Providing guests with a banquet hall, ideal for bringing people together, the 5-star Wine & Books By The Sea, Algarve Resort Albufeira stands near a bar and a restaurant. Offering 3 restaurants with Italian, European, and international cuisine, this Albufeira hotel is approximately 25 minutes' walk from the Praia da Galé.
The resort boasts a stunning setting in a shopping area near a boat dock offering easy access to Fishermen's Beach of Armacao de Pera, which is 3.1 km away. Wine & Books By The Sea, Algarve Resort Albufeira offers proximity to natural sights like the aquatic Zoomarine Park (4.2 km) and the Beijinhos beach (4.6 km). The property is also nestled near dunes and a mountain. The nearby notable religious buildings include the Chapel of Bones, about a 10-minute ride from the hotel. For those travelling from afar, Portimao airport is 35 minutes' drive away.
The 167 rooms at Wine & Books By The Sea, Algarve Resort are equipped with comforts such as air conditioning, as well as a flat-screen TV with satellite channels. Also, there is a personal safe, a mini-fridge-bar and tea/coffee making equipment provided. Nice touches include a bidet and a separate toilet, along with toiletries and bathrobes. Enjoy views of the lake, while staying at Wine & Books By The Sea, Algarve Resort Albufeira.
The accommodation offers a buffet breakfast made fresh daily. In-house Primadonna Ristorante Italiano restaurant serves Italian cuisine for lunch, and dinner can be enjoyed at Ocean. There is also a pool bar. It overlooks the poolside. You can try Asian cuisine in a restaurant which is located very close by.
8.2
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Important information
Check-in:from 16:00 until 23:59
Check-out:until 12:00
Licence number6655
Extra beds/cots
The maximum number of extra beds allowed in a room is 1.
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Frequently asked questions
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Which attractions can we visit during our stay at the 5-star Wine & Books By The Sea, Algarve Resort?
Guests of the 5-star Wine & Books By The Sea, Algarve Resort can visit Beach activities, as well as Beach Armacao de Pera Fishermen, located merely 1.5 km from the property and 3.5 km away respectively.
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What is the distance to the airport from the Wine & Books By The Sea, Algarve Resort?
The distance to Portimao airport from the Wine & Books By The Sea, Algarve Resort is about 35 km and it is reachable with a 35-minute drive.
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Is parking available at Wine & Books By The Sea, Algarve Resort?
Wine & Books By The Sea, Algarve Resort offers parking spaces, located on site.
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What are the places to eat at the 5-star Wine & Books By The Sea, Algarve Resort?
Guests of the 5-star Wine & Books By The Sea, Algarve Resort can enjoy their lunch at the pizza restaurant with medium prices Primadonna Ristorante Italiano, featuring dishes of Italian cuisine.
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What are good places to eat near the resort?
Guests of the resort can enjoy a meal in the nearby restaurant Olivo Restaurant, located about a 15-minute walk away.
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Which payment methods does the resort accept?
The resort can accept the following payment methods:
Visa
Maestro
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What room types does the 5-star Wine & Books By The Sea, Algarve Resort have?
The 5-star Wine & Books By The Sea, Algarve Resort features such room types as Club Room, Club Suite, and Superior Twin Room.
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What facilities do rooms at the Wine & Books By The Sea, Algarve Resort feature?
Some suites at the Wine & Books By The Sea, Algarve Resort boast panoramic windows, a sofa bed as well as private bathrooms which include a walk-in shower.
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Does the resort feature facilities for guests with special needs?
Yes, wheelchair access and rooms with accessible facilities are provided at the resort for guests with special needs.
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What facilities are offered to business travelers in the Wine & Books By The Sea, Algarve Resort?
The Wine & Books By The Sea, Algarve Resort features such business facilities as a laptop safe and a xerox.
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Are cleaning services offered at the 5-star Wine & Books By The Sea, Algarve Resort?
Yes, the guests of the 5-star Wine & Books By The Sea, Algarve Resort can make use of dry cleaning service and housekeeping.
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Are there any spa facilities to relax in the 5-star Wine & Books By The Sea, Algarve Resort?
