Name: Real Marina Residence
Address: Av. 5 de Outubro, OlhÃo, 8700-307, PT

10/10

Exceptional

19 Jul 2026

David

Real Marina Residence is actually managed by Real Marina Hotel - so there is a 24 hrs front desk (which is unlike the message I received where check in ends at midnight)

10/10

Exceptional

09 Jul 2026

Tivai

It was amazing this isn’t my first stay this is one of my favourite place to stay

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

30 Jun 2026

Clare

Amazing apartment large clean great location

Family_with_children

10/10

Exceptional

27 Jun 2026

Philomène

The appartement was very clean, spacious, very well located. The kitchen well furnished. The staff was friendly and efficient. We loved our stay and will come back if we visit the area again.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

26 Jun 2026

Richard

Large apartment close to many shops and restaurants.

Self

10/10

Exceptional

10 Jun 2026

Linda

Had a lovely stay. Hotel immaculate, ample size room. Great breakfast and good facilities. Would like to return

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

05 Jun 2026

Trina

We were delighted with the property and location. The only downside we found was motorbikes racing up and down the road outside apartment blocks all during the night reving their engines enough to waken you.

10/10

Exceptional

24 May 2026

Lai Fan

The unit was huge and clean. Very comfortable and had a great view.

Friends

10/10

Exceptional

14 May 2026

Amanda

This is our second stay at the real Marina residence, firstly as three friends with three separate bedrooms and this time two friends two separate bedroom.
The apartments are completely stunning and spacious beyond words with a balcony they fabulously clean.
We’ve had an added bonus this time that the pool wasn't available on the roof of our apartment blockso we’ve had access to the real marina Hotel.
We can’t recommend it enough and will certainly be staying again. See you next May

Friends_and_family Friends

4/10

Poor

23 Mar 2026

Mirela

The fridge and cupboards were very stinky. No help from front desk whatsoever. Does not worth the money.

10/10

Exceptional

01 Mar 2026

Karol

Everything was great, the friendly staff, the huge well equipped apartment and the location

Family_with_children

10/10

Exceptional

25 Dec 2025

Hassan

The apartment was excellent with nice view nice a clean everything was perfect im gonna back there next time again

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

14 Dec 2025

Helen

Amazing apartment … great amenities … clean… perfectly situated

Friends_and_family Family

8/10

Excellent

01 Dec 2025

Gerardo

spacious and clean apartment

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

19 Nov 2025

Monique

The stay was comfortable. The place was clean. The staff was friendly and welcoming.

6/10

Pleasant

15 Jul 2025

Khaled

Great location in Olhão, with partial sea views and a spacious balcony. The one-bedroom apartment is suitable for a small family or couple. The furniture needs updating, the apartment needs maintenance, and the kitchen lacks many of the basic cooking utensils.
I wasn’t satisfied 100% of my five-day stay because, I thought they provided daily cleaning, fresh towels, and amenities, even though it was all paid for! The reception staff were very polite always, with one word on their mouth whenever I asked about anything: the apartment has nothing to do with the hotel services, and you have to pay extra 20€ to have towels or any extra amenities.

Leisure Friends

10/10

Exceptional

07 May 2025

STEPHEN

Great location

10/10

Exceptional

06 May 2025

Darnell

Amazing can’t wait to go back

Friends_and_family Friends

10/10

Exceptional

28 Apr 2025

Brian

Fantastic apartment really spacious spotless and had everything you needed for a stay. There are restaurants and bars within a short walk and faro old town is a short cab journey away.

Leisure Self

10/10

Exceptional

10 Apr 2025

Ahmed

Fantastic stay

Amazing great value high class apartment but needed slightly better cleaning and small details such as a tea towel and an extra bun bag. Fantastic views

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

17 Jan 2025

IAN

Access to town and lots of space.

Business Self

10/10

Exceptional

06 Jan 2025

Gamu

What a wonderful place to stay at. Loved it soo much, will be going back again.
So spacious and clean, suitable for solo travelers, couples or families it is wonderful. Highly recommend.

