AP Adriana Beach Resort

I would like to write a review of our stay. We love TUI and always book with them but long haul in summer. We have not been in Europe on holidays for a long time. We booked AP Adriana beach resort as last minute deal for half term. We travelled as family of 4 –(2 adults and 2 kids 10&13). We paid just under £3k for 7 nights of all inclusive. Location / beach / entertainment: About 50minutes from Faro airport and about 30 minutes from Albufeira. Peaceful, not crowded, beautiful resort with lovely gardens. We were in D213 and D214 - top of the villa. We had 2 very spacious rooms with balconies and were able to lock the whole floor whilst having everyone together. The location was great – very close to the main area, restaurant, entertainment and pools. The resort is big and the other side of resort also has own pool, restaurant. Great facilities to play bowls, volleyball, table tennis, tennis, golf, darts etc. The entertainment is great, we enjoyed aqua fitness, salsa dance, my son played football. You need €20 to borrow table tennis bat and ball. You can also hire what you need for golf and tennis, usually for two or three hours per $20 deposit. Alsi, you need €10 deposit per beach towel. Bring cash 😊 The evening entertainment was great, there was always something going on – live music, competition in the theatre (my son won bottle of bubbly and sweets), Portuguese night, Elvis Presley etc.. The night entertainment is by hotel animators who are so talented! Great dancing, street dance, ballet and really entertaining shows. This was their very busy week (Half term and also Down’s syndrome competition in Albufeira so many from around the worlds were staying here) but it did not feel crowded! The beach is only a few minutes away (lovely walk through the garden, passing the sport facilities and also you can see a circuit trail on your way – good fun!) – you need your room swipe card to get through the gate. The beach is unreal (I am a huge beach lover and love great locations) – stretches of sandy beach, as the location is not crowded, you do not see crowds of people or hotel after hotel and that is what makes this location so special. People enjoyed hiking on the cliffs as well. There are steps going down, you can use sunloungers on the beach. Bring a Stanley as there are no facilities to get a drink. We went to the sea every day, there are some fab waves and we swam a lot, we also swam in the pool. Little chilly to get in but still very enjoyable. We even got a tan. All in all, the pool and beach are fab. The beach is beautiful, you can walk from miles and do not forget to look for shells! We did 😊 Very friendly staff here! They smile a lot and nothing is an issue. Our rooms cleaned daily, towels changed daily and in general, kept it tidy. You get 2 large bottles of water when you arrive. You can refill and get drinks everywhere so no problem and also better for environment not to provide more bottles of water. We used hotel transport (two euros return per person) to Albufeira for a day. Hotel also provided packed lunch (important when travelling when kids, just ask at the reception). It was great as we left at 9.30am and returned after 5pm. Lots to do in Albufeira – shopping, restaurants, time on the beach, walking up the cliff, seeing the marina…..we loved it but it is busy and also full of Irish bars, cheap places to eat etc which can be good but also may become loud and too busy. I also came to Portugal to eat local food so no steak pie or friend English for me 😊 Food: We were not expecting such great selection of food! We love good food when on holiday and we really enjoyed food here. We ate once at al carte (the grill) and rest of the meals were in the buffet. Breakfast – great spread, always starting with glass or two of mimosa, smoked salmon, selection of cheeses and meat, fresh fruit, yoghurts, fresh bakery, fried breakfast etc etc. Great churros and pancakes. Lunch - great selection of fresh salads, olives, cheeses, meats, fruit, cooked meals, seafood, pasta, pizza from the oven, nice desserts, selection of fruits – local oranges and lemons! Dinner – again, great selection, so fresh, seafood, meats etc.. So so much to eat here – great vegetarian options too! Food in between – snack bar before lunch and before dinner. Always something to eat and drink. Good cocktails – I enjoyed sangrias, gin and tonic, Bailey’s. Good selection of mocktails for kids. If you want nice holiday, make memories, whilst enjoying great location, beach, quality food and entertainment, then this is a place to book. I would love to come back!! I was looking at visiting in the summer but sadly the cost for 2 weeks is too high! Much recommended, Portugal is beautiful and the food is gorgeous. We are back in rainy UK, tanned and full of nice memories! We will return here!!!!

