Kimpton Atlântico Algarve by IHG

5.0 star property
Luxury hotel on the beach, with 3 outdoor pools

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Exterior
Indoor pool, 3 outdoor pools, open 10:00 AM to 6:30 PM, pool umbrellas
Rooftop bar, ocean view, open daily
Rooftop bar, ocean view, open daily
Exterior
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Reviews

9.0 out of 10
Wonderful

Popular amenities

  • Pet friendly
  • Parking available
  • Bar

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Room options

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Premium Room, 1 King Bed, Balcony (Furnished Balcony)

Highlights

Furnished balcony
Soundproofed
Air conditioning
Connecting rooms available
HDTV
Pillow menu
Renovated in 2025
Blackout drapes/curtains
  • 11 Ping (36 square meters)
  • Park view
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

Suite, 1 Bedroom, Balcony (Furnished Balcony)

Highlights

Furnished balcony
Separate sitting area
Soundproofed
Air conditioning
Connecting rooms available
HDTV
Pillow menu
Renovated in 2025
  • 18 Ping (60 square meters)
  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 Twin Bed

Premium Room, 1 King Bed, Balcony, Sea View (Furnished Balcony)

Highlights

Furnished balcony
Soundproofed
Air conditioning
Connecting rooms available
HDTV
Pillow menu
Renovated in 2025
Blackout drapes/curtains
  • 11 Ping (36 square meters)
  • Sea view
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

Premium Room, 1 King Bed, Balcony, Garden View (Furnished Balcony)

Highlights

Furnished balcony
Soundproofed
Air conditioning
Connecting rooms available
HDTV
Pillow menu
Renovated in 2025
Blackout drapes/curtains
  • 11 Ping (36 square meters)
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

Premium Room, 1 King Bed, Balcony, Pool View (Furnished Balcony)

Highlights

Furnished balcony
Soundproofed
Air conditioning
Connecting rooms available
HDTV
Pillow menu
Renovated in 2025
Blackout drapes/curtains
  • 11 Ping (36 square meters)
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

Room, 2 Twin Beds, Balcony (Essential, Furnished Balcony)

Highlights

Furnished balcony
Soundproofed
Air conditioning
Connecting rooms available
HDTV
Pillow menu
Renovated in 2025
Blackout drapes/curtains
  • 9 Ping (30 square meters)
  • Sleeps 2
  • 2 Twin Beds

Room

Highlights

Furnished balcony
Soundproofed
Air conditioning
Connecting rooms available
HDTV
Pillow menu
Renovated in 2025
Blackout drapes/curtains
  • 9 Ping (30 square meters)
  • Sleeps 1
  • 1 Twin Bed

Premium Room, 2 Twin Beds, Balcony (Furnished Balcony)

Highlights

Furnished balcony
Soundproofed
Air conditioning
Connecting rooms available
HDTV
Pillow menu
Renovated in 2025
Blackout drapes/curtains
  • 11 Ping (36 square meters)
  • Sleeps 2
  • 2 Twin Beds

Premium Room, 2 Twin Beds, Accessible Bathtub, Balcony (Furnished Balcony)

Highlights

Furnished balcony
Soundproofed
Air conditioning
Connecting rooms available
HDTV
Pillow menu
Renovated in 2025
Blackout drapes/curtains
  • 11 Ping (36 square meters)
  • Sleeps 2
  • 2 Twin Beds

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About the neighborhood

Map
Sesmarias, Albufeira, 8200-613

What's nearby

  • Sao Rafael Beach - 9 min walk
  • Albufeira Marina - 2 min drive
  • Peneco Beach - 4 min drive
  • Evaristo Beach - 5 min drive
  • Albufeira Old Town Square - 6 min drive

Getting around

  • Albufeira - Ferreiras Station - 16 min drive
  • Faro Intl. Airport (FAO) - 42 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Praia de São Rafael - ‬9 min walk
  • ‪Clube Pesca e Náutica Desportiva de Albufeira - ‬16 min walk
  • ‪Jack's Irish Pub - ‬2 min drive
  • ‪Pool Bar - ‬6 min walk
  • ‪São Rafael - ‬9 min walk

