AlmaVerde Village & Spa Resort

We have stayed at Almaverde for 15 yrs but after our experience this year we will not be returning ! Our first week was lovely as have alm our other visits to Almaverde but at the beginning of our security bday week a large family moved next door , they had pumping music at full blast from 10 in the morning all day so loud that we had to leave our villa everyday to get some peace ! At one point when returning at 7 in the evening the kids were on the roof terrace blaring techno at full blast & the rest of the family were downstairs blaring out their music it has ruined our holiday we have been unable to spend anytime outside ! Come nracted reception to be told they would send someone round as a curtesy call to ask them to keep the music down ( this did not happen!) second time we contacted reception their response was why don’t you turn your music up !! Third time we can’t ntacted emergency number as noise was so bad manager said unfortunately you are pretty much allowed to do what you want until 7pm just not good enough ! When you have saved all year for a holiday for it to be then ruined by selfish neighbours & no help from management just not good enough !! Sad as we loved our holidays here before but feel very let down !!

We stayed in Villa 63 for 11 nights at the beginning of June. A couple of days prior to our departure we received a message to advise the oven had broken. Sadly, this remained the case throughout. This only one of a couple of negatives though. This has to be the best equipped Villa we’ve ever stayed in (even to the point of having a pump for the inflatables we took with us). Also, (and special thanks to Carola for recovering our daughters lost soft toy!) the staff were always very helpful on the rare occasions we needed them. The Villa was very spacious and the pool was to die for. I think the Villa could do with a little TLC (and definitely some new pillows) but the place was spotless and we wouldn’t hesitate to return. We didn’t venture too far away - Salema and Luz for beaches and eating. Slide and Splash well worth a visit, dolphin watching a must. If we head back to Portugal, I’d be surprised if we didn’t use Alma Verde as our base again. Despite the couple of negatives, this was a wonderful home from home. Our daughter was in tears the night before leaving which better sums up this place than my words.