Aquamarina Beach Club Hotel, Praia Da Falesia
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Hotel Description:
A large pool area with bags of space for sunsoaking, pine tree gardens for a spot of cool and shade, rural surroundings for relaxation, and a cliff-top setting above a long sandy beach, this away-from-it-all village style complex adds activities and entertainment to match the mood of those looking for a leisurely break. 500 metres via paths and steps to Praia da Falesia beach. loading...
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Aquamarina Beach Club Hotel Reviews
" mr + mrs vass "
Submitted By: mav
when we booked the hoilday we were not sure what to expect as the reviews where varied but when we arrived we were more than happy the rooms were big and clean all the food was lovely and something for everyone. If you like to be close to a town this isn't for you but it was lovely and peaceful and the hotel does provide a free bus 3/4 times a day.the beach is about a 10 min walk and there are 91 steps to get to it but it really isn't that bad and it was worth it.The only thing i would say is take a kettle and some tea bags as there was nothing in the room. we would definatly return.
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1 reader found this review helpful
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- Date of Holiday:Oct 2008
- Board Basis:All Inclusive
- Tour Operator:Thomas Cook
" this holiday was the best i have been... "
Submitted By: Miss H Johnson
this holiday was the best i have been to. the food was lovely, the rooms was great. the entertaiment team was great and i am home now and wish i could still be there! everyone was friendly and i would defo come back! i came to portugal with my nan and grandad who also enjoyed it! also my cousion.
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- Date of Holiday:Sep 2008
- Board Basis:All Inclusive
- Tour Operator:Thomas Cook
" I read some reviews about this place... "
Submitted By: Mr M Webb
I read some reviews about this place wich made me worried it was going to be a rubbish holiday but after giving it a try i was very impressed with it. The faciltiys where good the only down side was the pool was not heated but it was fun trying to brace it. The staff well you could not find a falut in them. They where great they where so helpfull. They help with your suit cases. When you got pick up for the reps to take you to the Airport they made you a packed lunch for the jounrney. The Activites where great E.G tennis , Football and much more. The only thing that let the hotel down was the Animation team they was not very good Entertaiment was poor. They did not offer daily activitces for you to do :( I recomend this hotel to all that wish to have a good , fun and enjoyable time. Go All Inclucive!!!!
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- Date of Holiday:Aug 2008
- Board Basis:All Inclusive
- Tour Operator:Cosmos
" After reading some awful reviews, we... "
Submitted By: Mrs M Bromell
After reading some awful reviews, we were delighted with the hotel and complex, a really beautiful setting staff all very helpful, rooms clean, food was much better than expected, we had a really lovely week with our son and daughter and grandchildren ages 4 and 1. We would have no hesitation in returning to this quite relaxing resort. The views from the restuarant were superb and the walk to the beach was so quiet no cars to worry about. The beach itself was superb with free sunbeds and umbrellas.
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- Date of Holiday:Jun 2008
- Board Basis:All Inclusive
- Tour Operator:Cosmos
" My husband and I have just returned... "
Submitted By: Mrs J BATES
My husband and I have just returned from a fabulous week at the aquamarine beach and although we went away with a little bit of doubt due to the reviews we had read, we have had a super time. The complex was spotless, the pools were superb, plenty of beds and parasols. The food was plentiful and the variety was good, especially the chocolate buns (yum, yum) Fresh fruit was available at every meal time. The rooms were adequate for a holiday, towels were changed every day and the bed linen twice a week. The water was boiling hot and the water pressure was fantastic. I would certainly recommend this to anyone, my only dissapointment was the 89 steps to the beach.
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1 reader found this review helpful
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- Date of Holiday:Jun 2008
- Board Basis:All Inclusive
- Tour Operator:Thomas Cook
" The hotel was very basic for a 4* for... "
Submitted By: Miss C Bennett
The hotel was very basic for a 4* for instance, the pool was not heated, the rooms say they are equipped with mini bars but all they have inside is a bottle of water.