Had a wonderful holiday with the kids. The staff here are so lovely. Had an issue with the people in the room next door, kept me up til 4am rhe first night. Called and security were sent twice, but didn't solve the issue. Next day, sleep starved and a little aggy, I told reception I had to move room else I'd lose my sh*t with the people nxt door, and they moved me. Bit random our room was off the main complex, but was only a couple of minutes walk. Room was small for me and 2 kids, but comfortable. Entertainment was fun, albeit a little cheesey at times. Buffet was great, no real complaints. Restaurants were amazing, and you can go as many times as you like, with an online booking, so, loved that. Only real gripes were not enough bar staff, queued for up to 15 fi4 a drink, but was end of season tbf. But they were all happy and friendly, despite doing 12 hr shifts. And there was no iron available. Was told they had an ironing service, unnecessary for a couple of t shirts. Pools were nice, but rather chilly in Oct. Over all very happy with our stay and the staff really do make a massive effort ❤️

Overall quite possibly the worst 4 star hotel. On arrival to the hotel reception were pleasant and helpful,we got a golf buggy ride to our room. Our room was very basic no kettle in the room or refreshments apart from a bottle of water on the first day in the fridge it was never replaced. The cleanliness and decor of the room was a total let down marks down the walls where something has been spilt and not cleaned,mould on curtains and serve mould on the interior walls. Mould on the bathroom ceiling. The floor around the shower train is black and lifting. The floor for the whole room was filthy certainly didn’t appear to be swept or mopped every day. We found it a let down that we had to pay for certain activities golf (which is €3 per person and €20 deposit,not looked after the course was extremely slippy and tired looking.) tennis and table tennis you also had to pay for. Pool,there was NO life guards at any point in our stay which I think is absolutely disgusting just because you come out of season should be no reason to relax on safety. Cleanliness of the hotel,so sad as I think this hotel has potential to be a lovely hotel but is tired and not looked after. The tables by the sunset bar were constantly filthy,glasses never collected. Glasses left out from the night before. Which I think is the reason for the amount of wasps around the tables. Bar service,was absolutely atrocious to say it was out of season you were queuing 10+ minutes for a drink to be met by staff that looked like they did not want to be there or they would be on the telephone while serving you just point blank rude. Not welcoming what so ever. The pool bar by the grill was disgusting always dirty glasses left all over the bar lots of ants. We had numerous drinks where they had ants in or where the staff would quickly rinse a glass and give you it. The reception staff were helpful when we wanted to go to a market and helped book taxis and provide maps. The main restaurant was such a let down,very similar foods every day. Constantly running low on cutlery or glasses and certain refreshments not being filled up. Again the staff didn’t look like they wanted to be there. Coffee machines inside the restaurant and outside the restaurant ALWAYS broken,coffee and milk streaming out all over the worktop. Never topped up with refreshments. We had ants in the children’s bed I called reception and was told they would send housekeeping we waited 1 hour and heard nothing. We approached reception and was told they will come this was at 8pm. Still no housekeeping by 9.20pm. So had to call again for them to come for 9.40pm. The housekeeping changed the bedsheets and provided ant spray. On departure it was heavy rainfall 7.15am we called reception to ask for a golf buggy ride(as we had two children) to reception was point blank told no it doesn’t start until 9am. Safe to say we felt extremely let down. Arrived at reception drenched. We wanted to speak with the manager before we left but there was nobody about until 9am. Overall we still managed to have a lovely holiday,we visited the gypsy market in Loulé. Had some amazing food by Vilamoura marina. We did the indoor Aqua park which was worth every penny extremely clean and affordable. Dolphin and cave boat ride was amazing experience too. Taxis,we used private taxis from reception however they are more expensive than an Uber. I wouldn’t recommend this hotel to anyone,unless your easily please by the very bare minimum and not to bothered about cleanliness and miserable staff.

The hotel is beautiful and the staff are so polite and friendly, Paulo was fantastic behind the bar !and really made our stay !! He makes the best cocktails ! I highly recommend the AP Adriana the restaurants are worth booking for a special dinner. It’s so close the to the stunning beach and the amazing shark point. Entertainment is excellent and highly for familes. Sebastian is also on hand driving the golf cart/buggy around the complex !! Three cheers and many beers !!!

You can tell the staff here work really hard. The dining experience is a busy one but tables are turned around and cleared very quickly. The whole place is spotless, even though the hotel has a lot of grounds they are kept very clean. Although the entertainment consisted of just the staff belonging to the hotel, it was very enjoyable and you could tell they were professionals. The food could have been a bit warmer. Drinks were fantastic, the beach stunning. Our room was cleaned, beds made and fresh towels daily. There isn't much in the area but for 2 euros each you can get a return bus trip into Vilamoura and Albufeira which was a nice option to have. I would recommend this hotel to friends and family.

