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The Old Village, Prestige and Solar by Village 4U Reviews
Reviews
8.4
Very good
Reviews are presented in chronological order, subject to a moderation process, and verified unless otherwise labelled.
Great complex - lots to do. Room could have been better but decent enough value for money. Would stay again.
Stayed 9 nights in Apr 2026
Verified review
10/10 Excellent
Marie
Feb 20, 2026
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities, communication
The entire apartment was great
Stayed 8 nights in Feb 2026
Verified review
10/10 Excellent
Laura
Mar 19, 2023
Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort, communication
A lovely family stay
We had a lovely week with our 2 small children at the Old Village. It’s a good 25 minute walk to the Marina but even out of season, it proved a lovely base for us to enjoy a few days of sunshine.
The property is great for families but perhaps not the easiest with pushchairs so a little more difficult to navigate with smaller children.
Stayed 8 nights in Mar 2023
Verified review
10/10 Excellent
claire
Jul 4, 2023
Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort, communication
Can’t wait to return!
Such a beautiful place to stay. The apartment was spotlessly clean and the bedding was a lovely crisp cotton. Great cooking facilities and every cooking utensil we needed. Very peaceful and quiet location.We drank of an evening in the 4 local bars and they also had Happy Hour from 3-6pm. We used Uber Taxis and they were very cheap and well recommended. Overall a wonderful 5* Experience!
Stayed 10 nights in May 2023
Verified review
8/10 Good
Sarah
Apr 6, 2026
Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Check-in, communication
Apartment 622 at Solar do Golfe was clean and modern with everything needed for a self catering stay.
Pool is lovely, grounds well kept and very peaceful, however, you need mattresses for the hard sunbeds but the owners had hidden these in the loft space.
Communication about checking in was really poor, we arrived on Sunday so the office was closed (no information to tell us this) - check in was via the security guard - a piece of paper stuck on his cabin window was all that told us that we should check on here!
Expedia listing said toiletries are provided.. nothing except a tiny bit of washing up liquid and toilet rolls are provided.
Stayed 8 nights in Mar 2026
Verified review
8/10 Good
Joanne
Sep 12, 2022
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities, communication
The internal doors were very noisy when opened and closed
Stayed 7 nights in Sep 2022
Verified review
6/10 Okay
Sandy
Sep 2, 2018
Stayed in a Studio, which was pleasantly furnished and reasonably roomy but unfortunately had no outside space for sitting or eating which was a huge disappointment. The literature in the room stated that there would be no cleaning at the weekend and it would be carried out every other day which turned out to be Monday and Wednesday only despite us staying from Saturday to Saturday. The toiletries which were to be provided turned out to be one small shampoo, a small bodywash and a small bar of soap at the start of our stay and were never replenished. All in all whilst the complex was pleasant we did not feel that it was worth the 120€ per night we paid.
Stunning resort and thoroughly enjoyed our week there. Plenty of bars and restaurants on site at reasonable prices. Only 15/20 minute walk to the marina also. Would definitely stay again.
Stayed 7 nights in Jun 2026
Verified review
2/10 Terrible
Hakim
Jul 31, 2024
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, communication
Wij hebben niet gekregen zoals op de foto’s te zien is op de site. Klein appartement en de bedden deden ons niet goed.
Ook jammer dat je voor ligbedden bij het zwembad nog extra moet betalen.
Great location not far from the marina and all within walking distance. Accommodation just what we needed and although a little chilly as it was December they had catered for this
Meget smukt område som man virkelig nyder. Lejlighed havde en passende størrelse og manglede ikke noget.
Gode pool områder og gode restauranter.
Eneste minus var at nogle blæsere stod i mellemgangen og støjende.
Overall a good trip, moved from 1 accommodation due to not meeting our requirements. Staff very helpful and glad that it didn't effect holiday. Old village is a lovely area that suits family's. The choice of 2 pools helped keep the kids entertained. 15 mins walk to beach and marina to enjoy day or night.