The cleaning was not all that. The food was not amazing I was expecting a lot more local specialities from Portugal, like it is famous for its piri piri but nothing like it; it was very much the same every night.
The last 2 days was bad weather so we decided to catch the free bus service which the hotel provided into Albufeira town centre we tried at 9:30 am and 11:00am and could not get a bus until 3:30, as they did have enough to cater or take into account that the guests may want to go out instead of staying in the room all-day.
Overall I rate this survey as a 3* as my opinion.
The cleaning was not all that. The food was not amazing I was expecting a lot more local specialities from Portugal, like it is famous for its piri piri but nothing like it; it was very much the same every night.
The last 2 days was bad weather so we decided to catch the free bus service which the hotel provided into Albufeira town centre we tried at 9:30 am and 11:00am and could not get a bus until 3:30, as they did have enough to cater or take into account that the guests may want to go out instead of staying in the room all-day.
Overall I rate this survey as a 3* as my opinion.
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- Date of Holiday:Sep 2007
- Board Basis:All Inclusive
- Tour Operator:Cosmos
" This was the worst hotel we have ever... "
Submitted By: Mrs S Morris
This was the worst hotel we have ever been to. It was actually mostly a German Hotel, even the Childrens Club was German! All the English Children were ignored.
The food was lousy, same every night and you had to pay extra to dine in the main restaurant. Rooms were tiny and not up to a 4-star standard.
Ice-lollies, cocktails were not included in the all-inclusive which is disgusting as all-inclusive usually means just that. The entertainment in the evening was virtually non-existent apart from a cd playing on the sound system. The English guests were all complaining.
The alcoholic drinks seemed watered down and not the genuine article. Lager was served in third pint plastic cups. Took ages to get served. Staff unhelpful and surly.
Absolutely disgraceful.
The food was lousy, same every night and you had to pay extra to dine in the main restaurant. Rooms were tiny and not up to a 4-star standard.
Ice-lollies, cocktails were not included in the all-inclusive which is disgusting as all-inclusive usually means just that. The entertainment in the evening was virtually non-existent apart from a cd playing on the sound system. The English guests were all complaining.
The alcoholic drinks seemed watered down and not the genuine article. Lager was served in third pint plastic cups. Took ages to get served. Staff unhelpful and surly.
Absolutely disgraceful.
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- Date of Holiday:Jul 2007
- Board Basis:All Inclusive
- Tour Operator:Cosmos
" This is not a hotel but a complex of... "
Submitted By: J McLaren
This is not a hotel but a complex of buildings, each with about a dozen apartments, situated in extensive, manicured grass and pine tree grounds. The architecture of the buildings is excellently varied, the roads are all painted red(!) and the only traffic is the electric buggies one of which transported us and our luggage to our furthest-away Block Z, three of us dangling our legs over the tailboard! Great fun! The walk back to the main building took about 10 minutes.
There are two excellent pools, one large the other smaller, both with islands and you can breakfast at both although lunch and dinner are taken at the main building. There is also a heated indoor pool below the main one and the best I've seen so far.
The complex in on its own in the country, with no shops etc near at hand to walk to in the evenings although there are some in-house. It also sits at the top of a cliff with 93 steps down to a magnificent beach with free sunbeds and parasols. We walked along it for 45 minutes one way to Villamoura for a morning and over an hour the other way towards Olhos D'Agua, Great for relaxation in the great weather we had. The sun at this time wasn’t ferocious as it can be earlier and temperatures were in the high 20s.
Food is excellently varied although on the cool side, probably because our table was about 40 metres from the central food collection area so the it was being subjected to a 3mph cooling breeze all the way there I suppose. There are microwaves available, though, to perk it up. Variety is good and on the night there were delicious potatoes in their jackets available we managed to make up mince and tatties and peas! That's got to be a first! You certainly won't starve. There are about 6 or 8 types of ice cream available too and lots of cakes for sweets.
