Hotels in Alvor

Newest Review: ... ages to sign in and get a room key. Once I found my room I waited 30 minutes for my luggage to arrive. It didn't. I ... more

... called reception and was politely told that it was 'on zee way, madam.' I did wonder how long I would have to wait if it had been peak season and the hotel had been full. Eventually it arrived and the bell boy stood in the middle of the room grinning. He was clearly waiting for a tip as a reward for a service that I did want, and wasn't very efficient after all the fuss. However, I was on holiday and I decided not to get on the wrong side of the hotel staff. I parted with a handful of change and was thanked w...more

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Hotels in Alvor: Sun,sand and sardines! (806 words)
by - written on 21/11/03 (Very useful, 297 readings)
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I have just returned from a week in Alvor, which is a pretty, little, fishing village on the Western Algarve. I really didn't want to come home. We flew in Faro International Airport (there lies another tale), and travelled by coach to Alvor. The journey to our hotel the 'Dom Joao 11' took around an hour. My first impression was one of slight aprehension. The exterior of the building, in the half light, looked quite dated and a bit like those tower type hotels that the lager louts frequent in Benidorm. However, I'm pleased to admit that I was very wrong. I had a little difficulty explaining to the bell boy that I could ... Read the complete review

Alvorferias or Bust (551 words)
by - written on 14/09/02 (Very useful, 563 readings)
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One summer holiday a year and I never know where to go. So much choice, so little money and so little time to search. This year I had real problems finding a late holiday with the qualities I wanted. Near the beach, self-catered, small resort, good food, and the happy people at Going Places told me where to go, the Clube Alvorferias in Alvor, Portugal. The holiday wasn't cheap, just under £400 for a week, self catered, but for my money, well timed flights and a one bedroomed apartment. Alvor isn't a big town, more a few streets with some very good restaurants and a handful of typical holiday shops, let down by the tack some sold. The town then spralls ... Read the complete review

Hotels in Alvor: Fun in the Alvorferrias (817 words)
by - written on 18/07/01 (Very useful, 472 readings)
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The Club Alvorferrias is situated just on the outskirts of Alvor, which is a very pretty little fishing village in the Algarve region of Portugal. Christmas 1999 saw me searching every page of Teletext holidays, all Internet sites I could find and not to mention phoning round every holiday company I had ever dealt with, in the vain hope of finding a last minute holiday somewhere. We didn’t mind where we went but I never like to pay a fortune and Christmas is not the best time for finding bargains, usually. Freedom travel eventually came up with a gem. We had to travel the same day but they had a holiday with Airtours to the Algarve, which should ... Read the complete review