Hotel Balaia Mar

Mein Mann und ich verbrachten hier 5 Tage zu unserem Hochzeitstag. Wir kamen um 22 Uhr an und wurden sehr schnell und freundlich eingecheckt. Unsere Unterkunft (nur Zimmer) hatte eine gute Größe, einen Wasserkocher, einen Kühlschrank, Tassen und Untertassen und Gläser. Die Sonnenterrasse war großartig, 2 Sonnenliegen und ein Tisch mit Stühlen, halb überdacht mit Schatten. Das Zimmer war sehr sauber und ordentlich, der einzige Fehler, den ich nennen würde, ist, dass sie überhaupt nicht schalldicht sind. Die Swimmingpools waren gut gepflegt, leider war die Snackbar am kleinen Pool nie geöffnet und die Öffnungszeiten der Sportbar waren ein Glücksspiel. Die Sportbar hatte eine große Auswahl an Getränken, großes Bier für 3 €, sie machten Pizza für 12 €. Wir frühstückten einmal während unseres Aufenthalts im Hauptrestaurant, 9 € für ein All-you-can-eat-Buffet, viel Auswahl, warmes Frühstück, Müsli, Gebäck, Joghurt, Obst, Tee, Kaffee, Säfte, es war alles sehr schön. Die Lage des Hotels bietet mehrere Restaurants in Gehweite. Gegenüber dem Hotel gibt es einen Spar und eine Apotheke mit einem Geldautomaten. Die Altstadt ist etwa 8 Minuten mit einem Uber entfernt, was 6 bis 8 € kostet, wenn man nicht etwa eine Stunde zu Fuß geht, aber zu Fuß war es ziemlich hügelig. Tuk Tuks waren sehr praktisch und es war immer eines verfügbar, sie kosteten 10 €. Es gibt einen Strand etwa 5-7 Minuten zu Fuß entfernt, es ist nur ein kleiner Strand mit einem etwas zurückgesetzten Restaurant. Der Weg zurück zum Hotel ist ziemlich steil. Alles in allem war das Hotel ruhig, sauber und die Angestellten waren alle sehr freundlich, das Personal an der Rezeption war auch sehr hilfsbereit und wir würden wieder dort übernachten.

EXCUSE CAPS IM PARTIALLY BLIND. I HAVE TO SAY I WASNT SURE WHAT TO EXPECT BUT ITS LOVELY AND QUIET. I WENT IN JUNETO FULLFILL SOMETHING OFF MY BUCKETG LIST, I HAD PLANNED THIS 10 YEARS AGO BUT UNFIORTUNATLY COULD BOOK AS I WAS WAS DIAGNOSED WITH STAGE 4 CANCER. THE DOLPHNE INTERACTION WAS AMAZING IF YOU DO PREMIUM YOU GET A USB WITH VID ALSO A LOVELY PICTURE. I WANTED TO GO BACK THE THE BEACH WAS TOO FAR TO WLAK EVERYDOY. THE FOOD IN THE HOTEL I CANT REALY COMMENT AS IT WAS HOT DOGS HAMBURGERS AND PIZZA. NOON OF THEM I EAT. SO THAT PUT ME OFF HAVING AN EVENING MEAL. RESTURANTS IF YIU DRIVE ARE CLOSE. BUT YET FOR ME ANOTHER HARD SLOG.. THE RECEP STAFF WERE AMAZING FUNNY HELPFULL.VERY CLEAN HOTEL. 2/3 POOLS LOVELY GROUNDS PRETTY LUSH. I DEFIANTLY WOULD GO BACK BUT WOULD NEED TO KNOW WHERE AND HOW FAR THE OTHER BEACH . SHOP 2 MINS SPA ETC..PRICES CAN BE THE SAME AS UK BUT MOST ARE A KITTLE CHEAPER AND ALWAYS A RESTURANT THAT DOES EVENING MEAL DEALS, NOW IM NOT UP ON KL AM AN OLD SCHOOL. I LOVE WALKING MAYBE 10 15 BUT NO LONGER. DOES ANY ONE KNOW HOW FAR IN MINUTES IS 0.6M? WE ARE ALOS PARTIALLY BLIND SO STAYING ON A BEACH WOULD HAVE TO GET BY DUSK. ID APPRECIATE YOUR IN PUT THANK YOU JACKI

I recently stayed at this hotel in Albufeira, it was a great experience all round. The hotel staff were lovely and very helpful 😊. The rooms were good and cleaned well. Everything you needed for a comfortable and enjoyable stay. I would definitely return and recommend it to other 👍

ok hotel for a week. the room was cleaned every day, but the cleaning was average. the pool was nice, but the "pool rules" were not followed, and the staff didn't care unless you brought drinks from the shop, then we were told that this was not allowed. otherwise it was a perfectly fine hotel room, partially helpful at the reception and otherwise kind waiters

Our stay at Balaia Mar could not be faulted, we thoroughly enjoyed our first stay in Portugal and will definitely return to Balaia. It holds a special place in our hearts as we got engaged here. Upon our late arrival we were greeted by a very friendly gentleman who we unfortunately didn’t get the name of, but he was thorough in explaining to us how the hotel worked and walked us up to our room, returning without fuss when we had problems figuring out the aircon. Other reception staff were kind also throughout our stay, offering to book us a taxi and leave our suitcases with them until our transfer. Our room was spacious and overlooked the pool, surrounded by beautiful trees abundant with birds who we enjoyed seeing on our balcony for the whole trip. The room came with all of the amenities we required and was very comfortable. We were fortunate to stay at a quiet time and had the smaller pool to ourselves each morning for a swim and sunbathe. There was also easy access to Praia Maria Luisa so we could go to the beach when we pleased. When visiting the hotel restaurant we were lucky enough to be served by Volodymyr who always showed us a friendly smile and had great banter, he went above and beyond to provide us great service, allowing us to grab some breakfast after closing one morning and telling us about some nice places to visit, a top guy. Other restaurant staff were friendly and attentive to our needs also. Overall we had a brilliant stay and will definitely return here, I cannot think of anywhere else we would like to stay more in Portugal than here. Thank you so much!