Grand Muthu Forte Do Vale

Shaan

Honestly can’t explain how incredible this hotel is. I would say it is fantastic for solo travellers rather than families mainly. Best solo travel hotel away from the strip if you want a peaceful beach walk holiday and back. The clubs and nightlife is a 15 min walk but honesty if you want an all inclusive break as a solo traveller who just wants to relax and chill this is the PERFECT hotel… the beach is a 5 min walk and you can literally just enjoy that. The food is phenomenal. The hygiene is amazing and room is incredible.

Eve

This hotel is perfectly located for those looking at the more party side of Albufeira as it’s a very short walk to the new town strip. The rooms cater nicely to larger groups and the self-catering kitchen was great for us as we chose not to do the all-inclusive. However, when we arrived we were given no balcony after specifically booking a room with one. We had to wait until the following day to change room. Secondly, the pool was lovely and was a clean and entertaining area. however, loud music blared the second you got down there at 10am to when you would leave. We had no issue with this around 4pm as drinks started flowing and families moved upstairs but disappointing for those looking to relax. Was told it was due to the entertainers but they did perfectly fine without needing the music. All in all, the location is amazing and the facilities available to the users of the hotel are impeccable. There is a supermarket 2 mins down the road that has everything you need. However, if you are looking for somewhere more relaxing i’d advise against the hotel due to the music and crowd (albeit, like us) the location attracts.

Jess Barnett

Honest review of this hotel, we were there for 5 days. Not sure how it is a 5*, it must be because you can use the sister hotels and the complex looks smart from the outside. Apart from that, it is definitely more a 3*. Good points: - The location is great, 5 min walk to the nearest beach and about a 7 min uber to Albufeira town - Rooms are a very good size - Can use sister hotels and there is a free shuttle between them (usually late afternoon/ evening only) - Salad bar is nice and fresh - Pool area is quite nice Not so good points: - We were all inclusive, don't bother, the drinks are extremely watered down and are given in cheap plastic cups. In the evenings, we asked for a glass for the wine and they said no. - The dining area is dull and dark and is too small. There isn't a lot of food choice, one of us is Vegetarian and theres literally nothing except pasta and salad. - The downstairs bar where the 'entertainment' was is very dark, dingy and small - we went one night then went out of the hotel for the rest of the nights as it was depressing. - The pool bar is tiny and offers slow service. There isn't enough staff and the ones that are there are very overworked. - When you get there and you see all the restaurants that you can visit in the sister hotels you think woah this is great, wrong. We went to the Italian on the first night, nice setting but the pasta was very watery and had no flavour, none of the food was nice. We also went to the Mexican which was AWFUL, the 'restaurant' (if you can call it that) was dirty inside and the food was so bland and the portions were tiny! We had the Chinese booked also but didn't even bother going there and instead went out to one of the restaurants near our hotel and had a lovely seafood meal. Overall, if you are looking for a 5* (or even a 4* hotel) then don't book this. If you want a 3* then go for it. All that being said, Portugal is an amazing country and we loved visiting all the different beaches and areas so the hotel didn't ruin our holiday, we just went out every day instead :)

Andrew Roberts

Lovely big room, clean and tidy. Nice balcony with a good view. Hotel was always kept clean. Food was well presented and plenty of choice. Short walk to the beach, a few restaurants close by. Enjoyed the stay.

Niels Monshouwer

We had a lovely stay in this hotel as a family. Not crowded very nice staff. Family friendly with like entertainment every night and also during the day. We tried out some other hotels from MGm during our stay with the free shuttle but we didn't feel the same there was more disorganized, to busy no beds available at the pools and also the food was not like in Forte de vale. The food didn't disappoint us any time I will say it was all above avarage for a hotel buffet. I loved the theme dinners. For sure the Mexican since the staff is Mexican this night was amazing. from the theme music on the background everything pretty warm and enough didn't matter or you came late or early. Only tiny disappointed thing was not having savory snacks during the day and was written during booking that there Wil like 30 places available to eat and dri m but during winter it is less. The drinks could be a bit more advanced but hé pricewise it is ok. We loved the free shuttle to connect us to the other hotels. Also the spa very nice the sauna aldough it is a bit old it is clean and maintained. 70/80 degrees quite good. The rooms are a bit outdated but everything works. The matress 6 star plus I never had such a good bed. The internet is quite poor I have to say. The staff is amazing very friendly and helpful. Also the kitchen staff extra star for the Mexican waitress and the Lithuanian bartender. The kids didn't want to leave they lived the animation team. So kind of only - point is the old fashion room will not say it is 5 star looking. And the missing of savory snacks between lunch and dinner. This was quite a bummer (we know in summer will be more but now there was nothing besides some cakes)) . Also the coffee is not the greatest besides the one in the picadilly bar but only available in the evening. And found it ridiculous that bottle water is not included water in glass yes but the tapwater tasted chlore. What I already said earlier this hotel felt more calm and maintained as others we visited. Definitely could feel the extra star compared to Praia club and even compare to the 5 star beach club view forte de vale was more calm and better food. Maybe for the owner change the names to not almost exactly the same name will stop confusing during booking. We will come back for sure