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Balaia Plaza
Portugal, Europe
Albufeira
Surrounded by landscaped gardens and with panoramic views over the Atlantic Ocean, this contemporary style apart hotel is situated in the heart of the area of Balaia, within easy reach of the historic centre of the popular holiday resort of Albufeira. The famous beautiful beaches Praia da Santa Eulália and Praia da Maria Luisa are only 200 m away, the beach of Praia da Oura can be reached within a short stroll.
Facilities
- Wheelchair-accessible
- Car park
- 24-hour reception
- Wired Internet
- Wi-fi
- Car hire*
- Medical service*
- Smoke detector
- Hotel safe*
- Lift access
- *Some facilities may incur an additional fee
The Local Area
Tripadvisor Reviews
3.0 Average407 reviews
Excellent
11%
Very Good
27%
Average
25%
Poor
15%
Terrible
23%
Location
Cleanliness
Service
Value
Xx... Stay Away. ..xx
XX... STAY AWAY .......XX Dont say no one told you. This is 1. Beyond basic. 2. The last night of our holidays our room was broken into and 4 mobile phones stolen whilst we slept. The hotel advised they only had CCTV at reception and 2 other rooms on the other floor were burgled also. No duty of care, unsafe, something u do not want to experience on your holidays. Very poor overall
The worst of everything.
A lie. This place is not worth a single star. Cockroaches in the rooms, falling ceilings, ripped sofas, dirty sheets, used pillows, we even had to ask the reception for new towels. The room smelled unbearably of tobacco. The worst of everything. Don't be fooled by the photos they post.
A little dated but a fantastic time had
Just arrived home from a 3 night, 4 day stay here with a few family members for our daughters 21st birthday. We had a fab time. The hotel is in need of updating it is a bit run down, but our rooms were big in size and very clean. It depends on what you are looking for. It's a cheap and cheerful hotel. The staff on reception were very helpful. The staff at the pool bar were very friendly and the food was delicious. The supermarket is a 2 minute walk from the hotel and the restaurants. It's a short ride I a taxi to the hustle and bustle.
Thank you for our stay
Review by carleyj19 Swansea, United Kingdom
DO NOT STAY HERE
Firstly, I have no idea why love holidays is advertising this hotel as a 4 star ? If i could give 0 stars i would. Aside the location ( which of course is the work of nature) there is nothing positive to say. This is the second time we have stayed at this hotel, disappointingly, the quality of this hotel has plummeted. Hot water, cold water, no water, who knows? Everyday was different. Cleaning was done everyday, however, cleaning with a dirty cloth kind of defeats the purpose. Stealing free bees from the hotel? Don't worry, you will not be tempted to even use the smallest soap in history ( that kept falling down the sink), the shower gel packets, that smell like toilet cleaner, and the towels that serve as exfoliators and have definitely never been fabric conditioned.
The apartment was spacious, but be warned, there is no air conditioning looks like there used to be at some stage, but WW2 must have interrupted things, the air con controls were dead. There was 1 rickety old fan, so your choices are sleep in sweltering heat with the fan noise going all night or leave the doors and windows open and get bitten.
The WiFi was free.....but seeing as you could never connect to it, completely useless!
The reception area was a mess, couches were ripped, rubbish wasn't discarded days in a row, there were often people lying on the couches giving a homeless shelter vibe. There are 2 pools. The kids pool was closed off. The sun loungers were disgustingly dirty and many were broken, I don't think anyone has ever cleaned them (or maybe it was the cleaning lady with the dirty cloth ?)
At times, this hotel felt quite unsafe. There appeared to be 0 security or grounds staff, and it looked like anyone could just wonder in. A few days into our family holiday at 10 in the morning we were greated by a group of lads doing balloons by the pool and getting into the pool with their clothes on, disgustingly unhygienic. Do not bring your family here, do not waste your hard earned money.
No good
The rooms weren’t too bad, expected worse. However for the five days we were there not once did we get a towel change, we asked the cleaners and reception, they were no help. No ac and the rooms could do with a bit of maintenance. We didn’t expect luxury for the price but staff were no help.
