Brisa Sol Aparthotel

Have just returned from the Brisa Sol Apartments with my wife and 1 year old baby! This hotel is not very good for toddlers! We asked for a low room with a pool view (as our baby sleeps from about 7pm ish, we would be using the balcony alot) and a cot and booked 1 year in advance. When we arrived, we were facing the main road, our balcony had 5 large steps down, so we were unable to use it as our 1 year old could not get up or down them but was wanting to play on them all the time. We closed the wooden door which led on to it and didnt use it at all! Very diasappointing. There was one tub chair in the room for both of us to use, and the cutlery drawer which had the knives in was floor height! When we asked to be moved rooms, we got a blunt no! We asked the Thomas cook rep to solve our problems, but she forgot to do anything, 2 days later, I asked the rep again, she was also told no. To top it off, there was no notice displaying departure times in the hotel the day before we flew, so aftyer checking repetedly throughout the day, i had to ring thomas cooks emergency helpline in the UK at midnight to find out when we were being picked up, it was 8 hours later! (Thompsons boards displayed 3 days in advance!).

In brief, nice hotel if you get the pool side, but not good for toddlers!

I can strongly recommend this accommodation. I am quite fussy with accommodation but the Brisa Sol ticked every box & then some. I found the rooms exceptionally clean & well equipped as is the rest of the hotel. It's location is perfect in the middle of the Old Town on one side and the Strip on the other - so something for all age groups. Beaches are a 10 minute walk away - there is a choice of 3 which are all a very good standard.

I thoroughly recommend booking a massage with their on site masseuse - who clearly knew their stuff & was worth every cent. We found the hotel staff exceptionally friendly & helpful which always makes a difference & enhances the holiday.

Our stay was in the last week of April. We experienced a day of rain, followed by a cloudy day - but then the rest of the week the weather just continued to pick up and reached 32degrees at one point! I will definately be returning as soon as possible.

My husband, 5 month old baby and I have just returned from a week at the Brisa sol. The apts are in a great location in between the new and old towns and there is a train that stops directly outside which will take you to both. The rooms are massive, we had a one bed apt which had a huge living room/kitchen with sky tv in both the living room and bedroom. There was also a hairdryer in the bathroom and a microwave in the kitchen. The cleaning staff were there everyday and left the rooms spotless, they were really friendly especially to our little baby, in fact everyone in the resort seems to be lovely to kids which is really nice.

Only one hiccup and that was the amount of people begging in the streets around the old town, not so much in the new end of town, and the fact that within 5 mins of dropping 2 of our sons sunhats and a teething ring they had disappeared!

Lovely hotel though

just went last wk, 19/4/8 we are a couple 27/31 yrs , we arrived and the weather was nt the best it rained the first 2 days then cloudy the next 3 , the next day we went on a boat trip the sun was out 25 c and us being clever did not use no more than factor 2 sun cream please do not make the same mistake as us we got burnt that it ruined that night and the next day , altho it s bit chilly on the boat do not fool your self. we did wish to go on an all day boat trip but cos it s low season they only do 4 hr bbq trip for 31 eruos, not great vaule for money, the bbq lunch wasnt that great and was on the boat not on the beach and due to the sea condtion we did not get to go in the caves.

the briasa sol hotel is ok if you get it at a cheap price, it s loction is good as for visting the strip and old town as the little train stop s right outside the hotel , mush easyer to walk to old town its 5/10 mins down the road , which is where the beach is. but get the train to the strip it runs every 20 mins and is cheap, hotel does offer u food for the day for 17 euros each , buffet thru day and choice for eveing meal , there is a supermarket next door which is great , can but freash fish ,and i recommened trying the long sauges you can get for about 1 .80 euros in the supermarket , you will love them if you like meat , they sell wine from 1 euro and bottle beer for 25 cents.

our room 501 , rightat the top , over lookin mc ds n kfc not great but the balcony was so long you can both sun bathe, we got sun from 2 till 6 , and to watch the sun go down , was stunning. we booked a 1 room apartment was like a big flat , kitchen with toaster mic wave , 2 small cooking rings fridge, table and chairs, bath room had a super powerfull shower and hair dryer .the bed room has twin bed s but if you take some string and tie around the legs you wont fall thru, had tv in room with bbc 1 a channel that played films and a news and cartoon the rest not in english, o n a sport channel, had the same channels in the lonuge witch had two sofas that can be single beds they are great for sun bathing on on the balcony . we did nt realy think much of alburfire, the strip was mainly bars great if with ya mates , we did find an excellent resturant , i highly recommened for that specil meal , wild & co on the corner the next road down from where you are dropped off from the train, we did try 2 resturants in old town a steak house and the best fish in town one but i don t did nt think they we half as good, old town is full of resturants but there is men outside them all tryin to get you in , will not let you read the menu in peace,

the beach in old town was a nice sandy beach , good for a family holiday .

and the cake shop next door to the hotel is a must for them with the sweet tooth

Good hotel, not a great hotel. Location for old town great. Indoor pool great, bar expensive. Go to Liberty Bar and ask for Isabel [tell her Phillip and Joyce sent you]

Good people GREAT VALUE FOR MONEY , Enjoy ! ps. Avenida da Liberdade, 54 - just off main square.

