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Hotel Information: The hotel is set on a picturesque slope--with sculptures, flowering gardens, lily ponds, and pine and palm trees--that drops down to the lagoon. It attracts nature lovers, bird watchers, golfers, and families seeking tranquil, active holidays.
Amenity highlights: Sheltered by trees and gardens, a heated outdoor pool, children's pool, and spa tub provide year-round recreation. A health spa contains an indoor pool in a glass-walled pavilion. A bridge leads to miles of beach, with water sports available on the beach and a nearby lake in summer. Shuttles take guests to four championship golf courses within the Quinta do Lago resort. Bordering the lagoon directly in front of the hotel are nature/bird-watching trails.
Insider tip: During summer, the hotel provides complimentary shuttle service to Quinta Shopping Center, which offers international brand-name shops, restaurants, and outdoor cafés, and is located just outside the resort development's entrance three km (1.75 miles) away.
Rooms
The hotel offers 141 guestrooms in a six-story, apricot-colored building with a red-tile roof. Balconies include cushioned chairs and tables. Decor and furnishings feature crown molding; carpeting; botanical prints on walls; and light-colored wood trim and furniture, including tables, desks, and cushioned chairs. Marble bathrooms with separate toilet rooms feature twin-sink vanities, scales, and ceramic appointments from Porches, the Algarve's famed pottery center.
In rooms for guests’ use are terry-cloth bathrobes, slippers, and umbrellas. Guests receive complimentary bottled water, Port, and fresh flowers. VCRs offer entertainment, with videotapes available for surcharges. Video-game consoles are available on request (surcharges).
Room Amenities
- Cable/satellite TV
- VCR
- Video-game console
- Hypo-allergenic bedding available
- Balcony
- Climate control
- Air conditioning
- Blackout drapes/curtains
- Internet access - dial-up
- Minibar
- Bottled water in room (complimentary)
- Wake-up calls
- Housekeeping (daily)
- Turndown service
- Bathroom scale
- Shower/tub combination
- Makeup mirror
- Massage - available in room
- Sewing kit
- Slippers
- Bidet
- Bathrobes
- Complimentary toiletries
- Hair dryer
- Child care (in room, surcharge)
- Electronic/magnetic keys
- Welcome amenities
- In-room safe
- Television
- Window opens
- Clock radio
- Desk
- Rollaway beds
- Cribs (infant beds) available
- Smoking rooms
Recreation
Four championship golf courses lie within the Quinta do Lago resort development. The hotel provides complimentary shuttle service to all four and offers discounts at three. The hotel arranges for golf pro to provide private lessons (surcharges) for guests. A horse stable three km (1.75 miles) north of the hotel offers horseback riding.
Measuring 24 meters (80 feet), a heated, irregularly shaped pool, a 5.5-meter-diameter (18-foot) children's pool, and a 10-person spa tub provide year-round family recreation. A 10.5-by-4.5-meter (35-by-15-foot) heated indoor pool located in a glass-walled pavilion within the hotel's health spa contains jets for hydrotherapy and provides a current to swim against.
Approximately 300 meters (328 yards) from the hotel, a 250-meter (273-yard) bridge leads to a beach that extends for miles along the Atlantic Ocean. The hotel provides complimentary lounge chairs, umbrellas, and towels on the beach and offers complimentary shuttle service to the bridge. Complimentary fruit and water are provided to guests on the beach as well as around the pool in summer.
During summer, independent operators rent personal watercraft, sailboats, and pedal boats on the beach and offer parasailing and water skiing. A water sports center on a lake 250 meters (273 yards) from the hotel rents sailboats, windsurfers, kayaks, and pedal boats in summer.
The hotel includes two tennis courts (surcharge), rents bicycles, and provides aerobics and yoga on request for surcharges.
Ria Formosa Natural Park, which surrounds the hotel and extends for 60 km (37.5 miles) along the coast, is a protected ecosystem of lagoons, marshes, sandy islands, and peninsulas. Waterfowl thrive in the park. Bordering the lagoon directly in front of the hotel are three km (1.75 miles) of nature trails that provide bird watching as well as views of Roman ruins. The hotel rents binoculars and sells guidebooks to the nature trails.