The 5-star Wine & Books By The Sea, Algarve Resort boasts a wellness centre, where guests can enjoy a back massage and a facial massage or body scrub, pedicure, and manicure.
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Does the Wine & Books By The Sea, Algarve Resort offer a swimming pool?
Yes, guests of the Wine & Books By The Sea, Algarve Resort are welcome to enjoy an indoor heated pool as well as sun loungers.
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Praia Grande de Pera Poente beach
2197 km
Beach Gale Oeste
669 km
Oceano
592 km
Praia dos Salgados
2190 km
Salgados Beach
435 km
Praia Gale
1153 km
Lagoa dos Salgados
839 km
Wetland Observation Post
765 km
Salgados Golf Course
270 km
Favorita
1435 km
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Portimao
34 km
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Albufeira Train Station
10 km
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The 167 rooms at Wine & Books By The Sea, Algarve Resort are equipped with comforts such as air conditioning, as well as a flat-screen TV with satellite channels. Also, there is a personal safe, a mini-fridge-bar and tea/coffee making equipment provided. Nice touches include a bidet and a separate toilet, along with toiletries and bathrobes. Enjoy views of the lake, while staying at Wine & Books By The Sea, Algarve Resort Albufeira.
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Colin
2024-06-17
8/10
The units are brand-new, beautifully maintained with large balcony, nice toiletries plus nice view.
Norman
2024-05-24
7/10
Rich breakfast with a great variaty of foods, with good food.
Horace
2024-05-12
9/10
We had a luxurious 3 nights stay. The staff helped us and were amazingly attentive and incredibly polite. The location was peaceful and ideal, to the closest supermarket with easy access to shopping centres and a supermarket.
Fred
2024-04-22
7/10
I booked a prestige queen room for 2 nights and had a very relaxing stay. The breakfast was marvellous for what was on offer, with a great variaty of foods, grilled seafood plus pior quality. The staff was efficient and excellent and responsive to requests. The location was amazing, at a walking distance from a victorian pier.
Tom
2024-04-11
8/10
Overall it was brand-new and well-kept, with an open bathroom. The hotel's location was amazing, close to the restaurants and bars and beautiful and clean beach.
Ivan
2024-03-23
5/10
Good food, especially marvellous and rich breakfast.
Poor bathroom.
Cyril
2024-02-27
8/10
The twin room was high standard with great shower and bed. The staff were efficient and assisted us greatly. It was in a stunning and fantastic location just next door to a big and the main restaurant.
William
2024-02-19
7/10
Suitable for celebrating anniversary. Enchanting, family-friendly property. Efficient check-in, fast check-out, kind staff. Fantastic room, marvellous location completely away from the town centre. High quality food in the restaurants such as Os Salgados, located 5 min away.
David
2024-02-05
8/10
The location was quiet, to the closest supermarket.
Gerald
2024-01-26
9/10
Its location was quiet and ideal, down to the ocean, and in a particularly good area. Explored St Johns Market, that is located relatively near the hotel.
William
2024-01-12
8/10
I booked a room with a good bed, a laptop safe, a mini-bar, and a sofa bed. Its incredible, remote location was a plus.
Jordan
2024-01-07
8/10
Travelled with my parent, spent 3 nights here and had a fabulous stay. Everyone was kind and the room was absolutely fantastic. Remote location next to bars in the old town / new town, and restaurants, liked it. Again, I went to see Liverpool Central Library and a victorian museum nearby.
Lewis
2023-11-30
8/10
The location was nice, to beach area, with a fantastic view. It was good to be 1 km away from Harry Ramsden's, serving short-orders. I liked the poolside restaurant.
Francis
2023-11-29
6/10
Considering other options in Albufeira this one is very good value for money. Excellent home base for a wedding celebration, has wonderful view of palm trees. The units are brand-new, beautifully maintained. The staff are efficient and excellent, we truly enjoyed them. The location is amazing and the food is high quality. There is a particularly good poolside restaurant, for dinner.
The bathrooms are poor.
