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Reviews of Monica Isabel Beach Club

3 out of 5
Monica Isabel Beach Club
Praia do Forte de Sao Joao, Albufeira

Reviews

7.0

Good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 46 out of 287 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 112 out of 287 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 81 out of 287 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 30 out of 287 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 18 out of 287 reviews" "

7.2/10

Cleanliness

7.2/10

Staff & service

7.0/10

Amenities

6.2/10

Property conditions & facilities

7.0/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Audrey

Stayed 4 nights in Mar 2024

10/10 Excellent

Sherry-Ann

Travelled with family, Travelled with family and small children
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Our stay was pleasant. The apartment was very large is size, the views were gorgeous, the beds were comfortable to sleep in, the towels were of good quality, loved the bidet, easy accessible property and a large variety of tasty meals and drinks in the restaurant.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2024
Response from Customer Support on 4 Apr 2024
Dear guest,Thank you very much for your kind review, your feedback is very important to us.We hope this has been the first of many visits!See you soon!Best regards from the whole team.Magda Ribeiro - Customer Support

10/10 Excellent

Stephanie

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort
Friends getaway
Weather was hit and miss.. A couple of days of rain and heavy rain at that. A few leaks about the hotel but nothing crazy. All was taken care of.. Staff couldn't do enough.. Love the hotel pool and that we are on the beach.. Plenty of food on offer and nice food at that.. Will happily come back to this hotel..
Stayed 9 nights in Oct 2023

6/10 Okay

Samantha

Albufeira
Hotel is tired in need of painting and repairs Excrement on back of toilet doors in reception area most Hand dryers and toilet roll dispensers broken in public areas Furniture in room In sorry state Exposed live electrical transformer for emergency lights in room Outside light bulb exposed cover missing Air con very good entertainment excellent cocktails not great
Stayed 10 nights in Oct 2023
Response from Isabel Albino on 21 Nov 2023
Dear Samantha,Thank you for your feedback on your experience at Monica Isabel.Your opinion is very important for us to be able to improve our services.We are sorry that we did not meet your expectations and for any inconvenience caused.We would also like to inform you that we will check the points you mentioned with the departments responsible so that we can improve and resolve them.We sincerely hope that you will give us another chance, apart from the less positive impression of this stay. Best regards,

4/10 Poor

Rab1125

Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Reservation was mishandled, property is in poor condition from age
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2023

8/10 Good

Lynton

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort
Brilliant beach location, excellent value
It's 10 out of 10 if you love the beach and swimming in the sea. Brilliant location just a short 10 minute walk into town along a boardwalk on the beach. However the pool area is a little on the small side, but I love the beach so it was a perfect for myself and my 15 year old son. For a three star resort, it exceeded expectations, excellent value for money.
Stayed 7 nights in Aug 2023

8/10 Good

Sandro, Brasilia

Travelled with family and small children
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The proximity of the sea.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2023

8/10 Good

SARAH-JAYNE

Stayed 1 night in Aug 2023

8/10 Good

Jonathon

Travelled with group
Liked: Amenities, property conditions & facilities
The view is fantastic. Staff very friendly. Good value for money
Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2023

10/10 Excellent

Mark

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort
Excellent service! Highly recommend!
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2023

10/10 Excellent

Geraldine

Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort
Ideal beach location Hotel
Myself and my husband have just had a wonderful week in the hotel. We were all inclusive which we never go for as we love to go out to eat. But, the food was excellent and in abundance. Room was cleaned every day with fresh towels. Ideal location right on the beach and walking distance to the old town. Would definitely go back!!!
Stayed 7 nights in May 2023

8/10 Good

MARGARET

Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort
Stayed 3 nights in Apr 2023

10/10 Excellent

Ana

Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2023

8/10 Good

Floriana

Travelled with partner
Very old hotel. Nice area. Great beach
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2022

8/10 Good

Carol

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness
We arrived early and they did not want to give access to our room. But after some wining we got in an hour earlier than 3 pm check in. Tried dinner in the all inclusive. Was not food I would recommend. Beach is great. Access is good. Room was cleaned on regular basis Has kitchen but no kettle or way to heat water
Stayed 4 nights in Jun 2022

8/10 Good

Zdenko

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great location. Clean. In a need of major renovation. Staff very nice. Food was below average, somewhat disappointing. Needs better chef.
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2022

10/10 Excellent

Chris

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort
Exactly as expected. Nice hotel.
Stayed here for a weekend away with friends. Hotel was really accommodating, staff were helpful and location is right on the beach.
Stayed 3 nights in May 2022

6/10 Okay

Ruth

Liked: Cleanliness
Very clean. But not good for disabled people
Stayed 9 nights in Apr 2022

8/10 Good

anthony

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness
Stayed 10 nights in Apr 2022