About this property

Kimpton Atlântico Algarve by IHG

Luxury eco-certified hotel refurbished in 2025 and located near Sao Rafael Beach
Located close to Albufeira Marina, Kimpton Atlântico Algarve by IHG provides a poolside bar, a terrace, and a coffee shop/cafe. Indulge in a body treatment, a body scrub, and a facial at the onsite spa. At the two on-site restaurants, enjoy breakfast, lunch, dinner, light fare, and Portuguese cuisine. Free in-room WiFi is available to all guests, along with a garden and dry cleaning/laundry services.
You'll also enjoy perks such as:
  • 3 outdoor pools and an indoor pool, with sun loungers and pool umbrellas
  • Buffet breakfast (surcharge), self parking (surcharge), and a 24-hour front desk
  • A reception hall, a vending machine, and wedding services
  • Luggage storage, a front-desk safe, and tour/ticket assistance
  • Guest reviews give top marks for the breakfast, beach locale, and helpful staff
Room features
All 149 rooms include comforts such as 24-hour room service and premium bedding, as well as thoughtful touches like furnished balconies and pillow menus.
Extra conveniences in all rooms include:
  • Bathrooms with rainfall showers and bidets
  • 40-inch HDTVs with cable channels
  • Wardrobes/closets, daily housekeeping, and desks

Awards and affiliations

Eco-Certified Property
This property participates in Biosphere, a program that measures the property's impact on one or more of the following: environment, community, cultural-heritage, the local economy.

Languages

English, Portuguese

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and transportation

  • Free offsite parking
  • Covered self parking on site (EUR 10 per night)

Food and drink

  • Daily buffet breakfast available 7:30 AM to 10:00 AM for a fee: EUR 25 for adults and EUR 12.50 for children
  • 2 restaurants
  • A bar/lounge
  • A coffee shop/cafe
  • A poolside bar

Restaurants on site

  • Marés
  • Sombra
  • Terra
  • Zenith

Things to do

  • 3 outdoor pools
  • Children's pool
  • Full-service spa
  • Gym
  • Indoor pool
  • Sauna
  • TV in common areas

Family friendly

  • 3 outdoor pools
  • Children's pool
  • Indoor pool
  • Laundry facilities
  • Rollaway/extra bed (surcharge)
  • Soundproofed rooms

Conveniences

  • 24-hour front desk
  • ATM
  • Laundry facilities
  • Luggage storage
  • Safe at front desk
  • Vending machine

Guest services

  • Change of bedsheets (on request)
  • Change of towels on request
  • Concierge services
  • Dry cleaning/laundry service
  • Housekeeping (daily)
  • Multilingual staff
  • Proposal/romance packages
  • Tour and ticket assistance
  • Turndown service
  • Wedding services

Business services

  • 15 meeting rooms
  • 24-hour business center
  • Conference center (4,413 square feet of space)

Outdoors

  • Garden
  • On the beach
  • Outdoor furniture
  • Pool loungers
  • Pool umbrellas
  • Terrace

Full-service spa

  • Body scrubs
  • Body wraps
  • Facials
  • Massage
  • Sauna
  • Spa open daily
  • Spa treatment rooms
  • Spa tub
  • Turkish bath

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 (may have limitations)
  • Wheelchair-accessible path to elevator
  • Wheelchair-accessible registration desk

More

  • 1 building
  • 3 floors
  • Art Deco architecture
  • Banquet hall
  • Built in 2009
  • Reception hall
  • Renovated entire property - May 2025
  • Smoke-free property

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Blackout drapes
  • Pillow menu
  • Premium bedding
  • Rollaway/extra bed (surcharge)

Bathroom

  • Bathrobes
  • Bidet
  • Hair dryer
  • Private bathroom
  • Rainfall showerhead
  • Shampoo
  • Shower
  • Slippers
  • Soap
  • Toilet paper
  • Towels provided

Entertainment

  • 40-inch LCD TV with cable channels

Food and drink

  • 24-hour room service
  • Espresso maker
  • Minibar

More

  • Air conditioning (climate-controlled)
  • Connecting rooms available
  • Desk
  • Iron/ironing board on request
  • Phone
  • Safe
  • Soundproofed rooms

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 4:00 PM; Check-in end time: midnight
Late check-in subject to availability
Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before noon

Special check-in instructions

Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival at the property
Guests booked in breakfast included rate plans receive breakfast for up to 2 adults who are sharing a guestroom. Breakfast fees apply for additional guests.

