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Alfagar Cerro Malpique

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Cerro Malpique is a complex of self-catering apartments situated at the heart of Albufeira in the center of the Algarve, with fabulous views over the sea and the old town of Albufeira. Cerro Malpique provides guests with a comfortable setting and equipped apartments. Composed of 61 apartments separated in two buildings, Malpique I and Malpique II. Old town of Albufeira and Oura are within easy reach from the apartments, while the beach is 1.2 km away. A small selection of shops are within the immediate vivacity, including a supermarket.
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Free parking
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Pool
Airport transportation
Sun loungers / beach chairs
Sun terrace
24-hour front desk
Outdoor pool
Car hire
Sun umbrellas
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Private balcony
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Sofa
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Ocean view
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HOTEL CLASS
3.0 of 5 stars
HOTEL STYLE
Mid-range
Quiet
Languages Spoken
English, French, Spanish, Portuguese
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Sara H wrote a review Jan 2024
5 contributions2 helpful votes
1st time to portugal The apartments are clean ,tidy and everything you need The sunlounge area is ideal Only downfall is the amount of hilly stairs and amount of steps to get to the front Apart from the steps I would come back here as very central to the old town The atmosphere and area is beautiful
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Date of stay: September 2023
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Dear Guest, Thank you for pour comments. It is great to here you have enjoyed your holidays and that you would like to come back for another great vacation. Hopefully we see you again soon. Kind regards,
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Philip F wrote a review Nov 2023
Grimsby, United Kingdom41 contributions42 helpful votes
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Spent 9 nights here in these self catering appartments .We were welcomed by a very pleasant young lady at reception, the room wasn't ready but as it was only 11am we didn't expect it to be , so off we went to get some shopping from one of two supermarkets less than 10 minutes walk away , by the time we got back to the appartments our room was ready , room 402 , on entering we found it to be huge with a very spacious and separate kitchen , the appartment itself had plenty of storage spaces a 4 seater dining table , TV with all the British stations , and a lovely comfy bed , the Wfi was very hit and miss , you could get a connection some days and nothing other days. Our balcony overlooked the pool area and also had a stunning sea view , the bathroom was adequate but had a window in it that anyone walking past could look through , so we blocked it off with a paper carrier bag , there were always plenty of sun beds available altho many were broken .it's about a 10 minute walk down to the main square , and if you choose to walk back we counted 100 steps back up , so for those less agile than others it's a bit of a trek , altho you could get a taxi for 5 euros .There are no bars or resturants near to the appartments except Josephs bar which is 5 minutes walk and is well worth a visit for their lovely food .Overall tho we would definitely stay here again .
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Date of stay: October 2023Trip type: Travelled as a couple
Room Tip: It's up a steep hill .
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Responded 16 Jan 2024
Dear Guest We would firstly like to thank you for your recent stay at Alfagar, it was a pleasure having you stay with us. We really appreciate these lovely comments and are so glad to hear of you enjoyed your stay with us at Alfagar. It is with immense satisfaction that we see our efforts recognized and we know we are on the right path to continue to exceed our guests' expectations We hope to see you again soon ! Kind regards,
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JPHSPARKY wrote a review Oct 2023
Leeds, United Kingdom94 contributions55 helpful votes
Stopped hear for a late 4-night getaway. For a 3-star hotel, generally really pleased with the place. Clean, friendly and very chilled out. Only a 10 minute walk down hill/steps to main square. Bit of a hike back up the 98 steps and small hill, but can get a taxi for 6 euro. Would definitely recommend and stay again.
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Date of stay: October 2023Trip type: Travelled as a couple
Room Tip: Steps back up the hill take its toll at the end of the night.