8/10 Good

MARGARET

Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort
Very good 3star accommodation
Enjoyed our stay but at night it was cold in the tent where the entertainment was taking place. Very clean and staff in the restaurant very attentive. Beautiful views too Pool area excellent and easy access to the beach.
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2022

8/10 Good

Wilson

Travelled with partner
Liked staff friendliness. Access to the beach. Desliked the usage of lifts to get to reception level. Kitchen not fit for self catering. Not even a kettle let alone a cooker or pans.
Stayed 6 nights in Oct 2021

10/10 Excellent

Lee

Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort
Ideal stay so close to the beach
Accommodation was a basic twin room but this was what we wanted and the very close location to an amazing beach by far made up for it. Had a room with a view of the sea and a nice little balcony that got the sun all day.
Stayed 4 nights in Oct 2021

10/10 Excellent

youssef

Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort
Nice location
Amazing location, great service and reasonable price. The only issue is there is no wifi in the room.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2020

6/10 Okay

Colin

Travelled with group
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2020

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities
Stayed 5 nights in Jul 2020

8/10 Good

Catherine

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2020

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great beachside location a short walk from Albufeira old town. Friendly hotel staff
Stayed 7 nights in Jan 2020

8/10 Good

stuart

Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2019

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveller

Travelled with partner
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Rock hard bed giving back pain. Food was terrible. waiting staff very rude
Stayed 7 nights in Oct 2019

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Stayed 10 nights in Oct 2019

6/10 Okay

Gary

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Hotel is very outdated. Needs a spruce up. We were supposed to have a self catering apartment. All it had was a fridge and where the hob should have been was a piece of steel covering it up. No other cooking facilities to hand. Hotel alcoholic drinks were watered down. The staff were very polite.
Stayed 10 nights in Sep 2019

6/10 Okay

Candice, Alberta Canada

Travelled with family
Liked: Staff & service
I booked this location based on price and the beach access. Room was clean with good air conditioning. Beds terrible. Breakfast buffet was so so. Went to nearby restaurants for dinner. overall good stay.
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2019

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Travelled with group
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2019

8/10 Good

Gary

Stayed 4 nights in Aug 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Close to the beach. Nice pool. Beautiful location. Great food.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Travelled with family, Travelled with family and small children
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Hotel já com alguns anos, o serviço é muito reduzido para o numero de clientes que recebem
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2019

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2019

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Travelled with family and small children
Liked: Staff & service, amenities
O factor de maior relevo é a proximidade com a praia. O imóvel encontra-se em fraco estado de conservação, nota-se bastante abandonado em questões de limpeza.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2019

8/10 Good

Tony, Cardiff

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
Property is well located, having direct access to the beach and midway between old and new town Some parts of the complex are looking tired and could do with some upgrading Worst part was the showers inside the hotel indoor pool/gym area which I can only describe as dilapidated Aside from this the Stay was great, food was excellent quality for all inclusive and overall I would recommend it to others
Stayed 4 nights in Jun 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 5 nights in May 2019

8/10 Good

Odair José

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Excellent
Very nice place...close to the beach...great location...good service...amazing food...thank you all for helpus to have great holiday...specially to Elza...
Stayed 5 nights in May 2019

8/10 Good

Martin

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
May Weekend Break
Nice hotel in a Good Location close to the Beach. Food was always of a good standard and plenty to choose from. Would def return again.
Stayed 3 nights in May 2019

8/10 Good

Francois

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2019

8/10 Good

Ratna

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 10 nights in Apr 2019

4/10 Poor

John

Disliked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Poor hotel staff poor attitude
Stayed 3 nights in Apr 2019

2/10 Terrible

teresa

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Omg never again
Stayed 3 nights in Mar 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness
The room was nice and big and clean we were in A block had a sea view. The property is dated and could do with repainting. The staff are very nice and helpful. Nice pool with lots of outside seating. The food was nice lots of choice. The downfall was there was a lot of very drunk people through the day and evening and could be very annoying to other guests.
Stayed 4 nights in Feb 2019

6/10 Okay

andrew

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Stayed 3 nights in Feb 2019

8/10 Good

carl

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
For the price we payed it was what we expected
Stayed 3 nights in Jan 2019

8/10 Good

James

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Great wee 4 night winter break.
We stayed here for 4 nights on a B&B basis and, given the previous reviews, overall we were pleasantly surprised! The hotel is in a perfect spot with fabulous views over the beach, the rooms are dated and in need of some tic but are ideal for a short stay. The buffet breakfast was perfectly fine....and would have something to suit everyone. We stayed in January which is off season and the hotel was fairly quiet....think it would be pretty manic in the height of summer with hundreds of folks all wanting to eat at the same time. The evening ‘entertainment’ was not to our taste but seemed to go down well with other guests. Cocktails were 5 euros with beer costing 3 euros so, if you are not AI, the prices are quite cheap. We enjoyed our short winter break but wouldn’t be rushing back in the summer....,it could get very very busy!
Stayed 4 nights in Jan 2019