RR Alvor Baía Resort

We stayed in May 2025 for 10 nights. Our transfer from Faro was great. We arrived approx 2pm and one of our rooms was ready which was great. The actual hotel is lovely, the entrance is beautiful and cool with AC. We liked the pool, the splash pool for kids was smaller than I expected to be honest but it was okay. Our son loved the park which is great and under a canopy to protect from the sun which was fab. The biggest downfall for this hotel is the food. The selection was awful. I found breakfast to be the best with great options available but lunch and dinner was awful. If it was red meat it was a stew and overcooked. Barely any chicken options throughout the week- I tended to eat veggie dishes as the red meat wasn't cooked well ever. We had to eat out a few times as we were sick of the repetitive and mediocre food. I read reviews of rude staff but only had one encounter with a male who questioned why my autistic son had to stay in his pushchair at the table- no one else asked but this man was very rude and looked at us as if we were lying (some disabilities are invisible 👍🏻) but we found most of the staff accommodating and friendly. The kids food selection was horrible too, stodgy spaghetti bolegnese most nights, overcooked chicken nuggets, strange pasta dishes with weird combinations of food. I loved the chocolate mousse, cakes and desserts. I also read some people saying staff at bar were rude, we were staying in May, so low season but I would go up and wait in a small queue and they'd allow me to order 4 drinks at once- not two at a time like mentioned, not suggesting that wasn't true just not what I experienced. We also had a medical emergency where my Dad had to attend hospital and when asking staff at reception what the procedure would be and options they were so unhelpful and unbothered it was actually jarring. It was like they had no idea what to tell me or hadn't been trained in this. I wasn't sure who to phone or what hospitals we could attend and they literally wouldn't help until I pulled up a map on my phoned and specifically asked. Overall it was a great stay but the food really needs work and staff need medical training.

Id like to start off with the negatives before the positives, this is based on a 2 week experience with me and my girlfriend Negatives: When we first arrived it was pretty easy to understand how rude many of the guests were here, mostly the elderly guests in massive groups. Just because one of their friends is in the bar queue they feel entitled for another 5 of them to push in and take their order as well, best to intervene like I had to once as 7 tried to push in at once. The elderly also seem to have no personal space whatsoever in the blue restaurant and will try everything to push in and even try to push you out of the way. The restaurant for families was better as it seemed even the children had better manners than this! The food can be repetitive and we understand this may be because we have stayed at the hotel for 2 weeks but the themed nights aren’t the best. The food is also best at average. Lack of bars, there’s 2 bars one inside and one outside, this causes massive queues sometimes especially with the pushing in elders but if you time it right you’ll be fine The positives: Spacious rooms! We even questioned if it was even too big, nice and modern and we were very happy with how clean it always was thanks to the maids! The staff were lovely they always had a smile on and were fast to help you and sort out anything you needed The hotel is close to the town of alvor which is absolutely beautiful, full of bars and restaurants for when you get bored of the food at the hotel😅. And lastly we were surprised by how many sunbeds that are available at the hotel. Even after a morning out you can still get a sunbed. Overall we loved this holiday and we would come back to alvor as it is such a beautiful part of Portugal, however we would probably go to another hotel in the future.

Great hotel. Comfortable beds with big fluffy pillows and room was large. Big balcony too. Food good and the pool was the biggest I have ever seen, cold at first but okay once in. Everywhere was spotlessly clean and the staff very helpful and accommodating. Free bus service to beach but it would have been nice to serve town too. 4 euros for cab into town but it is walkable too. Not bad. Would definitely be back.

If you are reading this having already booked, don't worry, you will have a nice time, just not the best time. - Jet 2 advertise this as a hotel with waterpark included. The water park is 15km away. This was probably stated in the advert but it's not something any of our party picked up until we arrived and were advised have to book a bus that takes you at 9:30am and brings you back at 4:30pm. - If you love to queue then this is the hotel for you. I probably spent 30% of my time queuing at pool side bar to get a drink. Only allowed 3 per order which if you have a family a four, bit of a pain. - Some staff are lovely, others were rude and seemed offended by your very presence of being at the hotel. - Kids club was fine for little ones. - Never had to fight for sun lounger which was nice, even going down later in the morning could still get 3-4 beds together. Not sure what this would be like come summer holidays though. - Lovely sized pool but it is FREEZING and doesn't seem to get any better the longer you stay in the blinking thing. - The shop in the hotel is served by lovely staff but it is tiny. Nowhere close by to buy alcoholic drinks for your room to have on balcony in evening. - No snack bar that actually allows you to eat your snacks by the pool. Should be a snack bar outside near the pool. - No staff coming by your sunbeds to see if you want any other drinks or provide a service. The completely brilliant bits: - The shuttle bus that runs every 30 mins or so from hotel to Alvor beach is a must. Alvor beach is beautiful and the sea feels warmer than the pool. - Rooms are a good size and a fab bath. - Lush sized balcony. - Breakfast, lunch and tea also run for a good few hours each so never have to rush for food. - No sunbed chasing in the morning - I personally felt the night time entertainment was good - Get the uber app if you haven't. It's brilliant and never had to wait more than 2 minutes to be picked up from hotel to be taken where we wanted to go. The absolute worst bits - No outdoor snack bar - Severe lack of ice creams haha - Some of the staff were just pain rude. - No bottled water readily available or in rooms - Faro airport is a nightmare and we won't be going back until they have sorted out passport control - Long delays. - Nothing close by to hotel in a walking distance - Waterpark not being as close as led to believe. - Queuing central. Queue for a drink, Queue for food, even had to queue for a lift lol. Again if you have already booked and you are now looking at what to expect, I genuinely think you will have a nice time and it is a fine hotel. Would I spend my hard earnt to go back again? Nope. I didn't love the hotel and wouldn't pay to return again, I would look elsewhere.