Hotel Mar à Vista

3.0 star property
3-star hotel near Albufeira Old Town Square

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Relax in our inviting lobby with a cozy seating area, bar, and artwork-adorned walls.
Relax in a comfortable seating area with a sofa, armchairs, and a small table.
Enjoy a refreshing swim in the rooftop pool surrounded by lounge chairs and umbrellas.
Classic building with a symmetrical facade, featuring three arched windows and a central entrance.
Relax in comfort with a large bed, a wardrobe, and a small table with chair.

Reviews

7.8 out of 10
Good

Popular amenities

  • Bar
  • Breakfast available
  • 24/7 front desk
  • Housekeeping
  • Laundry
  • Pool

Explore the area

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Lago dos Lusiadas, Cerro Da Piedade, Albufeira, 8200-072
  • Peneco Beach
    ‪5 min walk‬
  • Albufeira Old Town Square
    ‪8 min walk‬
  • Albufeira Marina
    ‪10 min walk‬
  • Faro (FAO-Faro Intl.)
    ‪37 min drive‬

Room options

Triple Room

8.0 out of 10
Very good
(1 review)
  • Beach view
  • Sleeps 3
  • 3 Twin Beds

Single Room

8.6 out of 10
Excellent
(4 reviews)
  • Beach view
  • Sleeps 1
  • 1 Twin Bed

Double Room

7.0 out of 10
Good
(8 reviews)
  • Beach view
  • Sleeps 3
  • 2 Twin Beds

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About the area

Albufeira

Albufeira Center stay.With a stay at this Albufeira Center hotel, you'll be within half a mile (1 km) of Albufeira Old Town Square and 3 miles (5 km) of The Strip. Peneco Beach and Clock Tower are also within half a mile (1 km).

What's nearby

  • Peneco Beach - 5 min walk - 0.5 km
  • Albufeira Old Town Square - 8 min walk - 0.7 km
  • Albufeira Marina - 10 min walk - 0.9 km
  • The Strip - 4 min drive - 2.9 km
  • Balaia Golf Village - 9 min drive - 6.2 km

Getting around

  • Albufeira - Ferreiras Station - 12 min drive
  • Faro Intl. Airport (FAO) - 31 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Castello di Norcia - ‬8 min walk
  • ‪Windmill Restaurant and Bar - ‬4 min walk
  • ‪Veggie Mama - ‬6 min walk
  • ‪Kim's Bar - ‬5 min walk
  • ‪Samora Café & More - ‬1 min walk

About this property

Hotel Mar à Vista

3-star hotel near Albufeira Old Town Square
There's a restaurant on site. You can enjoy a drink at the bar/lounge. You'll find a 24-hour business center on site.

WiFi is free in public spaces. The business-friendly Hotel Mar à Vista also features an outdoor pool, a garden, and laundry facilities. An airport shuttle (available on request) is available for a fee. Free self parking is available.

Smoking is allowed in designated areas at this 3-star Albufeira hotel.

  • 1 building
  • 43 guestrooms or units
  • 5 levels
  • Business center (24 hours)
  • Breakfast available (surcharge)
  • Self-service laundry
  • Front desk (24 hours)
  • Storage area for luggage
  • Front-desk safe
  • Garden
  • Elevator
  • Smoking in designated areas
  • Bar or lounge
  • Dining venue
Hotel Mar à Vista offers 43 accommodations with complimentary toiletries. Cable television is provided.

Bathrooms include shower/tub combinations and bidets. Business-friendly amenities include desks and phones. Housekeeping is provided daily.

Languages

English, French, Portuguese, Spanish

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Property amenities

Family friendly

  • In-room refrigerator
  • Laundry facilities
  • Outdoor pool

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: WiFi
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and transportation

  • Free offsite parking
  • Roundtrip airport shuttle (surcharge) on request
  • Free self parking on site

Food and drink

  • Daily continental breakfast available 7:30 AM to 10:30 AM for a fee: EUR 2 per person
  • A bar/lounge
  • A restaurant

Things to do

  • Bicycle rentals
  • Outdoor pool

Accessibility

  • Elevator

Room amenities

Entertainment

  • TV with cable channels

Bedroom

  • Bedsheets provided

Bathroom

  • Bidet
  • Free toiletries
  • Private bathroom
  • Shower/bathtub combination
  • Towels provided

Food and drink

  • Refrigerator

More

  • Desk
  • Phone
  • Safe

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 3 PM; Check-in end time: 3 AM
Late check-in subject to availability

Check-out

Check-out before noon

Special check-in instructions

This property offers transfers from the airport (surcharges may apply); guests must contact the property with arrival details before travel, using the contact information on the booking confirmation
Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival at the property

Access methods

Staffed front desk

Pets

  • No pets allowed

Children and extra beds

  • Children are welcome.
  • Rollaway/extra beds are available for EUR 15.0 per night.