We had been to Vilamoura numerous occasions but first time staying in Old Village complex. Nice complex clean garden kept nice.verh disappointed to expect to pay for sun lounger at pool when staying on complex.staff at local shop weren't that friendly.Requested late check out at apartment day b4 our departure and cost I was told was €50 to be paid in cash only.we went out that evening and on return there was a note from the letting company to say we couldn't stay in the apartment the next day and they would love us somewhere else after paying my €50 cash.they tried to say I misunderstood but there was no mention of moving at the time I requested late check out.again disappointed with having to move apartments.lights in park between Old village and vilamoura were no working so very dangerous for walking through.
Booked a studio apartment, very confined but clean, don't think I'd go for that again very noisy at night time. Staff at reception on arrival weren't that helpful, staff who showed to apartment were bit more helpful other than that had an enjoyable stay.
Stayed 7 nights in Sep 2017
Verified review
8/10 Good
Christopher
Aug 23, 2017
Liked: Staff & service
Old Village Vilamoura family of 4
Lovely holiday, apartment had everything we needed but beds uncomfortable and propped up with wood blocks. Bathroom light didn't work. Had to pay for sunlounges everyday both morning and afternoon which we felt wrong as should be included in the price. Apart from this place was lovely, 3 swimming pools which were great. Pricey place to eat out at marina but would recommend The Brewery which was nest value and food was great.
Our ground floor apartment was close to the restaurants and pools yet was quiet and relaxing. The pathways and gardens are colourful and well maintained. The whole complex was very clean with an army of cleaners, gardeners and security guards. The restaurants and bars were OK and we really enjoyed Princess Garden - the service and food was excellent. We also really enjoyed the bakery with delicious croissants and custard tarts. The supermarket was well stocked and was open from 8am to 8pm.
The pools were extremely busy - we needed to either go for opening time of 9am, or leave it until late afternoon when beds became free. The pool bars were very good.
Our apartment was well equipped and was cleaned daily. I think the apartments are individually owned and managed by different management companies, so that may mean a variation in quality. The apartments close to the bars could have experienced noise, but the security guards were there to ensure noise was kept down after midnight. We had a couple of maintenance issues, particularly the lock on the terrace door which had slipped making it difficult to open and further slipped so that we could not access our terrace until the specialist repair company could attend. The scrapes on the floor showed that this had been a long term problem yet we had to make a fuss to get it sorted.
There is a travel company onsite that arranges taxi transfers and trips, and we found them very helpful.
We would definitely go back to the Old Village
Everything is at the complex, from markets to bakery, to good restaurants all within an easy walk to Vilamoura and great beaches. The fish market and local farmers market is also an easy walk.
Spacious and bright studio apartment with everything provided, a bright clean kitchen and bathroom with a small sitting room leading out to a balcony complete with table and chairs and Sun lounges. the complex was very well maintained with beautiful gardens and three lovely pools.
We arrived very late with the security guy giving us the keys. Lovely resort, good pool and eateries on the complex. Plenty parking. Close to the Golf course and local town. Small road train does a circuit taking you to the town. There are only two points I feel were negative. If any of your party has mobility issues, you can not access the communal areas as there are steps everywhere. Unless there were provisions I didn't see , a wheelchair would be impossible to use. My second negative is the charging for sunloungers around the main pool area. €3 a day or €1.50 for half a day. That is unacceptable. We were fortunate as our 2 bed apartment ground floor had garden access to the pool. The patio had 2 sunloungers. Room 20A
We had a very pleasant long weekend in a decent sized two bedroomed apartment which had been tastefully updated during the last couple of years. The complex is within a 15 minute walk from the marina and it's restuarant/bar/shopping facilities. During our (early February) stay, only one bar was open in the complex. It offered a competive "happy hour" and a limited range of food options. We used the on-site "Rendezvous" restaurant on our last night - which happened to be hosting a "Latin Dancing" evening. The staff were very welcoming and the meal/drinks provided at an inclusive price (28.50 Euros) proved to be good value. The "Jefers" mini-market on the complex was able to supply most things and wasn't unduly expensive.