I have 10+ years experience in the hotel industry, so naturally I am selective when picking where to stay. After much research on the hotels that were available and in the price range I was looking for, I went with Albufeira Sol Hotel & Spa. I will try and give as thorough a review as I can, for others who also use reviews as a guide before booking. The area 4/5 Not a finger to put on the location, it’s within 5 mins walk of “The *****”, for those that come to party, and ~15 mins walk from the beach. There’s a big selection of restaurants in the area, with all types of cuisine. Everyone I met along the way had great English. There’s also great bus connections nearby to other more quiet areas. The hotel 5/5 The general impression of the hotel is positive, it looks well maintained in the corridors and in the reception. (I didn’t visit or use the pools, bar, spa and restaurant). The room 4.5/5 I was staying in a studio suite (room 219), and it was generously equipped with chopping boards, bowls, pots, pans, microwave, hob, fridge, dish towels, and even a little pack with a cloth, sponge, dish liquid, and multipurpose cleaner. The couch was not overly comfortable to sit in and it had a musty smell, so I used the bed most when I was in the flat. The smell could also have been from the air conditioner, but it would be quite pungent. Even when I had been out all day and came back to the room it would kind of hit me - and I’m not super sensitive to smells. The other days after that I just left the window cracked slightly open when out, and it seemed to help. The shower 5/5 I had seen some comments about the shower being difficult, but I can’t say I recognize the challenges. The shower was nice, good water pressure, great temperature, and the splash guard was not difficult to use. If someone feels uncomfortable stepping in to the bathtub in one end and walk to the tap, the glass door slides out, and you can easily step in. There was 3 settings for the water- filling the tub, normal shower head, and rainfall shower head. The cleaning 3.5/5 Cleaning was so and so. When I checked in, the room was very clean (and smelled amazing). The very first day, I told the cleaner that she didn’t have to do my room (I had only just arrived at 11 pm the night before, and literally only slept in the room, so thought I’d save her the trouble). But after that, it seems the main thing was that the bins were emptied each day, and the floor was swept on some days- not all. Mirrors weren’t wiped, neither the bath tub or flat surfaces. The internet 1/5 My biggest issue during my stay, that caused by far the most frustration is the connection in the room. The hotel was not at capacity, so I doubt it was overloaded connection, but the WiFi was spotty at best. And we’re talking, I would move the iPad to the other side of the bed, and it lost connection. My phone couldn’t hold the connection at all, and kept switching to cellular. But even cellular was spotty in the
Molto buono
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