Duncan
2023-11-29
8/10
The staff are efficient and provide an excellent service. The location is remote.
Michael
2023-11-16
9/10
Stayed here for 3 nights with my parent, had a fabulous stay. Booked a room with "golf" or "resort" view. This accommodation had a remote setting down to the ocean.
Michael
2023-11-14
7/10
Incredible location in a very relaxing area very close to a supermarket, restaurants or anything and the lovely beach. For tea or coffee visit Docaria Almeixar nearby. Amazing breakfast, well-kept twin room. Big bathroom with a bidet.
Billy
2023-11-12
9/10
The breakfast was incredibly nice with pior quality and a great variaty of foods and the desserts, so much to pick from. Marvellous remote location adjacent to center of town as well as boardwalk along beach.
Joseph
2023-11-07
9/10
This property was fairly clean and pleasant. Its staff was nice and welcoming. The location was stunning and the beach was close to the hotel. Plus it was in a fairly nice area. The restaurant was nice and food was excellent. The room was huge and new-fashioned, we will be back.
Harry
2023-10-31
9/10
The location was exceptionally nice for our christmas. The restaurant was very nice with Great view, we ordered amazing dishes.
Phil
2023-10-28
8/10
All fantastic, everything you need for the christmas. Perfect location for visiting Albufeira, it's very close to the most amazing sandy beach of Praia Grande as well as the nature reserve.
Jessica
2023-10-24
9/10
The room was new-fashioned, the location was great and stunning. It was close to the beach.
Clive
2023-10-16
8/10
Thanks all for a fantastic stay for a wedding. This hotel was set in a remote area so close to shops and bars in the old town/new town, the spectacular beach and the main restaurant. I loved the stay from check-in to outdoor bar with good drinks.
Guy
2023-10-04
9/10
The accommodation had a remote location to the Algarve shopping mall. I ate in the poolside restaurant nearby.
Michael
2023-09-21
8/10
Brand-new prestige queen room, large beds. Marvellous and rich breakfast with a great selection of food, excellant stuff. Very relaxing area, remote location really close to the center of the Salgado village, a wild beautiful beach, heated pool, location away from city, food, children club and the Ocean restaurant.
Tim
2023-09-20
8/10
Fairly clean property with efficient and extremely friendly staff. Amazing location for visiting bars and restaurants. Particularly good restaurant inside the hotel. A relaxing stay for a wedding.
Andrew
2023-09-15
8/10
The stay here was fantastic on vacation. Overall it was big size and luxurious with king size bed.
J.
2023-08-21
7/10
This place was great relaxing for a wedding celebration. Got amazing breakfasts with grilled seafood and a great variaty of foods, as for instance. Amazing and lovely location to various events held by the kids club made it easy to get to key attractions.
Richard
2023-08-09
8/10
Nice staff, good views of the sea, everything is great. It's clean with a remote location to various events held by the kids club. The outdoor bar is nice. Have stayed here before and I will be back.
Scott
2023-07-29
8/10
I enjoyed the twin room which was huge. The location was incredible - a short walk to everywhere I wanted to go. There were a shopping centre and supermarkets around the hotel.
Harry
2023-07-24
7/10
The location was beautiful and wonderful near the sea. And we were just next door to boardwalk along beach, the center of the Salgado village and the beach and overall environment. The breakfast was marvellous and varied with a great variaty of foods and the desserts, as example and had something for everyone.
The bed was a bit too soft here.
Claire
2023-07-12
7/10
Remote location close to the ocean as well as smaller, local restaurants and cafes, it was in a fairly nice area. There was a poolside restaurant nearby.
Frank
2023-06-29
8/10
We were so impressed with excellent service that will come back. Liked this place, it was great.
Leo
2023-06-15
7/10
Overall it was a very enjoyable stay for a wedding. It was in a remote location, in the center of the Salgado village.
The area was really noisy.
Joseph
2023-06-12
8/10
It was absolutely fantastic, good enough for celebrating anniversary. The bedroom was great and had a good view of the sea. The location of the hotel was remote, not far from Algarve with normally hot temperatures, boardwalk along beach and beach area.
