What type of breakfast is offered and what are the serving hours?

Continental breakfasts are available daily from 8:00 AM to 10:30 AM for a fee of approximately EUR 8.00 per person.

Are pets allowed at the property?

Pets are not allowed at the property.

What are the standard check-in and check-out times?

Check-in time starts at 3:00 PM and ends at 12:00 AM. Check-out time is at 12:00 PM. Early or late check-in/check-out may be arranged by contacting the property in advance.

Is there an airport shuttle service available?

Airport shuttle services are available, and arrangements can be made prior to checking in.

What is the location of the property in relation to key landmarks?

The property is located in Albufeira Old Town, near the beach, with attractions like Albufeira Marina and Balaia Golf Village nearby. Outdoor activities such as hiking and biking trails are also accessible.

Does the property have a swimming pool?

Yes, the property features a seasonal outdoor swimming pool.

What are the policies for guests staying with children?

Children are allowed at the property. However, extra-person charges may apply, and there are no cribs available.

What are the policies regarding extra beds and cribs?

No cribs (infant beds) are available at the property. Extra-person charges may apply depending on property policy.

Vila Recife Hotel in Albufeira, Portugal

Average nightly price at Vila Recife Hotel by month, last 12 months (USD)
Month	Average price
January	$40
March	$56
April	$65
May	$92
June	$126
July	$180
August	$193
September	$125
October	$68
November	$45
December	$67

What guests think

At Vila Recife Hotel, many guests praise the central Old Town location and generally friendly staff, but repeatedly mention dated rooms and uneven upkeep, along with recurring nighttime noise from nearby bars and thin walls that can make sleep difficult.

The pool and rooftop terraces are appreciated, though a few note maintenance or cleanliness issues, and on-site parking is not available or may be farther away than expected. Breakfast feedback is mixed, with some calling the continental spread good value and others finding it limited or low quality. Room sizes vary, and in-room Wi-Fi can be unreliable. Best for travellers who prioritize value and proximity over modern comforts.

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Facilities

The pool and rooftop terraces are appreciated, though some reviews mention maintenance or cleanliness issues in the pool area. On-site parking is not provided, and a few guests were directed to distant parking.

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Andrea

Jul 1, 2023

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Stayed 1 night

Muy bien localizado, en el centro de la ciudad, cerca de todo, Plata, comercios, restaurantes, etc. No tiene estacionamiento, pero es posible estacionar cerca

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Iwan

Aug 6, 2024

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Stayed 2 nights

Perfect hotel for a short stay. The best location in Albuferia Old Town. Staff were super friendly & helpful. The room was basic & small but clean, ideal for a short trip. Overall and amazing hotel for the price. Rooftop terrace has amazing views! If you are looking for an inexpensive hotel stay I highly recommend.

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CARMEN

Sep 5, 2024

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Stayed 4 nights

This hotel was very well located. Far enough from noise yet close enough to walk everywhere. The only inconvenience was not having parking but that’s a problem all over Portugal.

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Rachel

Sep 14, 2023

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Stayed 5 nights

Very tired looking room in the original part of the hotel, grubby and tattered furniture and carpet. Very noisy and some quite rude staff. Pool area wasn't cleared of rubbish from one day to the next.

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Preston

Sep 5, 2024

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Stayed 3 nights

I would not stay here. We booked 3 nights and left after 1. We had ants in our room and were promised on site parking. Parking was a mile away. The pictures of the room were nice, however, the rooms were not as photographed. Old, outdated, uncomfortable, and dirty. We did not receive any refund for our 2 nights we did not stay due to the staff not being cooperative. For the price point - stay any where else.

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Sharee

Nov 1, 2024

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Stayed 1 night

Great facility with a pool and restaurant. Breakfast was included and was great. Short walk from down town, up a hill so actually easiest to get an Uber from the train station rather than a bus. Supermarket opposite. Friendly helpful staff

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Akshay

Jul 8, 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

Prefect location to explore the albufiera like - beach, old Town, marina. Friendly staff, clean room, pool, prefect hotel to enjoying vacation in albufiera.

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Kirsty

Oct 25, 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

An okay hotel for the price paid, really well located for everything. I like that they take a deposit and be clear to guests about noise and disruption - it was very quiet at night which isn't often the case with Albufeira hotels. Good roof terraces and pool. Disliked - reception (AM) taking really, really long to do check in process -passport/tax/give you room info. They talked between themselves and gave the impression you were inconveniencing them by arriving on an early flight. The only option to leave bags was for them to be left openly in reception area which is common, but really not great. A lack of recycling bins in room/hotel.

