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Pestana Blue Alvor Beach & Golf

Portugal Algarve Alvor

1605 reviews

The Pestana Blue Alvor is the first all-inclusive 5-star hotel in the Algarve, Portugal, purposely built for families. Guests here have access to all the comforts of a luxury resort, including delicious meals, cold drinks, swimming pools, spa treatments, fun at the kids club, challenges on the playing fields and access to the magnificent beaches of Alvor. As it's all inclusive, you don't need to worry about a thing. Just breathe the fresh air of the resort. Inside the resort, you can choose to have a meal in one of the 3 restaurants, with culinary options that cater to all tastes and diets. In addition to multi-purpose playing fields, the resort has a paddle tennis court.The 12,000 square metres of the resort (the size of 6 football pitches), its proximity to the sea and the spacious green areas provide guests with a holiday that truly puts them in touch with nature. In order to maintain air quality and reduce pollution, only electric vehicles can circulate inside the resort. Take a break from your car and leave it in the car park, which can hold 250 vehicles.

This hotel is popular! Rated very good by 1605 people on Tripadvisor

Facilities

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    Kids pool
  • childCare_icon
    Kids Entertainment
  • gym_icon
    Gym
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    Wifi
  • Kids pool
  • Kids Entertainment
  • Gym
  • Sauna
  • Spa
  • Massage
  • Steam bath
  • 24 hr reception
  • Bar
  • Car park
  • Cot
  • Restaurant
  • Table tennis
  • Wifi
  • Poolside snack bar
  • Kids Club

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Alvor, Algarve, Portugal

Address: 8500-088, Avenida V3, Alvor, Portugal

Phone: +351282240041

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Reviews

Tripadvisor rating

4

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1605 reviews

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October Holiday

Nov 2022 | HRUCOLL

Visited Pestana Blue Alvor mid October as a family with 2 children aged 11 and 7. Arrived around lunchtime and our room was not ready but we had packed the kids swimming things based on previous reviews expecting a later check in. Rooms were well set out, modern and cleaned to a high standard. Only gripe was not everything was replaced during our stay when needed ie toilet rolls, coffee cups and milk etc however the room was serviced every day always with fresh towels and bedding. The room key on the AI band was handy and one less thing to think about. Our room was right at the back of the resort in villa 7 so a good walk everyday to the pool which I preferred and very quiet location. Loved the layout of the hotel and grounds and the kids enjoyed the pools and kids club area. I agree with other reviews that the parasols around the pools are in desperate need of replacing as many were dirty and broken, hopefully this will be done for next season. We purchased pool inflatables on our second day from the onsite hotel shop and after two hours one of the floats was almost flat despite hardly being played on. We returned to the shop for help but were told no refunds or exchanges and all they offered was to blow it back up. It was flat again an hour later so clearly a faulty float! At €30 euros per inflatable I would suggest buying elsewhere in Alvor and we didn't use the shop again for anything else during our stay. Drinks were good and the wines and cocktails really nice, particularly liked the Rose. Always water, coffee and soft drinks available from the self service areas but finding takeaway cups could be a challenge at times. Meals in the main restaurant were always plentiful in choice with everything to create a 3 course meal each sitting but we found this too much for lunch and dinner everyday so often opted for the snack bar lunch where the burgers, hot dogs, veggie burgers and light salad were really good. The only let down on the hot food in the main buffet restaurant was the temperature of dishes at times being luke warm or even cold. Visited Surf and Turf for a delicious steak and Luigi for Italian on 2 nights. Pizzas were great and we enjoyed the pasta dishes we tried. Managed to get the a la carte bookings later in our stay and over 3 nights. Probably would have preferred to space our bookings out over the week but there wasn't availability. That said we were grateful to get in as we heard of other guests that couldn't get a reservation so book as soon as you have your room number. Staff worked really hard and were always polite and attentitive. Special mention to Maunel in the snack bar/a la carte restaurants who always had a smile and wave to our children as they sat eating. We didn't see much of the evening entertainment as it started quite late and the bar area was always very busy by the time we arrived after dinner so cannot comment on this. There wasn't much around the hotel itself but the walk to the beach along the private walkway was a nice short distance and we also got the hotel train which dropped off further along the beach and walked the rest of the way into Alvor. Overall a lovely hotel and holiday. The only big let down during the week was the cloudy and wet weather which nobody could do anything about!

Not value for money Pennie pinching tour operator and hotel. Not recommended over 65s and infirm

Nov 2022 | mark c

TUI is the tour operator for this hotel and they have certainly gone downhill since the last time we used them. TUI got us to our destination at 11:30 am and our room was not available until 2:30 pm which the brochure does say 3 pm so we sat around in Autumn clothing in 25c temperatures, not the hotel's fault but TUI's. TUI planes need to be taken out of service they are tired old rolling stock, for instance, the exit door was jammed shut and we could not get off the plane. You felt unsafe, just little tell-tale signs and we are not phased by anything. The Hotel is separate apartment blocks of about 14 in total with ground floor and first floor, there is no lift to the first floor!! built into a hillside with paths of approx 1 in 4 gradients so not recommended for those over 65s or the infirm. The food can only be described as awful, you would get better food in a prison. One night they cooked 6 suckling pigs and left the cooked heads next to the carcass for anyone who wanted one. We eat out a lot which is not eye-watering costs, but it all mounts up. The hotel gave the appearance of cheap skates, scrimping and saving where ever they could. There is no children's entertainment it's aimed at adults and does not start until 8:30 pm if your lucky - not suitable for children, and the entertainment is rubbish, same people work there as waiters doing the entertainment. The hotel room is sparse with only 6 coat hangers for a family, only 2 drawers for families smalls. The bathroom is tired, clicker plug in sink did not work and shower leaked everywhere. The beds were comfortable and the towels were changed every day and sheets twice a week. The fridge is not a fridge but a very tiny chiller and would not do a good job of keeping baby food cold. Whilst the hotel grounds are very pretty, step outside the gates and it's all scrubland similar to tumbleweed blowing down a wild west town. The country needs a major cash injection, large holes in the footpaths for example. People are very pleasant and friendly. The hotel is about 1 mile from Alvor, there are not many footpaths just a white line on the tarmac so not advised to walk into town. Taxi prices are hit and miss, 4 euros hotel to Alvor & 7 euros to get back to hotel !!!! There is a shuttle that runs from the hotel to the beach every hour there & back, getting there is no problem, getting back is, if he can remember to pick you up, we had to walk back. Sorry but it's not for me.

Great family holiday

Nov 2022 | Zeeni_Patel

We really enjoyed our stay. Lots of activities in and around the hotel for everyone. Staff were friendly and hotel was very clean. I would visit again for sure! The entertainment was great too. The kids especially enjoyed the Halloween party and other entertainment in the evening.

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