Apartments and holiday lets
Most homes in Albufeira are apartments: in the blocks above the Old Town, along the Strip and around Montechoro, near Oura beach and at the marina. A lot of them are holiday lets, and the floors take a full season of beach sand, sun cream and wet feet. Changeover mopping keeps them presentable, but it spreads a thin film that slowly turns light porcelain grey and the grout darker. See why porcelain looks dirty after mopping.
If you manage several apartments, in one building or across town, one quote can cover them all and we plan the work around your bookings. See property managers.
Villas: Galé, Guia, Olhos de Água
Villas west of town towards Galé, inland around Guia and Ferreiras, and east towards Olhos de Água usually have large open-plan floors in porcelain. The worst areas are almost always the walkways and the doors to the pool terrace, where sand and pool water are carried inside. On a big floor the per-m² price matters, so here is an example: a 120 m² villa floor at the base rate is €1,800, or €2,040 if it needs the extra pass. More on porcelain floor cleaning.
Timing, furniture and what to expect for homes and holiday lets: villa and apartment floor cleaning.
Hotels, aparthotels and restaurants
Albufeira has more hotels and restaurants than any other town we cover. For businesses the work is planned around how the place runs: guest rooms and corridors in sections between check-outs, restaurant floors before service or on a closed day. Busy kitchen floors with grease and compacted dirt are in the heavy-use band (€20/m²). Full detail on commercial floor cleaning.
Planning a job in Albufeira
- Distance. We are based in Lagos, roughly an hour away by the A22. That doesn’t change the price, but it helps if you can give us two or three possible dates.
- Old Town access. Many streets in the centre are steep, narrow or pedestrian. Tell us the nearest place a van can stop; we carry the machine from there.
- Summer on the Strip. July and August bring heavy traffic and late nights. Mornings work best, and the shoulder season is easier still.
- Apartment buildings. Mention the lift, any working-hour rules from the condominium, and where the keys are.
Price in Albufeira
The same as everywhere we work: €15/m², +€2/m² for very dirty floors and +€5/m² for extremely dirty, heavy-use floors. Minimum job 50 m² (€750). Ceramic and porcelain only.
Nearby
Albufeira is as far east as we go for now; we don’t cover Vilamoura, Loulé or Faro. To the west we cover Lagoa and Carvoeiro and Portimão. Grey haze on your tiles? Read how to remove grey film from porcelain.