Room A211 Accommodation, our room for 2 Adults and a 9yr old was small but acceptable, with TV and small balcony, located very close to the pool meant no longs walks to hotel amenities but very noisy until 11.45pm every night. The shower tray drain was blocked which meant anymore than a very quick shower resulted in a flooded bathroom. No tea or coffee facilities in room, 2 bottles of water upon arrival but never repeated. Food, self service Breakfast Buffett cooked breakfast and choice of cold means cheeses and fruits, the restaurant is overwhelmed for long periods of the service, finding your own table is a challenge, often not cleaned and no cutlery set. The restaurant suffers from an absence of visible management and too few staff, the table cleaners/reset staff are poorly motivated. Both coffee and fruit juice machines run empty during service and are not replenished. I love a cooked breakfast while on holiday but couldn’t bring myself to go through that ordeal for the last 3 mornings of our stay. Lunch and Dinner in the main restaurant is a Buffett, The food is good standard for the price of the holiday paid but again the experience is ruined by the lack of clean set up tables. It was common to see customers wandering the restaurant looking for a table and having to race to beat others for a dirty table as the last guests were leaving it. Then have to wait 15 minutes for it to be reset but not cleaned. The 3 Theme restaurants do greet you and seat guests at clean preset tables The food is of a good standard for the price paid of the holiday. Pool area, while the practice of towels on sun beds is evident it is easy to find beds in the less popular areas. The pool is good and has areas to accommodate all ages. Beach, the quality of the beach is excellent it’s never ending and gently shelving into beautiful clear water. Unfortunately it’s a 5 minute walk from the hotel on a little path which leads to near the cliff edge then nearly a hundred steps to access it from the cliff top. I’m not sure how any body who was not of normal fitness could use the steps. Once on the beach there are no showers, toilets or drinks provided so this area is only for die hard beach lovers which is confirmed by the small amount of sun-beds available. Entertainment, the in-house team work extremely hard and are highly motivated. They hold fitness and dance sessions and manage the night time entertainment. In addition there are musicians who entertain during the evening near the pool area. Drinks both soft and alcoholic are free drinks available throughout the day and evening, however this can mean long que times at the bar as waiting on tables is not provided. Summary, we paid £2200 for a week I found the hotel could move its rating from disappointing to good by addressing the issues highlighted in my review, I know the shower tray situation may have been addressed if brought to the attention of the hotel management but my other complaints are very obvious and reflect poorly on the management of this hotel not the staff.

Absolutely beautiful location, completely ruined most evenings with loud music that you can even hear walking on the beach. There is no need at all to pollute the entire surrounding beautiful area with bad hotel entertainment. Just turn the volume down so people who dont like it can get away from it.

Just arrived yesterday, so disappointed already. Couldn’t get towels for the pool until 10pm. So our daughter had to walk to our room soaking wet. The queue is always a long wait to get a drink from the bar. The food is so random in the buffet, nothing goes together to make a proper meal, like pineapple next to roast beef? No one can speak English so if you just want butter they don’t understand. The breakfast was cold. The tea and coffee machines have run out so no coffee this morning and no one to help. Our room has a huge bathroom but not much room in the bedroom. No mirror above the dressing table, luckily my straighteners have a long lead to reach to the one mirror near the door. The shower has one hook and is perfect if your 6ft!

This resort was single handily the worse resort I have ever stayed in, in my entire life! First impressions filthy, they can’t even be bothered to keep the reception area clean and tidy! Crumbs and rubbish all over the floor. As you walk in a horrible smell hits you - I still can’t work out what it was but the whole resort stinks! I don’t know how they get away with calling in a ‘beach resort’ yes there is a beach 10 minutes from the reception but you have to walk down 100 steps when you get there and there are no facilities down there at all. No drinks no food no service. The bar smells so bad! Wasps and flys all over the pumps and drinks machines. We actually complained to the manager about the smell as it is stomach churning, she wasn’t bothered at all pretended she couldn’t smell it and said she would organise a deep clean. I’m pretty sure that never happened. The floors, tables and chairs all around the bar and communal areas are a disgrace. Food, glasses, plates and rubbish everywhere. Plates and old food could be just sat on a table for hours on end the flys were unrelenting. When the tables were finally cleared there was no wiping down of the tables - and when I asked if the table could be wiped the numerous staff I asked all huffed and puffed and acted like I’d asked for something out of the ordinary. The pool water was freezing cold. Actually really unpleasant. The buffet was manic and again filthy, food and drinks spills everywhere, no one keeping on top of cleaning and tidying. I ate very little through this whole trip as I was genuinely worried about the hygiene levels. No one books you in and walks you to a seat so you can be walking around aimlessly looking for a table and when you do find a table it’s not clean and you have to beg for cutlery. All the staff were awful, their attitude towards guests asking for anything was terrible. The bar was incredibly slow. On one morning I asked one member of staff in the buffet where the chocolate sauce was for my little boys pancakes and the attitude she gave me was unacceptable she pointed aggressively and spoke to me like I was stupid. Just so unnecessary. Our room was ok but the shower tray overflowed every time someone had a shower. While we were there it rained and the whole place was covered in black dirty foots prints just showcasing the lack of cleaning. I absolutely cannot recommend this hotel it was awful, filthy and all of the staff were not focused on cleaning or good customer service. The restaurants where you had to book were awful and again the customer service was a joke. The Portuguese themed one was hard to get into and when we found our way in we were thrown out and made to walk around the building and use a different door. The portions were tiny and when we asked for some extras we were told no! All in all a horrible experience !

We stayed at the hotel for the second time as a family. The food is delicious, clean, the staff is helpful, the surroundings are beautiful, the atmosphere is great. I recommend it.