Maralvor Apartments – Alvor – Algarve

We arrived at 9.40pm to find reception at the Maralvor apartments was closed. Fortunately I had taken my mobile with me so was able to telephone the number on the reception door. 45 minutes later, a man came from the Dunas hotel with our key. My sister & I had to stand in the street & it was dark all that time.

The apartment was very spacious, albeit dated, but very clean. The light on our balcony & rear terrace was not working so reported to reception the following morning. It was not repaired during our stay. The washing machine didn’t work but as we didn’t expect to have one anyway, we didn’t report it to reception as we felt that if they didn’t repair the lights, we really wouldn’t expect them to repair w/machine.

Reception was closed more often than it was open. The cafeteria/snack bar stayed closed for the duration of our holiday. Lots of disapointed holidaymakers. The hotel’s location was not good, as it was further from the beach than we expected. At the weekends, on Sunday in particular, we were overrun with children, just dropped off to use the pool for the day. They were not staying at the apartments.

I would rate these apartments 3 out of 4 due to size & cleanliness.