John
2023-06-01
8/10
Fairly clean place with efficient and excellent staff members and sea views. What an amazing and lovely location to restaurants or anything! Close to Aqualand, the most amazing sandy beach of Praia Grande and a conference centre. Great to have a poolside restaurant for dinner.
Tommy
2023-05-28
8/10
Exceptional service from the incredibly polite, extremely friendly staff members. Spotlessly clean building, stunning and fantastic location not far from the most amazing sandy beach of Praia Grande, golf course, and albufeira, vilamoura and surrounding areas. Lovely food in the poolside restaurant in the vicinity. Relaxing experience, brilliant base for a wedding celebration.
Will
2023-05-17
7/10
The unit we got was absolutely fantastic and immaculate with panoramic views and modern decor plus the bedroom. The setting was great, very close to all restaurants to eat at as well as surrounding areas.
Robert
2023-05-14
7/10
Large bed in prestige queen room with an electronic key card, tea and coffee making facilities, and a work desk.
Robert
2023-05-08
5/10
Everything was fantastic, so were spectacular views of the sea. I was there for 2 nights and ate at poolside restaurant for dinner. This accommodation was in the remote location to the Algarve shopping mall.
Some of the staff were not welcoming at all.
Simon
2023-05-05
9/10
I asked for twin room with "resort" view, clean sheets daily, seaview and they kindly provided it. Had amazing location down to the ocean.
Norman
2023-04-23
6/10
We had a rich meal in the morning and some good food at the outdoor bar. The location in a particularly good area was exceptionally nice and there where shopping malls and a supermarket nearby.
The staff was not welcoming at all.
Alexander
2023-04-12
9/10
We came to Albufeira for a wedding celebration, everything was first-class. The location was magnificent and brilliant, within walking distance of Salgados Golf Course. Besides, it was adjacent to the beach, Portugal and restaurant. The breakfast was marvellous, and the staff was efficient.
Steve
2023-04-04
7/10
Nice design of interiors in twin room. Sensational, rich breakfast with a great variaty of foods. Location - incredible, just off local restaurants and bars, the outside areas and palms.
Ben
2023-04-03
8/10
The restaurant was nice with Great view here, I had quality dishes.
Judy
2023-04-02
7/10
This was my 2nd stay, they offered twin/double room. The location was incredible, not very far from Beach activities.
Ian
2023-03-28
7/10
Peaceful location near the beach, bars and the Algarve with huge rooms. The service in general was very good.
Barry
2023-03-26
7/10
Huge and luxurious unit with a contemporary decor.
David
2023-03-02
9/10
The breakfast with a great variaty of foods, pior quality, the desserts was marvellous and the people were attentive and consistently courteous there. Liked the location very close to the nature reserve.
Ron
2023-02-10
7/10
I ate at a nice restaurant with Great view. The location was stunning in the pretty nice area. The room was fantastic and immaculate, and the bed was soft, will come back.
John
2023-01-17
7/10
Booked a room with fantastic views of palm trees. The folks working here were professional and attentive. Our accommodation was set in a remote location just next door to the beach as well as the Algarve shopping mall.
Elizabeth
2023-01-06
8/10
I was offered a room with EXCEPTIONALLY GOOD views of palm trees. The venue was set in the remote position close enough to a lovely, quiet beach, the ocean and the sea. The pool was well-maintained and I had savoury drinks in the outdoor bar.
Eddie
2022-11-06
9/10
Pleasant place with excellent service. Fast check-out. The poolside restaurant on the premises.
Kieran
2022-10-23
8/10
The location is magnificent, within walking distance of Salgados Beach.
Oliver
2022-10-17
8/10
The prestige room is immaculate and has an electronic key card, a coffee/tea maker and a work desk. The location is unbeatable, 2 km from Gale. Would stay again in this excellant area.
Charles
2022-10-15
9/10
One of the advantages - fabulous rooms; they included shower facilities, a hairdryer and a bidet. They had an efficient check-in. Besides, the location was brilliant for our stay, within 25 minutes' walk of Gale Beach. This hotel was in a great area.