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Responded 16 Jan 2024
Dear Guest, Thank you for sharing your comments. It is great to hear that you have thoroughly enjoyed your experience at Alfagar and thank you for being such a great ambassador for our Hotel. Hopefuly we have the pleasure to see you back one day. Kind regards,
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Mark crossan wrote a review Oct 2023
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Had a very enjoyable 4 nite break in this hotel ,staff very friendly plenty of space at,the pool from Oct 13 till the 17 th steps down to Old Town manageable and up if u take your time .there is an aldi and lidl a 10 minute walk
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Date of stay: October 2023Trip type: Travelled solo
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Dear Guests, Thank you for your review! It is so great to know you had a memorable stay with us. Hopefuly it won't be to long before we have the pleasure to welcome you again. Kind regards,
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Friend of Ted wrote a review Oct 2023
UK7 contributions11 helpful votes
A disappointing stay following the recommendation from someone who stayed there last year. A frosty welcome from the gentleman on reception. No mini bus transfer from reception to the apartment or directions, so a walk around trying to find our room/block pulling our cases in the sunshine wasn't a great start. The accommodation was quiet and spacious. Very dated and tired, but clean. On the day of departure I called for the mini bus to collect us and our cases but no one answered so yet again pulling our cases back to reception. We wouldn't recommend or stay there again. We witnessed lots of other guests being transferred back and forth from reception in the mini bus during our 4 night stay. There are many other hotels and apartments in the area to choose from which are far better. Great flights and transfers with Jet2.
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Date of stay: September 2023
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Room Tip: Make sure they take you in the mini bus as it's a long hot walk with no directions.
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Responded 16 Jan 2024
Dear Guest, Thank you for taking your time to comment on your recent stay and your honest feedback on Tripadvisor. The opinions of our guests are of great importance to us as part of our recognition program and service quality improvement process and we apologise if something went wrong with the mini bus transfer to your apartment. Kind regards
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NFH wrote a review Sept 2023
London, United Kingdom236 contributions99 helpful votes
First it's important to understand that the Alfagar Cerro Malpique has two locations. The main buildings are in Rua do Malpique, and the secondary location is a separate building at Rua António Aleixo ±32-34. The main location has fantastic views over Albufeira, particularly from the rooftop pool. The secondary location is further up the hill, over the brow of the hill, also with a good view but not as good as the main location. Reception is at the main location, and there is no reception at the secondary location. From the main location, you can walk down almost 100 steps to the main square in the old town. Although the secondary location is further up the hill, it has an alternative route to the old town and more directly to the beach, which feels a lot easier than the steps of the other route. It is around 13 minutes' walk to and from the beach from the secondary location. We stayed at the secondary location. There is very poor sound insultation between rooms, particularly vertically. You can suffer significant disturbance from guests above you, for example footsteps, dragging furniture and baggage, and dropping objects on the floor. I believe this disturbance could be almost eliminated by requesting a room on the top floor. I would have given the hotel a rating of only 4 because of the noise disturbance, but a further star is merited in view of the excellent service. Jose is one of the most helpful and guest-focussed hotel staff that I have ever had the pleasure of dealing with. He manages both locations, and seems to be involved in every task to meet guests' needs. When we arrived, the guest transport to the secondary location was out of service, so he helped us to take our baggage up the hill. When the wifi didn't work because of a fault with the router in our room, he immediately attended to replace it. When my own power adapter got stuck in the socket in the bathroom, he sent someone to extract it and lend us a replacement adapter. He turned every problem into a solution. The wifi in the secondary location is around 32-66Mbps, compared to a whopping 291Mbps in reception in the main location. If you have problems with the wifi, it's probably because your device is connecting to a faulty router in a neighbouring room with the same SSID. The management seem very competent in fixing such issues. The television has an impressive range of channels, including BBC World and all the main UK domestic channels. For the kitchen, take your own washing up liquid, sponges and tea towels. The large kitchen is otherwise well-equipped with a fridge, microwave and hob. After you check out, there are cold showers below the pool at the main location or hot showers below the pool at the secondary location. There is an Aldi a short walk away and a larger Lidl across the main road from Aldi.
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Date of stay: September 2023
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Room Tip: Get a room on the top floor (especially if in the secondary location) to avoid noise disturbance...
