Pool area clean and plenty of sun beds and no queuing.

Pool area was clean with good atmosphere and plenty of sunbeds.

The pool area was spotless, every morning someone was attending the pool and getting it spot on around 7am.

The rooms are clean and beds comfy with a good view if you’re facing the pool area.

Rooms nice and clean and tidied every day, pool area is really good & the entertainment team throughout the day are spot on.

The view from our bedroom was stunning and overlooked the beach and pool area below from our balcony.

Pool area was very clean, large with plenty of sunbeds available.

The pool area was always clean, neat and tidy.

The rooms  overlooking the pool area also have a view of the sea.

The room was very nice and the pool area was great.

We stayed in a lovely double room overlooking the pool area.

Pool area good with plenty of room for everyone Will definitely return.

This hotel is very clean and the pool area is great, our first time going all inclusive and I was not disappointed.

but OK..

Room really good, spa area really nice and pool area is great.. Great mix of nationalities family's, couples..

Pool area a good size, plenty beds which have to be reserved early or you’ll not get one

The pool area is beautiful, no issues with beds at any time of the day.

Nice pool area and the hotel balconies are a treat.

Much more interesting actually than the pool view we had last year, for which we paid extra.

Rooms were very pleasant and balconies had nice views of the pool .

We were fortunate to get a low floor room overlooking the pool which was very nice.

Room was spotless and overlooking the pool, really good size for the 3 of us.

I approached the friendly reception staff who straight away offered for us to move rooms, by 3pm that day we were moved into a new room, this was also not a pool view and on the back

Positives
Great location- 10 minutes walk to Old Town and beach 
Very clean 
Good atmosphere during day 
Surprise cake left in room for birthday 

Negatives 
Staff helpful could not be described as friendly 
Alcohol consumption in the pool goes unchallenged 
Road outside hotel is very busy and traffic noise is load at all times, upgrade to pool view is a necessity 
Breakfast menu did not change

Try and get the pool / sea view rooms though.

Liked our pool view room on the level(030)..no battling with luggage on lifts and just near everything.

We had a room overlooking the pool and a great view out to the sea.

We had a room with a great view of the pool and the Atlantic beyond.

Room 260 was great and had nice views overlooking the pool and the sea.

the room we stayed in had a large balconey overlooking the pool with a sea view, very bright with a kitchen area, seating area and lovely bedroom and bathroom with TV and airconditioning.

The rooms are big, and all have balconies with one half overlooking the pool and the other the busy road at the rear which is noisy at night!

One good point was that our balconies overlooked the pool and sea;

I would absolutely stay here again & request a room with a pool view to make the best of it, it really is gorgeous from what I saw laying by the pool.

We received a warm and efficient welcome at check-in and were allocated a room with a pool view, so away from the main road.

The view of the pool and sea in the distance was ok,

We had an amazing view from our balcony, overlooking the pool and with a clear view out to the sea.

We have recently returned from a weeks all inclusive holiday at this hotel to say we were very disappointed is an understatement the selection of food was very very poor

People were talking around the pool about how bad the food was, very poor quality.

Breakfast and Dinner is a limited choice of poor quality food.

1, Because for the price it is very poor value.

Housekeeping is poor with the floors not cleaned well and the tea/coffee randomly topped up

Hotel needs better staff on the pool bar and hotel bar as service is slow and queuing at the pool bar is constant 

Food in the hotel is good

So the arrival was a disaster not helped by unpacking at midnight with poor lighting, there are only lamps and no proper light in the middle of the ceiling.

stag parties which the hotel state on there website they do not allow, groups of men around the pool using very foul language and being very loud and intimidating for young children (big let down for us) they other which to be honest wasn't a major problem was the evening entertainment was quite poor.

The quality of the yoghurt, sliced ham and cheese was very poor.

though it was to borrow due to the poor English of some staff), free towels for pool use.

The things letting the hotel down for us was the lunch/dinner buffet- the spread was minimum and we actually ended up eating out most nights, kids choices were poor (fish fingers and onion rings), no basics such as pizza or pasta .

Information generally was really poor regarding anything in the hotel as there just wasn’t any, not even in the room, I had to ask where the dinning room was and had no idea where the indoor pool was for a few day or that they had one.