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Aurelien

Jun 11, 2022

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Stayed 1 night

Le nettoyage mal fait , des cheveux partout dans la salle de bain , dans la chambre on a trouver une grosse blatte , la piscine était plein de déchets du carrelage cassé de partout . En revanche l’hôtel était surper bien placer avc épicerie restauration juste devant Besoin d’une grosse restauration.

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Svenja

Jul 19, 2023

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Stayed 7 nights

Wat je krijgt voor de prijs is prima! Echter kan je er niet met kaart betalen wat ik raar vind, ontbijt is sober, langs zwembad weinig plek. Schoonmaak is goed, personeel is stil en doet weinig. Kamer klein, maar alles is erg!

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Cleanliness

Feedback is mixed: while several guests found rooms clean, others reported strong odours, pests (ants or cockroaches), and poor upkeep in rooms and bathrooms.

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Mandy

Aug 25, 2024

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Stayed 5 nights

Op de foto lijkt dit een prima hotel in old town Albufeira. Echter is dit hotel slecht onderhouden. Er is een muffe lucht te ruiken door het hele hotel, de kamers zijn vochtig door slechte ventilatie, schimmel in de badkamer op de muren, douchekraan is kapot waardoor de hele badkamer nat wordt, het water uit de kraan is bloedheet of juist ijskoud, ontbijt is vreselijk. De koffie is waterig, brood oud, en alles wordt niet goed schoon gehouden. Wat een ellende is dit hotel.

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Martin

Oct 19, 2024

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Stayed 4 nights

Jeg ankom til et hotelværelse hvor luftfugtigheden var enormt høj. Det lugtede fælt af røg på værelset. Så det har klart været et rygerværelse jeg havde fået. Der var beskidt med cigaretskodder samt kakerlakker under sengen som var blevet slået ihjel, men ikke fjernet bagefter. Der var mange berusede mennesker på hotellet, så der var meget råben og skrigen og sparken på dørene til værelserne midt om natten, bestemt ikke et sted for børnefamilier. Og hotelpersonalet gjorde ikke noget ved det. Den dårligste hotel oplevelse i mit liv.

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Tyler

Sep 30, 2025

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Stayed 7 nights

Hotel rooms and bathrooms are very dated. Unpleasant odours filled the room and corridors almost daily (I guess from the drains). No kettle, hairdryer or iron in the room although are available from reception. Very noisy with it being a popular location for cheap and cheerful stags and hens, which makes for an uncomfortable nights sleep with people knocking on doors all night long. Reception only give one key per room which causes problems with drunk people going back to the room at different times

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Rachel

Sep 14, 2023

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Stayed 5 nights

Very tired looking room in the original part of the hotel, grubby and tattered furniture and carpet. Very noisy and some quite rude staff. Pool area wasn't cleared of rubbish from one day to the next.

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Lyndsay

Oct 30, 2025

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Stayed 4 nights

The room was lovely and spacious and clean and comfortable. The shower was lovely. Only thing missing was a full length mirror.

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David

Aug 3, 2023

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Stayed 9 nights

Muy descontento con el hotel. Mucho ruido por las noches de gente que vuelve de fiesta y de las tuberías de agua cuando enciende el grifo. Todas las tardes el baño acababa oliendo a cloaca por las tuberías. Además, de que dos días dejamos entrar al servicio de limpieza en la habitación porque teniamos una mancha en las sábanas y ni un día la cambiaron. Too disappointed with the hotel. too much noise at night because of people coming back from nights out and because of water tubes because they made too much noise when someone opened the tab in other rooms. Besides, we had a stain in the bed sheet and the cleaning service was unable to change the bed sheets twice.

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Eliel Constantine

Oct 5, 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

Check in staff at the counter were nice and helpful. The room was old and a smoker’s room. No hair dryer in the bathroom and tight bathroom. It needs to be renovated.

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Aurelien

Jun 11, 2022

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Stayed 1 night

Le nettoyage mal fait , des cheveux partout dans la salle de bain , dans la chambre on a trouver une grosse blatte , la piscine était plein de déchets du carrelage cassé de partout . En revanche l’hôtel était surper bien placer avc épicerie restauration juste devant Besoin d’une grosse restauration.

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Fernanda

Jul 12, 2024

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Stayed 3 nights

Quarto ruim banheiro péssimo a água do chuveiro rapidamente esfria !!! Péssimo serviço Limpeza NAO Recomendo

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Tricia

Sep 26, 2025

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Stayed 3 nights

Clean, helpful staff, good value for money. Pool was great. Breakfast was a bit repetitive if staying multiple days.

