We were on the coach from the Airport at Faro for about 1hr before being dropped off at the Alfagar Apartments. When we arrived at about tea time we went to the reception and were greeted by the receptionist who took our passports over night (we were later told by a English man living in Albufeira that due to passport cloning we should have refused to do this.) and he arranged for a member of staff to take us to our room in his people carrier. The room was only a minuet away but there were two ways to go, one was up stairs but with our cases that wasn't practical and the other was around the pool but it was the busiest time of the day when we arrived so the staff took us in there car the long way round which I thought was very nice of them.
The rooms The room was a 1 bed self catering room. The bedroom was large it had two single beds pushed together with bedside tables at each side, fitted wardrobes and a dressing table and chair, with patio doors opening
out to see the small pool just around the side of the building. The main room had a sofa that pulled out into a double bed; two chairs a glass table and a nest of tables and a TV which had English channels on.(kids loved this they got to watch cbeebies) This room had a balcony leading off it where there was a clothes hose and a table and 4 chairs. This too gave a view of the small pool. The kitchen had an oven, grill, 4 hobs, fried freezer, kettle, and iron, everything you could need. This had a window showing the small path outside the room. The bathroom had cupboards, bath shower, sink, and toilet and B day. one thing i will also mention also is they do not have any air conditioning or any fans so it gets very hunid and hot on a nights its hard to sleep (unless you have a good drink)
Reception-The reception is open 24 hours a day there are Telephone and fax facilities (Taxi calling service costs € 0.80 per call) Money exchange available here too. You can also rent a safety deposit box from reception. TV satellite can be arranged here on a pay as you go tariff. . Bookings for excursions, horse-riding, jeep safari, cruises, fishing trips, water parks, bullfights, airport transfers. Wake up service, post service, maintenance assistance. Baby-sitting (need to book in advance). Medical assistance. Car/bike rental. General information. I can't comment on any of these services because I never needed them, the only thing I used was the safety deposit box that was 10 euros plus 30 deposits. And well worth it because there are cleaners coming in every day and you are reasonable for your own goods so if anything goes missing then you can't claim it back.
Maids working from 9 am - 6 pm. Cleaning 5 times a week. (Apartment cleaned daily Mon to Fri. If you arrive on Sat or Sun, your accommodation will be cleaned again on Tues.) Change of towels - twice a week, Change of bed linen - once a week the maids were always friendly and made you feel comfortable and didn't mind of you told them you didn't want your room cleaning today.
3 Swimming pools - open from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m one swimming pool with children's section. Another pool on the top of the cliffs with sea view. Large children's pool and playground, climbing frames swings and slides, great for kids! All the pools are very clean with lots of sun beds and umbrellas available. There is no life guard but arm bands and swim rings can be bought from the shop on site if needed.
Two tennis courts you need to book this at Reception (fee and key deposit). I never saw anyone using these its to hot for tennis!!
Games room At the Bar's lower level. A few pin ball machines and pool tables, better for the teenagers.
Internet At the Bar (didn't see any evidence of this but there were signs at reception)
Supermarket - Open every day from 8:30 a.m. sells everything from plasters to bread, from pizzas to socks! Not kidding if you want it, it will be there.
Restaurant Dinner 6:30 p.m. to 11:00 p.m. Open from end of February to beginning of December. Not a great deal of chose here and quite expensive compared the local restaurants. Open air terrace dinner and in winter there's an open fire.
Bar Open from 8:00 a.m. to 1:00 a.m. Ice-cream, coffee shop, all kinds of drinks, snacks and meals served all day: spaghetti, lasagna, various omelettes, toasts, sandwiches, cheeseburgers, spare rips, steak, fresh fish... i haven't mentioned price because it changes with the seasons but an example of september prices are 1 large beer 2 euros 1 full english breakfast 3-6 euros. There's a terrace, surrounded by beautiful garden.
Entertainment. Live music every night until 1am. It's terrible but it's entertaining.
Alfagar hass a stunning cliff top location overlooking the sea beautiful gardens. It has its own Private steps that lead down to the Santa Eulalia Beach. Ikts a beautiful resort and the staff are friendly and helpful. My only falut with the apartments is location, its about a 20 min walk to the main area and when its 105 degrees and hilly all the way 20 mins is a long time, however we got a taxi every day and night in to the old town which only cost 5 euros! I really loved the apartments it had everthing yiou needed. It was always clean and tidy and gardeners could be seen watering the grass every day. It's a beautull apartment and a great country. Im thinking of going again next year but I would stay somewhere closer to the old town as that's what I prefare. But alfagar is higly recommended!!
For pictures and more infor visit http://www.portugal-info.net/alfagar/
i have put everything i can remember about the apartments here but if any one thinking of going and wants any info just leave me a message.
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I have just booked my Cheap Holiday here - sounds good, very much appreciate your review on it. Will add my own on my return as yours is looking lonely:) Thanks again! C.
torr 08.11.2006 19:22
Good review. I can see it's got a lot to offer, but it sounds a bit big for my taste. Duncan
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