Apaprt from the poor qualitiy food, it is absolutely extortionate in the pool bar so we didnt have any other drinks there the whole holiday.

Evening entertainment very poor so like most other guests we went elsewhere in the evenings.

We had to pay 90 euros to be moved as the noise from the traffic was so bad, the breakfast is poor and I feel sorry for the chef who is on his own manning the omelettes bacon and eggs to a lot of people, for a 4 star the food should be better cheap cocktail sausage for breakfast is not 4 star standard.

Food was of poor quality - very bland and at best lukewarm every night.

The hot choices weren't very inspiring and an odd mix and the salad bar selection was a bit poor. The choices at breakfast were OK, the normal hot food and fresh cooked eggs and the chef was cooking omelettes (although they weren't the greatest.)

The wifi is poor, so much so the entertainment team gave up on karaoke one night as they couldn't connect to their songs.

I’ve read some reviews on here about the entertainment being poor and quite frankly I feel it’s completely unjustified.

We were a little disappointed with the A la Carte restaurant, we felt that it was a little overpriced!

On arrival we were informed that as check in was not till 3pm we could not use the all inclusive we had paid for.

but thats about it,food is rubbish dont bother coming all inclusive its basically the same every night, then when you go in for food it's like feeding time at the zoo and then there is no food till they refill which takes ages ,we have had to pay to go out to eat for a few nights now.

but to be told they had no all inclusive Rose wine in the hotel but we could purchase a bootle from the wine list at a cost of 20 euros less discount as we where all inclusive apparently we were told they hadn't had any for weeks and none expected until November basically towards the end of the week we had to eat out due to the length of time it took as food was cooked on demand would never return to this hotel or recommend it to anyone.

This was our 3rd 4+ all inclusive holiday in Europe this year and it was the most expensive.

Plus be warned, bar prices are a bit expensive x

We ate out after that, which is bad when we'd paid for half board!

but the staff can't follow simple instructions and bring the wrong drinks you have to sign for the drink with no explanation of why or how to pay for them.

Food choice was limited, no one seemed in charge of the restaurant to ensure food was replenished.

A small extra fee for the use of the room safe; and the need to wear a swim cap in the indoor pool (which wasn't shared until our kids were already in the pool) - with the swim caps at 4 Euro per person.

However if not all inclusive recommend shopping for drinks outside the hotel at the near by supermarket as poolside bar is expensive.

but sunbeds are expensive at 15 euros for 2 all day.

The only thing I would say is about the prices, we paid 5.40 euro for two small bottles of water round the pool one morning, which put us off getting much else from there.

Only local drinks on it and 1 cocktail of the day and if you are looking for another cocktail you have to pay (30% off the price) .

One thing that made me so cross to hear this time at your restaurant, is that regularly in the restaurant, some customers who sign to say they ordered their drinks, when it comes to the time to pay, say it isn't their signature and then refuse to pay.

Bar was nice, we didn't really use as prices were on the expensive side

When I queried the price difference I was informed that there was no way that I could have only paid €15 for two brandies.

but you need to pay 2.50 euros a day for it.

Workers outside of our room from 7:30am till well after 6pm making lots of noise.

Arrived late at night by no fault of ours being told that we missed our dinner, haven’t eaten since lunch time at the airport we were expecting at least a sandwich, got a vouchers for lunch for next day as we were half board which wasn’t very helpful when you have a starving 11 year old, had to rush to McDonalds anything would do at that point, Jet 2 should have made us aware of that .

but the beauty is when you get back to the hotel you are out of the hustle and back to quietness to relax.

The bedroom also felt poorly sound insulated.

Our balcony view was of the road in front of the hotel, which despite being fairly busy, we did not hear any noise at night.

but overlooked a main road and was a little too noisy for us.

but there was no noise from the road once the patio door was shut.

but far enough away that you don't 
get the noise.

but groups of man threw rugby balls at force  which hit people on patio,signs said no inflatables but many in pool.signs said no  alcohol in pool yet people freely had alcohol in the water but shocking and so dangerous was that drinks in GLASS containers were freely allowed in the pool and people drank as such on edge of pool.this was astonishing and I told the manager who promised action but the same activities happened next day,.One accident would have closed thepool.each afternoon moronic club music blasted out by the pool and to escape this I went to neighbouring hotels pool but the disturbing noise spoit their peace also.evening entertainment was abysmal with bingo and music from speakers obliterating any relaxing charm,no wonder only around 10/12 people could stand it.internally hotel is dated and dark

however the last 2 nights unfortunately there was a baby crying constantly for the 2 days and you could hear eveything, we didn’t get much sleep.