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Rooms

Rooms are basic and dated, with sizes varying; multiple reviews mention thin walls and nighttime noise. In-room Wi-Fi can be unreliable, and some guests reported uncomfortable beds or aging fixtures.

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Jens

Nov 2, 2023

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Stayed 13 nights

Personalen var bra och städperonalen utmärkt. Däremot saknades bröd på frukosten en av dagarna pocherat bacon en annan dag. En dag uppstod en avloppslukten som städpersonalen avhjälpte snabbt. WiFi kom och gick.

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Tyler

Sep 30, 2025

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Stayed 7 nights

Hotel rooms and bathrooms are very dated. Unpleasant odours filled the room and corridors almost daily (I guess from the drains). No kettle, hairdryer or iron in the room although are available from reception. Very noisy with it being a popular location for cheap and cheerful stags and hens, which makes for an uncomfortable nights sleep with people knocking on doors all night long. Reception only give one key per room which causes problems with drunk people going back to the room at different times

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FLORENCIO

Jul 18, 2024

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Stayed 2 nights

Great location, friendly and helpful staff… but the property is rundown and old. It was an okay stay, but room 508 was not what I expected. Fair experience though.

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Elly

Sep 8, 2023

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Stayed 5 nights

There is so much noise all night as the walls are paper thin, and then early in the morning the maids are extremely loud. Beds are really uncomfortable too. Good location for albuferia old town, however would not stay here again.

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Lyndsay

Oct 30, 2025

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Stayed 4 nights

The room was lovely and spacious and clean and comfortable. The shower was lovely. Only thing missing was a full length mirror.

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Matthew

May 10, 2024

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Stayed 5 nights

Lovely clean hotel - it’s not in the very noisy part but it’s albufeuria! Wi-Fi didn’t work at all in rooms Got told on day 1 someone was looking at it but got the impression they didn’t really think it would be repaired 5 days later when we left we heard receptionist saying same lines to new arrivals :)

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Sylvia

Sep 10, 2023

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Stayed 4 nights

Horrible beds and pillows,very loud didn’t get much asleep

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Eliel Constantine

Oct 5, 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

Check in staff at the counter were nice and helpful. The room was old and a smoker’s room. No hair dryer in the bathroom and tight bathroom. It needs to be renovated.

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Fernanda

Jul 12, 2024

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Stayed 3 nights

Quarto ruim banheiro péssimo a água do chuveiro rapidamente esfria !!! Péssimo serviço Limpeza NAO Recomendo

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Kate

Aug 6, 2023

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Stayed 2 nights

Staff were very nice. Room was a decent size. Rooms are not soundproof. There were very loud guests at all hours of the night and morning.

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Many guests describe staff as friendly and helpful, but several report inconsistent service, including slow or unhelpful reception and poor handling of issues.

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martin

Oct 28, 2025

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Stayed 4 nights

Breakfast was continental.looked nice but i prefer an english breaky lol. Our view was over another hotel.but still pleasent.staff were lovely

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Nigel

Jul 10, 2025

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Stayed 7 nights

Great location, lovely building ,Breakfast good, Staff very helpful really enjoyable stay

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Rachel

Sep 14, 2023

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Stayed 5 nights

Very tired looking room in the original part of the hotel, grubby and tattered furniture and carpet. Very noisy and some quite rude staff. Pool area wasn't cleared of rubbish from one day to the next.

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Andrea

Aug 2, 2024

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Stayed 1 night

Non commento la struttura , che comunque è bella fuori , ma dentro sembra una caserma vecchia. Ci saremmo comunque accontentati poiché abbiamo prenotato solo per una notte . L’accoglienza è stata pessima da parte di Daniela alla quale consiglio di lavorare in una catena industriale e non al contatto con il pubblico . All’ufficio postale in Italia sono molto più calorosi. Non si può entrare come ospiti paganti in una struttura e non avere nemmeno un benvenuto . Tre informazioni chieste , tre risposte errate , Daniela non sa che la cucina nei ristoranti chiude a tarda notte . Abbiamo prenotato una camera con letto matrimoniale e i letti erano singoli . Quando abbiamo , gentilmente fatto presente la richiesta , poteva gentilmente rispondere che la prenotazione era arrivata troppo tardi , invece ha preferito stare a sindacare e dire che non avevamo fatto tale richiesta . Abbiamo mostrato la prenotazione con letto matrimoniale e ci ha risposto di unire i letti . Se Daniela vuole venire in Italia ad imparare l’accoglienza , saró ben lieto di ospitarla e insegnarle come si cura il cliente . Lavoro che svolgo e per il quale sono Anche molto bravo .

