Parque Mourabel Apartments, Vilamoura, Portugal

do not go

Overall Rating:

1/10

Board Basis:

Self Catering

Date of Holiday:

Jul 2008

Tour Operator:

Thomas Cook

Submitted By:

j cameron

Comments:

we visited these apartments last year and would advise any one to think twice about going we were left waiting for our apartment for eight hours and then told they did not have one for us they then put my family into a bedsit which was awful myself and... read more

Advice:

villamoura is a very nice place to go a bit more expensive than other parts of portugal

Activities:

water park in quateria was good or the catamaran boat trip coach trips to seville relaxing place

Good for:

Beach 

Im surprised at some of the...

Overall Rating:

9/10

Board Basis:

Self Catering

Date of Holiday:

Sep 2008

Tour Operator:

Cosmos

Submitted By:

Mr SA Hodgkinson

Comments:

Im surprised at some of the negative comments about the Mourabel!!
As a fairly basic accommodation 3 Star apartments im not really sure what some people expect!!!
Took about half an hour from Faro airport. We arrived early and we were checked... read more

Having just returned we find it...

Overall Rating:

8/10

Board Basis:

Half Board

Date of Holiday:

Aug 2008

Tour Operator:

Booked Independently

Submitted By:

Mrs C Frost

Comments:

Having just returned we find it staggering to read the varied reviews, it seems this is a place of extremes!
Well our experience has been exceptionally positive; the apartment was exceptionally clean and very spacious benefitting from a meticulous... read more

Having just returned from Parque...

Overall Rating:

7/10

Board Basis:

Self Catering

Date of Holiday:

Jun 2008

Tour Operator:

Cosmos

Submitted By:

Mrs J Woolley

Comments:

Having just returned from Parque Mourabel my husband and I feel very relaxed and chilled out after an 11 night stay at this accomodation.On our arrival we were informed we would be at the complex just around the corner (Pe de lago) we were not... read more

well after reading the reviews i...

Overall Rating:

2/10

Board Basis:

Self Catering

Date of Holiday:

Feb 2006

Tour Operator:

Cosmos

Submitted By:

Mr C Moore

Comments:

well after reading the reviews i cant believe no one has mentioned the pigeons and there poo!
they were everywhere a few years back when we went! there was even a pigeon nest with eggs in on our balcony, and the apartment next door which we over... read more

Please don't waste your money!!...

Overall Rating:

1/10

Board Basis:

Self Catering

Date of Holiday:

Jun 2008

Tour Operator:

Booked Independently

Submitted By:

Miss L Hudson

Comments:

Please don't waste your money!! My partner & I have just come back from Vilamoura, staying at Parque Mourabel,how glad we are to be home! Both of us have spent much less and got so much more from a holiday. The accomodation is so so old... read more

We stayed in the Oasis Village...

Overall Rating:

6/10

Board Basis:

Self Catering

Date of Holiday:

Jun 2008

Tour Operator:

Lastminute

Submitted By:

Mr RJ Bennett

Comments:

We stayed in the Oasis Village part of the complex. The resort was very nice. apartments OK, Nice pool, good restaurant, local shops, restaurants, 4 euro taxi ride to the marina. The only down side which put a bit of a dampener on the holiday was... read more

I went to this location with...

Overall Rating:

6/10

Board Basis:

Self Catering

Date of Holiday:

Apr 2008

Tour Operator:

Expedia

Submitted By:

Mr G Moss

Comments:

I went to this location with similar caution to a previous writer to this location seeing that it had mixed views. We arrived late so that was a bad start but no fault of the hotel of course. We were the most further apartment away from the reception... read more

My wife & I booked our first...

Overall Rating:

8/10

Board Basis:

Half Board

Date of Holiday:

Mar 2008

Tour Operator:

Booked Independently

Submitted By:

Mr M Carpenter

Comments:

My wife & I booked our first holiday abroad for many years and were a little apprehensive about Parque Mourabel considering the very mixed reviews, but the two weeks cost seemed to be excellent value so we decided to take a chance.
I can... read more

i booked this hotel because it...

Overall Rating:

4/10

Board Basis:

Half Board

Date of Holiday:

Feb 2008

Tour Operator:

Booked Independently

Submitted By:

Mrs Sandra Mcdonald

Comments:

i booked this hotel because it said disabled accessable IT WAS NOT the resaurant was down 4 steps the lifts will not take wheelchair TOO SMALL the staff were helpfull but not suitable for disabled the beds were nearly on the floor on a concrete base... read more

My fiancee and I arrived at the...

Overall Rating:

8/10

Board Basis:

Self Catering

Date of Holiday:

Feb 2008

Tour Operator:

Thomas Cook

Submitted By:

Mr G Lewis

Comments:

My fiancee and I arrived at the resort at lunchtime. We were not expecting particularly high standards as we had read reviews made by previous holiday makers. However, although we could not check in until 4pm as our room wasn't ready, the member of... read more

Do not go there. Amazed at some...

Overall Rating:

1/10

Board Basis:

Self Catering

Date of Holiday:

Jul 2007

Tour Operator:

Booked Independently

Submitted By:

Mr P Masterson

Comments:

Do not go there. Amazed at some of the favourable reviews posted. Parque Mourabel apartment was musty, dirty and very out-dated. Clearly no attempt had ever been made to clean the bird droppings from the balcony. Unfriendly manager/caretaker and family... read more

My wife and I visited in...

Overall Rating:

8/10

Board Basis:

Half Board

Date of Holiday:

Feb 2007

Tour Operator:

Portland Direct

Submitted By:

bigjim

Comments:

My wife and I visited in wintertime (UK) and what a nice break it was.

Not a cloud in the sky - 70 degrees.

As for the hotel, although a little off the beaten track in relation to Vilamoura harbour (about 30 min walk) although the... read more

Well below average is all I can...

Overall Rating:

4/10

Board Basis:

Self Catering

Date of Holiday:

Jul 2007

Tour Operator:

FlightLine

Submitted By:

Mr I King

Comments:

Well below average is all I can give it. We visited with a young child and frankly children are either not welcome or just very poorly catered for. There are no changing facilities and when I asked the staff I was told I can use the men’s toilets.... read more

Don't Go Here!

We...

Overall Rating:

2/10

Board Basis:

Self Catering

Date of Holiday:

Jun 2006

Tour Operator:

Med Hotels

Submitted By:

Sally Button

Comments:

Don't Go Here!

We arrived to a musty, grim, dirty-feeling, nasty, out-of-date apartment at the Parque Mourabel and wanted to move out straight away!

However, I talked my boyfriend round and told him to give it a chance. 3 hours... read more