Marriott Residences Salgados Resort, Algarve

The room is spacious and has a nice vibe. It's a bit far from the beach and sea but the room is quite nice. It would be great if we have a hair dryer in the room.

I recently stayed at the Marriott in Albufeira, Portugal, and I have to say it was a very disappointing experience. We booked a half-board stay for three people and paid for it, but at check-in, even though it was just my wife and me, the staff insisted that since a third person wasn’t present, we wouldn’t receive our included meals. After a lengthy argument and escalating it to the manager, they finally allowed us to have the meals we paid for. The problems didn’t end there. We were first given a room on the ground floor with no natural light, and it was not cleaned properly—no shower gel, missing toiletries. After we complained, they moved us to the fourth floor, but there was no lift access, so we had to climb several flights. The cleanliness issues continued, and we had to call almost daily for basics like toothpaste, toiletries, and water refills. Even more concerning, housekeeping entered at random times, with no set schedule, leaving us feeling very unsafe. On top of all this, the breakfast service was extremely basic—far below what I would expect from a hotel of the Marriott’s caliber. Overall, this stay was far below my expectations, and I would not recommend it.

Amazing place…. Especially great for honeymooners… as it’s quiet, lush, and the beach is amazing. They have a massage area on the beach… absolutely amazing! Great value for money. ALbufeira has some bars/clubs… did not visit them though .

Communication was very good, all our queries were answered timely and complaints were sorted out promptly. Property was surprisingly spacious and well-appointed. Breakfast buffet was excellent! Highly recommended for families.

I read through the reviews and was honestly quite scared of the metal door hook breaking in method but during my stay I had no such issue. The apartment self catering was beautiful, it had all the pots, pans and cutlery needed to cook. There was a washing machine and a microwave included. In the cupboard there was ironing equipment.Safe was included in the closet. Also very nice citrus shampoo, conditioner and soap. The housekeeping was very helpful and nice, glass water bottles was replaced everyday by the cleaner so you didn’t have to worry about buying water. Every room had its own electronic air con easy to tap and operate. I would recommend choosing the self catering option as the food options weren’t great. However there aren’t any shops in the hotel and the nearest grocery store was 20 minute walk. In the restaurant there was a buffet but it costed €35 pp. On the pool tables there was a QR code where you could order food or drinks to ur table which was really cool, however the fries portion was very small but it was €5. There were also ice cream served near the pool which included many flavours (I went for tiramisu and cookies & cream) 2 scoops costed €3. The hotel has a beach shuttle which was a friendly old style cho cho train ride which came every 30 minutes there and back. Also the bathroom has a wooden door but no locks. The balcony was big and probably my favourite thing in the room. The elevators seem quite old compared to the hotel itself.