Velamar Boutique Hotel

I enjoyed my stay at Velamar Boutique Hotel, it is well located within walking distance to some great beaches and restaurants nearby but also not deep in the heavy tourist areas where noise could have been an issue during busy season. The staff were helpful and friendly, the room was spacious and comfortable and the breakfasts were great and with a large variety to choose from. Also great to have on site private parking for guests. The water saving program where you could choose to give up a room cleaning day in exchange for a €5 voucher to use at the hotel bar for food or drinks was also a great idea.

From the time we arrived until leaving all the staff are so helpful and looked after us so well. Lovely room had everything you need on a holiday. Breakfast was lovely particularly when you can sit outside on the balcony and enjoy the view and sun, and staff always on hand to help out if needed with coffee machines. Will definitely go back.

I decided on this hotel, mainly based on previous reviews and they certainly didn’t disappoint! I did a lot of research on previous reviews for several hotels and whilst there are hotels with better facilities, this hotels ratings on 3 particular aspects impressed me, these were: • It’s quieter location, just outside of the main Albufeira area, which can be quite busy and loud at night, but we preferred a quieter location, so this fitted the bill for us • The 2nd reason was the ratings that the staff received, they were nothing short of exemplary. Nothing was too much trouble and reception is manned 24/7, so there is always someone available, even when we checked out at 5am. The staff are an absolute credit to this place • The 3rd reason were the breakfast reviews, again an outstanding breakfast offering with a buffet style breakfast, including ‘full English’ options, a huge continental breakfast selection of meats, cheeses, fresh fruit, freshly squeezed OJ, huge selection of breads, GF options, cereals, yoghurts, fresh honey (actually dripping from a honeycomb into a pot), huge selection of fresh pastries (custard tarts, mini croissants, pancakes, pain au choc, pecan slice. *Some options above are rotated daily, to mix up the selection, ie: the cooked breakfast will rotate between mushrooms, tomatoes or quiche, but constant selection is scrambled egg, sausages, bacon, baked beans and boiled eggs. Same with the pastry and cheeses selections Finally, the breakfast clearing staff are simply outstanding, the clearing of tables is literally constant, I’ve rarely witnessed such attentive staff at breakfast and no sooner are you finished with a plate, cup or glass and it is gone, empty tables cleared very quickly. It also has an outstanding outside breakfast terrace, which although it can be a bit windy, in the summer heat, this is most welcome, we sat outside every single day

This was a short trip to a familiar location but hadn’t stayed at this hotel before. We opted for a large room Suite and was pleasantly surprised. Very specious. Large bathroom. Large bed. Very clean. Good facilities even things like the charging docks by the bed side both USB and USB C , coffee machine for nespresso pods! Clean towels daily. You can opt for skipping this but we didn’t as we love a clean towel. And it’s a holiday - why not. Beach towels of good quality. Mini fridge - reasonably priced but we didn’t use. Good location with variety of choices for good restaurants near by. Uber costs less than €10 one way to take you to New or Old town where it is a little more vibrant. Love OlhusDeAgua for its peacefulness. Overall I think it’s 9/10 for me.

Check-in was great, staff were very polite and welcoming. We got the suite which was amazing! Suite is on the top floor, very large room with living room area, bed area, desk and large bathroom. Bathrobe in the bathroom was such luxury for a three star hotel. Pool area is small but there is enough room for all guests. Cocktails and snacks by the pool are great. Breakfast at the hotel has both cold and hot selections. Great selection to make cereal bowls with fruit, peanut butter, nuts and coconut flakes. Fab! I would 100% recommend for anyone coming to Albufeira looking for a quieter area. The main strip in old town is only around 5 euro for the uber to get there. Lots of great restaurants and beaches in the area. Supermarket only 4 min walk away, very convenient.