3HB Guarana (ex. Riu Guarana)

Absolutely loved the talented lady on our floor who cleaned our rooms. She made animals out of the towels! Everyday a new animal! I was so Impressed. X

I travelled with my partner, our 15 month old daughter and my parents and we stayed at 3HB Guarana for a week at the start of June 2026. It was our first family holiday with our daughter and we couldn't have chosen a better hotel for us. Food Choices were plentiful and we always found something good (my partner and I are vegetarian and found there to be good options every day apart from one). We also dined in the Mediterranean and Asian restaurants with the Asian being particularly good. The Mediterranean was slightly lacking in vegetarian options but we had somewhat expected this. The snack bar is open throughout the day which was useful if our daughter slept through lunch times in the main restaurant. The breakfast pancakes were a particular highlight, the freshest I have ever had an all inclusive hotel. Drinks The drinks on offer were easily accessible with minimal queuing. The main bar and pool bar are busy at times, but the sports bar offered a quieter place in the evenings. Entertainment The entertainment team are always working to keep children entertained. Our daughter was too young for a lot of what was on offer, but she loved the kids disco and evening entertainment. Pools 2 kids pools are available but we preferred the larger of the 2 which has a large sun cover and loads of toys to use. The larger pools were cold (which other reviews mention) which our daughter struggled with a bit but for adults they are fine. There is also a splash pool but this was for slightly older children. Cleanliness The hotel is spotless and the staff work non stop to keep it clean. The high chairs were also spotless every time we used them which was really reassuring. The only slight drawbacks were the walk down to the larger beach was down a lot of steps but as long as you are moderately active it is pretty doable and the steps are very sturdy. The smaller beach was much more easily accessible. If you did want to venture further afield it was easy to get an Uber from outside the hotel. Overall we had an amazing time and would definitely come back to 3Hb Guarana.

This hotel was not advertised correctly to us. Please do NOT stay here unless you are travelling with young children. Great room, good food and ok drinks. Very very loud all day “entertainment”/ kids club all day long. Not at all relaxing. The whole hotel caters for young children. We wasted a large amount of money on our stay.

I stayed at this delightful FAMILY hotel in June to celebrate milestone birthdays. I was impressed by the cleanliness of the entire complex and the cleaners should be applauded for their tireless work. We were upgraded by management which was a bonus and the rooms were all very nice with a better view than our original booking. Our birthday celebration incurred a slight hitch but the guest relations team professionally handled the situation and turned the night around into a roaring success. This hotel primarily caters for families and I would highly recommend it to families with small children. Lots of sunbeds are available and there is a semi circle raised platform area where adults without children tend to stay and absorb the suns rays peacefully. The food choices at meal times are fairly good and a wide selection of beverages including good quality wine were available. We did try the Asian restaurant which we found to be well below par and did not offer your bog standard asian dshes. The food was also cold and we had to ask the delightful waiter if he could arrange for the plates of food to be warmed up. (I know its a no, no, but I had no choice) We did not have any issues with the other places to eat on the complex. Entertainment here is really basic at a push and needs to be sorely improved. If you are looking for night time entertainment a 3 minute leisurely walk down the hill into the town of Olhus de Agua may suffice or a 10 minute taxi/uber to Albufeira is your best bet. A selection of beach havens are a short walk away and we'll worth exploring.

What an absolutely fabulous hotel. Six of us had a great tme. The food and restaurant team are amazing. Never queues at the bars. The swim up bar is great. We will definitely be back.