Reviews of Alto da Colina Apartments, Albufeira, Portugal

We had a great time here. Yes,...

Overall Rating:

9/10

Board Basis:

Self Catering

Date of Holiday:

Jun 2007

Tour Operator:

First Choice

Submitted By:

Mrs V Forsyth

Comments:

We had a great time here. Yes, it is a bit far from the Old Town and The Strip but the brochure tells you this so there is no point moaning about it! Taxis are very cheap but we enjoyed walking which helped to burn off a few of those holiday... read more

Not long back from having a...

Overall Rating:

9/10

Board Basis:

Self Catering

Date of Holiday:

Jun 2007

Tour Operator:

First Choice

Submitted By:

Mrs Km Kimble

Comments:

Not long back from having a great time at the Alto da Colina Apartments.



Apartment’s very nice staff very good. There were 14 in our party 6 which were children really enjoyed the pools and arcades.


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Two adults and 2 kids (6 and 3)....

Overall Rating:

9/10

Board Basis:

Self Catering

Date of Holiday:

May 2007

Tour Operator:

First Choice

Submitted By:

Mr B O'Donoghue

Comments:

Two adults and 2 kids (6 and 3). We didn't want to leave, and were sorry we hadn't booked for 2 weeks.



Great for young kids, with safe and secure crèche and 'Bugs Bunny Club'. First Choice reps worked very hard to keep adults... read more

We had the most amazing time at...

Overall Rating:

10/10

Board Basis:

Self Catering

Date of Holiday:

Apr 2006

Tour Operator:

First Choice Signature Vacations

Submitted By:

hilda andrade

Comments:

We had the most amazing time at the Alto do Colino. Situated a few minutes’ drive from the "Strip", about 20 minutes walk.



Good location, great service, wonderful view! The higher the floor the better the view. We had a... read more

A party of around 40 of us...

Overall Rating:

8/10

Board Basis:

Self Catering

Date of Holiday:

Sep 2006

Tour Operator:

First Choice

Submitted By:

Miss L Allen

Comments:

A party of around 40 of us stayed at the Alto Da Colina between 31 August and 14th September. Ages ranged from 3 months to about 65 and as far as I know, we all thought it was fab!



Brochure says transfer's about 90 minutes but... read more

Just come back from two weeks at...

Overall Rating:

9/10

Board Basis:

Self Catering

Date of Holiday:

Sep 2006

Tour Operator:

First Choice

Submitted By:

Mrs A Gould

Comments:

Just come back from two weeks at the alto da colina, and what a great time we had. Our apartment was first class we couldn't fault it, it was clean and spacious, the maids came in 6 days a week and did a good job.



We had a... read more

My husband, myself our eldest...

Overall Rating:

8/10

Board Basis:

Self Catering

Date of Holiday:

Jun 2006

Tour Operator:

First Choice

Submitted By:

outrageous5

Comments:

My husband, myself our eldest son and his wife chose Alto da Colina because it ticked all the boxes for us. We also have a son of 16 and another of 11.



All of whom are sports fanatics. There is Astroturf for football, which... read more

Just back from spending 2 week...

Overall Rating:

7/10

Board Basis:

Self Catering

Date of Holiday:

Aug 2006

Tour Operator:

First Choice

Submitted By:

Mrs S Dennis

Comments:

Just back from spending 2 week at the Alto da Colina, with my husband and two children - 10 and 7. On the whole it was very enjoyable. Agree with all the positive comments about the actual apartments - they are big and airy and the maids clean them 6... read more

Very impressed with our first...

Overall Rating:

8/10

Board Basis:

Self Catering

Date of Holiday:

Aug 2006

Tour Operator:

First Choice

Submitted By:

N.J Palmer

Comments:

Very impressed with our first visit to the Algarve and have found some of the comments about this aparthotel a little harsh. 10 out of 10 for cleanliness, apartments very roomy with stunning views from the balcony, particularly if you were the opposite... read more

What a rip-off! They catch you...

Overall Rating:

3/10

Board Basis:

Self Catering

Date of Holiday:

Jul 2006

Tour Operator:

First Choice

Submitted By:

Mrs S Murphy

Comments:

What a rip-off! They catch you for every cent here. I made an evening call to Ireland for 11 minutes from my room and it cost 26.44!I wouldn't have used it only the phone card the reps sold me didn't work.



I paid the phone... read more

First impression was total...

Overall Rating:

5/10

Board Basis:

Self Catering

Date of Holiday:

Jul 2006

Tour Operator:

First Choice

Submitted By:

Not Specified

Comments:

First impression was total dismay. The entrance wasn't completed and when we entered the foyer we were totally shocked at the standard. We have been to many 4 star hotels and the common areas in this hotel were unfinished, sparse, down-market and... read more

We had a really wonderful 2 week...

Overall Rating:

9/10

Board Basis:

Room Only

Date of Holiday:

Jul 2006

Tour Operator:

First Choice

Submitted By:

Mrs C Glendon-Higbee

Comments:

We had a really wonderful 2 week holiday with our 2 small children (2 and 4). The apartments were absolutely awesome, really spacious and accommodated for everything, we even had a coffee peculator. The balcony was huge; it was as if we had our own... read more

Overall an excellent holiday. My...

Overall Rating:

9/10

Board Basis:

Self Catering

Date of Holiday:

May 2006

Tour Operator:

First Choice

Submitted By:

ianjohng

Comments:

Overall an excellent holiday. My first time abroad and I have to say I really enjoyed it. The apartments were spotlessly clean and the amenities were first class.



My wife and I could really relax whilst the kids enjoyed... read more

Everything about the holiday was...

Overall Rating:

10/10

Board Basis:

Self Catering

Date of Holiday:

May 2005

Tour Operator:

First Choice

Submitted By:

Mrs M M

Comments:

Everything about the holiday was great, we went with my 10 month old daughter and we had no problems at all



There are lots of things for kids to do as well. We played a lot of games with the first choice reps which were really... read more

This was our first time in the...

Overall Rating:

5/10

Board Basis:

Self Catering

Date of Holiday:

Jan 2006

Tour Operator:

First Choice

Submitted By:

Mr J Wilson

Comments:

This was our first time in the Algarve and the weather could not have been nicer. Pity about the hotel. My wife and I took our one year old for his first holiday, but we were a little disappointed with the resort.



Firstly,... read more