Nothing

Close to everything

Stayed in August 2025

The beachfront location was pretty unbeatable.

Stayed in August 2025

Perhaps beds could be softer

Staff and service excellent..v clean and friendly

Stayed in August 2025

Pillows, no room service despite the hotel listing specifying this as a facility

Right on the beach, fabulous views, breakfast, quiet rooms, old town right behind hotel, easy walk to everything

Stayed in August 2025

Overpriced, dinner could be better

Location

Stayed in July 2025

Very noise if you try to rest during the night.

Location

Stayed in July 2025

Upon arrival we found the towels were in a weird sculpture on our bed and not in the bathroom - a few of them had stains on them.

The location was amazing! Right on the beach and in the heart of the town. Easy to access everything and we had a gorgeous view from our patio.The staff were very friendly and accommodating. The breakfast was amazing.

Stayed in August 2025

TV in the room was poor with hit and miss aerial.

The half board option is perfect. Breakfast is varied and plenty, both hot and cold. The bucks fizz is a lovely touch. Evening buffet is also varied, different choices every night with hot, cold, and plenty of deserts. The rooms are spotlessly clean, modern, and comfortable. Air conditioning was just right. The location was the best feature. You are located on the beach, with perfect views from your room balcony. It's just a five minute walk to all the entertainment and shops in the old town. We will definitely book again.

Stayed in August 2025

some times noisy during night due to people going on the beach

location, room, breakfast, nice bar area with a great sea view

Stayed in July 2025

Na

Loved the location, the staff was so helpful and kind.

Stayed in July 2025

No bad points

Great Hotel, very clean, modern, breakfast was good and location was on point. Staff very friendly too.

Stayed in June 2025

Beach a bit crowded.

Great location

Stayed in July 2025

The hotel itself didn’t have many facilites, so I would mostly go there in summer or comfortable weather to go to the beach! The bar in the lobby was great 🥰

Amazing location, room and sea views! It’s located right in front of the beach! The restaurant by the beach has a great selection of food, and you also have ice cream shop, a few bars and direct access to old town! The beach by the hotel was great ❤️

Stayed in July 2025

everything was perfect

my partner and i just spent 10 days in this beautifully located hotel. on leaving the hotel, i left a valuable item behind me in the room. The hotel contacted me immediately and with their wonderful help, the item was safely returned to me. I was very impressed that the hotel should go to such lengths to help me out. Due to my own carelessness, this event could have caused great hardship, however the management of SOL E MAR preformed above and beyond the call of duty. well done HOTEL SOL E MAR!!

Stayed in July 2025

Lovely staff- great breakfast buffet

Stayed in July 2025

staff friendliness and great breakfast

Stayed in May 2025

There is a communal area on the ground level and youngsters congregate there in the early hours and they can be a bit boisterous. However if you stay in the town it's buzzing and very noisy and doesn't stop until 4 or 5 am

It was right on the beach. The room was nice and they cleaned it daily. I found the bed a bit hard for me but they have toppers in the wardrobe so that was a bonus. The food, although not lots of different dishes, was good, it's not a big hotel so they aren't going to do lots of dishes to waste, there was sufficient choice. The swimming pool is tucked away and we had the pool to ourselves every day for a swim. It's a public beach so there is a payment for sunbeds. It was 20 euros for 2 beds and an umbrella for the day. You can hire towels but we took our own. You dont have to use the sunbeds the beach is in blocks so you can use the areas without sun beds. If you have sensitive feet i would recommend aqua shoes as the beach does have a lot of shells. Everything is within walking distance so that was good.

Stayed in July 2025

Not a lot to say but while the breakfast is good and complete in variety, coffee could have been better.

I had a great stay at this hotel and would definitely recommend it. The highlight was the stunning sea view from the room – waking up to that view every morning was incredible. Having direct beach access via an elevator was a huge plus and made it really easy to go for a swim or relax by the water without any hassle. The location is also perfect – right in the heart of Albufeira's old town, so everything from restaurants to shops was just a short walk away. Super convenient and made the whole trip more enjoyable.

Stayed in July 2025

Location is just incredible, very nice and attentive staff.

Stayed in July 2025

Sunbeds at the beach you see in the pictures belong to another business, so you have to pay for it. It is not expensive, 2 sunbeds together with umbrella cost 20 eur per day, but still I was not aware of that. It was probably written somewhere in the description, but I did not read it, so it's on me:))) Also, if you want hotel to provide you beach towels, you have to leave a deposit. You also have to leave a deposit just because you stay at the hotel.

Room was specious, location 10/10, breakfast was also 10/10. I have nothing to complain about and would definitely stay here again

Stayed in July 2025

My only negative is that the hot elements of breakfast - eggs, mushrooms, sausages, bacon etc were cold on both mornings which was a shame. They don’t seem to have a hot plate or heat lamp to keep it warm.

Great location with access to the beach and old town. Nice modern rooms. Very friendly staff.

Stayed in July 2025

Everything was great.!

Location was the best. Breakfast excellent Room was wonderful.

Stayed in May 2025

The hotel looks a bit dated but decoration is not relevant. Breakfast was the same for 6 days in a row. Variety would be great.

Location cannot get better, it was the perfect spot!

Stayed in June 2025

Love this hotel right on the beach. We always stay here and will return again soon.

Stayed in June 2025