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Reviews of Balaia Sol Holiday Club

3 out of 5
Balaia Sol Holiday Club
Brejos S N, Albufeira

Reviews

8.2

Very good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 33 out of 93 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 38 out of 93 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 14 out of 93 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 6 out of 93 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 2 out of 93 reviews" "

8.6/10

Cleanliness

8.4/10

Staff & service

8.8/10

Amenities

8.4/10

Property conditions & facilities

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

MS. YIN

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Check in and Check out was easy and straightforward. Studio apartment was cosy as expected but clean and well appointed and equipment all worked. The aircon was an absolute godsend! Think that it would benefit with wifi access in the rooms. It's available in the public/reception areas but couldn't see a signal in the room/apartment itself. Would definitely book again next time we return to the Algarve.
Stayed 2 nights in May 2022

10/10 Excellent

Yin

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 2 nights in May 2022

8/10 Good

ccc

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Satisfactory accommodation about a 15 minute walk to the main part of town "The Strip". It has "limited servicing" so you get one soap for the whole length of your stay and the towels changed/bed made every second day.
Stayed 10 nights in Aug 2019
Response from Isabel Rodrigues on Sep 3, 2019
Dear guest, Thank you for your stay with us. Was a pleasure to have you in our hotel. Hope see you again. Kind regards,

10/10 Excellent

Angela

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Relaxing and fun
It's a great place to stay. Would highly recommend it. The staff are very friendly. It's lovely and private there. Only s short drive to the strip and old town is amazing great food and music.
Stayed 7 nights in Jul 2019
Response from Rodrigues on Jul 30, 2019
Dear guest, Thank you for your opinion, we are very proud fot it! We hope see you soon. Kind regards, Isabel Rodrigues

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Amazing place with everything nearby you need. A cheap cab ride gets you to more shopping and restaurants and return is so easy with a convenient cab area to get you back to the hotel. A bit of a walk to the beach but worth every second.
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2019
Response from Isabel Rodrigues on Jul 23, 2019
Dear guest, thank you for your words! We hope see you again. Why not next year?! Best regards.

10/10 Excellent

Leigh

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 5 nights in Sep 2018

8/10 Good

David, Ireland

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Nice clean apartments and pool
We really enjoyed our stay here, a bit far from most things though if you dont like walking
Stayed 7 nights in Aug 2018
Response from Nuno on Sep 4, 2018
Thank you for staying with us.

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Only there for 3 nights but thought the place perfect, out of the way, nice and quiet, friendly and helpful staff, will be back
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2018
Response from Nuno Venancio on Aug 17, 2018
Thank you very much for staying with us.

10/10 Excellent

Kate, Prestwick

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Quiet- much needed R and R
Lovely accommodation closes enough to all the facilities of Albufeira but far enough out to give peace and quiet. Family run business - all staff couldn't be more helpful.
Stayed 7 nights in Jul 2018
Response from Nuno Venâncio on Aug 1, 2018
Thank you very much for staying with us. Best regards, Nuno Venâncio

8/10 Good

Adam

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Excellent facilities in quiet strong but also easily walkable into the main tourist areas. Only downside was having deliberately picked pay whilst there the accommodation took 50% of the price of the stay on booking.
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2018
Response from Nuno Venâncio on Aug 1, 2018
Good morning, Thank you for staying with us. We had took the 50% because that what it says in the conditions when you do the booking. regards,

10/10 Excellent

kate

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Quiet and close enough to full resort amenities
Great time - totally relaxing. Very enjoyable stay in a family run establishment.
Stayed 7 nights in Oct 2017

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Nice place to stay near to bars and restaurants
Enjoyed our week here and would recommend. Quiet location, sunbed always available
Stayed 7 nights in Oct 2017

