The apartment was very comfortable and clean. Cleaning,bedmaking,linenchange unobtrusively and efficiently carried out with consideration for the convenience of guests. Staff very friendly and helpful, but bar and reception only operated limited hours.Pool, gardens, club rooms looked pleasant and inviting, and were well maintained. Location excellent. Direct path down 86 uneven steps to great (Maria Luisa) beach, with blue flag, lifeguard, toilet facilities, golden sands and a warm sea, and an excellent beach bar that served cooked meals and snacks until well into the evening. Half a mile away was another good beach (Olhos d'Agua), also many good restaurants and regular buses to Albufeira and Faro.
On the downside, we stayed low season (end-October-early November) and most on-site facilities had already e3ffectively closed. No restaurant or food, clubroom/bar only open intermittently. Not having a car this was an inconvenience. We were not aware from the website or publicity that this would be the case.
Kitchen equipment provided was a bit "hit and miss", e.g. tea-towel but no dishcloth or brush, iron but no ironing table,corkscrew but no wine glasses, only two teaspoons but six of everything else! There was only one power-point at worktop level to cover microwave, kettle and toaster.
There was no inventory, but when we requested extrea items these were provided quickly and cheerfully.
Although basic prices were very reasonable, added extras could add significantly to the cost. e.g. matress for poolside recliner 2 euros/day, Snooker cues 4 euros/hour

I stayed here in May 11. As other reviewers have said the bus drops you at the top of the road as the bottom of the road is residential and a cul-de-sac and too narrow for a bus to turn. So, if you can I recommend your book a minibus for transfers. It was a fair walk down the road to the Apartments with a suitcase. Apartments are very good, clean comfortable, large and separate kitchen fully fitted and even a washing machine and fridge freezer. My bedding was changed each day and the cleaners came every day. It was exceptionally quiet, bar opened around 10am, sometimes noon and closed at 10pm. There were very few guests. Decent well kept grounds with small swimming pool. Small supermarket within 15ms walk. Restaurant didnt exist, just empty space. No gym. 2 ms walk across the road to beach. Steep steps going down to the beach. Going down was fine but anyone with mobility problems might have a problems climbing back up. Beach was clean and there was a seafood restaurant which closed quite early as there was little evening trade. Good accommodation and ideal if you have a car and can get out and about. Otherwise taxi is expensive and double the price after 9pm.

Just come back from a truly lovely stay in the CLUBE Maria Luisa Apartments.
Myself and my partner (Age 20 & 22) arrived to find a notice up in the reception saying check in from 4pm - no problem as it meant we could explore the area and locate a supermarket (which we found about a 2 minute drive away). We decided to do our shopping then head back about 3pm. The receptionist was very helpful and explained some good places to explore in the area and had no problem giving us our room key early.

We stayed in apartment 7 which you can park almost directly outside of (if you drive round the back of the apartments). The room was clean, tidy and rather spacious. The kitchen was well equipped with everything you could possibly require - fridge freezer, 4 hobs, ample saucepans, washing machine, plenty of cupboard space, coffee machine, all your cutlery & crockery. Lounge was large with a small dining table + 4 chairs, sofa, small TV and extra chair - also patio doors onto the balcony. The bedroom was large with lots of wardrobe space - 3 main doors to the wardrobe with a set of drawers inside and plenty of storage above the wardrobe as well. Extra bedding was stored in here, fortunately we did not need this as the weather was great for November. Large chest of drawers and a small chair in the corner and large patio doors onto the balcony which overlooks the garden and if you looked to your right you could see the sea and watch the sunset. Bedding was clean and kept us warm in the night as it did get a bit chilly - but it was November so we can't complain. The bathroom was large with a bath with shower. The balcony also came with an expandable washing line and pegs - which was very useful for drying towels. Towels were provided and were clean and changed half way through our stay (we stayed Mon - Sat). Cleaners came in daily to take rubbish, replenish toilet roll and give you a fresh bin liner. They also came in and cleaned the floor a couple of times during our stay.

Slightly bad points:
Reception was only open 9am-1pm then 2pm-6pm (you could check in late at one of the apartments).
No air conditioning - although we didn't need it, it could present a problem in the summer.
The bar & restaurant were not open at all, although not suprising in November, it would have been nice even if it was a 'skeleton' service.
Swimming pool not heated at all which is a shame in the later months.

The apartments are situated at the end of a residential road which appears to have had apartments added to it in the more recent years. Despite the road being a dead end, there were a set of steps at the end which led you down onto a nice almost secluded beach (secluded when the tide is in!). About a 10 minute walk & a rather steep hill away is the beach front of Olhos D'Agua which has a few restaurants - including Pickwicks Tavern which does great food - and a few little shops. A 10 minute walk in the other direction is a strip with several restaurants on it. Although there is a fair bit a short walk away, a car is highly reccommended as the Algarve has so much to offer! There are lots of interesting places a short drive away and the centre of Albufeira is only 10 minutes away, Faro is about 30 minutes away.

All in all a brilliant stay and will be either returning ourselves or recommending to friends!

What a wonderful experience i had staying at the sensational Clube Maria Luisa!
On arrival at 11am although too early for check in my apartment was ready and i must have been a very lucky man to get room 37 with a huge rooftop terrace to myself!! Wonderful rooms and 3 balconies!
Great bathroom with wonderful hot bath to relax in on chilly nights! Absolutely a gem of a place and the peace i seeked came in abundance!
Lovely small pool and the gardens were well kept.
Very nice lady on reception who gave me all the info i needed during my 5 days and called to confirm my return pick up back to the airport.
Just a stones throw from the beach where i enjoyed the fairly good weather and some amazing sunrises and sunsets!
Going in the close season was perfect and quiet and just what i needed! Spent endless hours walking along cliff tops and deserted beaches with stunning views along the coast!
I have read some of the negative reviews on here but they must have upped things here as it was pure perfection while i was there and faultless in every way!
When tied in with easyjet flights for my cheap Expedia package it was a real bargain and i highly recommend staying at this lovely place!
Thanks to all the staff
Muito Obrigado
Steve