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Preston

Sep 5, 2024

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Stayed 3 nights

I would not stay here. We booked 3 nights and left after 1. We had ants in our room and were promised on site parking. Parking was a mile away. The pictures of the room were nice, however, the rooms were not as photographed. Old, outdated, uncomfortable, and dirty. We did not receive any refund for our 2 nights we did not stay due to the staff not being cooperative. For the price point - stay any where else.

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Catrina

May 15, 2023

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Stayed 5 nights

Staff were really lovely, had a leak one morning and it was sorted within an hour, offered a new room but it was fixed so felt no need. Only downside is the church bells that start from 8am so it’s hard to lie in, and also the doors aren’t very insulated so you hear everything going on in the corridor/when the cleaners clean the rooms in the morning on the same level. I paid for breakfast and couldn’t eat anything as I’m vegan but I had lots of coffee which I’m happy with. They did tell me if I mentioned it prior they would have gotten me food which is nice of them - I booked last minute (day before) so it didn’t bother me at all. There’s places close by that cater. Location is great, super close to the beach and the bars and restaurants. Pool gets sun all day. Overall really happy with my stay

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Andrew

May 20, 2025

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Stayed 3 nights

Very friendly staff. Great time will go back.

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Kirsty

Oct 25, 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

An okay hotel for the price paid, really well located for everything. I like that they take a deposit and be clear to guests about noise and disruption - it was very quiet at night which isn't often the case with Albufeira hotels. Good roof terraces and pool. Disliked - reception (AM) taking really, really long to do check in process -passport/tax/give you room info. They talked between themselves and gave the impression you were inconveniencing them by arriving on an early flight. The only option to leave bags was for them to be left openly in reception area which is common, but really not great. A lack of recycling bins in room/hotel.

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Julie

Mar 30, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

We booked hotel for 1 night on Friday 28th march. The room was clean but had no hairdryer which I thought there should have been. We were in room 505 which I think is the last room in the hotel. When we went to bed there was a noise like a generator in the balcony which came on for about 15 mins then went off for about 5 mins. It was impossible to sleep. We put up with this until 2am when we decided we would have to let reception know as we could not sleep with the noise. The receptionist said they would come up to the room to check this but they didn’t. We then packed our stuff and went to reception to be told that the receptionist was new. By this time we were tired and fed up. We decided to leave as there was no attempt to either fix the problem or move us to another room. Reception took a note of our details but we have yet to hear from them. Really not happy with the service.

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Tricia

Sep 26, 2025

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Stayed 3 nights

Clean, helpful staff, good value for money. Pool was great. Breakfast was a bit repetitive if staying multiple days.

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Location

Excellent central location near Albufeira Old Town, beach, restaurants, and shops. However, several guests experienced significant street or club noise late into the night.

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Andrea

Jul 1, 2023

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Stayed 1 night

Muy bien localizado, en el centro de la ciudad, cerca de todo, Plata, comercios, restaurantes, etc. No tiene estacionamiento, pero es posible estacionar cerca

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Adam

Oct 6, 2024

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Stayed 6 nights

A nice hotel in the Old Town of Albufeira, ideal location for going to the beaches and the Old Town square. The buffet breakfast was good value for money. The rooms are dated with improvement needed in the bathrooms but spacious with Air conditioning. The hotel also provides a good happy hour offer during the late afternoon.

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Alisan

Oct 29, 2023

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Stayed 5 nights

In der Umgebung ist es sehr laut. In der Bar in unmittelbarer Nähe dröhnt die laute Musik und die Gesänge der Menschen bis 3-4 Uhr morgens. Leider war es auch km Hotel im Flur immer wieder sehr laut. Laut krachende Türen und anderer Lärm. Die Lage ist aber perfekt.

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CARMEN

Sep 5, 2024

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Stayed 4 nights

This hotel was very well located. Far enough from noise yet close enough to walk everywhere. The only inconvenience was not having parking but that’s a problem all over Portugal.

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Karl

Jun 15, 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

Basic budget hotel offering unappetising budget breakfast. Noise nightly from pounding music from disco up to 4am causing sleep disturbance. Shame as Albefeira spoilt by loud music being allowed to be played until 4 am each night.

