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The Navigator - Solaqua

4.0 star property

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In-room safe, iron/ironing board, free cribs/infant beds
Terrace/patio
Restaurant
Lobby
View from property

Popular amenities

  • Room service
  • Bar
  • Parking available
  • 24/7 front desk
  • Pool
  • Kitchen

Explore the area

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Rua Do Mediterraneo, 14, Albufeira, Faro District, 8200-156
  • The Strip
    ‪13 min walk‬
  • Albufeira Old Town Square
    ‪18 min walk‬
  • Albufeira Marina
    ‪4 min drive‬
  • Faro (FAO-Faro Intl.)
    ‪37 min drive‬

Room options

Studio

  • Sleeps 2
  • 2 Twin Beds

Apartment, 1 Bedroom

  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Twin Beds and 1 Double Sofa Bed

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About this property

The Navigator - Solaqua

4-star Albufeira hotel close to Albufeira Old Town Square
This smoke-free hotel features an indoor pool, an outdoor pool, and a bar/lounge. Other amenities include a snack bar/deli, WiFi in public areas, and a children's pool. Housekeeping is not available.
The Navigator - Solaqua offers 120 accommodations with safes and hair dryers. Rooms open to balconies. Accommodations at this 4-star hotel have kitchenettes with full-sized refrigerators/freezers, stovetops, microwaves, and cookware/dishes/utensils. Bathrooms include bathtubs. Cribs/infant beds (complimentary) are also available.
An indoor pool, an outdoor pool, and a children's pool are on site.

The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or nearby; fees may apply.

In addition to a children's pool, The Navigator - Solaqua provides an indoor pool and an outdoor pool. The hotel offers a snack bar/deli. A bar/lounge is on site where guests can unwind with a drink. Wireless Internet access is available for a surcharge.

This Albufeira hotel also offers tour/ticket assistance, limo service, and a front-desk safe. For a surcharge, an airport shuttle (available on request) is offered to guests. Onsite parking is available (surcharge).

The Navigator - Solaqua is a smoke-free property.

Buffet breakfasts are available for a surcharge and are served each morning between 8:30 AM and 10:00 AM.
Room service is available.

Languages

English, French, Portuguese, Spanish

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in some public areas: WiFi (surcharge)
  • WiFi in public areas has a 1-device limit

Parking and transportation

  • Roundtrip airport shuttle (surcharge) during limited hours on request
  • Limo/town car service
  • Self parking on site (surcharge)
  • Wheelchair-accessible parking available

Food and drink

  • A bar/lounge
  • Snack bar/deli

Things to do

  • Bicycle rentals
  • Children's pool
  • Indoor pool
  • Outdoor pool

Family friendly

  • Children's pool
  • In-room crib
  • In-room full-sized refrigerator/freezer
  • In-room kitchenette
  • In-room microwave
  • Indoor pool
  • Outdoor pool
  • Snack bar/deli

Conveniences

  • 24-hour front desk
  • Luggage storage
  • Safe at front desk

Guest services

  • No housekeeping service
  • Tour and ticket assistance

Spa

  • Deep-tissue massages
  • Hot stone massages
  • Manicures/pedicures
  • Thai massages

Accessibility

  • If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • Elevator
  • Wheelchair-accessible parking
  • Wheelchair-accessible path of travel

More

  • Smoking not allowed

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Free crib

Bathroom

  • Bathtub
  • Hair dryer
  • Private bathroom
  • Towels provided

Entertainment

  • TV

Food and drink

  • Cookware, dishware, and utensils
  • Full-sized refrigerator/freezer
  • Kitchenette
  • Microwave
  • Room service
  • Stovetop

More

  • Air conditioning (climate-controlled)
  • Iron/ironing board on request
  • Phone
  • Safe

Policies

Check-in

Check-in time starts at 4:00 PM
Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before noon

Special check-in instructions

This property offers transfers from the airport (surcharges may apply); guests must contact the property with arrival details before travel, using the contact information on the booking confirmation
Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival at the property

Access methods

Staffed front desk

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome
Free cribs are available on request at the property

Property payment types

Important information

Fees

You'll be asked to pay the following charges at the property. Fees may include applicable taxes:

  • Breakage deposit: EUR 500 per stay
  • A tax is imposed by the city and collected at the property. This tax is adjusted seasonally and might not apply year round. Other exemptions or reductions might apply. For more details, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • A tax is imposed by the city: From 1 November - 31 March, EUR 0.00 per person, per night, up to 7 nights. This tax does not apply to children under 13 years of age.
  • A tax is imposed by the city: From 1 April - 31 October, EUR 2.00 per person, per night, up to 7 nights. This tax does not apply to children under 13 years of age.

We have included all charges provided to us by the property.

Optional extras

  • An in-room safe is available for an additional fee

The above list may not be comprehensive. Fees and deposits may not include tax and are subject to change.

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card, or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
This property accepts credit cards and debit cards

We should mention

This property's policy is to refuse certain bookings for the purpose of group events or parties, including pre-wedding stag/bachelor and hen/bachelorette parties

Property is also known as

Solaqua Albufeira
Solaqua Hotel
Solaqua Hotel Apartment
Solaqua Hotel Apartment Albufeira
Solaqua Apartments Albufeira, Portugal - Algarve
Solaqua Apartments Hotel Albufeira
Luna Solaqua Aparthotel Albufeira
Luna Solaqua Aparthotel
Luna Solaqua Albufeira
Luna Solaqua Hotel
Luna Solaqua Albufeira
Luna Solaqua Hotel Albufeira

The Navigator - Solaqua Reviews

Reviews

9.0

Wonderful

Rating 10 - Excellent. 64 out of 120 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 45 out of 120 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 9 out of 120 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 1 out of 120 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 1 out of 120 reviews

