Vila Recife Hotel

I was on holidays in Albufeira from May 29 to June 2. Although I was initially concerned due to some reviews, I ended up being very pleased with my stay. The staff were incredibly welcoming, friendly, and customer-oriented, always ready to help. My room was quite large (situated on the 3rd floor, reception floor, offering views of the old city and the ocean). It had a refrigerator, air conditioning, and a safe (available for an additional fee). The room was clean and comfortable, and it was cleaned every day (contrary to some reviews claiming otherwise). The breakfast was really good, enough food to choose what to eat. Just a recommendation to add some vegetables. The location is really excellent! There are restaurants, bars, shops, and a pharmacy nearby, and access to the beach is just a three-minute walk from the hotel. Perfect! Regarding comments about the “mountainous terrain” and the “difficult climb to the hotel”: Albufeira is situated in a rocky area with lots of descents and ascents. If you have difficulty walking or have musculoskeletal problems, you might need to choose another city. As for noise, I generally can recommend everyone to have earplugs at any trip to avoid issues with sleeping. It's clear, that if you want to stay close to the city center, the beach, bars, and restaurants in a resort town, you should be prepared for its nightlife. If you are not, then better to choose a quiet family hotel on the outskirts of the city, where it will be peaceful, but you'll need a taxi to get to all the party spots. So, can say, that I was delighted with my holidays in Albufeira and this hotel. If I ever return, I will definitely stay at this hotel again!

Central to everything, nice breakfast, good pool and nice staff

Hotel Vila Recife was a great location only a 5 minute walk to the old town and had everything you needed near by. It was close to all the shops, restaurants and bars with the beach only a short walk away as well. Great facilities at the hotel - pool, aircon, tv, fridge, breakfast (although we didn’t get breakfast in the hotel) etc… We throughly enjoyed our stay in Albufeira and having a good hotel to stay in added to this. The receptionist let us leave our bags until our room was ready on the day we arrived. Everyone seemed very friendly in the hotel, from reading the mixed reviews before coming we didn’t know what to expect but honestly it exceeded our expectations!! Would definitely stay here again if I came back to Albufeira and would recommend this hotel as the location is ideal.

the staff were very friendly and the hotel was kept very clean

Hotel is quite basic but perfectly fine for a short holiday. Didn't use the pool as too cold on October. Beds were comfortable and there was maid service every day.