Property payment types

Important information

Fees

Guests will be asked to pay the following charges at the property:

  • Deposit: EUR 100 per accommodation, per stay
  • A tax is imposed by the city and collected at the property. This tax is adjusted seasonally and might not apply year round. Other exemptions or reductions might apply. For more details, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • A tax is imposed by the city: From 1 November - 31 March, EUR 0.00 per person, per night, up to 7 nights. This tax does not apply to children under 13 years of age.
  • A tax is imposed by the city: From 1 April - 31 October, EUR 2.00 per person, per night, up to 7 nights. This tax does not apply to children under 13 years of age.

We've listed all charges provided to us by the property.

Optional extras

The fees and deposits listed below will be charged at the time of service, check-in, or check-out.

  • Fee for continental breakfast: approximately EUR 2 per person
  • In-room safe fee: EUR 2 per day
  • Rollaway bed fee: EUR 15.0 per night

This may not be a comprehensive list. Fees and deposits are subject to change and might not include tax.

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
This property accepts credit cards; cash is not accepted
This property reserves the right to pre-authorize the guest's credit card prior to arrival.
Cashless transactions are available
Safety features at this property include a fire extinguisher, a smoke detector, a security system, and a first aid kit
Charges for extra guests may apply and vary according to property policy.
A credit card for incidental charges and government-issued photo identification may be required upon check-in.
Special requests are subject to availability at the time of check-in. Special requests can't be guaranteed and may incur additional charges.
    This property is managed by a professional host. The provision of housing is linked to their trade, business, or profession. This property accepts Visa and Mastercard. Cash is not accepted. This property reserves the right to pre-authorize the guest's credit card prior to arrival. For guests' safety, the property includes a fire extinguisher, a smoke detector, a security system, and a first aid kit in each accommodation. Cashless payment methods are available for all transactions.

Property is also known as

Hotel Mar à Vista
Hotel Mar à Vista Albufeira
Hotel Mar Vista
Mar à Vista Albufeira
Mar a Vista Albufeira, Portugal - Algarve
Hotel Mar à Vista Hotel
Hotel Mar à Vista Albufeira
Hotel Mar à Vista Hotel Albufeira

Hotel Mar à Vista Reviews

Reviews

7.8

Good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 62 out of 182 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 65 out of 182 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 29 out of 182 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 19 out of 182 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 7 out of 182 reviews

8.0/10

Cleanliness

8.8/10

Staff & service

6.8/10

Amenities

6.8/10

Property conditions & facilities

7.8/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Martyn

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Nice clean place to stay.

Great hotel ideal for old town slightly hilly but easy to walk to old town or marina.. cheap taxis back to hotel.. hotel is clean with lovely views of the sea.. rooms are basic but clean..
Stayed 4 nights in Apr 2025

6/10 Okay

david

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
it's an old building, but they keep it clean. It's way up on a hill above town, so getting to restaurants is easy, getting back to the hotel on foot to slot of work
Stayed 3 nights in Apr 2025

8/10 Good

Beverley Ann

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
We didn’t notice that the hotel rooms didn’t have AC so thankfully the nights were cool enough to keep the room temp okay.
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2024

10/10 Excellent

Stuart

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Slightly outdated but very clean, with pleasant staff
Stayed 4 nights in Sep 2024

4/10 Poor

Yolanda

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Amenities, property conditions & facilities
The ladies at the front desk were very nice and the rooms was very clean. The hotel did not have AC and the 2 little fans in the room were not enough. The street lights are very bright and disturbing at night. It was very noisy specially at night. The gargabe truck picked up the garbage at 2:45am and woke us up. In the room we were at there was a lot of weird noises happening. Someone dragging a chair across the floor, feet dragging, and many more noises that made it impossible for us to rest. We ended up leaving at 4:30am and went to the car and slept there. It was such a horrible and uncomfortable experience. If you are looking for a nice quiet place to rest, this is not your hotel.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

