Quinta Do Mel - Açoteias, 8201-925 Albufeira, Portugal
#6 of 84 hotels in Albufeira
Guests' ChoiceBased on 123 hotel reviews
8.9Cleanliness
9.1
Comfort
8.9
Location
9.1
Facilities
8.7
Staff
9.4
Value for money
8.7
Free WiFi
6.3
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End of dialog contentReviewed: 27 July 2025
Fabrizio
SpainAbsolutely amazing, staff, the place, the food, the location is quiet but still quite close to Albufeira. Absolutely recomended!
Stayed in July 2025
Reviewed: 10 July 2025
David
United KingdomThe location was perfect, the rooms were very comfortable and the breakfast.....lovely
Stayed in June 2025
Reviewed: 9 July 2025
Sandkadz
United KingdomNothing!
Amazing breakfast - juice, tea/coffee, yoghurt, fresh fruit, granola, cooked meats and cheese, pastries and home-made jams and pickles. The quality and quantity was fantastic! Location really good, in the countryside but only 10 minutes walk to shops and bars. Love it 🩷
Stayed in May 2025
Reviewed: 23 June 2025
Rui
FranceLack of charging wallets in the room. tea but no coffee. the YV is so small that you can barely see from the bed
Location. friendly staff. Great food!.
Stayed in June 2025
Reviewed: 11 June 2025
Nick
United KingdomWe loved everything.
The tranquility.
Stayed in June 2025
Reviewed: 8 June 2025
Ian
United KingdomThat we hadn't booked for longer!
Fabulous and quiet location with wonderful views. We have eaten here several times over the last few years and would highly recommend the restaurant, however this is the first time we have stayed. The staff were extremely helpful, friendly and professional throughout. Breakfast was fabulous (as was dinner!). If you are looking to relax and unwind in a peaceful setting, then this is the place! Worth noting that you will need a car (or taxi/uber) to get here and access local shops etc.
Stayed in June 2025
Reviewed: 12 April 2025
Gerard
United KingdomI honestly can't think of anything! Perhaps think about hiring a car as it can be a bit far to walk to and from if you struggle to walk. Having said that we got taxi's and the local Uber so not a hassle
We have been visiting Quinta Do Mel on and off for a few years, usually just for the amazing food they serve. Last year we thought we would treat ourselves this year and stay for a few days. We booked the 2 bedroomed apartment. We were definitely not disappointed. Beautiful countryside setting, amazing food and really helpful and friendly staff. It is walking distance to local restaurants but it is a good 20minute walk. It is a bit more costly(maybe) than other places but the quality and location matches the price and I would highly recommend it for a special occasion or simply to get away from the usual touristy places. Loved it and hope to get back in the near future
Stayed in March 2025
Reviewed: 7 April 2025
Giulia
ItalyWonderful location and amazing breakfast
Stayed in April 2025
Reviewed: 9 January 2025
Jose
PortugalThe room was "too clean". It had too much cleaning product. This was a minor issue that was solved by leaving the window open for 30 minutes.
Super nice staff and an excellent breakfast/brunch. Second time and there will be a third for sure.
Stayed in January 2025
Reviewed: 6 December 2024
Lang
SpainBed was too soft for me
Facilities, breakfast was fantastic. Accomodations and personnel, great!
Stayed in December 2024
Reviewed: 30 November 2024
Joan
United KingdomShower rather slippery.
Lovely location. Excellent food. Very pleasant, helpful and friendly staff. Comfortable bed.
Stayed in November 2024
Reviewed: 8 November 2024
Regina
PortugalNothing!
Everything :)
Stayed in November 2024
Reviewed: 27 October 2024
Clive
United KingdomUnusual and refreshingly different from your average hotel
Stayed in October 2024
Reviewed: 23 September 2024
Tang
United KingdomNothing
Amazing breakfast, nice environment, not far from town but quiet.
Stayed in July 2024
Reviewed: 20 September 2024
Ricarda
BelgiumSuch a lovely spot, we thought we booked a Bed & Breakfast but the Restaurant serves some amazing food. A nice perk is having the breakfast served anytime you want which was great for us, we were in the Algarve attending a wedding 😊 It's such a nice and quiet oasis, we actually didn't want to leave.
Stayed in September 2024
Reviewed: 7 September 2024
Bruno
GermanyWe loved the staff and the facilities. Everything was very clean, the people were always and very tasty food at the restaurant.
Stayed in July 2024
Reviewed: 4 September 2024
Joanne
United KingdomBeautiful setting and wonderful breakfast to
A little piece of Portuguese perfection
Stayed in September 2024
Reviewed: 16 August 2024
Yulia
Germanynot applicable - all was great
Great place with own garden supplying fresh vegetables, berries, cheese, honey and other products; very nice staff
Stayed in July 2024
Reviewed: 3 August 2024
Claire
PortugalBreakfast is excellent, staff very good, friendly and helpful..
Stayed in August 2024
Reviewed: 29 July 2024
Jonathan
United KingdomNothing.
Lovely location, quiet, excellent and friendly staff. Great quality food.
Stayed in July 2024
Reviewed: 12 July 2024
Angela
United StatesLocated on the edge of suburban beach sprawl and shoddy villa developments. Not as secluded as it seemed online by any means which felt misleading but this is the Algarve so perhaps to be expected.
Attractively refurbished farmhouse with restaurant overlooking olive groves and gardens with pool. Excellent breakfast.
Stayed in July 2024
Reviewed: 10 July 2024
Deirdre
IrelandLeft my phone charger in error.Travelled back another day & only got part of it back which was disappointing.
Food was great.Peaceful pleasant place.
Stayed in July 2024
Reviewed: 5 July 2024
Jill
United StatesNothing. Excellent stay.
We loved the remote feel without being too far from Albufeira
Stayed in July 2024
Reviewed: 23 June 2024
Alan
United KingdomNo safe in the room. Wardrobe small not enough hangers but on request more given. On Saturday the dining area closed due to a private function therefore customers relegated to an area by the pool. We saw the dj putting up his equipment and thought we had entertainment that night but only by asking what was going on told about the private party and where the hotel quests would be eating. Hotel quests should have been informed prior to this, the full moon bbq was advertised becos they can make money from this making us feel we were not as important! Guests are the hotels bread and butter@ But in saying this the staff made sure we were well looked after and food was great as usual. We also had the benefit of enjoying the dj which was nice. Just a thought keep guests informed please
Room lovely, staff were helpful and friendly, breakfast was fantastic. Nice pool if somewhat chilly but was very revitalising. Evening meal varied menu, good quality produce.
Stayed in June 2024
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