When we arrived (late at night) my air conditioning didn't work and I was given a choice, move to a noisy room or wait until the morning.

but my suite faced the main road at the front of the hotel, along with the service car park, which led to some ambient traffic noise during the evenings and early mornings.

This time we had a problem with our room as I am expecting and the room was a bit noisy for us and I went to the reception, and I have to say that the service was even better, once Alexandre and Lourdes promptly sorted our issue changing our room with so much courtesy and care, even in the busiest time they still having total attention to the guests making all possible to accommodate our needs.

The other side faces the main road so lots of noise from traffic and people during the night.

Our neighbours next door usually came in around 3 or 5 in the morning, bringing in non residents and making so much loud noise that we had to call the reception.

Rooms are a bit dated and I would recommend paying extra for a pool view as main road noisy.

Rooms are kept clean daily and towels refreshed whenever needed, the pool is large and there are plenty of sun loungers

The rooms are clean and there is good service.

In my opinion, it’s a good 3*
The room was clean upon arrival,

Our rooms were clean and comfortable and cleaned daily.

Another pro was the hotel was very clean and the room was clean.

Staff were friendly, hotel & rooms were clean, bathroom had shower gel/shampoo and hairdryer, plenty of choice in the buffet restaurant.

•The rooms were cleaned spotless every day which was a bonus.

Maids were excellent cleaned rooms Daily fresh bedding and towels every 3 days.

Hotel said we can use the spa to change into our swimming clothes & can store luggage in a store room.

Also the swimming pool is good and there is a sauna.

Good gym (although the air con in the gym is not cold enough so be prepared for that) and they have a spa.

but we could leave bags and get changed in the spa.

We used the spa and had treatments, we loved this!

There is also an indoor pool and spa facilities

In hindsight we could have separated out some things and made use of the spa facilities

The resort facilities were very good with a restaurant, gym, jacuzzi, spa, bar, multiple pools.

There is a spa right round the corner from the hotel, and lovely restaurants nearby.

The pool, gym and spa areas were well maintained and the hotel was extremely clean and comfortable.

Lovely indoor swimming pool and spa facilities here too.

There is a lovely indoor pool and spa though!

The amenities at the resort were great, we used the gym, the sauna, the hot tub.

CE, Algarve Bubble Football, Coast and Country Tours, Naturética - Produtos Naturais, Lda, Albufeira Rocks Bar Crawl, Geordie Viking, Token club, MTB Algarve Albufeira, Art Tours Albufeira, Albufeira boat trips, SURF Albufeira, COCORENT ALBUFEIRA, City Sightseeing Albufeira, The Shamrock Irish Bar, Alzirinha Albufeira, Alsafari Tours, Rei dos mares tour, hideaway Bar, Kegs Sports Bar, Gurudwara Guru Teg Bahadur Sahib Ji, Top 1, Metz Bar, Al Cafe, Praia dos Pescadores, Praia dos Pescadores, Sherry's Irish Bar, Algarve Riders, Portugal Rocks, Old Sailor Pub, CrossFit Albufeira, Vegas Bar, Piccadilly Cocktail Bar, JC Bar, D'Spa Organic & Vegan, Xpert surf & sup, Adventure Mini Golfe Park, Mission Masters Escape Rooms Albufeira, Khaetliya Albufeira Dowtown ThaiMassage, Sunshine Massage, Classic Bar, CB, Atualform, Passion Bar, Adriana Moda, Steps Bar, Sunshine Shopping, Bali Spa, World In Shop, Six Senses Thai Massage & Therapy, Zensation - Body & Soul, Portucale.

The pool area is beautiful with free towels from the spa if you need them, there is a snack bar and a child area for the pool.

- staff overall good at restaurant and spa, front desk not so much, not very friendly
- cleaning staff great, fresh towels everyday bar sunday
- pool good loads of beds

overall really good and will go again.