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Responded 16 Jan 2024
Dear Guest, Thank you so much for your valuable information for future travellers. We are so happy you have enjoyed your holidays. We are proud to say that our staff is doing everything they can to make your stay as pleasant as possible and a lot of times going just that little further that makes the difference. It was lovely to have you staying with us and we look forward to welcoming you back sometime soon. Kind reagrds,
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Lorenzo R wrote a review Sept 2023
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Check-in was disappointing, receptionist didn't provide any infos about the hotel and/or the city. We were asked to pay for our stay in a pretty cold and rude way. Room 308 was smelling clean, however upon inspection we found out it was not cleaned at all. We found potato chips under our bed, hairs and a shampoo bottle cap in the bathroom. Water was never hot during our stay, just warm. We complained to the receptionist (the same receptionist who checked us in), receptionist pressed a random button on the wall and told us we were going to have hot water in 30 mins. That didn't happen at all. A few times we tried to call the reception from our room to complain about the hot water, no one ever answered. On our second day we asked to make up the room by putting the sign out of the door, room was not cleaned and we were only provided with cleaner towels. Hairs and shampoo cap werr still in the bathroom. On our third day we asked again to make up our room, room was never cleaned. Shower curtain was not fitting the bathtub well and after every shower bathroom floor was full of water, there was no way to avoid it. WiFi signal was weak and, when working, it was working poorly.
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Date of stay: August 2023
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Trip type: Travelled as a couple
Room Tip: Choose a different hotel, preferably in Lagos.
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Responded 16 Jan 2024
Dear guest, First of all, we would like to thank you for your comments and interest in sharing your experience. I am sorry to hear that we could not meet your expectations. Please rest assured that we take all comments very serious and use them to improve our services on a daily basis. We will forward your comments to our team and our management. Kind regards,
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Alan C wrote a review Sept 2023
16 contributions8 helpful votes
Lovely 2 bed apartment can fit 6 people few ants around in apartment but just get ant powder sort it,very spacious apartment.staff were brilliant pools were good try the sauna and steam room very good. snacks at pool were basic but done the job. Now the hills and steps some amount but got use to after day 1.steps down to the square in old town wow coming back up nearly killed us but there other ways down to old town easier we found.only 5 min from old town which is so handy price of drink in square is madness 6 euro local beer drink and eat off the square so much cheaper.at night the old town is brilliant great atmosphere shall be back
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Date of stay: August 2023
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Trip type: Travelled with family
Room Tip: Sauna and steam deadly have it to yourself
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Dear Guest, Thank you for sharing your comments with the tripadvisor community. It is great to hear that you liked your holidays with us. It was lovely to have you staying with us and we look forward to welcoming you back sometime soon. Kind regards, Kind regards
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Mark S wrote a review Jul 2023
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Very nice apartments, you should be aware there are two apartments blocks/facilities. We opted for 1 Bedroom Superior Apartment (Balcony) as the superior rooms are the ones with air conditioning (a must have in summer in Portugal) these apartments are a few blocks away from the main reception, but when you arrive they give you a lift to them, both facilities have pools, the pools by our facility was a little small and no pool bar, but literally it takes you two min to walk to other facility if you want the bar. The bar is a very basic, a few things to order to eat, and beer, cool drinks and ice creams. There are not allot of sun lounges in both facilities , however we had no issue getting a spot, no body gets up and put there towels on them to secure them which was nice to see,and they do have signs up asking you not to do this. Walk into old town takes around 5min,can take up to 20min depending on where your going, myself and my partner are in good shape so it wasn't an issue, but there is steep steps and quite hilly so people with mobility problems will definitely require taxis back and forth. ubers seem to be the thing in Albufeira, so you'll have no problem booking one and they are very cheap. The beach is great, and you'll pay 15-20 euro for two beds and cover, loads of choices as you have a super long stretch to choose from, so no issues getting them anytime of the day. Plenty of restaurants and bars in town, it has been a number of years since we were last in old town Albufeira, it has changed in clientele, allot more French and Germany. The only negative is that there seems to be allot more groups of young boys and girls now using this as their summer destination, and with "new town" Praia da oura only round the corner it seems to be attracting younger groups. Praia da oura (new town) used to be a nice spot, we stayed there 10+ years ago, we took a walk up there and it's now a dirty sh#t hole. Day time is dead as its basically just clubs and bars. If your not into that scene, keep as far away as you can.