Access methods

Staffed front desk

Pets

Pets allowed for an extra charge of EUR 25 per pet, per night, plus a deposit of EUR 100 per stay
Service animals are welcome, and are exempt from fees

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome
Rollaway/extra beds are available for EUR 75.0 per night
Cribs (infant beds) are not available

Property payment types

Important information

Fees

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

  • 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

  • Fee for buffet breakfast: approximately EUR 25 for adults and EUR 12.5 for children
  • Covered self parking fee: EUR 10 per night
  • Pet deposit: EUR 100 per stay
  • Pet fee: EUR 25 per pet, per night
  • Service animals are exempt from fees
  • Rollaway bed fee: EUR 75.0 per night
  • Facilities fee: EUR 40 per person, per day and includes use of: sauna; spa; swimming pool

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 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
The name on the credit card used at check-in to pay for incidentals must be the primary name on the guestroom reservation
This property accepts credit cards; cash is not accepted
Safety features at this property include a fire extinguisher, a security system, and a first aid kit
Property Registration Number 7284

We should mention

Pool access available from 10:00 AM to 6:30 PM
Reservations are required for massage services and spa treatments; reservations can be made by contacting the property prior to arrival, using the contact information on the booking confirmation
The property has connecting/adjoining rooms, which are subject to availability and can be requested by contacting the property using the number on the booking confirmation
Guests under 16 years old are not allowed in the spa

Property is also known as

Atlantic Sao Rafael Hotel
Hotel Atlantic Sao Rafael
Hotel Sao Rafael Atlantic
Rafael Atlantic
Rafael Atlantic Hotel
Sao Atlantic Rafael Hotel
Sao Rafael Atlantic
Sao Rafael Atlantic Albufeira
Sao Rafael Atlantic Hotel
Sao Rafael Atlantic Hotel Albufeira
São Rafael Atlântico Hotel Albufeira
São Rafael Atlântico Hotel
São Rafael Atlântico Albufeira
São Rafael Atlântico

Frequently asked questions

Does Kimpton Atlântico Algarve by IHG have a pool?

Yes, this property has an indoor pool, 3 outdoor pools, and a children's pool. Pool access is from 10:00 AM–6:30 PM.

Is Kimpton Atlântico Algarve by IHG pet-friendly?

Yes, pets are allowed at this property. There's a deposit of EUR 100 per stay and a fee of EUR 25 per pet, per night. Service animals are exempt from fees.

How much is parking at Kimpton Atlântico Algarve by IHG?

Self parking is available for EUR 10 per night. There is free parking nearby.

What time is check-in at Kimpton Atlântico Algarve by IHG?

Check-in start time: 4:00 PM; Check-in end time: midnight. Late check-in is available during limited hours.

What time is check-out at Kimpton Atlântico Algarve by IHG?

Check-out is at noon.

Where is Kimpton Atlântico Algarve by IHG located?

Nestled on the beach, this Albufeira hotel is 0.5 mi (0.7 km) from Sao Rafael Beach and 2.4 mi (3.9 km) from Albufeira Old Town Square. Arrifes Beach and Praia da Ponta Pequena are also within 15 minutes.

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Kimpton Atlântico Algarve by IHG Reviews

Reviews

9.0

Wonderful

Rating 10 - Excellent. 602 out of 1001 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 293 out of 1001 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 70 out of 1001 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 23 out of 1001 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 13 out of 1001 reviews

9.2/10

Cleanliness

9.0/10

Staff & service

8.8/10

Amenities

8.8/10

Property conditions & facilities

8.8/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Alan

Peaceful stay
Beautiful property, peaceful and convenient, great breakfast, excellent service
Stayed 4 nights in Oct 2024

10/10 Excellent

Can

Beautiful Hotel and nice garden with a short walk to the beach nice view ! The Rooms are beautiful.
Stayed 7 nights in Oct 2024

10/10 Excellent

ANTOINE

Excellent hotel for the price. Breakfast excellent. Bar by the beach also good
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2024

