Balaia Golf Village Resort

Our stay was amazing, really loved the experience!

We stayed few days in July mainly as has golf course , lovely resort , great for a chilled out break , clubhouse lovely just a pity isn’t open later in evening , restaurant mmmm , it be a no from us , went first morning for breakfast, the drinks area overrun with ants but girls serving must be used to it as nobody seemed to do anything about it. So was a no to eating there , shame as not much in way of restaurants immediately beside resort , we did found if you turn right at hotel entrance and walk 10 mins this takes you to busier area with restaurants bars. Apt fine , a little dated but clean enough , again outside terrace area was overrun with ants ,,, pools were lovely, as were snack bars and staff serving , never to crowded and water very clean , pool attendants great as very laid back , all kids we seen seemed to have great fun with inflatables , will definitely return, bear in mind this is very large resort we landed lucky to be quite near entrance and pool but a good walk if you further back. Apt 111 near reception got sun most day on terrace and pool 2 min walk , spar and a supermarket both just outside entrance . First visit portugal loved it , they also have uber which is great , 33 euro, faro airport to Balia resort, uber pik up to left of airport exit, behind outside cafe , Golf 60 euro a day this included hire of clubs shoes , you could play all day if wanted ,my hubby went out around 9am and played course then back at 3pm for another round(closes at 6) .

They were very accommodating when I had an issue. Small supermarket/cafe within complex as well as a spa/salon. Very quiet. Short walk to restaurants in the area or a 4-5 Euro taxi/Uber to nearby town or 7-8 Euro taxi/Uber to Albufeira. Maria Luisa beach is a 10 minute walk away.

A lovely safe resort with beautiful landscaping, pools and facilities. Great for families, couples of all ages.

The place is beautiful and relaxing, I could stay there for 2 weeks or more because of how close it is to Praia Da Maria Luisa and to the other shops. The restaurants nearby are also cheap but offers good food - fresh fish and delicious kebabs. Though I’m not a fan of the resort’s restaurant which is the Varanda. Also there’s a lot of lovely pools to choose from. The indoor pool area definitely needs more cleaning and jacuzzi was not working. But overall I like it because of how simple but elegant it looks like. It was not too crowded as well when we got there. Also, I believe that the apartments are like a residential places to rent.

Excellent property, good apartments with all you need, really great place for a relaxing holiday. Ten minute walk to Ohlos de Agus with some good restaurants and cafe bars. Only complaint was a musty smell from the sofabed

While I didn’t get a chance to play the 9-hole course or use other amenities, I quite liked our 2 BR condo. It was spacious, clean and had 2 usable bathrooms. The decor and overall property showed its age but it served our purpose as our Albufeira hub admirably. We appeared to be the first occupants of the shoulder season so had to air out the condo. Cleaning crew came twice during our stay. There’s an on-site grocery and cafe that is convenient if you need to stock up. Dining options are within walking distance including couple Indian restaurants! Beach is nearby as well and getting to other parts of Algarve is convenient as well. Apartment had 2 nice sit outs out back that we didn’t use on this trip.

The staff was amazing at the Balaia reception. The cleaning staff was okay, not great. The beds are terrible. Hard as rocks and the pillows are unacceptable. Time for the Balaia rentals to get decent beds and bed sheets and blankets. I will not stay there again .

Property was very nice but missing vacuum cleaner (self catering with children) also info on page is incomplete indoor pool is at additional payment

The reception staff were fantastic, super friendly and helpful, nothing was too much trouble. However, all the outdoor pools were unheated and freezing. The indoor pool was tiny and run down. The jacuzzi was lukewarm. The sauna & steak room were being used as a storage facility. The gym was very run down, tiny and did not resemble the photos on Expedia or resort website one bit! The food in the restaurant was appalling - do not put yourself through it! €18 for evening buffet is an absolute joke for what was served. Poor quality food, no labels saying what each item was, limited availability of food and it was cold. We stayed in a superior 1 bed apartment, this was also a great disappointment. Compared to photos online we were put in an older run down apartment that looked nothing like photos we made the booking based on. The bedroom was also damp as well. We asked to see another room and they deliberately showed us one that looked out onto main road that had a fly issue out the back so that we wouldn’t move. All in all, very disappointing - especially for the money we paid! Definitely expected better.