9.2/10

Cleanliness

8.8/10

Staff & service

8.0/10

Amenities

8.8/10

Property conditions & facilities

8.0/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Camoy

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Property modern, clean and quiet. Staff really friendly.
Stayed 4 nights in Apr 2025

10/10 Excellent

Steven

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Nice stay

Stayed one night and couldn’t complain.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2025

10/10 Excellent

darrell

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Nice firm beds. Clean room
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2024

8/10 Good

lorrelli

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Spacious room with well equipped kitchen in a convenient location
Stayed 18 nights in Mar 2024

10/10 Excellent

Geoffrey

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Nice hotel

Nice hotel, january not the time to go to Portugal but found this hotel comfortable, about a 15 minute walk from old town, shopping centre near bye which does food and a mcdonalds not too far away. Old town was mainly closed, there were 350000 there new year apparently.
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2024

10/10 Excellent

David John

Traveled with partner
Polite staff
Stayed 7 nights in Oct 2023

4/10 Poor

Cesar

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
The rooms feel outdated. This must have been a great hotel years ago but it is an OK property today. I don’t think think it is worth the price paid.
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2023

10/10 Excellent

Manelva M L

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Friendliness of staff. Rooms cleaning available every day. Poolside activities.
Stayed 13 nights in Aug 2023

8/10 Good

Mike, Georgetown

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Unique spot close to everything. Disappointed free advertised breakfast not available, restaurant not open, bar opened March 1st. Pool outdoors not open. Staff very attentive, responsive, helpful.
Stayed 21 nights in Feb 2023

10/10 Excellent

JENNIFER

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Staff very helpful a beautuful hotel only problem the restaurant was closed

10/10 Excellent

Jennifer

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The staff are super friendly and worked very hard to make it a great stay for their guest. We stayed in off season but I recommend this hotel for a great sleep very close to a grocery store. Indoor pool was about 27.5 degree which was cool when you first get in but you can stay in for a couple hours.
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2022

6/10 Okay

Verified traveler

Liked: Staff & service
Stayed 14 nights in Oct 2022

8/10 Good

Georgina

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Walkable to old town, really clean hotel and friendly staff. The beds were really comfy and we slept well every night. The little kitchen is fine for small snacks. We didn't use it except the fridge for drinks which was handy to have. The Wi-Fi was free and really good. The pool bar was expensive for beers although we did use it for convenience but after a day or so we decided to go to the supermarket across the road for drinks and snacks and we noticed a lot of people doing the same. It was our 10 year anniversary and reception bought us a bottle of champagne to our room which was very well received. The hotel has a spa with very reasonable prices, it also offers excursions bookable at reception. It offers a shuttle into town every hour free of charge which we didn't find out until our last day and 2 taxis a day later.. Room service is available at a small charge too. You can also borrow a iron from reception and the safe is charged per day and has a 10 euro deposit required. The hair dryers in the room are really good! Tip - make sure you use the card on your door for cleaning required or DND as we had a maid walk in on us twice we had forgotten to use it! 😆
Stayed 4 nights in Oct 2022

6/10 Okay

Xavier

Stayed 6 nights in Sep 2022

10/10 Excellent

Eoghan

Traveled with family and small children
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Better than expected, location is perfect, nice and quiet in the evening time.
Stayed 4 nights in Jun 2022

8/10 Good

cat, sydney

Liked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Hotel location is excellent

When we arrived the gentleman who checked us in was very polite and professional. The room was lovely and clean. However the only thing that lets the hotel down a little is the blonde haired lady on reception she’s not very pleasant to deal with she’s abrupt, rolls her eyes and most defiantly doesn’t make u feel like she is willing to help. But all other staff seemed to go over and beyond to help. So maybe she could brush up on her customer care a little. I noticed she was abrupt to other guests as well. Would go back but just hope we don’t have to deal with that lady.
Stayed 4 nights in Jul 2018

10/10 Excellent

John

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 7 nights in Sep 2017

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Nice hotel but wifi is a problem

Wifi is not included and buying hotspot cards for very poor wifi is something that can be fixed very easily. Except for this one issue, a nice hotel, clean and great location .
Stayed 5 nights in Sep 2017

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
good position close to old town close to hyper market very helpful staff very clean
Stayed 7 nights in Sep 2017

8/10 Good

Gary

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 6 nights in Sep 2017

10/10 Excellent

Joe

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 6 nights in Sep 2017

8/10 Good

Susan

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Definitely recommend

Nice big clean apartments - pool area nice. Good indoor pool but very warm! Good food and drink prices average. Hugh local supermarket at end of road. 15 min walk to old town down hill and the strip gradual up hill. Overall good stay
Stayed 13 nights in Aug 2017

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Fab hotel , lovely pool close to everywhere

I really enjoyed my stay here for the past week, the pool was lovely and the rooms were so clean and great air conditioning in the hotel. It is about a 15 minute walk to old town, we did this walk every evening and it was fine, hotel is located next door to a shopping centre also
Stayed 6 nights in Jul 2017

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Great size apartment.

Lovely apartment, great size.Lovely quiet location.In general the reception staff were friendly but unfortunately one or two were not very friendly.
Stayed 10 nights in Jul 2017

10/10 Excellent

Joe, Belfast

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Solaqua Apartments

Excellent hotel great facilities (snack bar, outdoor and indoor pool) and location, just a 10 minute walk to the old town beach and square. Rooms clean and spacious, great pool side view from balcony. Staff always helpful and polite. My fifth visit to Albufeira but my first stay in Solaqua but hopefully not my last. One of the best hotels of the 5 I have stayed in in Albufeira
Stayed 7 nights in Jul 2017