Name: Muthu Balaia Sol
Address: Rua do Alfaiate, S/N, Albufeira, 8200-315, PT

10/10

Exceptional

15 May 2026

Adam

Loved almost everything about this property other than the bed was a little small and hard for my liking. Other than that the property is beautiful. The staff is polite and it’s just far enough out the way to be quiet. Uber cost €4 to old town. 100% will be back

Friends

10/10

Exceptional

22 Aug 2025

Mustafa

Mostly good

Loved the place. Although o wish we had air-con in both rooms. Batman didn’t want to be there and was totally disinterested in serving us. Apart from that all great

6/10

Pleasant

19 Aug 2025

Paulo

Ok I know this is a 3 star hotel but the beds and pillows are the worse I have ever experienced at any hotel. Hard bed and the thinnest pillows ever.
We upgraded to “all inclusive” but only breakfast was included at this hotel. Even though they have a snack bar with drinks and snacks available, we were told we’d have to pay or take a shuttle to one of there 4 other hotels in the area to eat or drink. Ridiculous policy.
The staff were all great and the property is well maintained however everything is very old and in need of renovations.

Leisure Family

8/10

Excellent

29 Aug 2024

Helio

This property is located in a beautiful area with restaurants near by, nevertheless the only big problem is that the restaurant lacks electronic payments that I don’t understand, but the reception has one, don’t know why I can grasp the reason.

8/10

Excellent

28 Aug 2024

Sadegh

Great place to stay. A bit far from beach walking. Shower was very small .. overall nice place

Friends_and_family Family

8/10

Excellent

30 May 2024

Phil

There seemed to be a lot if rules. The fridge in my room was very noisy. When I complained, the response was to unplug it at night. Not a favorable response as i was ataying for 25 days, so had food in the fridge

Leisure Self

10/10

Exceptional

21 May 2022

MS. YIN

Check in and Check out was easy and straightforward.
Studio apartment was cosy as expected but clean and well appointed and equipment all worked. The aircon was an absolute godsend!
Think that it would benefit with wifi access in the rooms. It's available in the public/reception areas but couldn't see a signal in the room/apartment itself.
Would definitely book again next time we return to the Algarve.

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

02 Sep 2019

ccc

Satisfactory accommodation about a 15 minute walk to the main part of town \"The Strip\".
It has \"limited servicing\" so you get one soap for the whole length of your stay and the towels changed/bed made every second day.

10/10

Exceptional

27 Jul 2019

Angela

Relaxing and fun

It's a great place to stay. Would highly recommend it. The staff are very friendly. It's lovely and private there. Only s short drive to the strip and old town is amazing great food and music.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

22 Jul 2019

Verified traveler

Amazing place with everything nearby you need. A cheap cab ride gets you to more shopping and restaurants and return is so easy with a convenient cab area to get you back to the hotel. A bit of a walk to the beach but worth every second.

Leisure Family

8/10

Excellent

01 Sep 2018

David

Nice clean apartments and pool

We really enjoyed our stay here, a bit far from most things though if you dont like walking

8/10

Excellent

11 Aug 2018

Verified traveler

Only there for 3 nights but thought the place perfect, out of the way, nice and quiet, friendly and helpful staff, will be back

10/10

Exceptional

31 Jul 2018

Kate

Quiet- much needed R and R

Lovely accommodation closes enough to all the facilities of Albufeira but far enough out to give peace and quiet. Family run business - all staff couldn't be more helpful.

8/10

Excellent

24 Jul 2018

Adam

Excellent facilities in quiet strong but also easily walkable into the main tourist areas. Only downside was having deliberately picked pay whilst there the accommodation took 50% of the price of the stay on booking.

Friends

10/10

Exceptional

25 Oct 2017

kate

Quiet and close enough to full resort amenities

Great time - totally relaxing. Very enjoyable stay in a family run establishment.

8/10

Excellent

20 Oct 2017

Verified traveler

Nice place to stay near to bars and restaurants

Enjoyed our week here and would recommend. Quiet location, sunbed always available

10/10

Exceptional

05 Aug 2017

Brian

Quiet location small friendly hotel apartments.

