This property is right across from the beach and the elevator that takes people up from the beach, so it can get loud at night. You don’t walk through the lobby to get to your room so you feel a little isolated. After you check in, you go back outside and walk over to another entrance where you need to code to get in. Your key is a regular key, not a key card. The room was a kitchenette, which was cool, although we didn’t cook, but it was nice to have a small refrigerator and the extra space. The room was a bit outdated, but adequate for our needs. The air conditioning worked great. they have a great outside seating area with comfy chairs. That was my favorite part. It was very relaxing to sit there and it’s set back from the busy pedestrian street. It’s in a very busy section of Albufeira , lots of tourists swarming around . The beach was packed. We were there in August so I think that was probably the busiest that it would get. It was a great location for being able to just to walk outside and get food and do souvenir shopping and the beach was right there as well. Short Uber ride to the marina to take a boat tour. We arrived there from Lisbon on Flixbus and walked about 15 minutes from the bus stop to the hotel with our luggage. You have the same cobblestone streets everywhere as in Lisbon.