10/10 Excellent

Brian, South Oxhey, Watford, uk

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Quiet location small friendly hotel apartments.
A week was too short. Accomodation was just right. Location close to Albuferia town where restaurants and bars were walkable distance. Beach during the day where parasailing had to be done followed by some food and sangria. Strip at night including more sangria and good Portuguese food. Hotel staff fantastic and they catered for alll needs.Arrived at night and was met by security staff which was 100 percent which continued throughout the week leaving us feeling very secure. Our appartment was close to pool but still had privacy, fantastic layout of the appartments overlooking pool area but not too intrusive. We felt at ease all the time. The staff were lovely and very accomodating and advised us on several matters throughout the week regarding sightseeing and taxis. I would definately return .
Stayed 7 nights in Jul 2017
Response from Venancio on Aug 12, 2017
Thank you for staying with us

4/10 Poor

Aaron, Belfast

Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort
Disliked: Staff & service
Average hotel - not good for groups
We arrived at hotel reception after a long mornings travelling only to be lectured by hotel staff about noise levels, coming home late and how our room was to be kept. We found this quite condescending and unnecessary. The manager in particular was very insistent on this matter. We arrived at the pool bar for lunch, not expecting 5 star cuisine, but at the same time not expecting the sub-standard food which was, for the quality of it, over priced. We were reluctant to eat here again, deciding to go to neighboring hotels or cook for ourselves in future. Our biggest complaint was arriving home on the first night. We were met by an angry night watch man Antonio, who repeatably questioned us on who we were, how many were in our group, and then bringing two of us to reception after refusing to believe that we were a party of four guys, insisting that there were two guys ad two girls in our room. After admitting his mistake, he followed us to make sure we went to out room (as he did every night). Kind of felt like your parents waiting for you coming home at night when you were 14. The staff were the main problem with this hotel, and I felt that had we been a family of four we may have had a different experience. Would encourage any groups of young people to look elsewhere
Stayed 7 nights in Jul 2017

10/10 Excellent

Kate, Ayrshire

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Total relaxation
Quiet location but close enough to facilities of Albufeira
Stayed 7 nights in Jul 2017
Response from Venancio on Jul 29, 2017
Thank you very much

10/10 Excellent

Claire, S

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Lovely, quiet hotel - great for families
A little way out from the main town but close to the Strip and bullring. Getting in to town is easy with a 45 min walk. The complex runs a taxi service 3 times a day but taxis are cheaper
Stayed 10 nights in Jul 2017
Response from Venâncio on Jul 29, 2017
Thank you very much

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Good stay
Nice room and pool area. Easy walk to strip and beach and 6euro taxi to old town. Hotel bar is quite expensive.
Stayed 7 nights in Jul 2017
Response from Venancio on Jul 29, 2017
Thank you very much

6/10 Okay

troy

Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Staff & service
Not too far from the strip
Overall an average stay, rooms are nice and clean however hotel staff are a little blunt and unwelcoming
Stayed 4 nights in Jun 2017
Response from Venancio on Jul 29, 2017
THANK YOU VERY MUCH

10/10 Excellent

Angela

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Highly recommend
Beautiful Portuguese style apartments with friendy staff. It is a long walk to the many restaurants and busy strip but plenty of taxi's available in the area.

10/10 Excellent

Elaine, Windsor

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Nice Complex, Nice Pool

10/10 Excellent

karen & grahame, Bolton

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Excellent
We loved it .. It was quiet and rustic .. Might be too quiet for families if you like lots of activities but if you just like a pool and relaxing it's ideal.. The rooms were spotless and the staff very helpful..We walked every day to the old town either by the beach from the strip or along the main highway.. We enjoyed the excercise.. Sometimes got a taxi back for €5 if it was too much to walk back again.. The old town is lovely full of bars shops and restaurants.. The beach was beautiful ..Can't wait to go back again soon
Beach walk
Enroute to the old town
Balaia sol . View from studio
Studio apartment

10/10 Excellent

joey, t

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great hotel, staff and location.
Good times. Walking distance to beach and local bars and supermarket. Friendly staff and welcoming poolside area and bar. Double bed - 2 singles put together slightly disappointing but often happens in Portugal. Clean rooms and amazing power shower.

6/10 Okay

Tracy, Huddersfield

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Basic apartments.
Basic apartments, cooking facilities very limited, small camping beds. About 15 minute walk from main Strip of bars etc. If you just want to chill by the pool then this complex is ok.

