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Pinhal da Marina Vilamoura
Portugal, Europe
Vilamoura
Located a 15 minute-walk from the Vilamoura Marina and beach and set in picturesque gardens, this 4-star hotel offers a range of well-equipped apartments. The popular resort of Vilamoura boasts a sparkling coastline and visitors can also indulge in a game of golf or visit the Roman ruins at nearby Cerro da Vila. The Vilamoura Marina, situated in the heart of the town, offers an exciting array of entertainment options, from souvenir shops to cafes and bars
Rooms at Pinhal da Marina Vilamoura:
Studio gardenview rooms boast a spacious furnished balcony/terrace overlooking the gardens and fully equipped kitchenettes. In addition to air-conditioned living rooms, amenities include a safe, telephone, cable TV and coffee/tea making facilities. Studio poolview, one-bedroom gardenview and one-bedroom poolview rooms are available at a supplement.
Facilities
- 2 swimming pools
- Children's Swimming Pool
- Restaurant
- Bar
- FREE Wi-Fi in all apartments and public areas
- Playground
- Table tennis, Tennis court, multisport area
- Petanque field
- Bicycle rentals
- Please note: the hotel closed between 09/12/19 - 14/01/20
Room Types
The Local Area
Located a 15 minute-walk from the Vilamoura Marina and beach and set in picturesque gardens, this 4-star hotel offers a range of well-equipped apartments. The popular resort of Vilamoura boasts a sparkling coastline and visitors can also indulge in a game of golf or visit the Roman ruins at nearby Cerro da Vila.
The Vilamoura Marina, situated in the heart of the town, offers an exciting array of entertainment options, from souvenir shops to cafes and bars.
Tripadvisor Reviews
4.5 Excellent743 reviews
Excellent
50%
Very Good
33%
Average
11%
Poor
2%
Terrible
3%
Location
Cleanliness
Service
Value
Would not receommend
the reception staff are so unhelpful ( especially the morning one) the door to the room was very difficult to open & close the room was so smelly & damp & dark opened the balcony door to freshen up the room but that only made it worse as there was a strong smell of something coming from the balcony below i went to reception to asked to be moved & was just told no you have to stay there i then asked for towels to rent i was told laundry was not up yet come back later, went back later & told no try again in the morning, went up early next morning to be told no there is none here for you..... i went & bought some the cleaners took away the bathroom towels in the room & did not replace them
restaurant food was delicious & pool area very good
Not the best accommodation
The grounds are not maintained, trees are too high and need trimming, overgrown hedges, broken concrete slab pathway to and from pools/reception which is a trip hazard. Pool was nice , cleaned daily . Reception poor , dark and mat at door very dusty. Location is uphill from marina so taxi/user will be needed if mobility issues.
We traveled with a large family group, my room was nice and updated but the 3 other rooms my family members had were dark and in need of updating the furnishings and floors . Thought it was expensive for what we got as other resorts are much cheaper and much better maintained. Overall we will go back to vilamoura but not to stay at this location.
We made the best of the week we stayed but we will not be returning.
Room for improvement
Location is fine if you are mobile - shop is a 10 minute walk and you have to come up the hill on the way back. (Think heavy water bottles up a hill on the heat) Marina a further 10 min walk so if happy to walk location is fine. We were with a grandparent so reliant on Ubers. Atmosphere - Quiet and relaxed the best part about this hotel and having the two pools meant one pool was more child orientated and the bottom pool was very chilled. Rooms - we had a great size apartment which suited our needs. Clean on arrival, would say housekeeping was not great in comparison to other ‘4 star’ hotels we’ve been in. Not serviced as much as reception told us on arrival. Had to go looking about clean towels after day 5 we were there 10 days and only had fresh towels once. Very disappointing and reception were made aware and did not address until reminded the next day. So housekeeping wasn’t ideal. It was an affordable break but definitely not what I would have expected given the reviews and the rating given be easyJet holidays. Expected more in comparison with other stays. Area around the pool could do with some TLC as could the grounds. The food we purchased on the whole at the hotel was lovely but the service at the bar restaurant was extremely slow. The older lady was good the older man was a bit slow at times but pleasant, the younger man did not want to be there and had very poor customer service. Access to our room was via flights of stairs no lift so just be prepared for bringing suitcases up and down and also if you are not mobile. Wouldn’t be an ideal location for pushchairs.
Review by Leanne J Cookstown, United Kingdom
Spacious and Dated
We had a two bed apartment in block 12 on 1st floor overlooking the garden, apartment was dated a lot of brown wood panels, two bedrooms very small, kitchen was grand and well stocked with everything you need, a large bottle of water was left in for us, sitting room and balcony good size. No bar area or reception area after 10 pm at night if you wanted to sit and have a drink.
There are two pool areas , very quiet. The restaurant is more like a café then restaurant we only looked in did not eat there. There is no mini market on site which would be of benefit to all guests staying to get basic supplies, the nearest Supermarket Spar is about 10 mins walk away down a slight hill so if carrying up waters and messages in the heat it can feel longer going back up to apartments. Walk down to Marina is 15 mins and taxi back up at night €5 there is a taxi rank at Marina. Marina full of nice restaurants and bars with entertainment.
Taxi to Albufeira old town €26 to get there.
Quiet location, more residential, no mad crowds.
Large apartments, really peaceful but not a dedicated Bikhotel.
Took a chance with this hotel as booked late and it was the only one with availability. Fantastic hotel, we had a 1 bed apartment 8111, end of the block, huge verandas with sun loungers that caught the sun in the morning and until 6.00 pm. Pools - clean and warn. The one by the apartment was quieter, often had it to ourselves.
Restaurant - we were half board but this seems to be a rare case as there were only 2 of us. Breakfast is continental and plenty of choice with good quality food. Evening meal - limited choice of 2 dishes but well cooked, tasty and nutritious. Consisted of 4 courses with table water. Other drinks you had to pay for.
Really quiet, I had the best nights sleep here. Beds are a little hard. There is no evening entertainment so the whole place is quiet from around 11.00 pm. Heaven for us.
We used it as a base for cycling and have to say we were disappointed. The hotel advertises itself as a Bikhotel with a workshop. The receptionist was reluctant to give us a key and we never saw it. She said it was just a small cupboard. The roads too and from our apartment were virtually impossible to cycle on as they were made of some form of patterned substance that was very uneven.
We may come back purely because we loved the food and its peaceful location, but in my view it was expensive for what you got.
