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Vila Petra: Rua Mouzinho de Albuquerque | Areias de São João, Albufeira 8200-356, Portugal

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Adam Y

Trip type:

Family

Good hotel, just tired.

Apr 10, 2024

So firstly the staff are magnificent. From reception, to cleaners all great. The place is spotlessly clean and kept that way by a small army, and the grounds etc are... more »

Christopher S

Trip type:

Family

Great Stay here, Bellux Entertainment were amazing

Apr 10, 2024

We really enjoyed our stay here, the hotel was so nice and the food was really good too. indoor and out door pools and a gym were brilliant. the location... more »

DEvans085

Liverpool, United Kingdom

Trip type:

Family

Amazing Second Visit

Apr 8, 2024

Second stay at Vila Petra, and there were a lot of improvements since our last stay in 2019. My son, is now 8, and I remember that back in the... more »

alfredoquiles

Trip type:

Family

Lovely place for families in Algarve

Apr 1, 2024

Very nice hotel with excellent service and good installations. We loved the indoor pool and also the gym and the outdoor pool. The restaurant was very nice, super good service... more »

D0lly13

British

Trip type:

Family

Beautiful resort

Mar 31, 2024

So we have just arrived home from a six night stay at Vila petra in the lovely town of Albufeira all booked through Jet 2 package holidays. We decided to... more »

So we have just arrived home from a six night stay at Vila petra in the lovely town of Albufeira all booked through Jet 2 package holidays. We decided to choose vila petra due to trip advisor reviews and also the facilities within the resort which were live saver with two kids and bad weather.

So here is honest review of our stay from start to finish. Jet 2 flight - on time and good service on board, transfers were smooth and we were allocated a minibus, which was speedy and comfortable.

Check in to resort was fast and we were allocated 2 bedroom apartment in separate block which was pool facing and had a lovely large balcony. The apartment had all the facilities with living area, separate kitchen, dishwasher, cooker etc. Both bed rooms were nice and big, two separate bathrooms with lots of storage space.Only negative would be the sound proofing. On first night we had very little sleep as the apartment above were up late and could hear a child crying in the middle of the night and every movement could be heard even use of toilet.The noise from above disappeared and we had good sleep until the night before we were due to fly out and we were disturbed by the sound of loud snoring all night, the sound amplified through the apartment.

The hotel grounds are immaculately clean and well maintained and staff can be seen cleaning all day long. When we visited they had Easter theme all round the resort. There is large pool which wasn’t used as the weather wasn’t great during our stay. There is also children’s pool, playground and indoor play area as well. . The resort also has gym, fitness centre, various restaurants that are open at different times of the day serving different variety of foods. We ate in the greens bar and food was good and must give 5* for the pina colada.we did not use the other restaurants as we were self catering but did drink in stones bar and atmosphere was good. We made good use of the indoor swimming pool almost every day due to bad weather and the kids loved it. I also booked a back massage which was worth the £35 euro.

The best parts of our stay at Vila petra has to be the children indoor kids club. This place was life saver as it rained most days during our holiday. The staff in the kids club kept my children entertained in the morning with making different crafts every day and nothing was too much hassle. The bellux entertainment team were fab, organised treasure hunt and also arranged for easter bunny for the kids, There were different themed disco nights for kids. All the staff kept the kids happy and entertained. Thank you to all the bellux team for all your support and kindness you made our children’s holiday fantastic. The outdoor playground is also excellent and well equipped with lots slides, climbing frame etc.

Special mention to the maids who also cleaned the room every day, the bar staff at stones, the lovely maryiln who gave my children balls to play with during their stay and organised my massage. The reception staff who greet you with smile.

I would highly recommend Vila petra as the resort and apartments are spotless and the facilities are first class. Not sure what can be done about the sound proofing as this could be enough to ruin someone’s holiday if your unable to get a good nights sleep.

Tips :I would recommend rooms in the adjacent block as you don’t have disturbance of the reception, bars, or restaurants. The indoor pool is quieter in the morning. If self catering the mini mart in the resort sell single dishwasher tablets which were useful. The blue train is good for getting around and is about 6/7 euro for day ticket. The strip is 5 minutes away and lots of bars, restaurants and shops for souvenirs. There is a mall shopping centre short distance with Burger King and food court.

Renée Cruz, General Manager at Vila Petra, responded to this review

Dear guest,

Thank you so much for your fantastic review and comments. These are much appreciated and will be shared with the team. We look forward to to be able to welcome you back to Vila Petra in future.

kind regards

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