Louis
2022-10-09
9/10
Exceptionally comfortable beds and fabulous and luxurious rooms. Early check in & the service was good.
Sally
2022-10-08
9/10
Great overall experience. Brilliant accommodation with a good service in the centre of Albufeira. Unbeatable location in the area, and 10 minute walk from Salgados Beach. Amazing pool, parking on-site. The family feel of the hotel.
Colin
2022-09-26
9/10
Everything was really good, welcoming staff, beautiful views of the sea. I was here for 2 nights and ate at poolside restaurant for dinner. The hotel had a remote setting on the west coast.
Martin
2022-09-21
9/10
The restaurant here was nice for dinner, we both ordered freshly cooked dishes. The hotel was pleasant and in a remote location.
Richard
2022-09-18
9/10
And it was cosy. It was in the remote location down to the ocean.
Bob
2022-09-18
9/10
It was a fantastic stay for a wedding. Remote location was a plus. Was great to be close to the beach.
Austin
2022-09-17
5/10
Everything was fairly clean and good. The room was spotless, also it had smoke detectors. Remote location of this family-friendly hotel was a bonus. Had brunch in the Salgadosmar Restaurante Bar, located nearby. The poolside restaurant was pleasant and offered delicious meals.
The room I booked really could be cleaned.
Steven
2022-09-05
8/10
Possibly the best and amazing stay for a wedding. The prestige room with all amenities and very comfortable bed.
David
2022-08-10
9/10
Brilliant and clean place, lovely view of the sea. Remote location in a quiet area. Great pool to relax in too.
Very rude staff!
Gary
2022-01-18
9/10
Staff were brilliant, facility was spotless.
John
2022-01-03
8/10
Efficient service, warm hearted staff, fab location. The staff did all they can for a brilliant stay. I got prestige room for 4 nights, loved it. There was rich breakfast with grilled seafood and the desserts, as example.
Paul
2021-12-25
9/10
It was quite comfortable time in Albufeira. Brand-new, neat place and tourist area. I slept so comfy in the very comfy bed.
Norman
2021-12-12
8/10
It was clean, everyone was beautiful. Nice room, best bathroom. The venue's position was remote.
Well, the room really could be cleaned.
Sharon
2021-10-25
8/10
A stylish hotel in Albufeira. Tasty breakfast, easy location and exceptionally good views. I got free upgrade and enjoyed it. Staff was willing to help and some of them were cooperative. Smooth check-in, late check-out.
Bob
2021-10-16
8/10
The view was marvellous, the staff was exceptionally attentive. Within short walking distance of the spectacular beach. The stay was wonderful.
John
2021-10-06
8/10
It was reasonably priced, compared to other non-smoking hotels. Ideal location, attentive staff, amazing bed. Fully renovated room and a marble-lined bathroom. My food was good and local.
William
2021-07-25
8/10
I came here for 7 nights and had a VERY PLEASANT stay. Gorgeous location to gale beach. Natural area. Hotel was really clean and I had a fab room. Varied breakfast. Pool was heated and beds were comfortable enough.
Paul
2021-06-04
8/10
Generally, it's perfectly fine place, liked it. Unbeatable location right by a beautiful beach. .
Thomas
2020-11-18
8/10
View of sunsets was panoramic. Room had all necessary amenities, air conditioner, a laptop-compatible safe and a work desk. Food was amazing, we really enjoyed it.
Rory
2020-09-20
9/10
Decent place for exploring Albufeira. We could see the sea from our window.
Rachel
2020-09-14
8/10
loved having a balcony. the property was close to the beach. overall alright food, plus there is moonlight restaurant bar close by. want to say thanks for great stay.
Maurice
2020-04-01
8/10
Hotel staff was awesome! All main attractions such as lagoa dos salgados were so close to this property.
Julia
2019-12-31
8/10
This is a hotel go-to for Albufeira! It was definitely 5 stars for us.
Dave
2019-12-12
8/10
The staff were excellent, the beds were comfy. Easy walk to salgados golf course. The hotel was next to Albufeira train station: D
