We do a lot of travelling and now that we have a 2 year old we are a lot more selective on where we stay. We have hit on a gem here. It is suitable for a quiet holiday. The beach is a 10 minute walk (7kms of heaven but there is a stairway of 60 steps down to it),... More

My cousin and I stayed here in May 2013. Prior to booking, we researched nearby towns to Albufeira as we wanted to stay somewhere quant, pretty and slightly outside of the main hustle and bustle of the main strip and boy were we wrong! I can't fault the apartments as they were clean, well serviced and the staff were friendly,... More

Everything was perfect, the rooms the staff the pool. Everything. It's a quiet hotel in a quiet location away from albufera strip(taxi €10) only 5 min walk away from nearest beach. I would recommend booking transfers before hand taxis were €40/€42 to/from faro airport. Yellowfishtaxi .com do it for €30 each way. We rented out bikes to establish ourselves and... More

Stayed in the hotel apartments a few weeks ago. Staff were very friendly and informative. The apartments were really clean and the poolside was pristine. Only ate at the hotel one night and the food was excellent and very good value. The night before we were coming home they had a new two piece band playing in the restaurant who... More

Pleasantly surprised with all aspects of this holiday it went so well and at little cost Firstly we had a jet 2 flight from Leeds our local airport the flight is only 2 hrs 30 minutes so very short travel time. We booked a transfer on line as my husband will not stand one of the shuttles where you wait... More

just got back from staying in albufeira today and have to say what a great hotel to stay in.... lovely location 5 minutes from the beach.. nice and clean and appartments are really big and comfortable... staff were brilliant big shout out to daniel who worked in the bar.. food was great service was great and the overall experience was... More

Honestly this review is a bit belated, but it is better late than never. My family had stayed at Stella Maris for one week in May 2011 during our trip to Portugal. It is only 10-15 minutes walk from the beautiful Praya de Falesia. We were staying in 2 bedroom apartment. The apartment was very nice. The area around the... More

This is a great hotel to stay in. Very peaceful, quiet, decent facilities. Breakfast is limited but does the job. The rooms are bigger than I expected, especially the kitchen. Terraces are lovely. Staff friendly and helpful. Pool is good and gym is well equipped (it's next to the tennis courts). The internet wasn't working the entire time I was... More

This is a very reasonably priced hotel in an area quite away from the 'strip'. It's a good 10-15 minute taxi trip to that area so it's probably not the best place if you are looking for nightlife. Having been in October, we found it quite empty with one poor, over-stretched waiter doing everything from serving your evening drink in... More