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Clube Albufeira Garden Village is a popular family holiday resort having superb pools, an on-site restaurant, and a friendly multilingual reception office to arrange excursions. Apartments are fully equipped for self-catering and are of high standard. They can provide sleeping for up to 8 persons. Transfers from Faro airport can be arranged. A free courtesy bus to Old Town Albufeira and nearby beaches runs four times daily.
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HOTEL STYLE
Family Resort
Family
Languages Spoken
English, French, Spanish, Portuguese
Location
Estrada de Ferreiras - Alpouvar, Albufeira 8200-397 Portugal
Name/address in local language
Clube Albufeira Garden Village - Apartamentos Turisticos
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Clube Albufeira Garden Village - Apartamentos Turisticos struggles to justify its pricing, as numerous guests deem it overpriced, citing additional high fees and a lack of perceived value. While the apartments and pools are generally appreciated, issues with maintenance and cleaning mar the experience for some. The ambiance suffers from outdated and unclean furnishings, despite the setting receiving some praise.
Guests report a hit-or-miss experience with both service quality and room cleanliness, facing problems such as unresponsive staff and ant infestations. Moreover, the location presents accessibility challenges for travelers.
Location
Inconvenient
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Outdated
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Dated
Value
Expensive
Cleanliness
Mixed
Service
Inconsistent
Amenities
Satisfactory
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We used this facility as an RCI exchange and where do I begin. This is NO comparison to our exchange with Orange Lake very substandard quality. Cleanliness poor and dated rooms, we had to go to 3 rooms and finally had to decide. After travel and no sleep we were exhausted and had to wait until 5 for check in to get settled. Minimum essentials in unit, no soap, shampoo and kitchen little cleaning products. Fully stocked kitchen but dishes have good rims and cannot use in microwave. We are cleaning the unit ourselves and dishes. Bar fridge and bar freezer, so minimum space . Resort is on a cliff so up and down hills and building. Pools are nice but only one heated. Mini putt, small market shop. Restaurant had good food and lunch was delicious. Great coffee. Great view and pool area probably beautiful in the warm months. Resort is close to 2 grocery stores but drove 10 min away. Old town close but personally would not walk there, traffic is busy. Staff at reception very friendly. We had to pay a tax for each week, so on top of your initial cost of paying your maintenance week, RCI membership, exchange rate and tax at resort, and flight, we would have been better to book an all inclusive for a few weeks Def not a good RCI value. Resort was 30 min from airport and rented a car and used gps. I purchased a SIM card for my IPhone, lots of roundabouts. Needless to say, we are no longer using RCI or traveling to USA to use our timeshare as we are Canadian. If I return to the Algarve it will be to a different resort Very disappointed
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Date of stay: February 2025
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Trip type: Travelled as a couple
Room Tip:Better facilities in the Algarve so if not using RCI, research what you want for what you pay...
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Clean apartments, food was excellent and the staff were very friendly. Good spot for a family holiday. Always plenty of room at the swimming pool for sunbeds. Five minutes in an uber from the old town that cost on average 4-5 euro per trip. The lighting over the room numbers could be better as we arrived at night time and found it difficult to find our room but that was the only thing I could find fault in.
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Date of stay: July 2024
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Room Tip:Four different pools available and always found it easy to get a sunbed at any time of the day.
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The apartment was at the back of the park on top of the mountain. Car you are really obliged to have. The floor was very dirty upon entering our apartment. The cleaner has been 1x and I saw it in the beds, which were tightly made, but otherwise I could not see that they had been. Not polished and no clean towels, I washed them myself. On Friday they brought a pile of clean towels, and by then we had been there for over a week. That we washed the towels ourselves was not the intention he said. I indicated that we had not been given clean towels all this time. He just shrugged his shoulders. On Sunday the cleaning lady came to ask if she could come and clean, by then we had been there for 11 days. I said no you don't have to because tomorrow morning at 10 we have to be out anyway come clean. You had to be out by 10:00 on the day of check-out and why can't the next vacationer be in until AFTER 17:00?!
In summary; -Nice park -apartment ( nr 389) with all the trimmings (air conditioning, washing machine, dryer , ironing board, iron, coffee maker, kettle toaster, dishwasher, fridge, freezer 4 drawers, In the kitchen was also everything present regarding crockery and cutlery dishes pans vases jugs Large roof terrace: Garden table with 8 chairs Garden table with 4 chairs 3 sun beds Clothes rack.
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Date of stay: August 2024
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Room Tip:Het zwembad was druk, dus echt handdoekje leggen.
