Aparthotel

Ondamar Hotel

Property class: 4
Albufeira aparthotel with 2 restaurants and outdoor pool, aimed at LGBTQ+ guests

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Ondamar Hotel puts you in a great location, within a 15-minute walk of Praia dos Alemães and The Strip. Guests can indulge in deep-tissue massages, facials, or body scrubs, and A Lota, one of 2 restaurants, serves breakfast. An outdoor pool and a poolside bar are other highlights, and apartments offer conveniences like refrigerators and microwaves.

Reviews

8.2 out of 10
Very good

Popular amenities

  • Kitchenette
  • Laundry facilities
  • Free parking
  • Free WiFi
  • Air conditioning

Room options

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A neatly made bed with a green bedspread, two pillows, a nightstand with a lamp, and a small drawer.

Apartment, 1 Bedroom, Pool View

  • 57 sq m
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Twin Beds and 1 Double Sofa Bed

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A hotel room with a bed, a desk, a chair, a kitchenette, and a bathroom.

Studio, Pool View

  • 49 sq m
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 2
  • 2 Twin Beds

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A compact living space with a kitchenette, a dining area, and a sofa with pillows.

Apartment, 2 Bedrooms

  • 75 sq m
  • 2 bedrooms
  • Sleeps 6
  • 4 Twin Beds and 1 Double Sofa Bed

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A neatly made bed with a green bedspread, two pillows, a nightstand with a lamp, and a small drawer.

Standard Apartment, 1 Bedroom

  • 57 sq m
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Twin Beds and 1 Double Sofa Bed

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About the neighborhood

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Urbanização Areias de S. João, Lote 20, Albufeira, 8200-284

What's nearby

  • The Strip - 10 min walk - 0.9 km
  • Praia dos Alemães - 10 min walk - 0.9 km
  • Oura Beach - 17 min walk - 1.4 km
  • Peneco Beach - 3 min drive - 1.5 km
  • Albufeira Old Town Square - 5 min drive - 1.9 km

Getting around

  • Portimao (PRM) - 38 min drive
  • Faro Intl. Airport (FAO) - 43 min drive
  • Albufeira - Ferreiras Station - 10 min drive
  • Tunes Station - 19 min drive
  • Silves Station - 22 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Festa da Praia - ‬10 min walk
  • ‪Lá Em Casa - ‬10 min walk
  • ‪Franguinho de Albufeira - ‬9 min walk
  • ‪Dulci Caffé - ‬7 min walk
  • ‪Big Shangai - ‬1 min walk

About this property

Ondamar Hotel

  • Ondamar Hotel puts you in a great location, within a 15-minute walk of Praia dos Alemães and The Strip. Guests can indulge in deep-tissue massages, facials, or body scrubs, and A Lota, one of 2 restaurants, serves breakfast. An outdoor pool and a poolside bar are other highlights, and apartments offer conveniences like refrigerators and microwaves.

At a glance

Property size

    • 91 apartments
    • Arranged over 6 floors

Arriving/Leaving

    • Check-in start time: 5:00 PM; Check-in end time: 1:00 AM
    • Early check-in subject to availability
    • Late check-in subject to availability
    • Minimum check-in age: 18
    • Check-out time is 11:00 AM
    • Late check-out subject to availability

Special check-in instructions

    • Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival at the property
    • If you are planning to arrive after 8 PM please contact the property in advance using the information on the booking confirmation
    • Information provided by the property may be translated using automated translation tools

Required at check-in

    • Credit card required for incidental charges
    • Government-issued photo ID may be required
    • Minimum check-in age is 18

Pets

    • Pets not allowed

Internet

    • Free WiFi in public areas
    • Free WiFi in rooms (speed: 500+ Mbps (good for 6+ people or 10+ devices))

Parking

    • Free onsite self parking
    • Onsite parking limited
    • Free offsite parking nearby

Other information

    • Caters to LGBTQ guests

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Reviews

Ondamar Hotel Reviews

8.2

Very Good

8.6

Cleanliness

8.6

Location

8.6

Staff & service

7.8

Property conditions & facilities

Guest review summary

What guests liked

  • The pool area was clean, well-maintained, and spacious with good sunbeds and towels. (13 reviews)
  • The beach is within walking distance, offering easy access to a lovely beach experience. (3 reviews)
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Reviews

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10/10 Exceptional

Really nice place and very welcoming. In a good area and would say it looked nicer than the photos !
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8/10 Very good

The hotel is pleasant, however a 4 star it is not! The rooms are spacious and well equipped, however missing basics like washing up liquid and a sponge, which is usually included in a self catering hotel. The beds are comfortable and it’s quiet at night, so it is a good nights sleep. The pool area is nice, with ample sun beds and towels. The staff are friendly and helpful, and the maintenance guy was great! Issues were dealt with promptly and in a friendly manner. It’s good value for the price, in a nice location and would recommend.
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10/10 Exceptional

Excellent hotel, clean throughout, large appartments and the outside pool area is superb. Good sunbeds and the pool is very clean.
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10/10 Exceptional

I have honestly never stayed in a hotel that is cleaner than this place. It was immaculate (and I had 2 rooms) both exceptional. The staff at reception and bar go above and beyond. They are so friendly and kind. I would come back here in a heartbeat. Thank you.
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10/10 Exceptional

Clean, tidy and spacious
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6/10 Good

Pros - hotel is in nice location with nice restaurants and close to new strip if that's what your looking for. -Staff friendly Cons - NOT recommended for families. - Full of groups of young lads drinking and littering the pool area. - Beers and tobacco scattered around pool area. - Broken glass around kids pool. - Pizza and beer plastic cups floating on kids pool. - Alot of very loud noise at night - Apartment not very clean, alot of dust on shelves and broken glass left under sink. Will not return.
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10/10 Exceptional

