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title: "3HB Faro — Faro"
description: "A five-star on Rua Vasco da Gama — old town 0.4 km, Ria Formosa 0.9 km — with rooftop pool, spa and guest scores that are almost suspiciously uniform until you read the parking complaint."
url: "https://travelshifu.com/hotels/faro/3hb-faro/"
type: "hotel review"
source: "TravelShifu"
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# 3HB Faro

A five-star on Rua Vasco da Gama — old town 0.4 km, Ria Formosa 0.9 km — with rooftop pool, spa and guest scores that are almost suspiciously uniform until you read the parking complaint.

## Verdict

Book it for the old-town pin and the facilities; budget for paid parking and the occasional minor service niggle — the 9.8 out of 10 headline is real, but parking costs are a named con.

The geography is why this hotel is here. our hotel data provider puts Faro Old Town at 0.4 km, Igreja do Carmo at 0.5 km, Museu Municipal at 0.5 km, Ria Formosa Natural Park at 0.9 km, Faro train station at 0.7 km and Faro Airport at 4.5 km. Location scores 9.68 out of 10, with central access praised despite parking challenges.

The supplier rating is 9.8 out of 10 from 4,003 reviews, captured 10 January 2026. Service and value both score 10; overall experience is 10. Cleanliness, room quality, amenities, location and food and beverage cluster at 9.68. Pros name friendly staff, clean spacious rooms and great location; cons name parking costs and some minor service issues. We show the numbers as attributed supplier data, not as our own score.

Facilities match the luxury band: fitness centre, swimming pool, spa/wellness centre, sauna, restaurant, bar, family rooms, children’s playground, babysitting, meeting facilities, soundproof rooms, parking and an airport shuttle are listed. Treat parking as potentially charged — the guest highlights name parking costs explicitly.

Three of the four Faro hotels in our seed associate FAO as the airport code; this row does not carry an airport_code field. We still cite Faro Airport at 4.5 km from the POI set above rather than inventing a shuttle destination.

## Is 3HB Faro worth five-star money?

Only if the old-town pin, rooftop pool and spa are what you are buying. The supplier score is 9.8 out of 10 from 4,003 reviews as of 10 January 2026, with service and overall experience at 10 — but parking costs are a named con and some minor service issues appear in the same analysis.

## How close is it to Faro Airport and the beach?

our hotel data provider records Faro Airport at 4.5 km and Praia de Faro at 6 km. Faro Old Town is 0.4 km and Ria Formosa Natural Park 0.9 km — those are the walks this address is built around.

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