All-inclusive drinks are pretty much the same wherever you go aren’t they? You can pay for normal strength ones if you like but that might be a bit tough on the liver if you consumed the same number!
Staff were always friendly and helpful and very good with kids, from the room staff to reception.
Being at the end of a road there is no passing bus service although there was a bus stop about a quarter of a mile away which we didn't bother finding out about. The free hotel bus runs 4 times per day to Albufeira according to the timetable we were given but we observed it going more often than that, perhaps to transport and/or collect those who couldn't be fitted in first time, it's only a 20 seater. The usual selection of excursions is available as is car hire.
There is a purpose built and well equipped theatre with about 2 metres between rows. Entertainment was on each night we were there and was excellent although only for an hour but at least the open area near the bar was thus quieter and relaxing during this time. There was a half-hearted Karaoke one evening in addition and a parrot show.
There are other activities for kids and adults which are not too intrusive.
Wild life featured a little during our stay with one tiny snake in the undergrowth, two frogs, a small lizard in the dining room and a friendly fox which patrolled the grounds and would approach the dining rooms too to be fed scraps from windows by the waiters for our entertainment.
The only negative point in the holiday came when I jumped in the pool with my wife's digital camera in my pocket, but I can't blame the hotel for that can I?
Oh, and the Germans were really friendly, honestly, no kidding. Would you believe, not a single towel on the sun-loungers at 5am in the morning!!! Mind you, the place was only about one-third full when we were there.
All in all an excellent place for the chill-out holiday we needed and we would definitely return again.
There are two excellent pools, one large the other smaller, both with islands and you can breakfast at both although lunch and dinner are taken at the main building. There is also a heated indoor pool below the main one and the best I've seen so far.
The complex in on its own in the country, with no shops etc near at hand to walk to in the evenings although there are some in-house. It also sits at the top of a cliff with 93 steps down to a magnificent beach with free sunbeds and parasols. We walked along it for 45 minutes one way to Villamoura for a morning and over an hour the other way towards Olhos D'Agua, Great for relaxation in the great weather we had. The sun at this time wasn’t ferocious as it can be earlier and temperatures were in the high 20s.
Food is excellently varied although on the cool side, probably because our table was about 40 metres from the central food collection area so the it was being subjected to a 3mph cooling breeze all the way there I suppose. There are microwaves available, though, to perk it up. Variety is good and on the night there were delicious potatoes in their jackets available we managed to make up mince and tatties and peas! That's got to be a first! You certainly won't starve. There are about 6 or 8 types of ice cream available too and lots of cakes for sweets.
All-inclusive drinks are pretty much the same wherever you go aren’t they? You can pay for normal strength ones if you like but that might be a bit tough on the liver if you consumed the same number!
Staff were always friendly and helpful and very good with kids, from the room staff to reception.
Being at the end of a road there is no passing bus service although there was a bus stop about a quarter of a mile away which we didn't bother finding out about. The free hotel bus runs 4 times per day to Albufeira according to the timetable we were given but we observed it going more often than that, perhaps to transport and/or collect those who couldn't be fitted in first time, it's only a 20 seater. The usual selection of excursions is available as is car hire.
There is a purpose built and well equipped theatre with about 2 metres between rows. Entertainment was on each night we were there and was excellent although only for an hour but at least the open area near the bar was thus quieter and relaxing during this time. There was a half-hearted Karaoke one evening in addition and a parrot show.
There are other activities for kids and adults which are not too intrusive.
Wild life featured a little during our stay with one tiny snake in the undergrowth, two frogs, a small lizard in the dining room and a friendly fox which patrolled the grounds and would approach the dining rooms too to be fed scraps from windows by the waiters for our entertainment.
The only negative point in the holiday came when I jumped in the pool with my wife's digital camera in my pocket, but I can't blame the hotel for that can I?
