dronfielddrifter
November 7, 2025
After staying here last year, we decided to return for a longer holiday. This is a small quiet friendly hotel and all the staff are polite, helpful and attentive. We had a large room ( junior suite) at the front of the hotel with a decent sized balcony, which we used for several hours every day as the sun was on it all afternoon. The noise from the traffic didn't bother us even at night and there were far reaching views of the sea and over to Lagos. The location was great being only a ten minute walk into the centre of Alvor and the supermarket only a couple of minutes away. A taxi back from the harbour to the hotel cost less than 5Eur, more at the weekend. For us, the proximity to the Eden Restaurant proved to be a bonus. The housekeeping team worked very hard and our room was cleaned to a very good standard. One down side to the room, as others have mentioned is the lack of drawer space. However this year we came prepared with compression packing cubes and this worked a treat in keeping smaller items of clothing etc from slipping off the shelves. We did attend one of the Managers meetings with guests, over a drink and the Hotel Management are well aware of the fact that drawers in the room would make people happier and are looking into it. Breakfast was very enjoyable with a good choice of cooked items, as well as bread, rolls, cheese, ham, fruit, juice, pastries etc. Snacks were also available at the pool bar until 6.00pm. The pool itself is absolutely freezing but once in it was lovely. The sun lounges were comfortable and we were always able to get one where we wanted even though the hotel was busy. All in all we enjoyed our stay very much, the weather for late October was pretty near perfect and we hope to be back next year.