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

04 Jan 2025

Peter

Apartments managed by next-door hotel was very useful - 24-hr reception and staff available to deal with questions.

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

28 Dec 2024

Katherine

We really enjoyed our stay and the apartment was immaculate. We were kindly upgraded to a stunning two bedroom apartment and we were even able to have a later checkout. We visited in December so there was not a lot to do nearby. However the local restaurants were very friendly and the breakfast in the morning was amazing!

Leisure Family_with_children

10/10

Exceptional

01 Dec 2024

Laura

Very spacious 2 bed apartment. 5 min walk to shops/restaurants. Staff very helpful with welcome drink on check in.
Olhão is a beautiful, unspoilt gem of the Algarve. A visit to Ilha Deserta & Estaminé restaurant is a must.

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

21 Oct 2024

Petya

Me and my family stayed for 3 nights ar Real Marine Residence. The two bedroom flat was excellent. We had a everting what we need for our stay. The only things that we could not take advantage was the roof top swiming pool due to the weather. The staff were very kind and helpfull. We paid for breakfast for duration of our stay and we was given one day free breakfast. We really enjoy our stay and will recomended this hotel to our freinds

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

12 Oct 2024

Sophie

Beautiful views, quiet location, easy walk to the restaurants. Always had the pool deck to ourselves.
Train station and nearest supermarket are 20 mins walk.

Leisure Friends

8/10

Excellent

29 Sep 2024

Alessandra

Great apartment, perfect position near restaurants and shops.
The only issue we had was at the check in. We didn’t receive any instructions by email and the address we had was wrong. I asked for help to the Marina Residence Team using the whatsapp chat and I received a reply the following day. We spent one hour going around the main street looking for the residence (Google unfortunately confirmed the wrong address we had, and we didn’t know what to do!)
We were just lucky to pop in and ask information at the Marina Hotel , and this was the place where we should have done the check in. Nobody told us.
The staff of the hotel was always nice and helpful .
The flat was great. You can be unlucky and find very noisy neighbours (this happened only the last night, a group of tourists next to us decided to party on the balcony until 4am) ; there isn’t a front desk, so you need to deal with it on your own.
Olaho is very nice and close to wonderful beaches (Armona).
Be careful to walk around the small hidden street of the village especially during the evening, because we had a couple of unpleasant situations when we refused to give money to some guys begging on the street, they started shouting at us and the second time a person tried to follow us after we got money at ATM. I suppose there is no place in the world where you can low your guard.
Overall, a good experience.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

21 Sep 2024

Leslie Morrison

The property was excellent, comfortable and
very well equipped. The only thing wrong was no washing machine, however within 50m of the apartment there was a self service laundrette.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

17 Jul 2024

Verified traveler

Excellent

Excellent stay. Fantastic apartment. Pre-check in communication could have been better so I knew where to check in but overall an excellent stay.

Business

10/10

Exceptional

19 Jun 2024

Mr Phil

Very nice hotel. Can't fault it. Staff in particular are extra nice. Beautiful

Partner

8/10

Excellent

04 Jun 2024

Thomas

Great stay at lovely central apartments

Great apartments in a central location. Very spacious 2 bedroom apartment with plenty of storage. There were 2 large bathrooms also one off the hallway and one ensuite off the master bedroom.

Off the lounge area there was access to the balcony with a table with seating for 6 there was also a table inside with seating for 6 for when it was too hot to sit outside.

Both bedrooms and the lounge had air-conditioning which worked really well. There were also shutters on all the windows which kept the light out in the morning and allowed us to sleep in.

If anything the kitchen was a little under equipped it could of done with a few more utensils and there were only 3 wine and 3 beer glasses. We only ate in once though so not a problem.

The pool are on the roof is nice for a dip but a little too small and shallow for a swim. The kids still loved it though. You can book into the Hotel to use the pool for the day this costs €35 per adult and you get to use the money at the hotel bar for drinks food and snacks. This was a really nice pool with a great view and the food was excellent also so well worth it.