There was a nice gym in the building as well as a pub, restaurant, convenience store, and spa.

Vila Gale Cerro Alagoa

quietness

price

poor

pool area

pool view

Just come back stayed for Christmas had a lovely the hotel was great couldn't fault it it was nice and clean the rooms was done every day the staff very friendly the food was really good and plenty of choice it was a great location would highly recommend and would definitely come back

Check in was prompt, polite and friendly.

Staff were friendly and helpful and hotel was clean.

Tasty snacks and friendly service at the pool bar.

The staff are so helpful and friendly from the minute you enter.

The hotel was lovely, and staff we interacted with were very helpful and friendly.

All very friendly and the hotel itself is immaculate so clean and fresh.

although all of the staff were mannerly, friendly and helpful throughout our stay, I would to say a special thank you to Ricardo, who was polite and exceptionally helpful throughout our visit.

On plus side hotel very clean everywhere bed lovely and big room very nice and fab view from the room we stayed in (319)  staff in general friendly and helpful.

Whilst on holiday we have only experienced happy, friendly staff
Pool towels are only changed once a week so unhygienic if you want them changed more you have to pay.

The reception staff, the cleaners, the bar staff everyone was very attentive, friendly and nothing was too much trouble.

The room was clean and spotless staff where friendly  breakfast was really good and plenty of choice had a great week staying there would stay again .only short walk to beach and shops not far from main STRIP taxis and tul tuk cheap or you can use land train to get about

The staff were always friendly and helpful, the were very nice.

The staff are friendly, the pool area is large enough to accommodate all the guests and there were plenty of Sun loungers available each day.

This is a really lovely hotel, the staff are warm and friendly and always happy to help.

The rooms are big enough, well equipped, modern and most importantly clean and tidy.

Clean and modern rooms; great staff; and the best buffet food (quality of ingredients and cooking) that I’ve experienced over the past five years.

The hotel itself is modern and elegantly designed.

The hotel is modern and spotless and is about 10 mins away from Oura beach

Beautiful hotel, modern and close to amenities with supermarket and bars very close by.

For such a modern hotel it seemed strange.

We found the hotel modern, clean and in a good location The room was on the 3rd floor with a side view of the sea without any disturbing noise and was comfortable and cleaned when you required.

felt at night the area to relax was lacking seating very modern only comfort was 
in winged back chairs couple of nights bit of entertainment most people stroll out
to bars and later clubs.

Hotel is clean and modern, the staff are friendly and helpful.

Rooms - rooms are nice, well equipped and very modern.

We stay at this hotel which was modern, with lovely decore throughout.

The hotel is very modern and well maintained.

The hotel is really modern, clean and beautiful. The pool is so blissfully quiet (but cold!!)

The hotel is very clean and the decor modern.

Lovely Modern Hotel, very clean and tidy.

The hotel is modern, their services are great, breakfast buffet has many choices and facilities are very clean.

Rooms are immaculate and very modern like the rest of the hotel.

Room was clean, spacious and decor was modern.

The hotel itself is beautiful and well looked after, rooms are modern and kept up to a good standard.

The hotel is just far enough away from the main roads to feel quiet and yet close enough to plenty of bars and restaurants.

The locations is ideal for local bars and restaurants.

Only 3/4 euro in an Uber to the old town and is down the road to some lovely bars and restaurants also if you didn’t want to go far.

I would like to begin by acknowledging all of the staff at the hotel, every single one we encountered was polite, courteous and helpful from the reception to the cleaning staff and the waiters and waitresses in the restaurant  and bar areas.

It’s in a great location plenty of bars and restaurants on your doorstep, 4 euros in a Uber to old town which we preferred, also only 6 euros to the marina where there is some lovely restaurants/bars

I would also like to say a big thank you to he hotel for sorting a lovely bouquet of flowers for my partners 50th and they gave us a lovely birthday cake and a bottle of bubbly..

We also had the voyage for two massage and facial and wow most relaxing 1hr 15 we have ever had we felt like new people at the end , give it a go and you won’t be disappointed the girls are amazing !

but there are plenty of nice bars and restaurants a short walk away.

Great location lots of bar’s & restaurants near by.

but just up the street every bar restaurant or shop you could wish for.

but not far from the numerous bars and restaurants.