My wife and I have just returned from a wonderful holiday staying at this hotel. It was our first time in the Algarve, however it will not be our last. As for the hotel It was really nice. The rooms where very spacious, very clean and kept clean throughout our stay. The staff where very friendly and the reception team where always willing and able to give excellent advice on how to get to places, bus timetables, the best places to eat and they all spoke very good english. My only very minor complaint would be that it is not made clear when booking this hotel that some of the facilities such as the gym, health club cost extra. However if you book the gym, which has very little in the way of equipment and the health club for 7 days you can get a discount and it should only cost you 25 euro. Apart from the gym/health club which I was disappointed with the rest of the hotel was excellent. The retail centre next door will cater for all your needs and is very cheap, remember to check out downstairs where thier is a food hall (Pizza Hut etc) and lots of nice shops. Also check out the Rock Bar in the old town, they have a live band on every night great if you like good rock music. For an excellent meal I would strongly advise Casa do Chefe just around the corner from the hotel, the reception team will direct you, do not miss out on the best food in the Algarve!! We booked with Freedom Direct and this proofed to be a very cheap but excellent holiday with great weather and a really friendly relaxing atmosphere where ever you wondered. the Portugese are naturally very friendly and polite and this makes you feel very welcome. You will not be disappointed. Oh I nearly forgot, if you like coffee and cakes avoid the pastry and cake shop next to the hotel, if you go the once, before you know it you will be going back twice a day!! cakes to die for!!!

We were very pleasantly suprised when we arrived at Brisa Sol. We had a lovely room, recommed a room over looking the pool and your guaranteed good views. There were some building work over fence from the pool but did not spoil our holiday. We didnt venture to the beach as it was a bit too far but the pool was excellent but cold but it was April. We went just before the summer season we had a bargain holiday and booking now to go again this year at the same time. There were no children running around it was very quite, would recommed couples to go at this time of year. There was a lovley restaurant down the hill towards the small town which we will look for again as the food was delicious. The weather was fab. The town was being done up too when we were there so will be interesting to see how it looks now. One day was cloudy and we went for a walk to the beach which was lovely a bit hilly but nice walk. 9/10

The hotel was very good, one bed apartment really spacious,only two of us but plenty of room for four. Staff very friendly and helpful.booke with Sunshine on the net fantastic value for what we paid.

A very clean, spacious hotel. Pool area was large and the grass was ideal for children. Snack bar food was very good and staff were very friendly.

We were aware that there could be a wait to check in our room on arrival, but after waiting 3 hours in the hotel reception with a 9 month old baby, we weren’t very pleased.

The room was very large and well equipped, and we had a nice view of the pool. However our room was directly above the hotel bar and the noise shook the whole apartment every night until 1 pm. We asked to move rooms and couldn’t because the hotel was "full ".

We had requested a quiet room on booking as we travelled with a 9 month old baby, this did spoil our holiday, don’t mind a bit of noise, but this was terrible!

On the whole had a good holiday, Albufeira itself is fantastic, would go back to Brisa Sol.

We arrived and were given a ground floor apartment next to a door that I believe (and hope) only staff could access. The view was of a car park, which was not ideal and only a small lock on the door leading to the balcony.

We requested a move to another room, however the hotel advised they were fully booked, so couldn't move us. When booking our holiday, we were not given the option to pay more for a pool view, which apparently you can do, so our advice is - to pay extra to get it!

The rooms were very clean and the maids were in every day and did a great job - defo, no complaints there! Overall, a very clean hotel.

Overall, a great location and the room was the only let down for us. The pool outside was big, but extremely cold. Snack bar was good and the hotel bar was good and the bar staff were very friendly. The night time entertainment was also very good. The only thing we would say is that the bar closes at 1pm, which is a shame, as we thought it would be open later than this.

The location of the hotel is great and the weather was fantastic. We did not expect the weather so good. Sun every day and the temperature peaked to about 28c - needless to say, we came back rather tanned, which is great! The hotel is in the middle of the old town and the new town.

The drinks are cheaper in the new town, however we preferred the old town as it had more entertainment on and more restaurants. It depends on what you're looking for in your holiday. Many of the pubs and restaurants had either bands playing or singers, which is great as they were all very good and even if you were sitting in the next bar along, you could still hear the entertainment going on.

The resort is quite hilly and I would not recommend high heels as I kept getting my heels stuck in the pavement - quite funny at times, but sometimes was a bit annoying. We would not say it's suitable for wheelchairs to go up and down the hills as paths are very narrow in places.

Overall, very good (except the room) and would stay there again,but definitely, with a pool view room.