A week was too short. Accomodation was just right. Location close to Albuferia town where restaurants and bars were walkable distance. Beach during the day where parasailing had to be done followed by some food and sangria. Strip at night including more sangria and good Portuguese food. Hotel staff fantastic and they catered for alll needs.Arrived at night and was met by security staff which was 100 percent which continued throughout the week leaving us feeling very secure. Our appartment was close to pool but still had privacy, fantastic layout of the appartments overlooking pool area but not too intrusive. We felt at ease all the time. The staff were lovely and very accomodating and advised us on several matters throughout the week regarding sightseeing and taxis. I would definately return .

4/10

Poor

02 Aug 2017

Aaron

Average hotel - not good for groups

We arrived at hotel reception after a long mornings travelling only to be lectured by hotel staff about noise levels, coming home late and how our room was to be kept. We found this quite condescending and unnecessary. The manager in particular was very insistent on this matter.

We arrived at the pool bar for lunch, not expecting 5 star cuisine, but at the same time not expecting the sub-standard food which was, for the quality of it, over priced. We were reluctant to eat here again, deciding to go to neighboring hotels or cook for ourselves in future.

Our biggest complaint was arriving home on the first night. We were met by an angry night watch man Antonio, who repeatably questioned us on who we were, how many were in our group, and then bringing two of us to reception after refusing to believe that we were a party of four guys, insisting that there were two guys ad two girls in our room. After admitting his mistake, he followed us to make sure we went to out room (as he did every night). Kind of felt like your parents waiting for you coming home at night when you were 14.

The staff were the main problem with this hotel, and I felt that had we been a family of four we may have had a different experience. Would encourage any groups of young people to look elsewhere

10/10

Exceptional

28 Jul 2017

Kate

Total relaxation

Quiet location but close enough to facilities of Albufeira

10/10

Exceptional

26 Jul 2017

Claire

Lovely, quiet hotel - great for families

A little way out from the main town but close to the Strip and bullring. Getting in to town is easy with a 45 min walk. The complex runs a taxi service 3 times a day but taxis are cheaper

8/10

Excellent

13 Jul 2017

Verified traveler

Good stay

Nice room and pool area. Easy walk to strip and beach and 6euro taxi to old town. Hotel bar is quite expensive.

6/10

Pleasant

04 Jul 2017

troy

Not too far from the strip

Overall an average stay, rooms are nice and clean however hotel staff are a little blunt and unwelcoming

10/10

Exceptional

18 Apr 2017

Angela

Highly recommend

Beautiful Portuguese style apartments with friendy staff.
It is a long walk to the many restaurants and busy strip but plenty of taxi's available in the area.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

21 Jun 2016

karen & grahame

Excellent

We loved it .. It was quiet and rustic .. Might be too quiet for families if you like lots of activities but if you just like a pool and relaxing it's ideal.. The rooms were spotless and the staff very helpful..We walked every day to the old town either by the beach from the strip or along the main highway.. We enjoyed the excercise.. Sometimes got a taxi back for €5 if it was too much to walk back again.. The old town is lovely full of bars shops and restaurants.. The beach was beautiful ..Can't wait to go back again soon

10/10

Exceptional

27 Oct 2015

joey

Great hotel, staff and location.

Good times. Walking distance to beach and local bars and supermarket. Friendly staff and welcoming poolside area and bar. Double bed - 2 singles put together slightly disappointing but often happens in Portugal. Clean rooms and amazing power shower.

6/10

Pleasant

23 Aug 2015

Tracy

Basic apartments.

Basic apartments, cooking facilities very limited, small camping beds. About 15 minute walk from main Strip of bars etc. If you just want to chill by the pool then this complex is ok.

