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Who else would like to have more information about the most popular and public holiday resort in the Algarve?
Now it appears that someone who calls himself “Sandysocks” has made a Squidoo Lens about Club Albufeira

The ZooMarine near Club Albufeira is open all year round and is an all day outing for the family.
See the Seals performing and especially the Dolphins.
Take a minute or two to relax and enjoy this video.

The low-cost airline will now fly to the Algarve from Glasgow, East Midlands and Liverpool airports, in addition to the existing routes from London Stansted, Dublin and Shannon.
Now more people can take advantage of the Algarve’s winter sun with the launch of new flights.
Ryanair’s new routes from Liverpool and East Midlands airports operate three times a week on Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays, plus twice a week on Wednesdays and Saturdays from Glasgow Prestwick.
The winter launch of these routes proves that Ryanair recognises this region of Portugal as a year-round holiday destination.

For more information about these flights visit www.ryanair.com.

Having just returned from Club Albufeira ,I can now show two photos of this new on-site restaurant. Being at the highest point on the holiday resort it has extensive views. The restaurant provides seating upstairs, as well as that shown in the photo below.

The property is a 2 bed, 2 bath ground floor facing apartment, fully furnished and equipped on the popular resort of Club Albufeira, a quality established resort perfect for enjoyable holidays.  There are a whole host of facilities on the complex and the close proximity to the Old Town of Albufeira means you can enjoy an abundance of shops, restaurants, bars and beautiful beaches in the newly revamped centre. The close link to the motorway ensures a swift transfer time from Faro airport in only 25 minutes. This 5-year-old apartment is in excellent decorative order and has a proven track record for rental income. The property is presently advertised for rental at Algarve-Selfcatering.biz where there are photos and further details.

SPECIFICATIONS

• APPROX 5 YEARS OLD
• GROUND FLOOR END APARTMENT
• APPROX. 110 SQ M COVERED AREA
• 2 DOUBLE BEDROOMS (1 EN-SUITE)
• FITTED MIRRORED WARDROBES
• 2 FULL BATHROOMS (1 EN-SUITE)
• LOUNGE WITH WOOD BURNER
• FULLY FITTED AND EQUIPPED KITCHEN
• STORAGE CUPBOARD WITH WASHING MACHINE
• FULLY FURNISHED AND EQUIPPED
• DOUBLE GLAZED & ALUMINIUM SHUTTERS
• AIR CONDITIONING IN LOUNGE (PRE-INSTALLED IN BEDROOMS)
• SATELLITE TV
• TELEPHONE
• TERRACE AND GARDEN AREA
• COMPLEX FACILITIES
• EXCELLENT RENTAL POTENTIAL
• RENTAL INCOME INCLUDED IN PRICE

Check out these frequently asked questions about Club Albufeira and apartment reservations.

A sample of the questions asked are as follows:

1. How far is it to the sea and can you walk there?
2. Are towels and linen provided?
3. Is it best to reserve a rental car or is it just as easy to rent one when we are there?
4. What facilities are there for children to play?
5. Is my booking deposit refundable if ……….

If you have children then holidays must, by law,be taken during the school holidays.
This creates a great demand for all the popular family holiday resorts during these holiday periods.
So great can be this demand that the availability of holiday villas and apartments becomes less and less as the Summer Holidays approach.
Although this all must seem common sense, it is surprising just how many people leave the booking of their Summer Holidays for whatever reason, to the last minute.

The result of such delay in reserving the holiday can be both frustration and disappointment in not being able to secure accommodation in the chosen venue for the holiday.
Worse still, if the flights have already been booked to the particular holiday destination, the lack of accommodation can become a virtual nightmare !

Typically here are the steps taken;-

Step one :-Searching the web and then finding the apartment or villa in the chosen venue .All of the family agree that this would make a wonderful holiday venue.
Step two : is the enquiry made to the owner who for reasons of his own, does not keep an up-to-date availability calender on his website or does not keep his agent informed of the bookings already made.
Step three : is the step when the disappointment and frustration occurs.

The owner or agent replies that the apartment / villa is already booked by other persons for the dates required. This disappointment can be reoccurring and more and more frustrating when the same reply becomes more and more frequent with each enquiry.

So why does this happen?

Perhaps among these reasons for delaying to secure a reservation is the popularity of last minute deals and indecision of where to go.

Although it is possible to get some last minute holiday deals, airlines generally offer lower prices for advance bookings and higher prices for last minute bookings and so the gain is offset.

Another possible reason for delaying booking is the fear that illness or other unpredictable events may cause cancellation and loss of money.
Of course it is possible to take out insurance against such events happening, but this can be both expensive and generally unnecessary.

So how does one win? Here is a tip to help avoid such disappointment and frustration:

-most owners of holiday villas and apartments require a small deposit to secure the holiday booking.This deposit is fully or 95% refundable in the event of cancellation provided that enough notice is given to enable the booking dates to be offered to others enquiring, This notice period of cancellation is usually around 6-8 weeks.

- the deposit paid early enough ,will have you sitting smug, ahead of the competition!

If you are new to the concept of booking your own holiday on- line, the procedure is usually quite simple.
Simply search for the holiday country on one or more of the many holiday sites.Then make your enquiry to the owner or agent via their Booking Form or in some cases their Email address.

You will then be sent a booking form for you to complete and return with your booking deposit. Hey Presto you have booked your holiday!

So what is the best time to book your summer holiday?

Why not as early as now, or at the very latest February for ensuring that you have the best choice ,beating the rush and avoiding frustration and disappointment?

About The Author: Ted Ellis
Webmaster-Portal for reservations Club Albufeira, Algarve, Portugal
http://www.holiday-rents.com
http://www.albufeira-rentals.com
http://www.clube-albufeira.eu

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Those of you who have made holidays at the Club Albufeira will remember the old farmhouse at the top of the complex.This has now been converted to restaurant with its own pool. It has been named “Casa Azul” and I have been informed by a past guest at my holiday rental apartment that the  quality of the food was excellent and of good value!