Checkin was delt with at the hotel reception which is not really made clear anywhere. All in all a great base for the week in Olaho which is a lovely traditional Algarve town with plenty of great restaurants and island beaches to explore.

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

22 May 2024

Heather

This was a wonderful apartment, would come back!

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

02 May 2024

Daniel

Good stay!

Nice apartment, could b fabulous with a bit of attention to guest offerings
Suggest a welcome pack with basics Tea, Coffee, bread butter, just to star the first day -would be ok to pay for this

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

18 Mar 2024

Tobiasz

Very nice and spacious apartments, basic kitchen amenities, in a tranquil neighbourhood, would definitely stay again.

Leisure Pet

6/10

Pleasant

10 Mar 2024

Normand

Very large place , easy to walk to everything in town and central for driving anywhere in the western algarve for day trips . Towels and pillows are due for a refresh . One bathroom had a peculiar odor but the everything else was fine . Good overall value and would stay here again.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

10 Mar 2024

Micheline

we liked the privacy, the size of the apartment.
missing washing machine and private wifi to be extra special

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

06 Mar 2024

Bernadette

Real Marina Hotel Apartments

Beautiful accommodation, clean and comfortable. Lovely pool and treatments in the hotel. But, could do with some nice cushions on the satee.

Friends_and_family Family

8/10

Excellent

11 Feb 2024

Robert

Front desk staff are very helpful
Next time we’ll ask for a sunset view from our apartment

Leisure

10/10

Exceptional

17 Jan 2024

He

Everything was perfect, but we have a bad sofa bed and one of the air conditioner not working

Leisure

8/10

Excellent

03 Dec 2023

Tim Earl

Great location with many restaurants in walkable distance.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

23 Nov 2023

Richard

Clean, spacious room close to amenities.

Self

8/10

Excellent

07 Nov 2023

Brian

Apartment was comfortable and very spacious. Decorations are simple though somewhat corporate. Reception is handled by the main hotel and was excellent.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

02 Nov 2023

Erik

We had a wonderful stay. Great location, very quiet. Very nice gas stove top in our unit. Lots of space for a family of four adults.

Leisure Family

6/10

Pleasant

21 Oct 2023

Faria

The apartment does not provide any housing services. Towels are old and fir any extra towel you have to pay, no tissue paper as well as no coffee or tea and simple things that you can use the kitchen. For us was useless to have full kitchen and we weren’t aware that those essential stuff would nit be provided. This wasn’t the first time we rented an apartment for vacation. Front desk staff are not responding to the call and the text messages. Poor experience overall!

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

17 Oct 2023

Dina

Very good place to start spacious, very clean close to numerous restaurants and shops markets.

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

20 Aug 2023

Lee Anthony

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10/10

Exceptional

03 Aug 2023

Michelle

This was my second stay here at the Marina residence. It was wonderful both times. Spacious apartment and good basic amenities in the kitchen. Good wifi. Good location within walking distance to several dining options. We used the rooftop pool too which was very good, clean, toilet and changing facilities available. All in all a good stay I’d highly recommend.

Leisure Family

8/10

Excellent

22 Jun 2023

Mary

Beautiful apartment very clan and comfortable everything needed for self catering .Marina across the way beautiful with plenty bars and restaurants.Landrette below property and new mini market being refurbished on site .