Auto nodig of taxi.
Lagos mooi stadje
Vila real...
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Booked this trip as a family holiday for a special occasion there were 16 of us in total. First impressions on arrival were good reception was clean and the staff member I dealt with was pleasant and helpful. We were given a mal to help us locate our accommodation which was a bit of a challenge, there should be sign posts to make it easier to locate your accommodation. Two families within our group needed to have their apartments changed due to location lots of hills and steps with no courtesy bus to help with luggage etc to be fair reception changed their apartments. I booked a 2 bedroom apartment for a family of four location was ground level which was great however that's all that was good about it. The apartment was badly in need of redecorating and needed a good cleaning. The kitchen chairs and living room seating area were filthy, curtains hanging of the rails, mould in bathrooms, broken toilet seat and the kitchen was overrun with ants on the counters and sink. No aircon I asked to be upgraded to an apartment with aircon and was advised it would be an extra €2032 for the 10 nights on top of what I had already paid which was outrageous! I did make a complaint while there and the apartment was cleaned and chair covers removed however it didn't make much of a difference. Bedding was old brown blankets which I wouldn't touch don't mind use. Overall I was bitterly disappointed and felt uncomfortable staying in this apartment but made the most of it
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Date of stay: September 2024
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Very dated resort. A concrete banquet and fireplace dominated the living room. Useless. The sofa bed was most uncomfortable and there was an odd lounge chair impeding passage into living room. An octagon table to dine on...not appealing, worn, crammed space. 6 chairs for the table, taking up even more space. Condo is for four people. Those two extra chairs added to the Mish mash of furnishings. Unappealing and definitely not luxurious. A small tv and wifi that came and went. The shower has a hand held unit that does not hang anywhere, you need to hold to shower and lay over tap when done. There are two taps on the upper wall, which we thought were for showering. However, they did not work. No welcome basket of tea, coffee, etc. One lonely little dishwasher tab for the dishwasher. When we asked for additional tabs we were instructed to go to the grocery store as they only supply one tab. We insisted on additional tabs and were grudgingly provided with 3. If you are looking for somewhere hospitable and welcoming, this is not it. Book elsewhere. We asked to have the phone in our unit repaired, in case we needed to get in touch with reception, for an emergency, ....leaving on Fri still waiting. Charged 100 euros for??? Self guided laundry, 5 euros per load to wash and 4 euros to dry. If you are coming here on an RCI trade be prepared to be given the dregs. Believe the reviews!
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Date of stay: March 2025Trip type: Travelled as a couple
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The checking in information was very lacking in providing complete details of the location for the apartment as only the number was provided while the signage displayed letters.
The apartment was nicely laid out and very comfortable.
The weather was cool and rainy and we had a leak from all the rain The leak showed up and mould became evident. We had to move units and no assistance was offered with our having to relocate.
The apartment that we moved into had a missing clothes dryer and we were promised that it would be installed but after several checks with the resort we still had not received it when we checked out.
There was a high fee charged by the resort and Rci charged an exchange fee so all in all it was quite expensive.
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Date of stay: January 2025
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If you're like me, you'll appreciate an honest review, apologies in advance for the length!
We first visited Clube Albufeira in April 2024 as a family of 4, firstly the check in time of 17:00 is not ideal when travelling with young children but alas, it is what it is! We arrived early and was told our room was not ready and to go to the pool etc. and they would call when it was, a little while later (around 5pm) we were called and went to collect our key, upon trying to locate our room on the gigantic resort, we found we were up in the hills, quite a walk from the pool with LOTS of steps (again not ideal with a 3 year old) to add insult to injury the other families we traveled with were upgraded, for no particular reason, lovely for them but whilst we were up in the hills they were pool side! The rest of our stay was OK, rooms very dated and not the cleanest but fine, and the Wi-FI does not work in the rooms, AT ALL! all amenities are provided but don't except clean sheets often (maybe 1x a week). During our stay, my son fell and quite badly cut his head, relieved to see a first aid kit in the room, we opened the box to find....nothing! Being that this was quite late into the evening, we managed to get some plasters and then a trip to the medical center the next day was in order! We found the staff to be rude and unhelpful and frankly couldn't have cared less, anyhow upon checking out we were assured that IF we decided to return we would be "looked after" so very last minute we thought we'd give them another go, booked a 3 bedroom superior room for Aug 2024 and emailed resort and asked if possible, could we please be near a pool and not up in the hills etc.