10/10

Exceptional

19 Jul 2015

Tina

Lovely apartments

We went for a chilled out holiday and that's what we got, just 10/15 min walk to Strip,great staff always happy, would recommend

8/10

Excellent

21 May 2015

Verified traveler

Very good hotel. Small problem with no hair dryer for ladies

10/10

Exceptional

03 May 2015

Verified traveler

Short stay

This hotel was clean and simple & well situated not to far from the town,approximately 5 minutes walk.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

24 Jul 2014

Sue

Very enjoyable

If you want quiet and relaxing this is a good place to go. It is family run and fairly traditional. A lttle walk from the main areas but is walkable if fit but too far for children to walk but taxis are reasonable. No fighting over sun beds and having to get up early to put towels out. Cooking a full meal is not really an option but facilities good enough for simple breakfast and snacks. My only negative is the room layout although spotlessly clean the space for clothes is limited. Although there is a wardrobe there are no draws we had to us our suitcase. Layout of bathroom is poor climb past toilet to get to shower and again no space for putting out toiletries. Having said that the atmosphere of the place made up for the limitations. Beware of what room you book as you need to book superior if you want air conditioning. I have nit picked a bit but a full and objective review is what I look for and is to my mind invaluable. All that said we had a lovely time and are looking to go back again.

8/10

Excellent

10 Jul 2014

I'm happy!!

Peaceful and relaxing :)

Having booked this as a last minute break we really didn't know what to expect as it was so cheap. On arrival we were checked in very quickly and told that they had upgraded our room free of charge to a one bed apartment! The room was spacious and clean with a balcony and all the facilities you'd need for a self catering holiday. The gardens and grounds were very pretty and well kept. The pool area was lovely, plenty of loungers and surprisingly quiet even when most of the loungers were taken. The guests there obviously all wanted the same thing and that was a quiet, relaxing holiday. The hotel runs a shuttle bus in the day time that takes you to the more lively areas for 2 euro, but taxis are always available and the hotel staff will call them for you. There is also a half hourly public bus service with a stop a few minutes walk from the hotel. The staff are all very helpful and even printed out our return flight boarding passes so we didn't have to look for an Internet cafe. Beaches are nearby and beautiful.

8/10

Excellent

03 Nov 2013

Thekingofveg

Great budget apartment

Have stayed here 3 times now, you can't beat the price, it's always spotless and the staff are greasy. It is far enough away from everything to be very quiet but you can walk to the strip in 10 minutes

Family

8/10

Excellent

18 Sep 2012

mel

beautiful!

gorgeous apartments, very well kept. basic rooms but i didn't go on holiday to stay in my room! the beds were very comfortable (and i'm quite fussy so that says a lot!). the only downside is the location - it's a 5-10 min walk to the main tourist street with the bars and restaurant, and a half hour walk to the Old Town. You can get buses but the are fairly infrequent. the beach was a 15 min peasant walk away. but i didn't mind this because the hotel itself was so lovely and the staff were very helpful (calling our transport and arranging a day trip). the pool was again basic, but well kept and private because of the location. very highly recommended!

Family

6/10

Pleasant

12 Aug 2012

Verified traveler

Relaxing holiday

The hotel was not explained to me fully by Expedia. There was no air condition and the room was very hot. No iron for ironing but overall the staff were great. Good place for family .

10/10

Exceptional

10 Aug 2012

Verified traveler

Great holiday for everyone

Staff are friendly and very helpful. Very quiet and some lovely views. Very clean and comfortable. Recommend individuals and families to stay at Balaia Sol Apartments. Not to far away from town.

6/10

Pleasant

04 Aug 2012

Andy

Holiday

Very clean but very noisy. Too far from the beach. We found we were having to go out alot because the pool area was so noisy.

10/10

Exceptional

17 Jun 2012

Chris and Louis

Our 5th visit in 2 years, this says everything!

This was our fifth visit in two years, the service and quality of the apartments, are among the best we have ever received. The gardens and pool area are a credit to them. The apartments are a little way from the main part of Albufeira, but with a hire car from the airport (prices of which are among the cheapest in Europe) is a useful saving on transfers and taxis in resort, and extends your sightseeing prospects.

