We are literally just back from a wonderful weeks holiday at the holiday village in the Algarve. Everything from the flights,transfers,hotel,holiday reps and hotel staff were simply fantastic.My two kids (10) and (8) had an absolute ball culminating in them being covered in chocolate on the last night via the choco party. The food was of a reasonable standard with... More

I was concerned from what I had read on here that the food would be bad but was quite please when I got there. It is a buffet style so obviously not the highest standard but the quality on the whole was very good with a wide selection that changed all the time. We went with a 15 month old... More

I will be back here again, 6 may 2012, for my 3rd time, great !!..can't wait !!..managed to find self catering arrangement here again...... More

We spent two weeks here at the Falcon / First Choice Holiday Village (Alto de Colina - Balaia - Portugal) in August with our sons (7 year old and 1 year old). This village has everything for the children and we found the creche very handy for our 1 year old so we could spend time with our 7 year... More

Just back from a week at Holiday Village (also known as Alto da Colina) in Balaia, Portugal. Hotel resort was fantastic for families. We stayed with your 2.5 year old daughter and she had a fantastic time. The First Choice Reps were amazing, just so dedicated to making it a great holiday experience and always happy to help or answer... More

This was our second visit, we stayed in Aug 2010 as well. We have 2 kids under 9 and had a family room with den both times, this means the kids get a room of their own with bunk beds with a sliding door from the main bedroom/living area. Both rooms have a balcony. This is a great resort for... More

The hotel is nice & clean but the food was just okay. Good size apartment with massive balcony overlooking the pool & sea. There is plenty going on throughout the day for children to keep them entertained. The evening entertainment wasn't much good and it was inside which got very hot. Taxi into the Old Town approx. 6 euro but... More

a nice hotel with spaceful modern rooms,yes food was a bit pants but edible.we stayed in block 2 which was lovely & quiet,our room had a nice sea view from the balcony which was huge.too get too the restaurant you had to go up a few steep steps to block 1 but not hard unless mobility is a problem.good choice... More

Just returned and the must say the place was great. Nice location for us as not in the noisy centre of anywhere but not too far from main bits. Around 5euro in taxi to new town and 7 to old town. We were self catering, and glad of it. We ate on evening in the hotel and it wasnt great,... More