Oh, and the Germans were really friendly, honestly, no kidding. Would you believe, not a single towel on the sun-loungers at 5am in the morning!!! Mind you, the place was only about one-third full when we were there.
All in all an excellent place for the chill-out holiday we needed and we would definitely return again.
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- Date of Holiday:Sep 2006
- Board Basis:All Inclusive
- Tour Operator:Direct Holidays
" Having read several reviews on... "
Submitted By: Miss AJ Patterson
Having read several reviews on various websites regarding this hotel, I would like to offer our recent experience at Aquamarina Beach Club in the Algarve.
Positives:
- Rooms are clean and wonderfully air conditioned and serviced.
- The grounds are immaculate.
- The swimming pool has endless loungers and the grassy areas are cleaned often and in great condition.
- The staff, contrary to all reports we have read, are multi-lingual, friendly and helpful (as long as you are to them)
- The hotel offers free buses into town through-out the day.
- The hotel has its own beach, something most hotels on the Algarve can not boast.
- Tour operators run excellent tours with pickup and drop-offs straight outside the hotel.
- The salad and seafood served are fresh and delicious.
- They offer shower rooms and food and drink all day on the day you check out (we checked out at 6pm and still had the all-inclusive part of our trip until we physically left)
- The waiting staff are very efficient and always helpful.
- The food IS endless and the cake/dessert selection is world-class.
Negatives:
- Nighttime entertainment is poor, often only lasting an hour at most. Come 10pm its a bit of a ghost town.
- Do not stay for 14 days! Come 7 days the food was making its way back round to the start of the menu again.
- The meat is cooked in bulk which lead to blandness and lack of presentation.
- The hotel is isolated, so ensure that the beach, pool and bar is as far as you want to venture without booking tours.
- The bar only offers one type of beer and this was weak at best.
- The juice and soft-drink is sub-standard
All up, this is a four-star hotel, but lets itself down a little with the en-masse cooking of main meals and poor quality soft drinks and juice. A 7 day trip here is recommended however and if you have already booked, don’t fear as we loved our 7 day relaxation holiday, spent by the pool, playing mini-golf and organised trips into town.
Positives:
- Rooms are clean and wonderfully air conditioned and serviced.
- The grounds are immaculate.
- The swimming pool has endless loungers and the grassy areas are cleaned often and in great condition.
- The staff, contrary to all reports we have read, are multi-lingual, friendly and helpful (as long as you are to them)
- The hotel offers free buses into town through-out the day.
- The hotel has its own beach, something most hotels on the Algarve can not boast.
- Tour operators run excellent tours with pickup and drop-offs straight outside the hotel.
- The salad and seafood served are fresh and delicious.
- They offer shower rooms and food and drink all day on the day you check out (we checked out at 6pm and still had the all-inclusive part of our trip until we physically left)
- The waiting staff are very efficient and always helpful.
- The food IS endless and the cake/dessert selection is world-class.
Negatives:
- Nighttime entertainment is poor, often only lasting an hour at most. Come 10pm its a bit of a ghost town.
- Do not stay for 14 days! Come 7 days the food was making its way back round to the start of the menu again.
- The meat is cooked in bulk which lead to blandness and lack of presentation.
- The hotel is isolated, so ensure that the beach, pool and bar is as far as you want to venture without booking tours.
- The bar only offers one type of beer and this was weak at best.
- The juice and soft-drink is sub-standard
All up, this is a four-star hotel, but lets itself down a little with the en-masse cooking of main meals and poor quality soft drinks and juice. A 7 day trip here is recommended however and if you have already booked, don’t fear as we loved our 7 day relaxation holiday, spent by the pool, playing mini-golf and organised trips into town.
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- Date of Holiday:Sep 2005
- Board Basis:All Inclusive
- Tour Operator:Direct Holidays
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Advice: Beautiful, welcoming, clean
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Good for: Beach