10/10

Exceptional

27 May 2012

Verified traveler

Excellent value

This is the second time we have stayed here.Lovely small place to go for a quiet break.Only 15 minutes from the strip.Very clean place.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

12 Apr 2012

mittens

nice quiet holiday

the only things that let this apartment down were that the beds were soooo hard, we were glad to get home just for a comfortable bed, the shower head had no bracket so you had to hold the shower head in one hand leaving one hand to shower with, not always easy and the shower cubicle was small, big problem for larger people!!! the only other fault was that there was supposed to be a courtesy bus to town but this hasn't started running yet so had to pay bus fare every day, although that was cheap enough anyway.

6/10

Pleasant

04 Oct 2011

Mike

Value to money

Hotel offers good value for money, location is ok but could be a bit closer to the strip and old town. Staff are friendly and helpful but charge 2 euros to phone a taxi for you. Snack bar is also expensive. Apartment was clean but basic.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

04 Sep 2011

Jose

LATE AUGUST

Nice and clean

6/10

Pleasant

23 Jun 2011

Angela

Couple

Very basic hotel.Charging to phone taxi was a bit much.Staff very helpful and friendly.A bit of a walk to the strip especially for people with kids.Pool clean but flies in it could be removed more regularly.Would recommend.

10/10

Exceptional

15 Jul 2010

Claire

would go back tomorrow!

there were no reviews on expedia for this hotel when we booked, but we had seen good reviews on other sites. we were pleasantly surprised, especially considering the price we paid, to find that our room was larger than expected. it was all lovely and clean both in the room and around the hotel - the pool area was immacculate, you just have to wait for the man to finish cleaning it every morning but he does a good job.
it is some way from the centre of albufeira, in a quiet residential area. to me this was a bonus - i could spend the evening in the noise of the town but have somewhere quiet to sleep (apart from when the bin lorries come round!).
it says in the description that there is a free shuttle: it's not actually free it costs 1 euro per person return to the town. we used this once, then walked the rest of the time as it's a pleasant walk through a newly built area of villas.
the food in the snack bar is possibly the only let down - it's not cheap if you're

going to eat there all the time - we just used it to get something when we first arrived and either ate in the town or bought food back from the supermarket.
overall i was impressed. it may be out of the town centre but being small and friendly gives it a nice atmosphere

8/10

Excellent

07 Jun 2010

Anna

MAY 2010

Hotel/apartments was quite clean which was the most important thing for me. No many facilities there and around there though and not really in the heart of the centre. However if you are looking for a quite nice cheap place this will be the one. You always get what you pay for.

10/10

Exceptional

13 Oct 2025

Ángeles

Recepcionistas muy amables y resolutivos, siempre ayudando a los clientes con mucha atención.
Los conductores del coche de desplazamiento para los demás hoteles son encantadores también.

Partner

6/10

Pleasant

10 Sep 2022

Ilda Paula

Problemas com mau cheiro no banheiro

Partner

8/10

Excellent

17 Jul 2022

Eric

Excellente ambiance de piscine et bar, endroit tranquille. Seul hic douches desuetes

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

15 Jul 2019

Verified traveler

Uns hat es sehr gefallen. Ich kann mich den vorangegangenen Bewertungen anschließen. Schön ein wenig außerhalb deshalb Auto empfohlen. Alles sauber schöne kleine Anlage nicht top modern dafür für die Preisklasse absolut top. Betten auch sehr gut u nicht zu weich. Wer Luxus sucht sollte mehr bezahlen u 5 Sterne wählen.

Leisure

8/10

Excellent

15 Oct 2018

Thiago

Hospedagem

Muito bom!!!! Os quartos são confortáveis e acolhedor. O ideal é alugar um carro pois para sair à noite e par chegar ao movimento à noite você gasta mais ou menos uns 20 minutos de carro. Gostamos muito de tudo principalmente dos centro de Albufeira.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

25 Sep 2018

Verified traveler

Apartamentos en una zona tranquila, apartados del centro , propios para descansar pero indispensable tener coche para poder moverse ya que queda alejado a pie del centro o playas.

Partner