Praia da Balbina Tours and Activities

We stayed as a family at the Grand Muthu Oura Beach Club for a few nights at the beginning of November. We arrived really early but the lovely staff were good enough to let us check in straight away. The room was HUGE, but we felt it and the rest of the hotel could have done with a little updating and modernisation. It did seem that some work was underway as we often saw builders, but they never made noise. The bed was very comfortable though, and the water pressure in the shower, was amazing. The daily buffets provided for breakfast, lunch, and dinner were nice, but we also felt that they could have been a bit more inspirational. Whilst it may only have been grand in name, we would re-visit the same area but try one of the other (numerous) Muthu branded hotels.

Definitely not a 5 star hotel, the room was lovely and spacious, food was ok but very similar everyday. Staff were so miserable especially in the restaurant never any cups or glasses available. We were all inclusive but when we got there, there was also an elite package which we didn’t know about so we were not able to get all drinks on all inclusive. Drinks available were still ok. Pool was nice and clean, pool area was clean. Disappointed that you have to pay to use the indoor pool as we had already gone during off season so you would think you would be able to use the indoor pool. Still had a good stay close to the marina, Albufeira old town and easy walk to the beach.