Real Bellavista Hotel & Spa

Basically the pool made our holiday. Kids were always in it when we were “home”. Easy location for beach, supermarket and excursion pick up point. 4 and not 5 because the beds were so hard and I didn’t sleep much.

This was a lovely hotel, very clean and staff were always friendly and helpful. Be aware of the 3pm check in time especially if your on an early flight- they give you your all inclusive bands at 12.30 in arrival day. The only thing that let this hotel down was the food. If you like chips your fine. Food was available nearly all day in some form but it was very repetitive. In the main dining area the food was always hot but quite dry/ overcooked, with some strange combinations. I appreciate its hard to cater on such large scale but think this could have been improved.

We stayed at this hotel for 10 nights all inclusive and wouldn’t recommend it. The rooms were cleaned daily and towels changed if needed which was probably the only positive thing going. The hotel is in a residential area with a shuttle bus to the beach. No bars or restaurants nearby a taxi or bus ride away. The entertainment was poor. The food was the same everyday, very bland and cold. The areas around the pools were ok but hardly anyone used the main pool as it wad freezing cold. The indoor pool was nice but you had to wear a hat at a cost of 3 euros. No fridge in the rooms if you wanted one you had to ask. Could hire a kettle and safe if you wanted. Clean pool towels were provided daily. The WiFi was free in all areas of the hotel, The staff and entertainment team worked hard and were very friendly but there was too many things that needed improvement in this hotel. We would definitely visit Portugal again as we enjoyed ourselves away from the Hotel. Down in the Old Town was lovely with lots of restaurants and bars. We always go all inclusive and have always been able to find something we liked to eat but hear everyday was the same. We have stayed in a lot better 3 stars and would rate this hotel 2.5 stars.

This hotel is well situated for shops and transport. The staff are polite, friendly and helpful. Our room was comfortable with good hanging/storage space. However, the public areas could do with a revamp/upgrade. On the original booking page, the hotel was described as having a friendly atmosphere. There was no specific mention that is was very family friendly. Had we known it would have been so full of children, many running unattended, we would have looked elsewhere. There were also 2 'hen' parties during our first week. The behaviour and language of these young women was dreadful. Surprised that given the number of young families, nothing was said to them. For a supposed 4*hotel, we were surprised that there was a charge if an iron was required. Also the hotel laundry was the most expensive we have ever encountered, made worse by the fact that washing and ironing were charged separately! As an older couple, we will certainly not be back.

We went fully inclusive and the food was second to none, huge choice and all very fresh and tasty. The entertainment team were great and worked very hard with both children and adults. Our room was perfect with a balcony looking over the outside pool. We would definitely recommend this hotel and intend returning again with all the family.

Stayed in this hotel for 10 nights over the Easter holidays. The positives out way the negatives. The hotel was coming out of winter hibernation when we were there. The hotel was clean, and well presented with polite and hard working staff, especially the entertainment team. Bars were well stocked with the exception of a mixer for the gin soar cocktail. We have had better food choice in other hotels but we never went hungry. We never really had to queue for food and they were constantly taking food away and bring fresh out. A bit of advise if having a hot meal use a hot plate as it kept food warm for longer. Would definately return

This Hotel while nice ,I personally do not regard as a 4Star rating, more like a 3 Star.Food was nice but very limited with little choice.To be fair we did travel there Nov as it was getting ready to close down for the season

The hotel was lovely! Would definitely stay again! It was about 20 minutes from the beach but had a free bus service to and from the beach. I was there for my birthday and arrived to my room with a card and a bottle of prosecco from the staff which was a lovely touch!

We had a very good holiday staying at the Real Belavista Hotel Albufeira. The only downside was the location being so far from the nearest Beach. However there was free a coach laid on leaving at regular intervals.The staff were very helpfull and friendly.