Late decision to go somewhere in October so whilst getting a good price I was a little apprehensive of what we would find. However I was absolutely delighted with these apartments.

Everything went smoothly with flights although were unable to checkin to room straight away and had to wait a few hours. Apartment was large, fresh, bright and clean with everything required and a huge TV with many English channels - not just CNN and BBC World News which is often all we receive. Deposit was required for TV remote and safety deposit key.

Facilities were fantastic - with 2 nice pools, sunbathing areas, supermarket, bar which was ideal for lunch and a restaurant at night which served good food.

Taxi to and from strip was 8 euros and 14 euros to and from the old town plus 50 cents for the hotel to call taxi which arrived very quickly.

The resort was quieter and weather cooler than in the summer which suited us. Would def return to Albufeira and Alfagar apartments.

I just returned from a Self-Catering week at the Alfagar Village. The Village is actually now attached to a large hotel complex situated on the main road, in front of the village. I would have given this hotel 'Good' rating if there was an option but 'Very Good' would have been too generous!

Good Points: As a Self-Catering customer, the room was large and spacious, clean and more than adequate for our needs. The village is nice, well decorated and well maintained. There are several lovely pools for use (although in October they were FREEZING to the point of being too cold to swim in). The village has a nice atmosphere and feels quite safe and there are a couple of places on the complex that you can get drinks and snacks from. The complex in general is nice and relaxing and staff are generally helpful.

Negative points: Town, for food, drinks etc, is a good 15-20 min walk and the road is not lit, so a taxi back (after dark) is advisable. There was not much entertainment going on at the hotel, maybe due to the time of year, but nevertheless, made for a dull evening. The area is very hilly, so not recommended for the elderly, but for the young, great for gentle excercise.Food and drinks at the hotel and, in the region are not particularly cheap but you can get good variety. The TVs in the room only have a few channels, which change daily, and the signal is not good.

Overall, this is a nice hotel and quite a nice experience, but sadly, there are plenty of little things that will niggle you about the hotel and the area.

Stayed at Alfagar last week and weather was still hot enough to catch a tan and have a dip in one of the many pools.
We had a sea view apartment (in block 2 - perfect location). Worth every penny extra for the sea view. Our apartment had not been renovated yet but was still spotlessly clean and had everything you could possibly need in the kitchen. I did get to see a removated apartment and they are completed to a very high standard and look great. The Alfagar village apartments really do have a village feel to them and although older and not as luxurious as the Alfagar II, they are better in my opinion as they are nicely spaced out in beatifully kept established grounds. Great choice of British TV channels on the large, flat screen TV.
We used every pool on site (there are loads) and they were all clean and well maintained.
The shop on site has everything you need with polite & friendly staff.
The bar was nice place to have a few drinks, although we tended to venture out most nights.
The only slight downside is that it's quite a walk to the restaurants & bars etc and a not very interesting walk at that as is a busy main road... But only 4 or Euros in a cab to the Strip (tacky) and the old town (lovely).
I would return to this hotel again.

My wife and I just spent a wonderful week at the alfagar Village in an Ocean View apartment Oct 9-17 during the end of the local season . It was amazing period. Waking up to the lapping ocean waves along the coast was therapy in itself. Being able to cook our own meals was great (the real supermarket is only about 1 mile walk from the village so no need to spend 20-40% more in the tiny market in the village). There are a number of pools both for little kids and grown ups so you don't have to be bothered by screaming running kids if you don't have them or don't want to be around them :-). The beach was absolutely magical while we were there. The water was pa perfect temperature. just jump in to cool down and take a few laps before going back to either your own towel or the plenty of rentable chairs with or without umbrellas.

I created some videos that you can watch on gigstarz.com of the room and the beach.
Beach - http://www.gigstarz.com/PerformanceChat.aspx?sid=1381&g=32&sg=129
Hotel Room - 2/213 - http://www.gigstarz.com/PerformanceChat.aspx?sid=1380&g=32&sg=129