we stayed there in may 13, room only.Hotel is old but clean,bed linen and towels changed everyday,just step outside and everything is beside you bars,food ect,you could not get a better place to stay if you dont want to be getting taxis or walking.The rooftop pool is lovely and quiet,overall we were happy with the hotel and very happy with... More

stayed here in october rooms basic,with air con. A bit noisy at night because hotel is right on bar street, so ask for a top floor were the nosie is less. we stayed Bed and breakfast which again was basic, pool is freezing cold and basically is too small. The best thing of all its right in the heart of... More

Right in the centre for everything,bars,restaurants,beaches.Hotel needs upgrading,bit tired looking,but clean & staff nice. Can be noisy at night,but seeeing as its in the centre of town its to be expected,shut your window & put air con on,sorted!

Arrive at hotel around 13:00 to be told that room was not ready and could we come back about 17:00. So after sitting in Shamrocks Bar (just outside hotel) slightly worse for wear, we were allocated room 503. We were on room only basis but you dont get much for the money, 2 very hard beds, tv basic, bathroom with... More

Me & my sister booked a short break to Albufeira at the start of October 2012. We chose this hotel based on its location - and what a location!! literally 2 mins dander to anything you could want - beach, shops, old town square.....bar street was just downstairs! In fact we could see everything that was going on from our... More

We stayed in this hotel for 9 days from in September/October. The location is fantastic and very central to all amenities. We arrived late on our first night, but it has a 24hr reception so it wasn't a problem. On first arriving to our room the balcony was a fair size and overlooked the main bar street, which was very... More

we enjoyed our stay at Hotel California as its central to everything and very good if you cant manage hills as its all flat. We had asked for a quieter room as my husband had not long had a heartattack, we were put up in room700 which was very large with good views out over the city. Yes you could... More

We have used Hotel California over 7 years and this year was a bit of a letdown. The hotel is under new management and they may wish to take a look at their reception staff who were mainly sullen and disinterested. We were initially given a room which was not the type we had requested and the receptionist was quite... More

If you book on a half board basis be prepared to have meal vouchers issued to you, We were told that we had three choices , Indian, Chinese and an International one. We had a set menu offered to us. At the Indian we had one poppodum ,a weak sauced Korma and a scoop of ice cream for dessert. very... More