Pestana Blue Alvor Beach Hotel

This place is very good, the staff are really nice to us and the activities are very good such as the colour party or the foam party. I would say the colour party is the best because you get to colour your friends and family in lots of different colours. Highly recommend!

We recently stayed at Pestana Blue Alvor and unfortunately the experience fell significantly short of what a five star hotel should be delivering on. Whilst the hotel grounds and our room were visually appealing and some staff, particularly bar staff, were friendly, the overall service & quality, alongside hygiene standards, were below expectations. Some staff in the main restaurant were noticably rude. We often had to collect our own glasses and cutlery. Food hygiene practices were concerning, chicken being cooked without consideration for cross contamination. There was a lack of choice on food options, plenty of fish, however mushroom stew and cabbage stew not sounding or looking very appetising. Desserts, on a positive, were excellent. Restaurant toilets were regularly unclean, with a broken lock on one of them, toilet roll holders broken and not secured correctly. General maintenance/cleanliness poor. Our room had lovely views, was spacious and was cleaned daily, however there was a smell of drains from the bathroom . Only downside was tea and coffee replenishments came with a charge of 15 euro per request. There was no hairdryer in the room. There is a charge of 7 euro to rent an iron, only later did I discover a floor equipped with ironing boards, something reception staff failed to inform me of. The hotel genuinely did not meet the 5 star rating, with a 3 star being a more reasonable rating. Alvor offers a beautiful beach and the town is vibrant and atmospheric, would highly recommend an apartment if staying in the resort.