São Rafael GuestHouse Estrada do Aldeamento São Rafael, 8200-613 Albufeira, Portugal
#635 of 1,683 vacation rentals in Albufeira
Guests' ChoiceBased on 325 hotel reviews
8.2Cleanliness
8.5
Comfort
8.6
Location
8.7
Facilities
8.2
Staff
8.7
Value for money
8.0
Free WiFi
8.1
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End of dialog contentReviewed: April 17, 2024
Tejas
GermanyThe only thing I did not like in the Villa was that there are no full mirrors anywhere in the Villa. I think this could be easily improved by adding a couple of full mirrors in the Villa.
The villa was totally worth the price. The special parking for every Villa was really convenient. The living room and the kitchen were simply the best in the Villa. The bedrooms were also comfortable. Thank you for the wonderful experience.
Stayed in April 2024
Reviewed: April 2, 2024
Joana
PortugalThe beds were very uncomfortable The apartment felt too empty
Location Pool View
Stayed in March 2024
Reviewed: March 30, 2024
Barbara
IrelandWhile our apartment was nicely laid out and decorated, some elements of fit out had been skimped. There were not enough sockets, lighting was very poor, and there was no storage for items such as sweeping brush, ironing board, mop bucket, etc so these items were stacked against the wall in the hall and living room. No initial stock of coffee, tea, coffee or other basics provided (but bathroom well stocked with nice products, to be fair).
Very pretty resort, nice buildings laid out in lovely landscaped grounds. Friendly staff.
Stayed in March 2024
Reviewed: February 29, 2024
Elizabeth
MalaysiaPersonal was very kind
Stayed in February 2024
Reviewed: October 24, 2023
Raffaela
United KingdomSmall room for improvement if you had a SMART TV (internet based) & a big rug for inside the big doors for safety from wet footprints from pool..
I loved the view, the spacious property, the location, the showers & the friendly staff.
Stayed in October 2023
Reviewed: October 22, 2023
Samuelsson
SwedenThe kindness
Stayed in October 2023
Reviewed: October 16, 2023
Avantika
United KingdomThere are few basic things that was expected with the amount charged. These include coffee, tea, sugar,milk sachets in the kitchen. There is a coffee machine but no coffee kids, which is odd. There is no parasols either near the pool.
It's a spacious property.
Stayed in October 2023
Reviewed: October 14, 2023
Лиля
UkraineSeems like the only concern of the management of the villa is money and nothing else. The payment system is very complicated, the next day you arrive you have to go to another place to complete the payment until 11 am and if you don’t do so, you will not be able to enter villa. Also they ask for deposit after you booked the villa already. Some plates and cups were dirty, also there is no any single thing for cooking ( like oil, salt, sugar, coffee or tea, nothing). Even cheap hotels have those things. Villa doesn’t cost the money, staff and rules should be changed .
Villa by itself is good, located outside of the city, but very close to the ocean
Stayed in October 2023
Reviewed: October 11, 2023
Mr
United KingdomThe fact we had to give 24hrs notice if we needed anything and the toilet roll had run out so we had to go and purchase and carrying the goods whilst out on a meal was annoying.
Room size's were reasonable and I enjoyed the 2 x Villa's where 1 had a decent pool and the other with a nice patio/balcony area to relax. We had Wifi all around which was excellent
Stayed in October 2023
Reviewed: October 6, 2023
Frani
United States of AmericaFood service ended at 4p
The pool and the gardens were beautiful!
Stayed in October 2023
Reviewed: September 28, 2023
Mattkinglondon
United Kingdomwe had a plastic sheet on our double bed
Stayed in September 2023
Reviewed: September 28, 2023
Narelle
AustraliaNeeds some towel hooks close to the shower For people with mobility problems the hills and beach access could be challenging
Likes the space Easy walking access to the beach and restaurants Close enough to the marina Having a washing machine Air conditioning Well appointed kitchen Good balcony Good book exchange
Stayed in September 2023
Reviewed: September 15, 2023
Fabiany
NetherlandsWe had an issue with our key card, that didn't work one morning, but we went to the reception and got a new one right away. Any issue we had we contacted the reception and Catia was just the best help!!!
