The three star Balaia Apartments are situated in large gardens, some 400 metres from the Maria Louisa beach, and about five kilometres from the centre of Albufeira, on the southern coast of the Algarve in Portugal.

The accommodation, at the Balaia, comprises studios and one and two bed roomed apartments, each having a bath room, a lounge with sofa bed and a kitchenette, and being equipped with satellite television, a telephone and a rental safety deposit box. The Apartments are cleaned five times each week, and the towels and bed linen are changed twice weekly.

The facilities, at the Apartments, include a restaurant open in winter, 24 hour reception (limited hours in winter), laundry service, a mini market, a sports bar, a swimming pool, a children's pool and a poolside restaurant and bar (open April to October).