I stayed here with 4 friends, and I have to say it was fantastic! The resort is huge, with 7 pools which meant it was rarely busy and you could always get a sun lounger. The resort offered breakfast at the club house which over looked the golf course and was gorgeous to sit on the terrace in the morning.... More

This is my second time staying at Balaia, and it will not be my last. The place is like heaven on earth! We were 3 girls on a little break and had a beautiful two bed apartment with a large sun terrace. Balaia is not in the centre of everything but this is why I like it, its cool and... More

Good points - Lovely little village, lots of low rise apartments and nice gardens. 6 pools to choose from, quiet location. Was very quiet first week in September which can be a good thing or bad depending on personal preference. Our apartment was a private rental and it was of a good standard and very comfortable (apart from the lack... More

We arrived at the reception around 11am and had to wait until around 1am to get into the room! We were able to take a walk around the site and see what was on offer! The golf course is a good 10 minute walk away from the main reception area with a fairly straight forward 9 hole course! When we... More

Location, location, location as the saying goes - and that applies both to where this resort is, and what unit you get on site. Firstly the site is about 5 miles East of Albufeira, and is quiet. There is a free shuttle bus twice daily (10.00 and 18.00) to town, and a main bus route outside, but as this ends... More

We stayed between 5th and 19th September 2011. Overall we had a lovely holiday but this was only due to the fact that the apartments and swimming pools were so nice and the beaches near by are amazing and the restaurants in the old town were fantastic. The resort itself I would rate as average due to the fact the... More

We had a wonderful time in Balaia, the apartment we had was really modern, large and a perfect size for a family of five. My children loved it as there are many different pools around the complex so they never got bored, and given the resort itself is extremly family friendly they made many friends which in turn kept us... More

We had a 2 bedroom 1 bathroom apartment and booked through Holidaynights.ie as we found it cheaper than any other website for this type of accommodation, we were traveling with a 3 month old so air con. was essential .Were informed after booking that air con. was not part of the spec. of the apartments so requested this directly through... More

We had a 3 bedroom 2 bathroom apartment which was privately owned and well equipped. We had a ground floor apartment beside one of the pools. It was a great situation for the kids as they could run from the pool back to the apartment and we had a baby so was great to be close at hand. Only 1... More