Brisa Sol

Excellent facilities and good location. Lacks quality entertainment. good family hotel.

Ben Taylor, Kildare , Ireland
Family with Children 11 and Under

husband an i just got back from brisa sol. we had a fantastic holiday. hotel clean and our apartment was lovely, room 402 pool and sea view. we were very central to shops, restaurants, fishermans beach etc. we loved our time ther and would go again.

angela buscombe, torbay
Mature Couple (36+)

Don't panic, you will enjoy your holiday! The Brisa Sol is in a good location, the 'Noddy' train stops outside and is very handy, get an all day ticket and you can hop on and off whenever. The Old town is well within walking distance, 10 mins max, and is much nicer than the 'strip'. The breakfasts in the hotel were pretty dire, but you will find something to fill you up. We were on self catering and paid for breakfast 2 mornings, but it is'nt worth it and the staff are a bit narky if you ask for such luxuries as bread, milk, coffee etc, which ran out all the time. However, the hotel has a lovely pool, the indoor pool is good if the kids are desperate to swim as the outdoor one is still freezing. We went into the old town for our evening meal and ate at Buddy's Bar in the square, the food is good and the staff are very nice and child friendly. The supermarket next to the hotel is quite expensive, but there is a Lidl up the hill where everything is half the price! Try the tetra pak wine at o.59 euros, its not that bad! Quite gluggable, I've had worse £4 bottles at home. Just make sure your room is'nt over the bar as when Juan is playing his guitar he may as well be in your apartment! We enjoyed our hols, the weather was fantastic, the beaches are gorgeous and the hotel is squeaky clean, so enjoy!!!

gill murphy, merseyside
Family with Children 11 and Under

just got back from a 4 day short break, excellent hotel with all the amenities you could think of.Staff behind reception were really helpful and spoke good english.we stayed in a studio that had everything you needed including a well equiped bathroom with lovely clean towels evry day, all in all i would recommend this hotel to anyone

janette & kerl melling, st helens merseyside
Mature Couple (36+)

Having enjoyed the location 2 years ago, we were pleased to have the same high standards when returning for 1 week on 25 March. Two groups in studio rooms; like most we made the most of the super choice of restaurants the old town offers, but glad of the fridge, cooker etc for breakfast and occasional lunch snack. All in all another pleaseant week in a spotless, well appointed and located hotel.....you will not be disappointed!

D H, County Antrim
Group of Mature Friends/Couples

We stayed there a few days in a one bedroom apartment facing the water and pool. The apartment is fairly well equipped as mentioned in other reviews but not as well as some others we stayed in on this same vacation. We just got back and stayed there the week of March 25. The staff are excellent and speak English very well - first rate. It was nice to have towels and shower supplies as most hotels do not do this. The parking was of great benefit for us and was much appreciated. The location is excellent, right across from the "strip", beside Modelos, and still close to the old square. The hotel is looking a little tired compared to the hotel we stayed at in the first week and not as well equipped. On the other hand, the staff and parking as well as location earns this hotel a 4.5 star in our book.

C. Deleavey, Moncton, NB, Canada
Mature Couple (36+)

Just returned from a a fab weeks stay at Brisa Sol. Great location in between old and new town - Tourist Train stop right outside hotel was ideal and a was enjoyed especially by our 2year old. Opted for the 1 bed apartment with pool view - which was a very good size, well equiped with fridge,microwave, 2 rings, toaster, kettle and plenty of crocks+utensils - they even provided tea towels! Apartment also had TV in bedroom as well as Lounge (with access to BBC, Sky News, CNN, Eurosport and CBeebies Channel) and also had safety deposit box (small charge payable at reception). Bathroom was good size with shower over the bath, hairdyer, toilet and bidet. We were on half board - restaurant was intimate. Breakfast was buffet style with good selection of continental and full english cooked items, juices, teas/coffee etc. Evening meal was waiter service with 3 course table d'hote available or a la carte at a supplement- All meals we had were good quality and staff were very friendly. attentive and good with the kids. Swimming pools were of a good size with plenty of sunbeds and comfy mats to put on them available. Unfortunately the indoor pool was being refurbished during our stay so we were unable to sample this - however from looking inside it looked very pleasant and clean. Location is ideal with large supermarket MODELA next door - this complex also housed a number of eateries such as Pizza Hut, as well as shops and a chemist. We took advantage of the tourist info booth within this complex to book a family day out to Zoomarine - definately worth a trip for all the family (we found the price here cheaper than through reception) Zoomarine has dolphins, seals, sealions, birds of prey, birds of paradise shows running throughout the day as well as an aquarium housing sharks, giant turtles and fishes. Other sidestalls including 4d Cinema, Fairground carousel, log flume, pirate ship were also included in the entrance fee. In addition there is an outdoor pool area - more than enough to fill a day with! On the whole the hotel offered a tremendous base, with easy access to all local areas and was good value for money. Would recommend to anyone and would consider returning in the future.