10/10 Excellent

YOON

Most beautiful nature around
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2024

10/10 Excellent

Michaela

Didn’t explore the area around as just used as a base but the hotel is really nice, the service is outstanding and a really good breakfast!
Stayed 4 nights in Jul 2024

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Lovely hotel; slightly soulless atmosphere
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2024

10/10 Excellent

Robert

All around very nice property in a beautiful location.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2024

10/10 Excellent

Garry

Lots of helpful staff available at any time. Brilliant facilities and access to the beach.
Stayed 5 nights in Jun 2024

10/10 Excellent

Andrea Mae

A beautiful hotel with lovely facilities and close to the beach. Staff were so friendly.
Stayed 3 nights in May 2024

10/10 Excellent

Richard

lovely hotel in a great location with good facilities
Stayed 5 nights in Feb 2024

10/10 Excellent

Hadi

Great hotel and nice beach!
Stayed 4 nights in Dec 2023

10/10 Excellent

Maja

This was a great spot! The walkability to the beach was very convenient and the pool area was clean and nice. It was a great place to relax in the afternoon after a long day of exploring the Algarve. The gym, indoor pool, and spa were very nice. There was parking on site which was nice. The only downside was the walkability to go to the town, or restaurants so there was only 1 restaurant on site, and a small beach restaurant close by that stops serving food at 5pm. However if you are looking for just a place to relax and unwind with beach access without having to drive this is a great spot.
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2024

6/10 Okay

martin

the pools outside and beach were nice however considering the cost of this hotel I would have expected a greater quality of fixtures and service
Stayed 5 nights in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

Steve

Beautiful setting on the coast with a boardwalk right to the beach.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2024

10/10 Excellent

Raj

A great resort and hotel which is easily accessible from the airport and has great facilities to keep the family happy including an easy walk way down to the beach.
Stayed 3 nights in Feb 2024

10/10 Excellent

Andrew

Excellent hotel with great size room, which was extremely clean and comfortable. Hotel in easy walk of beach and local restaurants. Buffet breakfast was fantastic! Would highly recommend this hotel.
Stayed 6 nights in Apr 2024

8/10 Good

Benedicto

Beautiful hotel to stay in, very peaceful
Stayed 4 nights in Dec 2023

6/10 Okay

Melissa

Liked: Staff & service
Property was clean, facilities nicely kept. The staff was not very friendly and even rude at several points. Lovely location and very peaceful environment. Would recommend to someone not planning on spending a lot of time on property. No late check out nor upgrade offered for VIP access.
Stayed 4 nights in Sep 2024

10/10 Excellent

David

Stay was very nice. Staff were great breakfast was very good pool area very nice the rooms were a good size with a nice view. No complaints at all
Stayed 6 nights in May 2024

10/10 Excellent

Tara Teresa

Lovely hotel with excellent free shuttle service and amenities
Stayed 5 nights in Mar 2024

10/10 Excellent

Robert Henry

The hotel is in a great location on top of the cliffs with easy access to a beautiful beach 2 mins walk away. The whole hotel is lovely, rooms, pools etc. we did notice one of the restaurants in the hotel was shut but there were restaurants within walking distance if you didn’t mind a 29 min walk otherwise it would be very limited dining. The old town is a free bus ride away but it’s a 25 min walk as it only runs 3 times a day. Here you will find the ‘party’ if you wanted it, it’s lovely in day before the clubs get going, but it’s worth noting the hotel itself is in a lovely peaceful quite spot on top of the cliffs with sea views.
Stayed 7 nights in Sep 2024

6/10 Okay

adeel

Rated 5 stars but not 5 star hotel
Stayed 4 nights in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

Sue Louise

Thoroughly enjoyed our week at this wonderful hotel. Glorious surroundings, nice walk to the beach, fabulous indoor and outdoor swimming pools.
Stayed 7 nights in Feb 2024

10/10 Excellent

Kirran

Amazing resort so much to see and do the rooms were impeccable. Meal options were great and the beach was at the end of the resort. Perfect location and the staff were so friendly
Stayed 5 nights in Dec 2023

10/10 Excellent

Harminderjit

Staff were amazing. Nothing was missed and I was pleased with how helpful everyone was. I am definitely going back.