This was our first visit to Vila Marachique and indeed to Portugal.We will definately be returning.The complex is fantastic.The swimming pool is larger than most hotels I would say,and there is a completely seperate pool for the little ones.It is well kept and cleaned every morning.There are plenty of sunbeds around the pool.The pool is also surrounded by a huge... More

i've stayed at vila marachique for several years now. usually for 2 weeks in the summer. it's not in the center of alvor but it's a 15 minutes walk to all the restaurants, bars, banks, supermarket, etc. alvor is not to big anyway. to the wonderful beach of alvor is a 25 minutes walking.. the apartments are comfortable and clean.... More

First time we have stayed at this complex and we were thoroughly pleased with everything there. The apartment we had was beautiful and the complexc itself was extremely well kept and the pool and gardens fantastic. Slight comment on distance out of Alvor was a bit further than we were led to believe but we still walked it each way... More

Very large complex with eight blocks of apartments some would be 200 metres away from the pool. It would be unfair to generalise and label all accommodation the same as it seems each is individually owned so quality of furnishings, comprehensiveness of equipment and cleanliness etc would be different. Because there are so many apartments, you would probably have to... More

We stayed in apartment 113 in lote 5 for 10 nights in August. The apartment and complex was so clean and safe. The apartment had everything you needed for a family holiday even a small cool box which was so handy. The complex itself was perfect, the staff very helpful and plenty of green areas for the kids to play... More

We are just back from villa marachique having spent ten days there. Although the complex was very nice it is totally unsuitable for families with children over eight. There is a very large pool but they were not allowed play in it, it is strictly for swimming no fun allowed. There are so many rules its like a prison everything... More

Not to everyones taste - but to me, i love it slightly out of town, superb pool, no louts. More

My husband, daughter and I stayed in vila marachique for a week in June & September. The 1 bedroom apartment was well equipped and all nescessary kitchen appliances and utensils were available, including tv and dvd player, ipod docking station, travel cot, hairdryer and even books to read while we were there and toys for children to pay with. The... More

hired this apartment privately instead of the usual package holiday.Beautiful complex, fantastic pool, the pool snack bar was a joke though they really shouldn't have bothered. Thats a small gripe though. Its a fair walk to the town and beach but if you can hail a taxi on the road it's relatively cheap. There is also a regular bus service... More