Upon arrival, we were given our key and off we went...only to find they had given us a room in the same block as in April....up in the hills!! :| we returned to reception to more rude staff to be told "we're very busy, if we can change you're room, we will call you" (they didn't call us) we made the best of the week, the main pool area doesn't allow ANY inflatables and staff will remind you of this should you child take one in, in busy season you cannot reserve sun loungers and if you leave your lounger for longer than hour, the staff will remove your towels so be careful if going for lunch etc. If you're looking for a no thrills, basic place to stay where really you need a car to get anywhere because the mini market is extortionately overpriced then this is the place for you, our three boys enjoyed the pool and sunshine but were at times, a little bored! We won't be returning again, there are so many beautiful places to stay in Albuferia where the staff are helpful and pleasant, this is not one of them!!
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Date of stay: September 2024
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Trip type: Travelled with family
Room Tip:The pool gets very crowded in season, cannot reserve sun loungers and no inflatables allowed in...
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We had an enjoyable time at this property. Our room was a bit far away from the check in building, but we had a vehicle, so it did not matter to us. There was parking immediately in front of our suite, which was very convenient. We did not use the amenities, such as the pool or mini golf as we had a change of itinerary from when I first had booked a longer stay via exchange almost a year ago. I let them know of the earlier departure at check in and they pro-rated the additional fees for just the nights that we were going to be staying. (I did not ask or look into modifying the stay on RCI site as the change was in our plans, so it was nothing to do with them.)
Our room had items such as a corkscrew in it, but we had also packed one as perhaps not all do. We had already stopped for grocery items shortly after arriving in LIS as we also had to pick up a few immediate clothing and personal items with the luggage delay so we cannot comment on shopping in the immediate area. The stove was a little odd to get started, but just as I got in touch with someone at the front desk, we figured it out.
We already read to bring our own cleaning items such as for washing dishes (and would have had dishwasher tablets if our luggage had arrived with us). There is a laundry service on site, that is 'pay per pound' with a flat rate minimum for wash/dry or wash only. Since we had limited clothing with the delayed luggage, they were very accommodating in getting the batch washed and returned to us within a short time. If we had more time, apparently there are self-service places nearby.
Would stay here again.
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Date of stay: June 2022
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Lovely complex set over a large hilly expanse 30 min walk north of the town. Apart-hotel extremely well equipped. Oven/microwave/toaster/kettle/coffee machine/juicer/ dushwasher/cutlery/tupperware/ pans/fridge/ac everything inc washing up liquid, dishwasher tabs, wiping up cloths & dish cloths THE LOT! Pools are lovely but a bit cool 🥶 restaurants /cafes/ bars great. Small shop opposite entrance, over dual carriageway at camp site. Very well supplied supermarket on same side about 10 mins south via safe walkway parallel to dual carriageway. Bus leaves every 30 mins outside campsite into town. €1.90. Getting back was a bit trickier so we got cab €5. Albufiera not steeped in history/culture. 50 year old tourist resort full of bars and shops selling the usual seaside stuff. 😕 Weather at end if Sept was sunny 😎 27’ every day with a light breeze & no mozzies!!! Hotel would do everyone a favour if they had golf buggies to use. Recommend a trip to see caves & dolphins & trip around the resort in a tuk tuk or jeep to get your bearings on day 1. Spent no time on beautiful beaches as its not my thing - prefer poolside but beaches look wonderful.
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Date of stay: September 2023Trip type: Travelled with friends
Room Tip:Don’t go for culture but people & weather perfect. They use more cash than we do in UK so take...
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Property is in a great location. 5 minutes drive to beautiful beaches and restaurants on site are very good. Units need a lot of attention. Our 2 bedroom was old, ant infested with kitchen chairs that were falling apart and a washer that leaked so much we could not use it and a dryer that was inconsistently hot. They charge for everything. Charge for rental of room safe, charge for electricty for week (120Euros) and they have no pool towels unless you rent them for 2 Euros a day each. All of this needs to be better explained on the listing site
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Date of stay: September 2023
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Manchester, United Kingdom72 contributions3 helpful votes
I think one had more modern decor than the other from what I could tell when we booked. If you go on the hotels actual website you can see all the different types of rooms they have and photos of them all.
There are more places to choose from in the Albufeira area.
PRICE RANGE
C$73 - C$123 (Based on Average Rates for a Standard Room)
ALSO KNOWN AS
club albufeira hotel albufeira, albufeira club, hotel albufeira
LOCATION
PortugalAlgarveFaro DistrictAlbufeira
NUMBER OF ROOMS
404
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