Quinta Pedra Dos Bicos Apartments, Albufeira, Portugal
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The Quinta Pedra dos Bicos apartments are located in Albufeira, in the region of Algarve, in southern Portugal. The resort lies on a cliff, only 100 metres from the beach, and welcomes guests in a warm atmosphere. Among the facilities, guests will find an Internet Point at the reception, tourist information, two large outdoor swimming pools, a pool bar and a lounge. loading...
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Quinta Pedra Dos Bicos Apartments Reviews
" Disappointing Apartments "
Submitted By: timk
Just back from two weeks in May 2009. We stayed in a one bed apartment. It was very spacious, but requires to be brought into the 21st. century. We booked an apartment with sea view and non-smoking. We got a dark groundfloor apartment that required the lights to be switched on during the day, and smoking was permitted. It is advertised as being 100 mtrs from the beach. It is a good 500 mtrs to the beach. You can hear every little noise from all the other apartments in the block. Towels were not changed daily and you would have to go looking for them. Beds were not made regulary either. These apartments are a poor three star and not four star as advertised. There was no nightly entertainment as advertised. All staff that we dealt with were very helpful. We were disappointed and could not recommend these apartments.
Advice: Albufeira is well worth a visit
Activities: Costa Rico
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- Date of Holiday:May 2009
- Board Basis:Self Catering
- Tour Operator:Booked Independently
" We stayed in a one bedroomed... "
Submitted By: Mrs M Dee
We stayed in a one bedroomed apartment (family of four) here in September 2007 and have to say were more than happy with our apartment.
It was modern, clean, bright, and spacious, placed in a quiet area so if you want to sleep at night (or catch up on your sleep of a day after your hectic night! ) you can with no problems.
Ideally situated right by the beach, and also for the bars and restaurants of Santa Eulalia, these apartments are only a 10 minute walk from the famous *Strip* too.
Public transport stopped just outside on the main road, and taxi's go by on a regular basis, so getting a taxi was never much of a problem.
It's also handy because there is a large supermarket a few hundred meters away for all your self catering needs - no having to walk for miles in the heat with bags of shopping, or pay out on taxi's to get your stuff home.
We just used the supermarket to buy mainly drinks and snacks for the apartment, as we were spoilt for choice for places to eat.
(Although we did start and end each day at EDDY'S BAR opposite where we all enjoyed lovely freshly cooked breakfasts in the morning, and a fabulous, friendly atmosphere of an evening. This was always our last port of call on the way home.)
The pool and pool area is totally private - available only to the people staying in Quinta Petra Dos Bicos, very well maintained and beautifully presented.
There were ample sunbeds when we stayed there, and the trees provided shade should it be required.
The small play area was ideal for little children, and the lawned area another ideal spot for children and adults alike.
The poolside cafe sells reasonably prices drinks and delicious snacks all day, and service is provided by some very pleasant and friendly staff.
But depending on where your apartment is, depends on how far you have to walk to the pool area.
We had a 3-5 minute walk which was fine - until someone wanted something from the apartment etc.. which is when it became a bit of a pain.
(In fact, this is the only reason I have rated these apartments 9/10 and not 10/10.)
The Hotel Oura Praia is opposite, where people are welcome to join the residents in the bar for evening entertainment, and from which runs a free bus you can get to *Algarve Shopping* each week.
We only went into the hotel once, not because it wasn't any good - it was.
it was just there is so much to do in the area, we didn't get chance to go there again.
We have holidayed in Albufeira many times, but I have to say these are the best apartments we have stayed in. So much so, we have booked to go back there this year. (2008)
It was modern, clean, bright, and spacious, placed in a quiet area so if you want to sleep at night (or catch up on your sleep of a day after your hectic night! ) you can with no problems.
Ideally situated right by the beach, and also for the bars and restaurants of Santa Eulalia, these apartments are only a 10 minute walk from the famous *Strip* too.
Public transport stopped just outside on the main road, and taxi's go by on a regular basis, so getting a taxi was never much of a problem.
It's also handy because there is a large supermarket a few hundred meters away for all your self catering needs - no having to walk for miles in the heat with bags of shopping, or pay out on taxi's to get your stuff home.
We just used the supermarket to buy mainly drinks and snacks for the apartment, as we were spoilt for choice for places to eat.
(Although we did start and end each day at EDDY'S BAR opposite where we all enjoyed lovely freshly cooked breakfasts in the morning, and a fabulous, friendly atmosphere of an evening. This was always our last port of call on the way home.)
The pool and pool area is totally private - available only to the people staying in Quinta Petra Dos Bicos, very well maintained and beautifully presented.
There were ample sunbeds when we stayed there, and the trees provided shade should it be required.
The small play area was ideal for little children, and the lawned area another ideal spot for children and adults alike.
The poolside cafe sells reasonably prices drinks and delicious snacks all day, and service is provided by some very pleasant and friendly staff.
But depending on where your apartment is, depends on how far you have to walk to the pool area.
We had a 3-5 minute walk which was fine - until someone wanted something from the apartment etc.. which is when it became a bit of a pain.
(In fact, this is the only reason I have rated these apartments 9/10 and not 10/10.)
