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.

Amazing breakfast Comfortable and spacious beds Good facilities - private parking and pool

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

Honestly? Everything! The premises were spotless, all the staff very nice and professional; beds are amaziiinnnnggg and it has got THE location. It was my birthday and the reception managed to pick up on that - they send over a bottle and a small cake! Really? You guys are the best! We were travelling with friends and requested to be allocated nearby our friends of course, at check in we were informed that we weren’t but Catherine from reception quickly adjusted that and made our week. Thank you for checking and accomodating us as we would like. We will be back 100%

Location, excellent breakfast, friendly staff (special thanks to Natalie and Bianca), and in general good installations. We were looking for a quiet spot in Albufeira which is not easy to find, given its touristy surroundings, and the hotel was a good choice.