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Shauna

Jun 4, 2023

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Stayed 7 nights

Hotel is in a brilliant location, less than 5 minute walk into the old town, to shops restaurants pubs and the beach! Rooms with pool/sea view are quite noisy at night time. Majority of staff are lovely and very helpful, one lady at reception (blonde short hair) was very rude, no people skills, wasn’t approachable and not helpful at all!! Hated seeing her whilst passing reception. Everyone else is lovely though

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Edina

Apr 16, 2025

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Stayed 4 nights

We had a wonderful stay at Vila Recife ! Clean, the locations was fantastic , close to everything , the staff were nice. Only down is, we experience some noice from street during our stay. Would definitely recommend this property

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José

May 27, 2024

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Stayed 2 nights

Close to town centre, the beach and many shops, breakfast was great, staff was friendly and service was nice, check-in was smooth and easy. The pool is no deeper than 1.2m but nothing to be fussed about. Overall great stay.

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Akshay

Jul 8, 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

Prefect location to explore the albufiera like - beach, old Town, marina. Friendly staff, clean room, pool, prefect hotel to enjoying vacation in albufiera.

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Kirsty

Oct 25, 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

An okay hotel for the price paid, really well located for everything. I like that they take a deposit and be clear to guests about noise and disruption - it was very quiet at night which isn't often the case with Albufeira hotels. Good roof terraces and pool. Disliked - reception (AM) taking really, really long to do check in process -passport/tax/give you room info. They talked between themselves and gave the impression you were inconveniencing them by arriving on an early flight. The only option to leave bags was for them to be left openly in reception area which is common, but really not great. A lack of recycling bins in room/hotel.

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Dining

Breakfast opinions are divided: some found the continental options good value or decent, while others cited limited variety, poor quality, or missing items on certain days.

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Jens

Nov 2, 2023

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Stayed 13 nights

Personalen var bra och städperonalen utmärkt. Däremot saknades bröd på frukosten en av dagarna pocherat bacon en annan dag. En dag uppstod en avloppslukten som städpersonalen avhjälpte snabbt. WiFi kom och gick.

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Adam

Oct 6, 2024

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Stayed 6 nights

A nice hotel in the Old Town of Albufeira, ideal location for going to the beaches and the Old Town square. The buffet breakfast was good value for money. The rooms are dated with improvement needed in the bathrooms but spacious with Air conditioning. The hotel also provides a good happy hour offer during the late afternoon.

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Mandy

Aug 25, 2024

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Stayed 5 nights

Op de foto lijkt dit een prima hotel in old town Albufeira. Echter is dit hotel slecht onderhouden. Er is een muffe lucht te ruiken door het hele hotel, de kamers zijn vochtig door slechte ventilatie, schimmel in de badkamer op de muren, douchekraan is kapot waardoor de hele badkamer nat wordt, het water uit de kraan is bloedheet of juist ijskoud, ontbijt is vreselijk. De koffie is waterig, brood oud, en alles wordt niet goed schoon gehouden. Wat een ellende is dit hotel.

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Hajra

Sep 16, 2024

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Stayed 4 nights

Friendly staff. Easy access to restaurants beach . Staff are friendly and helpful. Isabel, Manager was amazing. Will recommend the hotel for location option of breakfast on the premises. Excellent breakfast continental choices. Ambiance is great

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Malin

Aug 9, 2024

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Stayed 2 nights

Luktade fränt och mögligt, rummen gammal standard. Dåligt ljudisolerat och frukost tråkig utan frukt och grönt. Skulle inte komma tillbaka.

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Nigel

Jul 10, 2025

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Stayed 7 nights

Great location, lovely building ,Breakfast good, Staff very helpful really enjoyable stay

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JOSE

May 18, 2024

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Stayed 4 nights

Bom o hotel, quarto simples e aconchegante. Só o café da manha que é ruim!!! A localizacao é excelente.

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Kitty

Oct 21, 2024

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Stayed 3 nights

Easy, well-located, great breakfast, staff all helpful and friendly.

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Sharee

Nov 1, 2024

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Stayed 1 night

Great facility with a pool and restaurant. Breakfast was included and was great. Short walk from down town, up a hill so actually easiest to get an Uber from the train station rather than a bus. Supermarket opposite. Friendly helpful staff

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Tricia

Sep 26, 2025

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Stayed 3 nights

Clean, helpful staff, good value for money. Pool was great. Breakfast was a bit repetitive if staying multiple days.

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Vila Recife Hotel

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