4/10 Poor

Benjamin

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 7 nights in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

Ivan

Stayed 1 night in Jul 2024

8/10 Good

Sanja

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Pros Walking distance to the beach ,restaurants ,bars Pool Free parking Friendly staff Balcony and water view Breakfast on site Cons Bit outdated No toiletries 1 plug in the room
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

Lynsey

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Room and location ideal for our one night stay.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

Gian Michele

Stayed 4 nights in May 2024

8/10 Good

Kathryn

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Disliked: Room comfort

Lovely Staff

The staff there are really lovely, kind and very friendly and helpful. I’m sure if my husband and I were in our 20s and 30s we could have made it through, but the bed was so hard we went through 3 rather sleepless nights so we left two days early. On the positive, it’s a nice location with restaurants nearby.
Stayed 5 nights in Jun 2024

8/10 Good

Richard

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service

Helpful

Front desk were so helpful, ensuring my request for a balcony was possible, second day onwards.
Stayed 3 nights in May 2024

10/10 Excellent

Mr Samuel J

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Love the staff

Staff amazing
Stayed 2 nights in May 2024

8/10 Good

Kirsty

Liked: Staff & service
Solo female traveller - Stayed here a few times as it's cheap and close to everything. Some things that are negatives but don't put me off personally are the noise through the walls/halls, the hills you have to walk up to get back up from anywhere in town, and the lack of plug sockets in the rooms (one by the fridge, not by the bed). Positives - it has a handy wee pool that's never too busy, 24/7 reception staff who are usually always friendly and helpful, fridge in the room, and walkable to supermarket, town and beach. The basic room is a window, whereas the double rooms up top have a decent sea facing balcony. You get what you pay for basically.
Stayed 3 nights in May 2024

8/10 Good

Caroline

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
A lovely budget hotel, very clean and staff all friendly. Sun terrace with hilltop views an added bonus too
Stayed 4 nights in Apr 2024

8/10 Good

Michael

Travelled with family, Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Friendly hospitable staff spotlessly clean comfortable beds compact bathroom with what seems to be an endless supply of hot water We were there early season but were very impressed with this 2 star hotel
Stayed 4 nights in Apr 2024

10/10 Excellent

Malcolm

Travelled with group
Nice staff clean hotel small but nice pool
Stayed 7 nights in Apr 2024

6/10 Okay

Saikat

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2024

10/10 Excellent

Susan

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Good value, well recommended

Excellent value. Room was clean, bed comfortable, bathroom obviously recently refitted and spotlessly clean. Breakfast typical Portuguese, but also bacon, scrambled eggs and a variety of cakes. Staff friendly, check in very efficient and receptionist happy to converse in Portuguese although I am English. Happy to recommend. Don't miss Ténis Pizza, 5-10 minutes walk - so good.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2024

10/10 Excellent

Gary

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

First time in Albufeira

Great hotel, nothing fancy but probably deserves 3 stars rather than the 2 it publishes. Staff were brilliant and very friendly, changed our room after we requested one with a balcony. Bit of a hike up the hill from the beach but absolutely worth it for the views. Has a very small pool but we never used as no view and tended to be in the shade
Stayed 6 nights in Sep 2023

10/10 Excellent

steven

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Albufeira Gem.

Very good stay, excellent service especially from the afternoon desk lady(i believe her name was Illaine. Super friendly and helpful. Decent breakfast,and refreshing small pool. Amazing view from our deck outside our room. Close to everything restaurants, groceries and an easy 15 minute walk down to the beach.
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2023

6/10 Okay

Winny-Gaëlle

Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
It was nice
Stayed 4 nights in Sep 2023

8/10 Good

Finn

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 7 nights in Sep 2023

8/10 Good

Angie

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
The stay was very nice but rooms have only 1 point of plugging in items. Glad took an extension wire. Fan in room but no where to plug it in! Balcony was small but had a lovely view. Cleanliness was excellent. Shower was very small and not great!
Stayed 4 nights in Aug 2023

8/10 Good

Larisa

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 7 nights in Aug 2023