Great hotel- fantastic pool area. Very comfortable beds but you can hear the traffic but wouldn’t stop us from going back. Very central position- Spar shop only a few minutes walk away, lots of restaurants and shops nearby. 10 mins walk to the strip and 20 minutes to old town. Taxis are extremely reasonable. Would definitely go back
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8/10 Very good

I like how it fit my family of 6 and the front desk agents had great customer service.
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10/10 Exceptional

Very clean hotel, rooms cleaned daily, towels and supplies provided daily. Pool area always clean and tidy.
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10/10 Exceptional

Portugal 2023

We have stuck with Ondamar for out last few visits the rooms spacious, the location is between the strip and old town gorgeous beach short walk away (taxi back) lovely grounds
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8/10 Very good

Hotel if fine but deposit policy is a farce

Nothing at all wrong with the hotel, it's nice and comfortable and the room was clean and tidy. Pool is lovely too although we spent most of our stay out and about in town. My gripe is that the deposit they require they insisted in paying in cash. The paperwork was not clear on this and I expected to be able to do this on a card and they money to be held on that until we left. As a result this cleaned me out of the cash I brought on the trip, in fact I had to lend some off someone else, and then on the last day they hand it back to you. Not much good now I'm leaving! Not sure if this was because we were an all male party but it was very unusual and the staff acted cagily when we checked in.
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2/10 Poor

The hotel was a sad place to be, with zero atmosphere or ambiance. the check in staff looked unhappy, it was dark, everything was locked and most of the hotel isn't in use. It's noisy, because there there is hard surfaces everywhere, so the sound bounces. The one positive, was the rooms. They had been renovated and looked "fairly new" but the bathrooms was still cheap, lacked light and nicer fixtures and fittings. The bed was comfy and the water was hot and we had a little kitchen area which is obviously good for longer stays. We we told that they dont cater for groups, stag or hen parties, but that's all we seemed to find at the pool. Loud, drunk, youngsters, shouting and screaming. It was an uncomfortable place to be, so much so, we left immediately. I can see the hotel looked like it was a great place to be, but it's just a sad, dark place with no life to it. I'm glad we were only staying for one night, because we couldn't wait to get out of there.
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10/10 Exceptional

Fantastic hotel for the price! Will definitely recommend .
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6/10 Good

Full of hen and stag dos very loud, bit scary.
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6/10 Good

Not a family hotel, very dated. More than half of it isn’t open. Expensive for what you get.
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10/10 Exceptional

Lovely apartment with kitchen dinning area and pool view indoor and out door pool. Masjid 5mins away Beach and other activities very close aswel
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6/10 Good

The Building is looks old. Check-in was confusing - we booked 2 rooms but only got 1 key at first. The 2nd room was given to us later, but another family was already inside which was awkward to sort out. Rooms were clean and housekeeping came every 2 days. The outdoor pool was good. Staff did eventually fix the issue, but the mix-up left a bad first impression.
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8/10 Very good

Fab hotel

Very clean and brilliant location
Verified review

8/10 Very good

Great location, walking distance to most places. Good size pool with plenty of beds available. Restaurant closed unfortunately and pool snack bar is expensive.
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10/10 Exceptional

Great stay for 3 nights rooms were big and clean and good value for money compared to other options in the area. Only real complaint was that the bar staff beside the pool were quite slow!
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10/10 Exceptional

Honest review

Hotel is very good, good location but check in took forever. Rooms are very spacious. Pool is a good size. Pints of beer/cider 5 euro a pint. Chinese across the road very nice.
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4/10 Fair

Came up on family friendly option but was full of noisy drunken stag do’s. The rooms were run down and dirty like most of the hotel - what food there was was overpriced and frankly disgusting. It’s a budget option so don’t be put off if that’s all you need but we found other, better places for the same price nearby
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10/10 Exceptional

Great, comfortable stay

A group of us stayed for 3 nights and all of us were very happy with the hotel, the service we received and the excellent location. The beds and umbrellas around the pool area seem to be recently updated, the entire hotel was spotlessly clean, reception staff were friendly and helpful. The beds were very comfortable (We stayed in the pool studios). We did have some noise from other guests, and we could hear noise from other rooms, but it is to be expected due to the location, it is close to the strip. Whilst it is close to the Strip it is also far enough away that you can relax and feel remove from it. Would highly recommend to anyone looking to stay in Albufeira!
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6/10 Good

We came close to the end of October. The indoor pool heater was broken which made even that pool not very enjoyable. And the outside temperature has not been great for swimming outdoors. The 2 bedroom apartment was clean and spacious for a family of 5. The beds were very uncomfortable and the noise was very loud from restaurants and bar near hotel till 2am. Which made it hard to sleep. The staff were very friendly and welcoming. It’s in a nice location.
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10/10 Exceptional

Family of 4 - August 2025

August 2025, family of 4 stayed in a two bedroom apartment on the second floor. First time in Portugal I really didn’t know where to choose to stay, mixed reviews about the accommodation but I just went with it. Lovely friendly staff, beautiful pool, great location and the apartment was clean, spacious, kitchen well equipped and the apartment cleaned daily. Some parts of the hotel could do with being modernised but it really wasn’t a big deal. The safe was located beside reception and easy to access 24/7. The pool had a mix of majority families and a few groups of girls and fellas in their 20/30s, no issues with unacceptable behaviour at all, everyone was just enjoying themselves. Some families there were saying it was their second or third year coming back. There is a pool bar which serves drinks and snacks. The strip was a 7 minute walk, the old town a 25 minute walk and the beach 15 min walk. Ubers between 3-4 euro so easy to get about if you don’t fancy walking. So in summary an enjoyable stay at the Ondamar, good location, safe environment and lovely staff.