10/10 Excellent

Tina

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Lovely apartments
We went for a chilled out holiday and that's what we got, just 10/15 min walk to Strip,great staff always happy, would recommend

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Very good hotel. Small problem with no hair dryer for ladies

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Short stay
This hotel was clean and simple & well situated not to far from the town,approximately 5 minutes walk.

8/10 Good

Sue, Worcestershire

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Very enjoyable
If you want quiet and relaxing this is a good place to go. It is family run and fairly traditional. A lttle walk from the main areas but is walkable if fit but too far for children to walk but taxis are reasonable. No fighting over sun beds and having to get up early to put towels out. Cooking a full meal is not really an option but facilities good enough for simple breakfast and snacks. My only negative is the room layout although spotlessly clean the space for clothes is limited. Although there is a wardrobe there are no draws we had to us our suitcase. Layout of bathroom is poor climb past toilet to get to shower and again no space for putting out toiletries. Having said that the atmosphere of the place made up for the limitations. Beware of what room you book as you need to book superior if you want air conditioning. I have nit picked a bit but a full and objective review is what I look for and is to my mind invaluable. All that said we had a lovely time and are looking to go back again.

8/10 Good

I'm happy!! , south Wales UK

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Peaceful and relaxing :)
Having booked this as a last minute break we really didn't know what to expect as it was so cheap. On arrival we were checked in very quickly and told that they had upgraded our room free of charge to a one bed apartment! The room was spacious and clean with a balcony and all the facilities you'd need for a self catering holiday. The gardens and grounds were very pretty and well kept. The pool area was lovely, plenty of loungers and surprisingly quiet even when most of the loungers were taken. The guests there obviously all wanted the same thing and that was a quiet, relaxing holiday. The hotel runs a shuttle bus in the day time that takes you to the more lively areas for 2 euro, but taxis are always available and the hotel staff will call them for you. There is also a half hourly public bus service with a stop a few minutes walk from the hotel. The staff are all very helpful and even printed out our return flight boarding passes so we didn't have to look for an Internet cafe. Beaches are nearby and beautiful.

8/10 Good

Thekingofveg, England

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Great budget apartment
Have stayed here 3 times now, you can't beat the price, it's always spotless and the staff are greasy. It is far enough away from everything to be very quiet but you can walk to the strip in 10 minutes

8/10 Good

mel

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
beautiful!
gorgeous apartments, very well kept. basic rooms but i didn't go on holiday to stay in my room! the beds were very comfortable (and i'm quite fussy so that says a lot!). the only downside is the location - it's a 5-10 min walk to the main tourist street with the bars and restaurant, and a half hour walk to the Old Town. You can get buses but the are fairly infrequent. the beach was a 15 min peasant walk away. but i didn't mind this because the hotel itself was so lovely and the staff were very helpful (calling our transport and arranging a day trip). the pool was again basic, but well kept and private because of the location. very highly recommended!

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Relaxing holiday
The hotel was not explained to me fully by Expedia. There was no air condition and the room was very hot. No iron for ironing but overall the staff were great. Good place for family .

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great holiday for everyone
Staff are friendly and very helpful. Very quiet and some lovely views. Very clean and comfortable. Recommend individuals and families to stay at Balaia Sol Apartments. Not to far away from town.

6/10 Okay

Andy, England

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Disliked: Room comfort
Holiday
Very clean but very noisy. Too far from the beach. We found we were having to go out alot because the pool area was so noisy.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

10/10 Excellent

Chris and Louis, U.K.

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Our 5th visit in 2 years, this says everything!
This was our fifth visit in two years, the service and quality of the apartments, are among the best we have ever received. The gardens and pool area are a credit to them. The apartments are a little way from the main part of Albufeira, but with a hire car from the airport (prices of which are among the cheapest in Europe) is a useful saving on transfers and taxis in resort, and extends your sightseeing prospects.

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Excellent value
This is the second time we have stayed here.Lovely small place to go for a quiet break.Only 15 minutes from the strip.Very clean place.

