3HB Guarana

A strong four star hotel! Family-oriented so can get busy but we stayed for a week and never queued for any food or drinks for longer than two minutes. The buffets were themed differently each night, but with the usual same bits for fussier children (fries, pizzas, hot dogs, burgers etc.) The hotel staff were superb and friendly, helping at every opportunity. The rooms were clean and tidy, serviced every single day. The pools offered enough variety and games each day to keep my five and seven year-olds entertained. The local shops for food and souvenirs are less than a five minute walk away. The local beaches are less than a ten minute walk, or a slightly longer fifteen minute walk if you prefer a scenic board walk. The only thing stopping me giving it a fifth star is that a true five star offers luxury and a little more peace. This is a brilliant family hotel and is high quality for a fair price.

Beautiful hotel only about 30 minutes from the airport. We had a fabulous time as a family of four and two grandparents. We booked family rooms which were a good size, lovely balcony overlooking the swimming pools. Always exceptionally clean and the cleaning staff did a brilliant job! All inclusive food and drink was fantastic. A super selection for every meal and different options every day. The dishes were delicious and it was so lovely to see the chefs looking proud of their creations too! You could see lots of the food prepared and we all loved it (aged 6-60). Special mention for the pancakes, steak (Mediterranean restaurant) and baked Alaska!! We only visited the Mediterranean restaurant once as it was fully booked so I do recommend booking the other restaurants as soon as you arrive. The pools and daytime entertainment was fabulous. The pools are a little cool to start with but lots of hours spent having fun. The entertainment staff were so enthusiastic and our girls especially enjoyed the pool party! The adults loved the bar in the pool too! In general, the hotel is exceptionally clean, the staff are brilliant and couldn’t be more friendly and welcoming and we had a fantastic holiday. We would definitely return and so glad we picked this hotel to visit. Also recommend using Uber for travelling to the beach and Albufeira harbour (dolphin and cave tours were great). Only had to wait a couple of minutes for pick-ups and drop offs. Beaches nearby are lovely but lots of steps/hill down just for those with limited mobility (or moaning children) so we used Ubers to help.

Stayed here for the 3rd time in around 10 years - the previous time was 7 years ago as we liked it that much Needless to say the place hasn’t really changed apart from the huge upper wooden decking that wraps around the pool area. Cannot really fault the place Food is great with huge variety and with 2 other restaurants to also choose from. The pool is freezing no matter what time of year it is The only thing that does let the hotel down is the entertainment on an evening if you stay more than a week (we stayed 10 nights) it does get very repetitive and the entertainment team are not very good That said - will probably go back in a few years time