The restaurant and bar was also excellent, with wonderful food and attentive, friendly staff who were not only professional

As you step out of the hotel you are on the strip, so there are lots of bars and great food!

Easy access to local bars and restaurants .

The bar prices were high approximately double that at cafes and bars just outside the hotel.

Great location, close proximity to the beach, shops, restaurants and bars close by.

quiet area during the day with a few local bars and restaurants.

Locally some good bars and restaurants with good choice and some reasonable value menus.

There are some good restaurants and bars near by.

Lots of parking, great pool bar menu and great breakfast and dinner choices.

CE, Coast and Country Tours, Algarve Golf Acadamy and Sports Bar, Token club, Geordie Viking, MTB Algarve Albufeira, Art Tours Albufeira, Albufeira boat trips, SURF Albufeira, COCORENT ALBUFEIRA, City Sightseeing Albufeira, The Shamrock Irish Bar, Alzirinha Albufeira, hideaway Bar, Spa Villas d'Agua, Kegs Sports Bar, Praia dos Pescadores, Praia dos Pescadores, Top 1, Al Cafe, Albufeira Riding Centre, Metz Bar, Mercado Municipal de Olhos de Agua, Sherry's Irish Bar, Vegas Bar, Piccadilly Cocktail Bar, Old Sailor Pub, D'Spa Organic & Vegan, JC Bar, Khaetliya Albufeira Dowtown ThaiMassage, Xpert surf & sup, Lusoliving - Tours&Experiences, Classic Bar, Sunshine Massage, Passion Bar, Holidays Bar, Friends Bar, Steps Bar, Sunshine Shopping, Katia Silva - Terapia, Estetica e Spa, Adriana Moda, Sal Rosa, World In Shop, Quinta Do Canhoto, Zensation - Body & Soul, Six Senses Thai Massage & Therapy, Portucale.

but close to the beach and "the strip" and local restaurants and bars.

The room was spotless, amazing comfortable bed, great coffee machine and mini bar.

The positive to the hotel is cleanliness the room cleaners need a pay rise & location so near to beach & town
Negatives.

During our one-week stay at this hotel in late August, the rooms where clean with fresh towels provided daily.

All the public areas and especially the rooms
All spotlessly clean with comfortable beds, our was I believe a queen bed, at least 6 feet wide!

Pool clean and tidy and enough room for lots of beds.

Hotel rooms very clean and nice, the main let down for this hotel is that the bar is very overpriced so during the day there isn’t a lot of atmosphere.

A lovely hotel, rooms very clean as was the whole hotel.

The rooms were spotless and cleaned daily, beds were absolutely huge and so, so, so comfortable and the view (we had upgraded to a premium room) was totally breathtaking.

Room was cleaned every day to a high standard and fresh towels every day as well.

Our rooms were clean and spacious and we had a partial sea view.

Good points: clean rooms, lovely staff, comfortable beds, central location and clean pool area.

The room was spotlessly clean and the facilities were good.

The rooms were spotless, comfy beds and lovely comfy pillows.

Amazing, we loved the location, service, food and our room, we are for sure coming back❤️
The room was clean and spacious and the staff really welcoming.

The staff are so helpful and friendly going beyond to help us find places to go and bus time tables, rooms very clean, nice pool area

The reception lady then went to proceed telling me that the room is clean and that it’s been checked by the housekeeping manager,

Rooms are very clean and spacious with body soap and shampoo provided.

Aqua Pedra dos Bicos Design Beach Hotel

modern

friendly

restaurant bar

There were still guests with wrist bands for all inclusive so perhaps this is still available?

1) all inclusive defiantly ends on the 1st of January 2023
2) WiFi speed is 20 megabytes a hour 
3) beds are super comfy

We booked this hotel all inclusive for Christmas week, meeting up with friends.

but branded spirits are available on the all-inclusive + package.

The all inclusive drinks for my friends where excellent choices .

We went all inclusive,  drinks were great all local brands which suited us just fine,  choice was pretty good,  certain cocktails,  vodka, gin, beer, wine, bailey's etc.

The ‘all inclusive’ is only available on selected items.

Decent food, very poor drinks on all inclusive.

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