Grande Real Santa Eulalia Resort

The hotel was overall very good. The pools and the beach area was good. However, there was a strange ‘rat-like’ smell in our apartment which was annoying.

Really nice hotel.. shame about the entertainment.

While the hotel is really nice , as a 5 star , they need to be a little more generous with their amenities . You get ONE bottle of drinking water in the room for the entire stay ( 4 nights ) . Want more then you have to pay for it . We wanted a cup of hot water from room service - 11 euros for a cup of hot water ( including a delivery chatge Of 6 euros ) ! The hotel however is great . Service good . But we were surprised how they didn’t seem concerned about the small things to keep their customers happy .

Pros - Awesome breakfast buffet! It was by far the best hotel breakfast I've ever had! Beach access Big sunny windows Beautiful, spotlessly clean room Comfortable bed Hot shower with good water pressure Good wifi Nice gym with free weights Friendly staff Cons - We were told the gym hours are only 9am-8pm. Thankfully, the doors were open and they never kicked us out of the gym when we went at 7:30 (before we knew the hours). We thought maybe we misunderstood, and asked another staff member, but they told us the same hours. No coffee/tea/kettle in room, nor in lobby!! Good coffee options at the breakfast buffet, but I LOVE having coffee first thing out of bed, and then I work out, and then go to breakfast Shuttle did not run during very helpful hours. (I think it was 10:10, 11:10, 16:30, 18:00). This meant we couldn't take the shuttle to dinner No cocktails available near the beach. The Atlantico bar/restaurant told us they do not serve cocktails. (maybe if the pool bar had been open during our stay we could have gotten cocktails there?) No hot tub (except the therapy pool in the spa that is very expensive to use).

Fantastic hotel, with outdoor great pool(s) area, and next to beautiful beach. Quiet location, with bus service takes 10 mins to albufeira, with all the restaurants and nightlife you could possibly want, family or otherwise. We stayed for one night on arrival in Algarve, then changed our travel plans so that we could return for 3 more nights ! We did have a damp smell in one of our rooms on arrival, which we reported, and they immediately offered us a choice of other rooms. great service at all times.