The Hotel Oura Praia is opposite, where people are welcome to join the residents in the bar for evening entertainment, and from which runs a free bus you can get to *Algarve Shopping* each week.
We only went into the hotel once, not because it wasn't any good - it was.
it was just there is so much to do in the area, we didn't get chance to go there again.
We have holidayed in Albufeira many times, but I have to say these are the best apartments we have stayed in. So much so, we have booked to go back there this year. (2008)
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- Date of Holiday:Sep 2007
- Board Basis:Self Catering
- Tour Operator:Booked Independently
" Just returned from these apartments... "
Submitted By: Miss EM Williams
Just returned from these apartments and was not disappointed. I travelled with 8 other people and had a fantastic time. Our ages ranged from 14 - 65 and there was something for all of us to be happy! These apartments are about 5 minutes away from the strip which isn’t tacky like some people have described it. There are some really lovely restaurants, especially Nosolo Italia which I highly recommend especially for puddings they are fantastic!
The pool area was lovely and so was Chico (the guy in the snack bar) always happy to chat to you. The lady in reception was a bit grumpy when we arrived but she seemed ok as the week went on! We had fantastic weather but there were a lot of flies!
There’s an english chippy called Laras across the road where we went for breakfast every morning, fantastic breakfast and really friendly in there! There’s also a Chinese just off the roundabout by the hotel which served delicious food! There are a few restaurants just round the corner, but I would recommend going to the strip rather than there. We went to one there and it was awful, first we waited about an hour to be given our starters then some had hair in or really salty or it was raw! Can’t remember the name of it though!
Anyway, I would definitely recommend these apartments as they are fantastic value for money and the rooms are huge.
The pool area was lovely and so was Chico (the guy in the snack bar) always happy to chat to you. The lady in reception was a bit grumpy when we arrived but she seemed ok as the week went on! We had fantastic weather but there were a lot of flies!
There’s an english chippy called Laras across the road where we went for breakfast every morning, fantastic breakfast and really friendly in there! There’s also a Chinese just off the roundabout by the hotel which served delicious food! There are a few restaurants just round the corner, but I would recommend going to the strip rather than there. We went to one there and it was awful, first we waited about an hour to be given our starters then some had hair in or really salty or it was raw! Can’t remember the name of it though!
Anyway, I would definitely recommend these apartments as they are fantastic value for money and the rooms are huge.
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- Date of Holiday:Oct 2007
- Board Basis:Self Catering
- Tour Operator:Booked Independently
" This is our best holiday yet. We... "
Submitted By: Mrs T Blood
This is our best holiday yet. We stayed in a 1 bedroom apartment. The people were very friendly- especially the people in reception! The apartments were very clean as the maid came in 6 days a week!
There were plenty of places to eat out and many shops! It was lovely weather and a lovely breeze! Couldn’t fault anything. Added bonus was FREE air-conditioning in the lounge and the bedroom which we weren’t told about! 10/10! x
There were plenty of places to eat out and many shops! It was lovely weather and a lovely breeze! Couldn’t fault anything. Added bonus was FREE air-conditioning in the lounge and the bedroom which we weren’t told about! 10/10! x
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- Date of Holiday:Jul 2006
- Board Basis:Self Catering
- Tour Operator:Panorama
The owner demands a £250 deposit 8 weeks prior to your booking and this is cashed immediately, very unusal in my past experience with private bookings. It means your £250 is in their bank account for approx 3 months.....or longer as it turns out !
The complex itself is lovely along with the hotel on the same site, however I cannot recommend apartment 105. It's advertised for 6 people, 1 twin bedroom, 1 room with bunk beds and a bed settee. The bunk beds are wholly unsuitable for children as they're situated not in a bedroom but a cupboard ! They're almost touching the ceiling they're so high and there is NO guard rail, therefore a potential 8ft drop to the tiled floor.
The soft furnishings have all seen better days and are very dirty, along with the entire apartment really. We made a list of 16 faulty items, these included a very unsafe handrail at the top of the stairs which is hanging off the wall. Main socket in kitchen hanging out of the wall with bare live wires. And there were 9 bulbs missing throughout the apartment, despite advising the owner as soon as we arrived they did nothing so we had to buy 6 packs to replace them all just to be able to see at night !
Despite the ad stating a cleaner would visit 2 or 3 times a week to clean and change towels & bedding this never happened once during our stay and we washed & cleaned the apartment & everything ourselves mid week.
I informed the owner of all the faults during and after our stay by way of an email and texts and advised him in good faith that we didn't think he was getting the service he paid for from his cleaners or maintenance company, as a favour to him and his wife. I then find myself £250 out of pocket as the owner has witheld our deposit to carry out the reported repairs !!!!!! And we find ourselves going to the small claims court to have our money returned.....a very sad and poor end to what was a fabulous holiday.
Can't recommend the complex enough but give apartment 105 block 16 a very wide berth. There are far, far nicer apartments to rent on the complex via the internet and far more honest owners I'm sure.
Advice: Fabulous beaches, fabulous nightlife, fabulous restaurants
Activities: Waterpark, American Diner
Good for: Beach