The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or near the hotel; fees may apply.
- Golfing nearby
- Golf - driving range nearby
- Golf - miniature nearby
- Windsurfing nearby
- Personal watercraft nearby
- Sailing nearby
- Water skiing nearby
- Snorkeling nearby
- Swimming on site
- Tennis on site
- Running track/path on site
- Aerobics on site
- Yoga classes/instruction on site
- Hiking/biking trails on site
- Bicycle rentals on site
- Horse riding/rental nearby
- Parasailing nearby
- Bird watching on site
- Fishing nearby
- Playground on site
Property Amenities
A two-story, 600-square-meter (6,500-square-foot) health spa contains an indoor pool in a glass-walled pavilion equipped with jets for hydrotherapy and a current to swim against. Massage, hydro-massage, body wraps and scrubs, hydro/chromo therapy, reflexology, and facials are also available. Massage is also offered on the beach.
The spa also contains a mirror-walled fitness room with cardio machines, weight machines, and free weights; a spa tub; and women's and men's locker rooms with saunas and steam rooms--all complimentary, as is use of the pool.
In summer and during the Easter holidays, the hotel provides complimentary supervised children's indoor and outdoor activities. International newspapers are printed from the Internet on request (surcharges). A room off the lobby contains a computer with high-speed Internet access and a printer (surcharges), a gift shop sells golf clothing, and a beauty salon offers hair- and nail-care.
- Swimming pool - indoor
- Swimming pool - outdoor
- Poolside bar
- Swimming pool - children's
- Spa tub
- Steam room
- Sauna
- Full-service health spa
- Concierge services
- Complimentary breakfast
- Health club
- Fitness equipment
- Bar/lounge
- Restaurant(s) in hotel
- Room service (24 hours)
- Parking (free)
- Self parking
- Limo or Town Car service available
- Meeting rooms (small groups)
- Banquet facilities
- Ballroom(s)
- Conference room(s)
- Audio-visual equipment
- Business services
- Internet access in public areas - surcharge
- Internet access in public areas - high speed
- 24-hour front desk
- Porter/bellhop
- Doorman/doorwoman
- Security guard
- Safe-deposit box - front desk
- Multilingual staff
- Number of rooms: 141
- Number of floors: 6
- Gift shops or newsstand
- Hair salon
- Tour assistance
- Currency exchange
- Beauty services
- Dry cleaning service
- Arcade/game room
- Shoe shine
- Video library
- Pool table on site
- Air-conditioned public areas
- Elevator/lift
- Umbrella
- Wedding services
- Supervised child care/activities
Policies
Extra person charges may apply and vary depending on hotel policy.
Rollaway beds (surcharges) and complimentary cribs (infant beds) are available and should be requested at the time of booking.
Photo identification and credit card or cash deposit are required at check-in for incidental charges.
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in. Special requests made via this Web site cannot be guaranteed and may incur additional charges.
- Pet fee charged at hotel/condo
- Small pets only
- Check-in time is 2 PM
- Check-out time is Noon
Dining
A complimentary buffet breakfast is provided each morning in Brisa do Mar restaurant.
Brisa do Mar - Ocean-view dining room with booths, carpeting, cane chairs, fresh flowers, and original paintings of surrounding area. Expansive terrace. Portuguese/international selections including specialties from the Algarve. Buffet lunch in summer, a la carte service in winter. Buffet dinner and a la carte menu.
Ristorante Ca' d'Oro - Intimate, fine-dining Italian dinner restaurant. Venetian decor including glass chandeliers, carnival masks, gold-fabric wall panels, gas fireplace.
Laguna Bar - Bar/lounge with lagoon/ocean view, wood paneling, leather seating. Covered terrace with rattan seating, also. Open early evening to late night for sandwiches, desserts, and cocktails. Pianist nightly.
Pool Bar - Open mid-morning to early evening in summer for sandwiches, burgers, salads, light meals.
Address
8135 024 Almachil
Almancil, 8135-024
Portugal
Nearest major airport:
Faro, Portugal (FAO-Faro)
Area:
Algarve, Portugal
