Aparthotel Oceanus - Albufeira, Portugal 

Loverly Place In the Algarve!
Posted: Thu, Jul 03 2008
Me and my Girlfriend recently stayed at the Aparthotel Oceanus and we had a loverly stay. The staff were friendly and welcoming, the hotel was very clean and the maids come round everyday. Both pool area's were spotless, I spent a lot of time swimming about and relaxing by the pool which was loverly. Our room was also loverly and clean with nice bedding. We had a road facing room and we didn't notice the traffic noise too much. After a few pints of Super Bock I tend to sleep pretty heavy anyway. ;) We went to the Zoo Marine one day which was okay. The best part was the Dolphin show which was seriously impressive Olthos is a beautiful area and the beach is loverly. We enjoyed eating at Fratellis the Italian place and La Cabrita (on the main road for Albufeira and Faro). Very friendly staff and loverly food at both of these. We also loved the ice cream place towards the beach for when we had a sweet tooth, which was most evenings after dinner! Favorite bar was the Sol Cafe, owned by Walter the super friendly Portuguese man. Well worth a visit and challenge him to a game of pool! Overall a superb holiday and would recommend to anyone who wants to relax and eat good food!

lovely
Posted: Sun, Jun 15 2008
Me and my boyfriend have just come back from this hotel. we had a lovely time. We went self catering and found there was lots of shops near to buy food from. There was a few bars near which we tried and they seemed to be ok. The hotel was very helpful espically jackaline on reception she made us feel very special, and always had time to answer any questions we had. W didnt get chance to try the outdoor pool but the indoor pool was very nice although you have to wear a swimming hat!! wasnt impressed with that! you can buy them from the hotel. Our room was at the back of the hotel near the road which can be nosiey but wasnt a problem for us. The walk to the beach takes about 5 mins it is down a steep hill so not good if you find this difficult. Bus stop and taxi are next to the hotel which take you to alburfira for a small charge. I recommend going to zoo marine it was really good, you can book this through the hotel.

Great accomodation surrounded by good facilities
Posted: Wed, May 14 2008
Every year we go away for a winter break with four friends from work and their partners. We have a competition to find the best value flights and accomodation. This year a seven days stay in the Oceanus Appartments with flights from Birmingham to Faro cost 118.75 pounds per person, not bad value. (20 pounds per night per appartment room only) The appartments were extremely well furnished, we had a corner appartment which afforded us a large living/dining/kitchenette, separate bedroom, two bathrooms and two balconies. All the equipment was matching and of a good standard. The staff were very friendly and the indoor heated pool a joy at this time of the year, very well maintained. The appartments are a 10 minute walk down to the village and beach, easy on the way down but steep uphill on the return, not for the infirm. The hotel has plenty of restaurants around it, two good supermarkets and other retail outlets. The restaurant attached to the hotel was awful(not the pooside one this was closed, as was the outdoor pool). Although the staff were very friendly the food left a lot to be desired. Opposite is the Restaurant Atlantico where we had two very good meals, reasonably priced. It is a short taxi drive into Albufiera which has a host of places to choose from. If you want English pubs/bars (arrrgh) go to The Strip 5 minutes away or there is a pub you can't miss by the beach, typically cheesy but host and staff friendly.. We hired a mini bus for 5 days for the price of 3 days and negotiated a rate at Local Cars , Avenida 25 Abril which is situated on the right going down into the port from the traffic lights. We were able to drop it at the airport which saved us taxi fares. Local trips into the mountains and Cliff Richards Vineyard cost about 65 Euro per head. Hire a motor and do it yourself, dead easy. Watch out when getting taxis from Airport to resort. We had two taxis, on meters, following one another. One charged us 45 euro and the other 36 euro. The fare should be about 30 euros. Wouldn't like to be here in the height of the summer as I imagine it would be very noisy and busy but at this time of year with the temperatures in the mid 20's it was great. There were am lot of retired people from the UK and Holland on 90 day holdiay deals. They were all very friendly and helpful, never a dull moment.