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Reviews of Solar de São João - Apartamentos Turísticos

3 out of 5
Solar de São João - Apartamentos Turísticos
Rua do Solar Apt 774, Albufeira

Reviews

6.6
Rating 10 - Excellent. 3 out of 22 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 8 out of 22 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 5 out of 22 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 3 out of 22 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 3 out of 22 reviews" "

7.4/10

Cleanliness

7.8/10

Staff & service

6.0/10

Amenities

5.8/10

Property conditions & facilities

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Marion

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
This is the 4th time we have stayed here. Room is clean with everything needed for self catering. Reception staff are very welcoming and helpful. Quiet but close to strip in one direction or lovely more relaxing bars the other direction.
Stayed 9 nights in Sep 2022

2/10 Terrible

gary

Travelled with partner
Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
I don’t think this property has had any work done since the 1960s. Shocking
Stayed 7 nights in Jul 2022

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Location excellent, bit dated but tidy and good pool area
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2019

8/10 Good

Richard, Lancashire

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great location, very helpful staff, excellent value for money. Decor is dated, but rooms are well appointed and comfortable
Stayed 5 nights in Apr 2019

10/10 Excellent

David

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Chilling
Excellent relaxing
Stayed 4 nights in Mar 2019

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2018

8/10 Good

John

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Nice hotel but check in was a farce
Very close to the main strip of bars but is very quiet. Had problems at check in as my family got me the holiday as a birthday present and when I arrived they wouldn’t allow me to stay unless cardholder was present. Previously Hotels.com told me to take a copy of the card and signed authority from my dad who paid for it which I did exactly as instructed and even said “paid” on the app but was a complete kerfuffle on check in. They even tried to remove the discount when they forced us to pay again, very poor check in experience.

8/10 Good

Jennifer

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Weekend in Albufiera
Hotel was quiet and clean. Our room smelt slightly of smoke but was clean. Could do with updating. Lovely hot water. Didn't cook but everything there if we wanted to. Plenty of restaurants within walking distance.
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2018
Response from HMendes - GM on 22 Jan 2018
Dear Miss Jennifer, Thank you ever so much for taking the time to review your holiday at ours. Really sorry about the smelt of smoke in your apartment and although Solar is a non-smoking hotel providing ashtrays outside apartment, not all guests do respect. We do hope to see you again in the near future and will make sure your apartment is near the trumpet tree with a lovely smell !!! Best wishes, HMendes - GM

6/10 Okay

AM Travel

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Disliked: Room comfort
Nice apartment
Rooms a bit outdated but well located to shops and restaurants. Beach is a bit far to walk.

6/10 Okay

Cailin Ard

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Great location, very clean but needs upgrading
The two best things about this hotel are its location (5 mins walk to the centre of things but far enough away to be totally quiet) and the cleanliness of the rooms and the entire complex. Spotlessly clean throughout. Other than that I'm afraid the whole place is in dire need of upgrade and is old fashioned and shabby. No air conditioning wasn't a problem for us in September but any earlier in the season and I wouldn't dream of staying somewhere with no air con. I would recommend if you are on a tight budget for sure.

8/10 Good

IowaHawkeyes

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Absolutely Great Value
It is a great value for the price. Apartment style hotel for hostel price. Its not the nicest place ever and our room didn't have air conditioning but we expected a lot worse, and maybe that's why we were surprised. We got a living room/kitchen with full appliances and dishes and a bedroom for 25 euro a person. It is a little hard to find though. There is a sign as you go up the hill of Rua de Herculano that says "Apartamentos Turisticos" It is hidden behind a stop sign a little bit, right across from the Mitoo Bar. Turn there and head down to the end of the street on the left to find the hotel office. Other than that it was such a great value for the money. About 15-20 minute walk to the beach, and about 10 minutes to the crazy night life scene.

8/10 Good

Teresa de Jesus Martins C

Liked: Cleanliness
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2021

6/10 Okay

ludivine

Disliked: Room comfort
L'hôtel est vieillissant. Beaucoup d'éléments étaient cassés. Propreté correct. Mais très bonne situation géographique.
Stayed 5 nights in Aug 2021

8/10 Good

Bruno

Stayed 5 nights in Aug 2020

8/10 Good

Marisa

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2019

4/10 Poor

JOSE

Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort
mau
Quarto muito frio nesta época do ano, o aquecimento não foi acendido antes da nossa chegada para aconchegar o quarto, e mesmo com o aquecimento ligado toda a noite tivemos frio porque as sacadas não fecham corretamente e existe uma enorme grelha de ventilação na parte de baixo da sacada que deixa sair o calor.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2018

2/10 Terrible

Antonio

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
muchas cucarachas
en la habitacion habian muchas cucarachas,la cama muy pequeña
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2018

4/10 Poor

Verified traveller

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Estado de las habitaciones bastante descuidado. El emplazamiento está muy bien, pero el edificio necesita una renovación.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2018

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveller

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Fatiscente
Purtroppo questo residence mostra foto non veritiere. Camera con mobili vecchi. Letti cigolanti, bagno vecchio e malandato. Vasca doccia con buco e otturata. Persiana bloccata e personale per nulla predisposto a comprendere i problemi esposti. Lettini tavolini e sedie della piscina sono in plastica e non in alluminio come riporta la foto. Direi deludente e pretenzioso per la somma di 200€ a notte. Credo che 100€ a notte per una quadrupla sia il giusto compromesso.
Stayed 4 nights in Aug 2018

10/10 Excellent

Tania

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 4 nights in Jul 2017

6/10 Okay

Oeivind, Stokke

Liked: Cleanliness
Hadde ikke vann på hotellet når vi kom da en vannledning i nærheten hadde sprukket. Dette fikk vi ikke beskjed om før vi var kommet på rommet og skulle lage oss kaffe.Ingen hjelp med å skaffe vann til drikking eller noe annet. Fikk ikke vannet tilbake før etter 12 dagen etterpå. Rent og fint på hotellet ellers. Lite informasjon om mulighetene på hotellet når vi kom. Som f.eks om restauranten, åpningstider osv. Ellers helt greit

4/10 Poor

Carlos, Sevilla

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
viejo y descuidado
La experiencia ha sido mala, aparte de lo viejo y descuidado que está el hotel, tuvieron que cambiarnos de habitación porque la que nos dieron estaba infectada de cucarachas, para no volver.