahía Resort

“Brilliant family hotel with great family rooms with a large balcony and huge swimming pool”

We stayed at this hotel on our family holiday with a 7 year old and 3 year old. The rooms are a fantastic size for a family and it’s great to have such a big balcony. We stayed all inclusive and have no complaints about the food. Some evenings the selection was better than others but that’s down to… more

We stayed at this hotel on our family holiday with a 7 year old and 3 year old. The rooms are a fantastic size for a family and it’s great to have such a big balcony. We stayed all inclusive and have no complaints about the food. Some evenings the selection was better than others but that’s down to personal preference. There is always chicken nuggets or fish fingers etc for picky little eaters. The only slight negative to the all inclusive option was there are no pool snacks such as ice cream at the pool, you have to go down a level. It’s not a major issue though. They have a good selection of drinks at the pool bar, my kids loved the mocktails. The pool at the hotel is the highlight. It is hugee and fab for children. It’s shallow at either end with a kids splash pool at one end. Getting a sunbed wasn’t an issue. There was plenty of activities on through out the day for older kids. The kids disco at 8:30 was great, lasted for half an hour which is perfect time for tired little ones. All the facilities are spotless, and staff were very friendly. The village of Alvor is a short 10 min walk downhill, we took an uber as it was too hot for my little ones to walk, it only cost around €4 or €5. We also took an uber to Lagos which is beautiful, would definitely recommend. We had a brilliant family holiday and made great memories. Would definitely book this hotel again.

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“Overall very good spot.”

One weeks stay mid July with wife and two boys, 7&4. Good experience all round. Very clean and well kept hotel. Rooms are a good size with separate bedroom for adults and pull out sofa for kids. Food all week was very good. BBQ night was great but big queue for the excellent steak. Good selection a… more

One weeks stay mid July with wife and two boys, 7&4. Good experience all round. Very clean and well kept hotel. Rooms are a good size with separate bedroom for adults and pull out sofa for kids. Food all week was very good. BBQ night was great but big queue for the excellent steak. Good selection all round with ok variety each night. Staff very friendly, hard working and attentive. Plenty of sun beds some obviously brand new. Kids club was not great. Kids complained it was very boring and were reluctant to go back after the first visit. Kids pool is quite basic compared to other hotels we’ve visited.

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“Good hotel, only let down is the food”

The hotel is great. The pool is huge. Sometimes in the middle of the day it can get a bit crowded but not often. Loads of space and sunbeams if that's your thing, but can be difficult to find some shade. Rooms are large and comfortable, having a fridge in there was very handy. There are loads of… more

The hotel is great. The pool is huge. Sometimes in the middle of the day it can get a bit crowded but not often. Loads of space and sunbeams if that's your thing, but can be difficult to find some shade. Rooms are large and comfortable, having a fridge in there was very handy. There are loads of beaches in the area, Alvor beach is outstanding and only 5 minutes away by car. (The hotel does have a bus as well). The only real let down is the food. There are 2 restaurants but they have the same food and slightly different opening times, with the adults only one opening and closing a bit later. We were in the family restaurant and really the food ranged from not nice to tasteless. Breakfasts are fine. Lunch is saved by the chicken kebab they have running, but the rest of the cooked food was a big let down. There's no real description of what the different items are - Meat Salad, Fish Salad, Vegetarian are some of the descriptions. I'd recommend the place but try to eat out in the evenings if you can!

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“Not the same this year but still a great hol”

Our second time visiting and again, impressed for the most part. Food decent, rooms spacious and clean (bonus that they’re cleaned every day) and the daytime entertainment staff are incredible! However, I did have a few gripes about this year’s visit… - we didn’t use ‘snack times’ last year but … more

Our second time visiting and again, impressed for the most part. Food decent, rooms spacious and clean (bonus that they’re cleaned every day) and the daytime entertainment staff are incredible! However, I did have a few gripes about this year’s visit… - we didn’t use ‘snack times’ last year but this year we did. The snack time after breakfast is abysmal. Plain bread (no facilities to toast), some cheese, ham and veg and couple of pastries. Very poor given the all inclusive status! - the indoor bar really infuriates me. Specifically only broadcasting the World Cup in this bar so people had to pay. Although there was one occasion they did show in the main pool area seating too. Barman stated this was because it was on national tv. Not a good enough excuse… 5K for an all inclusive holiday so you’d expect all the perks in my opinion. - my biggest complaint and by far the most important is a specific barman. He worked in both the ‘paid’ bar and in the all inclusive. Each and every time I witnessed this man, his behaviour and attitude was disgusting. He was rude to everyone! Someone said his name was Joao I think. Older than most of the other staff, wore glasses. I personally witnessed him hounding an elderly woman for not saying ‘please’…. Spoke to everyone like they were beneath him. Really not a good look and several strangers I spoke to felt the exact same about him. Time for some staff training for this man! Or for him to find a new job that doesn’t involve customer service. Other than above, we enjoyed our stay. Just disappointing that we dreamt of the holiday we had last year and this year just wasn’t the same!

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