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Date of stay: July 2023
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Responded 14 Aug 2023
Dear Guest, Thank you for your rating and comments. These comments are always very valuable for future guests. We are verry happy that you liked your holidays in Alfagar Cerro Malpique and hope to see you again some day. Kind regards,
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Anne S wrote a review Jul 2023
wolverhampton41 contributions28 helpful votes
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Not long back from a 9 night stay here. We have always stayed at the sister hotel closer to the strip alfagar village. Faultless flights and transfers with jet2. We arrived in resort around 12.30 and our room was ready which was great as official checkin is 4, We wasn’t in main hotel but a 5/10 min walk away but we got taken in mini bus . We had a 2 bed superior apt which was absolutely lovely, Looked like it had a mini glow up. Bedrooms were really big plenty of space as a family of 4, My 2 are 20 and 16 and over 6ft and there was more than enough space in their room. It had everything you could need for SC Although no oven which I only discovered last day . Lol I don’t cook on holiday but some might do just check first. Always had an overnight in the village. The room was spotless and cleaners also came in a few times while we were there. Not sure I’d book superior again as balcony was must smaller than first floor. We were in 2 nd floor which did have lovely views but we had Ltd space couldn’t all fit around table and no sun alday on balcony. I did request ground floor which at village has always been granted. I have RA and fibro , I do keep myself quite fit but because area so hilly the stairs to apt were a killer lol. There is a safe in main bedroom which is free and good aircon which is also free. As mentioned before we did have groups of boys and girls , teens to early 20s but honestly they were all lovely kids and all very polite. We were woken one time at 4 am but they were leaving . A lot has been mentioned about walk into town which is only 500 m away but stairs of doom coming back after a meal and cocktails was a killer. Unfortunately we kind of had to go to main square most evenings due to hotel being in a residential area , with no real bars or shops. We did find one behind hotel which did the most amazing foods and host was fantastic, Joseph’s . Unfortunately again any one with mobility issues may struggle. As no real footpaths and part busy road but again it was the hills. Definatly worth trying though. There is also an Aldi and Lidl about a 10/15 min walk away but again terribly steep. We went wrong way on way back , and nearly ended up divorced lol Unless you book a taxi don’t do a large shop. It would have been nice to have a mini market on site . Can’t fault old town we eat in some lovely places try back streets don’t stick to the square , prices are similar to home tbh . We spent around €100/150 a day. All in all we had a lovely holiday any staff we encountered in hotel were all really friendly. Not sure it’s great if you have younger children as not a lot going on other than pool, But if you get a wrist band they will call you a cab and you can go over and use all four hotel’s facilities, Irish family we were neighboured with did that most days as their boys were 10 and 13. I was worried about going to this hotel after staying at their main site nearer new town for 9 years but all the usual standards were met. I’d recommend it definitely just be mindful that it is really hilly . X
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Date of stay: July 2023
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Responded 14 Aug 2023
Dear Guest, Thank you so much for your valuable comments. We are so happy to hear you had a lovely holiday. We hope to welcome you back soon in one of our apartments. Kind regards,
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£57 - £151 (Based on Average Rates for a Standard Room)
ALSO KNOWN AS
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Frequently Asked Questions about Alfagar Cerro Malpique
Which popular attractions are close to Alfagar Cerro Malpique?
Nearby attractions include Sherry's Irish Bar (0.2 miles), The Shamrock Irish Bar (0.3 miles), and Centro Histórico de Albufeira (0.2 miles).
What are some of the property amenities at Alfagar Cerro Malpique?
Some of the more popular amenities offered include a pool, free parking, and airport transportation.
Which room amenities are available at Alfagar Cerro Malpique?
Top room amenities include a kitchenette, a refrigerator, and a seating area.
Is parking available at Alfagar Cerro Malpique?
Yes, free parking and street parking are available to guests.
What are some restaurants close to Alfagar Cerro Malpique?
Conveniently located restaurants include Spice Lounge, Café In-certo, and Porta7 MFA.
Are there opportunities to exercise at Alfagar Cerro Malpique?
Yes, guests have access to a pool during their stay.
Does Alfagar Cerro Malpique have airport transportation?
Yes, Alfagar Cerro Malpique offers airport transportation for guests. We recommend calling ahead to confirm details.
Is Alfagar Cerro Malpique located near the city centre?
Yes, it is 0.2 miles away from the centre of Albufeira.
Which languages are spoken by the staff at Alfagar Cerro Malpique?
The staff speaks multiple languages, including English, Spanish, French, and Portuguese.
Does Alfagar Cerro Malpique have any great views?
Yes, guests often enjoy the ocean view available here.