Pestana Blue Alvor Beach - All Inclusive Hotel

Location was ok, Rooms and hotel was spotless and well presented. (Pool area could do with a hose down each morning or night as the floor looked a little dirty) Any problems reception sorted out straight away. Couldn’t hear a single noise at night, beds were a little hard, but reception organized mattress toppers which definitely helped. At times we had to wait 5-10 mins for a drink. Bar staff worked hard. Food isn’t geared up for the English however the food choice was plentiful and as they say “when in Rome” The evening entertainment is very hit and miss, on the bingo night the young girl calling the numbers would keep having private jokes with other nationalities which made the Brit’s feel awkward. It was so long winded and boring. Kids were running around and on one occasion the parents allowed the kids to build a den on the dance floor about 5ft high by piling foot stalls on top of each other!!! The entertainment team had to take it down so they could start there show. So disrespectful. Brilliant Wi-Fi. This is an honest review, and we would return.

This is a 3 star at the very best. Nearly every good review is fake and obviously written by the animation team. The food is absolutely horrible, and weve had to eat out every day. Dont waste your money on this place!

Nice hotel wirh great staff especially Magdelana and Arina who were happy to chat and made us feel really welcome

Read quite a few reviews on here about this hotel on here but none of the bad ones that we recognise as true based on our experience . We are a couple in our sixties now and have been here five times , that alone should suggest something . We went all inclusive so all comments regarding food e.t.c is based on that premise . Hotel is clean , well looked after and rooms are likewise . Rooms are cleaned every day , unless you hang the sign on the door to say no . Coffee , milk , water and juices are replenished on each visit . Bathroom and shower are fine , no complaints apart from sink not holding water due to worn plug seal , we managed . Food was fine , enough choice and tasted good . Lots of healthy options , I get the impression some people expected burgers and KFC . Drinks , Coffee , Tea , soft drinks e.t.c plentiful as well as alcoholic drinks , again I think some people expected to use the all inclusive for cheap booze . Staff were fine and polite , again an obvious language barrier because we brits cannot be bothered to try a bit of portugese . Situated in a brilliant area , great easily accessible long beach and rock formations , that make good photos plus a long boardwalk. Alvor close by just a decent walk for anyone decently fit , again we are in our sixties , not many shops , we just went down for an ice cream and sit down and enjoy the view. Portimao is close by , its got a very good shopping center the Aqua Portimao , very good shops and a great food floor . A much lesser one is the Centro Continente , few shops but has a supermarket . We walked it , one and a half hours one way , no problem , contemplated a bus but did not bother , did it three times . Great beach here as well , great harbour and a good museum about sardine fishing , believe it or not brilliant . There were some slight negatives but these were the actions of hotel guests , slammimg doors at night , loud conversations in the hall , lack of control of children running around the restuarant . I would like it if the hotel posted notices reminding people to respect others . And finally we are going again next year .

Not 5 star by a long way, we have stayed before it gets its stars for what it has, beautiful pool, lifts superb, staff mostly all brill, we have just left this morning, and what was bad for me was the Towels , they were rock hard and not great quality for a 5 star hotel, maid emptied bin twice in the eeek, the shower partition is over the bath, it is very dangerous and narrow to get in, that’s enough about the room, the FOOD, yes there’s chicken , but I don’t want little bone bits of chicken in a sauce that’s dry, yes there was salmon, not cooked thru, I saw lots of people leave it, chips were not fresh 3 days out of 6, lots of salad, food was cold, lots complain and had to microwave, desserts well, a full length of melon pineapple etc every day, beautifully presented, But I expect more when I’m paying a lot of money to stay in this hotel, so I’m disappointed really and def not 5 star a good 3