The location is perfect, 5min walk from the beach and 10min drive to the city centre. The rooms were spacious, the beds super comfortable, the rooms had blackouts on the windows which made super easy to sleep. There was a TV in each room, lots of mirrors, airco worked great! The pool is very spacious, everything around was super clean. We couldn't be happier with the place we stayed.
Stayed in September 2023
Reviewed: September 12, 2023
Claire
United KingdomOur villa was lovely for what we needed. Loved the balcony and pool.
Stayed in September 2023
Reviewed: September 11, 2023
Dylan
GibraltarThe apartment was a tad outdated, and the beds were uncomfortable. Also the fact, that even though there's a washing machine, we asked for new towels at reception and was told NO as our stay was only four nights. Even though this was stated on the website, it was raining and very humid, and towels did not dry on time. Reception staff was a bit rude and unhelpful.
The location and the rooms are good-sized. Living room leading to terrace and pool area.
Stayed in September 2023
Reviewed: September 9, 2023
Victoria
United States of AmericaRoom service was infrequent, no daily towel changes, no restaurant or amenities
Quiet, clean, cute, great location
Stayed in September 2023
Reviewed: August 28, 2023
Yisus
LuxembourgIt wasn’t enough plates and cutlery. The dishwasher soap or toilet paper was certainly not sufficient for all the days and we brought. From the photo we believed that our appartment had a private swimming pool, that it was not the case.
Very comfortable appartment with 2 rooms and with an extra sofa bed perfect for a medium - big family size. Air conditioning in every room and living room. 2 toilets and with small balcony.
Stayed in August 2023
Reviewed: August 24, 2023
Berenice
United KingdomLiving room decorated sparsely - no side tables or coffee table and dark heavy curtains with a few things such as outside cushion covers outdoors needing to be replaced. Decor a little depressing. Aircon in main room didn’t work so well but rest of villa was very good.
Had everything we could have needed in the kitchen, linen wise and towels. Was cleaned during our stay with linen and towels being replaced. Had a shared washing machine that was easily accessible. Fantastic privacy even though neighbours close. Amazing to have undercover parking so close to accommodation. Stairs directly up from underground parking to each villa. Beautiful private swimming pool that was cleaned daily. Great garden furniture with dining table outside and another on the balcony
Stayed in August 2023
Reviewed: August 19, 2023
Marcus
IrelandOnly downside I can really think of was the lack of a kettle/cups in the room for tea/coffee making facilities. Outside of that, not much I would criticise.
Very friendly, helpful and knowledgeable staff. Accommodation was very comfortable, clean and relaxing. Location in relation to beaches (2 nearby), marina and the Old Town is excellent. Would happily stay again.
Stayed in August 2023
Reviewed: July 6, 2023
Michael
United States of AmericaRooms (we saw two) are old, run down, not of the level the photos
Balcony of room was nice. Some of the staff were very friendly and helpful.
Stayed in July 2023
Reviewed: June 28, 2023
Julia
Germany- furniture is much older vs what it looks on pictures; several things could need a replacement - only one of the pools shown on the photos was accessible for us, also some of the other seemingly common areas didn‘t exist. It seems there are different accommodations which are shown as one on booking, which isnt the case.. they should rather be listed separately. - bedside tables & some other areas were dusty when we arrived. Bedside tables then only properly cleaned after asking 3x and after leaving our pyjamas on them as well after making the bed.. :( reception staff apologized for this.
- breakfast good but without much variety - Nice staff - good location: closest beach just 10 mins walk, other beaches close by (You ideally need a car to go out and to other beaches though, while this is usually the case on the algarve)
Stayed in June 2023
Reviewed: June 19, 2023
Sarah
IrelandA little further from Albufeira than I expected but was still a lovely place.
The villa was lovely, clean very good value for money.
Stayed in June 2023
Reviewed: June 18, 2023
Geoffrey
France1 more shower
24h guest house pool peaceful well equipped location
Stayed in June 2023
Reviewed: June 13, 2023
Jatin
United KingdomI was expecting a private pool for each villa. Unfortunately we didn't get one and we were quite disappointed
Underground parking was fantastic and straight into the villa. Very spacious living room area
Stayed in June 2023
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