The apartments at the Janelas do Mar are simple and spacious, with navy-and-white colour schemes.
They each have a separate bedroom, and a kitchenette.
The hotel has a small mini-market for stocking up, and there’s a supermarket 15 minutes’ walk away, too.There are two outdoor pools to pick from, plus a good-sized indoor one.
There’s a separate splash pool for little swimmers, and a poolside whirlpool bath.
A snack bar serves up things like burgers, chips and jacket potatoes.
Sporty types are well catered for – there’s a small gym, as well as activities like tennis and basketball.Set on a hillside just outside Albufeira, the apartments are well placed for getting out and about.
The bars and clubs in the newer part of town are around 15 minutes’ walk away, while the atmospheric old town can be reach in 25.
Buses to both places stop outside the apartments.
Oura Beach is a 10-minute drive away.These apartments offer up two pools, a separate one for children, an indoor pool and a whirlpool bath, so in all you’ve got something for everyone.
If you’re not keen on getting wet there are sports to have a go at instead, like basketball, mini-golf and tennis.
And if all that’s left you needing refreshments there are snack and lobby bars as well as a coffee shop.