Jo Newman, Chester
Family with Children 11 and Under

I am writing this on my first day back at work after 10 nights staying at the Brisa Sol in Albufeira. The grey skies in Yorkshire as I write, prompted me to send this review and remind myself of the enjoyable holiday of the last fortnight. The Brisa sol is brilliant! We are a family of four and it is without doubt the largest apartment we have ever stayed in. The pool and ocean view was magnificent and the standard of fixtures, fittings and cleanlines was first rate. The staff were always helpful and friendly, even to us Brits who, on the whole, cannot say "Obrigado" never mind switch off the downright rudeness displayed by our nation abroad. There was always a sunbed available although the "idiots" who ran to get the "best spots" as soon as the door to the pool was open at 9am want banning from foreign holidays for ever. The Hotel is about a 20 minute walk from the Old town and the Strip but taxis were readily available. We were self catering and whilst the cooker never saw a pan whilst we were there the supermarket next door was better stocked than your local TESCO. A good holiday, value for money and bright sunshine every day, what more can you ask for. Brilliant Brisa

Steve Mckiernan, Snaith Yorkshire
Family with Children 11 and Under

Excellent location hotel rooms very good size for a family Breakfast needs improving more choice would be nice An outside bar for the evening is another thing missing to relax before dinner rather than being inside Maybe we wer unlucky but the guests in apartments round the pool were taking the sunbeds and the umbrellas on to there balcony and not using them until late in the day Other guests coming to the pool could not get beds and even more could not get umbrellas this was the only bad fault of the hotel staff

Dow, EDINBURGH
Family with Children 11 and Under

We stayed in this hotel in April and it was the best hotel we have ever stayed in! the food was lovely and so where the staff we are looking to go back in a couple of months, GREAT DEAL FOR MONEY 5* service

karen, Liverpool
Young Couple (18-35)

Just arrived back after a week at the Hotel, we stayed bed and breakfast, in a studio appartment. Couldnt fault the place, everything was organised, the rooms were very clean and the maids did a great job, although we only dined at breakfast time, I now wish we had tried the restaraunt at night as I heard some very good reports on it. I think the Hotel is in a good position between the New part (strip) and the old town, transport to either was readilly available by either the Tourist train (reccomend) or Taxi. If travelling back to the Algarve would have no hesitation at booking in at the Brisa Sol.

Steve, Kendal
Mature Couple (36+)

great food,friendly helpful english speaking staff.really good holiday and great accomadation and facilities and we would definately go back.

booth j, england
Family with Children 11 and Under

I've stayed in the Brisa about a dozen or so times. Location is excellent. Accommodation great. Restaurant very good. Staff all very helpful. Vitor in the bar and Silvio at reception both worth special mention. Hard to find any faults with this hotel. If you do book, the pool view option is a must! Highly recommended.

Tommy MacLeod, Motherwell
Mature Couple (36+)

The hotel is in a great location close to all the amenities. One bedroom apartments are spacious & clean. The staff were fantastic and even give us access to an empty room on departure day so we could have a shower.

Stephen Murphy, Manchester
Group of Young Friends/Couples

hotel lovely - very clean and staff extremely friendly and helpful.  Had a view of the pool from our balcony which was lovely.  The only issue we had was that the outside pool looked so inviting but even your big toe curled at the freezing temperature of the water.  It would have been lovely to have been able to use the outside pool and we felt it should have been heated out of season.  What a waste of a beautiful pool!!!!  on a good note however - there was an indoor heated pool but it was more for the families with babies and young children.  It must have been a popular hotel as there were a lot of older people who stayed for the whole winter.

samantha tasker, liverpool england
Group of Mature Friends/Couples

Me and my partner were very surprised by the cleanliness of this hotel on arrival.  We booked a 1 bedroom apartment for the weekend which was more than enough room for the 2 of us, one of the best hotels we have stayed in for a while.  Excellent value for money.

Claire , Manchester
Young Couple (18-35)

A truly fantastic Hotel very friendly and quite homely the sauna, pool and other facilities were of a very high standard and we couldn't fault any of the services offered to us, Thank you!