8/10 Good

mittens, birmingham

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
nice quiet holiday
the only things that let this apartment down were that the beds were soooo hard, we were glad to get home just for a comfortable bed, the shower head had no bracket so you had to hold the shower head in one hand leaving one hand to shower with, not always easy and the shower cubicle was small, big problem for larger people!!! the only other fault was that there was supposed to be a courtesy bus to town but this hasn't started running yet so had to pay bus fare every day, although that was cheap enough anyway.
view through the apartment
bedroom
front of apartment block
view from the balcony to the pool

6/10 Okay

Mike, London

Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Value to money
Hotel offers good value for money, location is ok but could be a bit closer to the strip and old town. Staff are friendly and helpful but charge 2 euros to phone a taxi for you. Snack bar is also expensive. Apartment was clean but basic.

8/10 Good

Jose, London

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
LATE AUGUST
Nice and clean

6/10 Okay

Angela, Cork

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Couple
Very basic hotel.Charging to phone taxi was a bit much.Staff very helpful and friendly.A bit of a walk to the strip especially for people with kids.Pool clean but flies in it could be removed more regularly.Would recommend.

10/10 Excellent

Claire, southampton

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
would go back tomorrow!
there were no reviews on expedia for this hotel when we booked, but we had seen good reviews on other sites. we were pleasantly surprised, especially considering the price we paid, to find that our room was larger than expected. it was all lovely and clean both in the room and around the hotel - the pool area was immacculate, you just have to wait for the man to finish cleaning it every morning but he does a good job. it is some way from the centre of albufeira, in a quiet residential area. to me this was a bonus - i could spend the evening in the noise of the town but have somewhere quiet to sleep (apart from when the bin lorries come round!). it says in the description that there is a free shuttle: it's not actually free it costs 1 euro per person return to the town. we used this once, then walked the rest of the time as it's a pleasant walk through a newly built area of villas. the food in the snack bar is possibly the only let down - it's not cheap if you're going to eat there all the time - we just used it to get something when we first arrived and either ate in the town or bought food back from the supermarket. overall i was impressed. it may be out of the town centre but being small and friendly gives it a nice atmosphere

8/10 Good

Anna, London

Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort
MAY 2010
Hotel/apartments was quite clean which was the most important thing for me. No many facilities there and around there though and not really in the heart of the centre. However if you are looking for a quite nice cheap place this will be the one. You always get what you pay for.

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Disliked: Cleanliness
Stayed 7 nights in Jul 2022

8/10 Good

Eric

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Excellente ambiance de piscine et bar, endroit tranquille. Seul hic douches desuetes
Stayed 5 nights in Jul 2022

4/10 Poor

Verified traveller

Disliked: Cleanliness
Stayed 4 nights in Jul 2019
Response from Isabel Rodrigues on Jul 23, 2019
Dear guest, Was a pleasure to have you with us. Kind regards,

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Uns hat es sehr gefallen. Ich kann mich den vorangegangenen Bewertungen anschließen. Schön ein wenig außerhalb deshalb Auto empfohlen. Alles sauber schöne kleine Anlage nicht top modern dafür für die Preisklasse absolut top. Betten auch sehr gut u nicht zu weich. Wer Luxus sucht sollte mehr bezahlen u 5 Sterne wählen.
Stayed 6 nights in Jul 2019
Response from Isabel Rodrigues on Jul 23, 2019
Dear guest, Thank you for your words. Was a pleasure to have you with us and we hope to see you again. Kind regards,

8/10 Good

Thiago

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Hospedagem
Muito bom!!!! Os quartos são confortáveis e acolhedor. O ideal é alugar um carro pois para sair à noite e par chegar ao movimento à noite você gasta mais ou menos uns 20 minutos de carro. Gostamos muito de tudo principalmente dos centro de Albufeira.
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2018

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Apartamentos en una zona tranquila, apartados del centro , propios para descansar pero indispensable tener coche para poder moverse ya que queda alejado a pie del centro o playas.
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2018

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Gutes Urlaubshotel
Gute Lage. Wlan sollte verbessert werden.
Stayed 5 nights in Aug 2018
Response from Nuno on Sep 4, 2018
Thank for stay with us.