Just returned from a week at the Ampalius. On arrival very dissapointed with the room allocated for myself, husband and 15 year old daughter, the room was tiny, two single beds and a camp bed, the floor boards had gaps between them and the decoration was ... read more

Very disappointed with the room and friendliness of staff at this 4 star hotel.
My boyfriend and I booked a double room and got 2 twin beds pushed together, when asked to change rooms we were told it would cost an extra 25 euros per night, but none ... read more

Excellent service and location of hotel, in the heart of Vilamoura, very close to the marina. Really good accomodation, friendly staff and great food and entertainment.
Lack of reasonable transfers to and from airport, can highly recommend faroairpo... read more

Just returned from the Ampailus 24th may it is a lovely hotel @ spotless clean. My only complaint would be on arrival our room wasn,t ready @ had to wait 2hrs after a tiring journey ,when it was finally ready it was the wrong room ,as we had prebooked to ... read more

We visited last year at the same time and could find no faults at all, hence the re-visit. The hotel was clean as expected, our junior suite was as expected, the beds were not creeky, the views were exceptional, meals (50/50 dining) and breakfast were go... read more

This is as it it is! We were upgraded before arrival from a twin sea view to a mini suite - luckily - BUT!!!

1. On arrival - no water in hotel at 4pm.
2. Some guests did not get a room until 6pm.
3. Chairs and beds were old, and t... read more

Firstly the staff were excellent & let down by the management!

We were up graded before arrival from a double twin sea view (paid for) which was possibly a marina view or a local marinotel view room, as opposed to a standard casino view room,... read more

This was a golfing holiday for my husband and friend and a 'chill out' holiday for his wife and me. We found the hotel to be spacious and comfortable. Because of the time of year, the pool area was never overcrowded and there was always a sun bed availa... read more

Hotel accommodation good and well maintained. Pool area very small with limited facilities.
Restaurant poorly organised and staff unhelpful/ food only average and not much variety. Not enough tables to accommodate busy periods.

Charges ... read more

Good Hotel. Breakfast good, pools excellent and rooms on par with 3/4 star hotels in UK.

6 Lifts, cleaning/waiters used own, something UK could catch up on, sited close to beach.

Reception staff need to brush up on their English,... read more

If you are not on the coach with a tour company - the taxi costs 28 Euros for a normal car and 30 Euros for a BMW or Mercedes from the airport.

Our taxi driver asked 36 euros - fortunately was able to point to the board on which the fares ar... read more

Hotel is lovely, rooms were your basic package holiday type rooms but the hotel had a feeling of superiority about it, I wasn’t completely comfortable with the aloofness of some of the guest and the staff, its not really my cup of tea but if you like all ... read more