Ben Moorhouse , Huddersfield
Mature Couple (36+)

The one-bedroomed apartment with sea view was excellent.The hotel staff were friendly and helpful, with the exception of one barman in the hotel bar who was not only a miserable fellow, but thought the two large Plasma TVs blasting out pop videos at 6.30pm were for his personal benefit, whether his customers wanted to watch and listen or not!

The food was average at best, but the hotel is near plenty of good reasonably priced restaurants.

TREVOR DAVIS, WHITLEY BAY, ENGLAND
Mature Couple (36+)

An absolutely fantastic holiday, the hotel was great, and really never expected the rooms to be as large as they were! Will know for next time to book a room with a pool view, although in summer our balcony would be great for getting tanned. also the pattissarie next door was mouth watering, we sampled it every day so its a good job we could go for long walks! Will definitely return at a future date.

Joanne , Nottingham
Group of Mature Friends/Couples

The hotel was lovely, about 15 minutes walk from the main bars & restaurants and the same distance to the beach.  The hotel was clean and friendly, and the room was very large.  We booked a studion with pool view, but when we arrived we were told that these were all full up and we were put in an apartment with pool view, which we were extremely happy about.  I would advise anyone to book a room with a pool view, as the rooms at the back of the hotel were quite shaded and had no views at all.  The pool is quite large, and there were plenty of sunbeds for everyone.  The hotel bar had singers on each night, which I think was nice for older people, but not very good for younger people.  There were plenty of bars on the strip, but these were mainly Kareoke bars which I don't particularly like, but the fabulous weather and fantistic hotel more than made up for this.  I am extremely happy that I booked everything through Alpha rooms, and will definately book through them again.  FANTASTIC HOLIDAY

Sharon Barton, Sheffield, England
Young Couple (18-35)

we have just returned from our 2 weeks stay at the brisa sol. we have nothing but praise for every aspect of our stay.the staff are wonderful, from reception staff to the maids.every where is so clean and tidy.nothing is too much trouble. the hotel is ideally situated right in the middle of both the old and new towns with fabulous bars resturants and nightlife. we thouroughly recomend the brisa sol and albefeira and will be visiting again very soon. brilliant.

john and debra hughes, wrexham wales
Other

we spent our honeymoon here and it was brilliant.staff were very friendly and rooms were cleaned daily.pool and sunbeds were cleaned daily too.only fault was the entertainment in bar,could have done more to get guests involved rather than just listening to singing all night.although they did have karaoke once a week.hotel is situated half way between the old town and the strip so had a varied night out for eating and entertainment.old town was better for eating out and cheaper.try the "oh tunnel" restaurant,food and staff were spot on.there are lots to choose from and best cocktails to have are in "piccadilly bar" or "las vegas bar".plenty of water sports too but you have to go to oura beach which is only ten mins away.paragliding,jetskis,banana boat etc.great day out.40 euros for 2 people on a jetski for about half an hour which was well worth it.differnt entertainment in old town square with bands,mimeist,indian pipe music players,allsorts to watch which was great.the strip was nice too but very busy on a night with plenty of shops to go to and bars and restaurants but a little dearer than old town.something for everyone is there in postugal and we would definately go back again.overall a great varied holiday for everyone.especially the dolphin show at zoomarine.a great day out there too.early nights or late nights,theres something for both.great holiday great weather,great beaches,lots to do,what more could you want.great all round.

lol and aff, halifax/england
Mature Couple (36+)

Travelled 25.07.06 for 7 nights wished I could have stayed longer.  Apartments are very spacious and very clean.  We had an apartment with a pool view and the supplement was worth paying.  All the staff were very friendly and helpful.  There were plenty of sunbeds by the pool and the food was good at the
pool snackbar.  The children really enjoyed the indoor pool and the airconditioned games room.  The old town was about a 15 minute walk away with great restaurants and shops. The Strip was a little further but not as nice as the old town but worth visiting.  I would definately go back to this hotel.

Alison Roberts, Manchester, England
Family with Children 11 and Under

Recently returned from 2 week stay at Brisa Sol.  1 Bed apartments are very large and spacious, but we felt could do with some upgrading.  Kitchen area has microwave and 2 hob rings (no grill or oven).  Air conditioning is excellent (quietest we have ever come across) and can be set individually for bedroom and living room.  

Complex is well maintained, in particular the pool area and sunbeds are exceptionally clean.  Entertainment was available in bar most nights in July but was pretty