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

12 Jun 2023

Juan

Beautiful apartment, full equipped, spacious, clean, free parking, beautiful views, near Faro, Tavira and beaches

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

03 Jun 2023

Lan

We stayed as a family of four for four nights at the Real Marina Residence. It was easy to check in at the hotel which is a short walk from the complex. Our apartment was clean and spacious with all the mod cons. Ample toiletries were provided and the kitchen was well equipped. We enjoyed spending time on the balcony and although we didn’t have a sea view it was still pleasant. The rooftop area with the pool and sun loungers was a highlight - the pool was smaller than average and not heated but this was not a problem in the warm sunshine. It would probably feel a little crowded with more than one family but we were always the only ones up there which was perfect. We bought a few things which were not provided - liners for the bathroom bins, washing up liquid, kitchen sponges, etc. A colander would have been useful in the kitchen but other than that we had everything we needed. We liked having a gas hob which we don’t often come across in holiday apartments. The location of the apartment is great - a short walk into town, a large supermarket, the ferry harbour, and opposite is a complex of restaurants and a small but very fun arcade. We had a wonderful stay at the Real Marina Residence and would happily return.

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

24 Apr 2023

Dinah

The residences are self catering apartments a very short walk from the hotel (where you check in). The apartment was a bit on the tired side now but clean & huge! It had air con in the lounge & bedroom & electric shutters in those rooms too.
Nothing is provided in the kitchen by way of washing up liquid, dishwasher tablets, cloths etc, save for a tea towel, but there’s a Pingo or Aldi within reasonable walking distance.
Close to a large selection of restaurants & bars.
Ubers are easy to get hold of & if you have breakfast in the main hotel, there’s a very good choice there from the hot & cold buffet.
Only 15 mins from the airport, would definitely return for a short break.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

19 Apr 2023

Iris Cathrine

It was modern and fully furnished! Ideally situated with a spacious balcony with sea views. Nothing was overlooked. Fully air conditioned with pool for two units. Will definitely be coming back to the Real Marina.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

06 Apr 2023

Amal

We loved our stay. Everything about the hotel apartment and the area was just perfect! We had an awesome time. Thank you

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

23 Mar 2023

Teegan

An amazing apartment photos don’t do it justice, main desk in hotel were very helpful before, during and after the holiday when needed. Walkable into town centre which has plenty of options for cafe, restaurants and shops. Only thing I will say is that as we were in end apartment didn’t have the best view of the derelict land behind apartments but not anything to do with real marina obviously.

10/10

Exceptional

10 Mar 2023

Christopher

Amazing stay, we have a flat instead of just a room like a hotel.

Partner

4/10

Poor

10 Feb 2023

Karen

Shame, because it’s a great location

I already contacted hotels.com during my stay and have received a credit because the apartment was below the standard we expected.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

28 Jan 2023

John

Cleanliness, check-in, convenience all were excellent. Groceries not nearby.

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

15 Jan 2023

Chul

Very big unit

Leisure Family

8/10

Excellent

04 Jan 2023

Iyabo

My family and I, liked the hotel staff for good customer services. They met our needs without delay for instance when the initial appartment was not suitable (Stove was not working), the management changed our appartment in no time. Also the management was not relunctant to change our appartment again and gave us another opportunity to view another appartment when we found the new appartment they gave us not as big as our initial appartment.

The staff were always available whenever we need their services for instance when we need them to show us how to operate the AC and TV.

What we don't like about the hotel is that we are unable to use their swimming facilities because it was too cold to swim in the outdoor pool that is in the residence and we learnt bitter experience never to book hotel with outdoor swimming other than the summer season.

It would have been very nice if the outdoor pool could be heated but it wasn't and therefore we learnt our lessons never to book hotel with outdoor swimmings other than their summer seasons.

Leisure Family_with_children

10/10

Exceptional

29 Nov 2022

Tze-Scheng

Huge, clean rooms w/ a rooftop pool. Very quiet and great for families. Walking distance to downtown Olhao that has a many dining options.

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

10 Aug 2022

Michelle

It was so convenient. We checked in at the Real Marina Hotel and got keys for the apartment. The apartment was very spacious even for the 1 bedroom for 4. Well located in easy walking distance to lots or restaurants the market and the ferry/boat tours terminals. Enjoyed our stay at the apartment.

Leisure Family_with_children

8/10

Excellent

24 May 2022

James

The room was very large with a bedroom separated from the living and had a full kitchen. The view from the balcony of the ocean was good.

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

19 Apr 2022

Amora

Real Marina is an absolutely amazing place to visit. They have world class facilities and offer first class customer service

Leisure Family_with_children

10/10

Exceptional

05 Apr 2022

JOHN

Excellent accommodation

Fantastic accommodation
Great value
Close to a real town of Portugal

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

15 Mar 2022

Helia

Great location, close to amenities. Lovely staff and apartment was great.

Leisure Family_with_children

10/10

Exceptional

08 Jan 2022

Otto

Great locations, petfriendly wonderful rooms and service. We'll be back!

Business_and_leisure Family_with_children

10/10

Exceptional

15 Oct 2021

andy

Area is fab apartments big and spacious and clean

Leisure Friends

8/10

Excellent

30 Sep 2020

Verified traveler

Great property, friendly staff, beautiful and convenient location....but....if you don’t like a lot of noise....not the best place...Loud people outside until 5am (because of nearby pubs)

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

28 Jun 2020

VASCO

Tendo em consideração que quem faz a gestão dos apartamento é um hotel de cinco estrelas as minhas expectativas iam muito altas, o apartamento tinhas muito boas áreas, dois quartos e três wc (dois em suite), no entanto tem pormenores que podem ser muito melhorados, não há detergente para a loiçã, uma ou duas pastilas para a máquina de loiça ou um simples esfregão, para estadias prolongadas compreende-se que o hóspede possa ter de adquirir, ams à semelhança do champõ, sabonete, forma de lavar a loiça num apartamento também é um \"must have\", de resto pouco a assinalar

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

03 Dec 2019

JayC

Best place I’ve ever stayed in. If I could live there, I probably would. 100% satisfied, definitely recommend! Will be back.

Friends_and_family Partner

10/10

Exceptional

17 Oct 2019

Martin

Highly recommended

Top class value for money. Great location and super apartment.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

03 Oct 2019

Ciaran

Great getaway

Real Marina (and Olhao in general) is simply great for getting away from it all. My biggest complaint is that the rooftop pools are neglected when it comes to cleaning.

Also, don't make my mistake bringing a PS4/Xbone because you're gonna have a bad time trying to connect to the Internet.

Finally, I'm not a beer snob but the beer variety at the pool is a bit lacking.

10/10

Exceptional

26 Sep 2019

Ben

Quite modern and very high quality. Secure entrance with video camera and remote door lock activation; it did not seem necessary as the area feel very secure but still impressive.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

24 Sep 2019

Verified traveler

Very confortable and full os space. Nice balcony and great location.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

08 Sep 2019

Sandra

2nd stay here and they were as good as the 1st time. Really clean with a lovely big balcony to sit out and relax. Air con works well. Powerful shower. Mattress was a bit firm and might have benefitted from a mattress topper. Rooftop pool area was fab with a little splash pool, not much good for swimming but all you need to cool down in the hot weather. I would recommend these apt’s, we had a great stay.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

06 Sep 2019

Paul

All right now in Olhão

Stayed just less than a week , the apartment was of a good std of fit out and well presented , Was very comfortable and a short walk to the shops including the market, restaurants and bars . The staff at reception where extremely efficient and really pleasant to deal with.

Our 2nd stay in Olhão and we will be back

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

28 Aug 2019

Richard

Everything excellent.

Lovely place and people and excellent food and also a good service.

Family

2/10

Poor

21 Aug 2019

Verified traveler

24 hour front desk. Full service hotel. Onsite parking. Short walk to the pier restaurants.

Leisure Family

8/10

Excellent

08 Aug 2019

Verified traveler

Property was comfortable.
The swimming pool was too small and not very clean so we didn’t use it at all.

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

31 Jul 2019

Verified traveler

I loved the apartment the only issue would be to have our apartment cleaned more than once a week as I did hoover myself one day too.

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

30 Jul 2019

Mark

Very friendly staff, apartments were extremely clean with excellent air conditioning. Rooftop pool was lovely and not too crowded but could have done with a couple of extra parasols for those wanting shade. Would definitely recommend though and Olhao is a lovely family location.

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

09 Jul 2019

Verified traveler

Brilliant and friendly staff, and a lovely area. The apartment blocks were a place I would definitely go again. There are a few bars and restaurants and is an easy driving distance from Albufeira. You also get to use the hotel pool and restaurant which is nice. You are treated as no different from a guest of the hotel.

Friends_and_family Partner

10/10

Exceptional

18 Jun 2019

Verified traveler

We love everything about our holiday, s,at Real Marina Residence,been many time,s,Complete rest,but a lot to do,and many places to go.Staff are very helpful,and can, do enough for you,Excellent.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

02 Jun 2019

KAren

Spacious apartment outside of Faro

CHeck-in was through the hotel the apartments were attached too which went smoothly. I requested in advance an apartment high up to reduce the noise levels which they did provide. The apartment was huge, a double room, a twin room, a balcony with a dining table (facing west) and a spacious kichinette with dishwasher, fridgefreezer, cooker and oven. Small rooftop pool which was great, would stay here again for the facilities. Olhao itself is just a small town, with a marina and seafront (no beach).

Family

10/10

Exceptional

20 May 2019

Verified traveler

This is a well-run, clean and excellent value for money establishment.

Leisure Friends

8/10

Excellent

11 May 2019

Verified traveler

It felt pretty much brand new. Great location close to bars restaurants and shops.

Leisure Self

10/10

Exceptional

01 May 2019

Verified traveler

Clean, spacious, well equipped apartment with a good pool area. Staff at the hotel were very friendly and helpful.
The Irish bar downstairs was quite noisy at night, but you couldn’t here it from her bedroom side of the apartment.

Leisure Friends

10/10

Exceptional

21 Apr 2019

Rajan

Rajan’s comments

Amazing. Very nice place close to restaurants and shops.

Family

10/10

Exceptional

10 Apr 2019

LG

The apartment was very clean, well equipped, and spacious.
Staff was very friendly and helpful offering valuable information about the available tours.

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

01 Apr 2019

Verified traveler

The property was large, clean and secure. Our apartment was very large. Thanks for the upgrade to a three bedroom, 2 and 1/2 bathrooms.

Leisure Friends

10/10

Exceptional

01 Apr 2019

Verified traveler

Enjoyable stay, good apartment and good staff. Starting to show signs of wear and tear though so a good maintenance schedule needs to be kept up.

Leisure

8/10

Excellent

26 Mar 2019

simon dalton

Ask for seaview room
Staff excellent
Good value
Nice breakfast
Good wifi

8/10

Excellent

25 Mar 2019

Bernd

Nice, modern apartment in good location with absolutely no service. House keeping only once a week, which is useless if you stay only one week. Scruffy towels were replaced after two requests. On arrival around midnight, drinking water had to be ordered through room service at a prohibitive price. No dish washing utensils were available and could be ordered at a price of € 7,50, which included only 2 dish washer tabs. All this didn't account for a sense of being welcome. All in all the stay was enjoyable.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

02 Mar 2019

Verified traveler

The place was amazing. Very comfortable and clean. There is all The necessary to have a good time. It was peaceful.

Business Self

10/10

Exceptional

19 Feb 2019

pam

Excellent experience

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

31 Jan 2019

Verified traveler

Excellent all round. Very large and well equipped apartment. Will definitely go back again.

10/10

Exceptional

31 Jan 2019

Verified traveler

Excellent and very large apartment which was very well equipped. Will definitely return there again.

8/10

Excellent

03 Jan 2019

Fernanda

Very spacious apartment with a very nice view of Ria Formosa. Buffet breakfast was very good with lots of options for all dietary requirements of our group of five.

8/10

Excellent

25 Dec 2018

Michael

Getting Noisy!

Third stay this year, never had any issues until now - make sure your apartment is third floor or higher, lots of noise from Irish Bar and nearby Cocktail lounge - Is this unspoilt resort about to be lost?

Partner