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Hotel Information: Perched on a hillside overlooking the beach, this hotel is popular with couples in winter and both couples and families in summer. The lobby level faces a garden with palm trees, pines, bougainvillea, and a pond with a fountain. On the other side, a stone-paved deck overlooks the ocean, with nighttime views of the floodlit ochre bluffs and rock formations directly below. Portuguese and Moorish antiques accent the public rooms.
Amenity highlights: Two heated saltwater pools are on site: an indoor pool inside a two-story. glass-walled pavilion, and an outdoor pool with a vast sundeck overlooking the ocean. Accessible by a paved path and elevators, the beach below forms the eastern end of a three-km (1.75-mile) crescent, with three dramatic rock formations (Três Irmāos, or Three Brothers) offshore.
The hotels sophisticated Almofariz restaurant serves a complimentary breakfast buffet daily. The dinner menu showcases Portuguese and Italian cuisine, and the ocean-view dining terrace is open in summer. Other dining and refreshment options include Harina, serving Moroccan fare; the Oceaneo Restaurant by the pool; and the Dom Henrique Bar, with live dance music nightly.
Insider tip: Several casual restaurants specializing in seafood lie along the beach directly below the hotel.
Rooms
This hotel has 195 guestrooms in a seven-story, cream-colored building, with five stories atop a hill and two stories terraced into the hill. All have balconies with two-chair dining sets and ocean or garden views. Contemporary furnishings include desks, dining tables, and overstuffed maroon chairs. High-speed Internet access is available (surcharge). Marble bathrooms have shower/tub combinations, waffle-weave bathrobes, makeup mirrors, and bidets. |
Room Amenities
- Internet access - high speed
- Cable/satellite TV
- Hypo-allergenic bedding available
- Balcony
- Climate control
- Air conditioning
- Blackout drapes/curtains
- Internet access - surcharge
- Minibar
- Wake-up calls
- Housekeeping (daily)
- Turndown service
- Makeup mirror
- Shower/tub combination
- Bidet
- Bathrobes
- Complimentary toiletries
- Hair dryer
- Child care (in room, surcharge)
- Electronic/magnetic keys
- Iron/ironing board (on request)
- In-room safe
- Television
- Window opens
- Desk
- Rollaway beds
- Cribs (infant beds) available
- Smoking rooms
Recreation
The hotel has two heated, freeform, saltwater pools: one outdoors and the other inside a two-story glass-walled pavilion. The outdoor pool is 50 meters (164 feet) long; a toddlers pool is adjacent. The indoor pool has a jetted area. A sauna, steam room, shower rooms, and outdoor plunge pool are adjacent. This area also includes an ocean-view fitness center with cardio machines and Universal gym. Other recreational facilities include two clay tennis courts, a golf driving range, and miniature golf (surcharges for all).
Accessible by a 200-meter (219-yard) paved path and elevators, the beach below the hotel is known for its three ochre rock formations (Três Irmāos, or Three Brothers), about 150 meters (55 yards) offshore. Ochre bluffs mark the eastern end of the beach, which is part of 3-km (1.75-miles) Alvor Beach.
In summer, independent operators on the beach offer personal watercraft, parasailing, windsurfing, and other aquatic activities. The hotel arranges fishing trips (surcharge) and rents bicycles. An independently operated 18-hole par-3 golf course is 200 meters (219 yards) from the hotel.
The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or near the hotel; fees may apply.
- Golfing nearby
- Golf - driving range on site
- Golf - miniature on site
- Windsurfing nearby
- Rowing or canoeing nearby
- Personal watercraft nearby
- Sailing nearby
- Scuba diving nearby
- Water skiing nearby
- Snorkeling nearby
- Surfing/boogie boarding on site
- Swimming on site
- Tennis on site
- Running track/path on site
- Aerobics on site
- Volleyball on site
- Yoga classes/instruction on site
- Scooter/Moped Rentals nearby
- Hiking/biking trails nearby
- Bicycle rentals on site
- Horse riding/rental nearby
- Parasailing nearby
- Skydiving nearby
- Fishing nearby
- Playground on site
Property Amenities
A health-and-beauty spa offers massage, body treatments, facials, aromatherapy, reflexology, waxing, and hair and nail care. The fitness center overlooks the ocean. Complimentary supervised children's activities are available from March to November. Complimentary lounge chairs are provided on the beach during warmer months.
The freeform indoor pool has a teardrop-shaped jetted section and a wooden deck with cushioned teak lounge chairs. A sauna, steam room, shower rooms with rainfall showerheads, and an outdoor plunge pool are adjacent. The outdoor pool features an ocean-view sundeck and an adjoining childrens pool.
An Internet center on the hotels lower level contains a pool table and four computers with high-speed Internet access (surcharge).
- Swimming pool - indoor
- Swimming pool - outdoor
- Poolside bar
- Swimming pool - children's
- Spa tub
- Full-service health spa
- Steam room
- Sauna
- Concierge services
- Complimentary breakfast
- Complimentary newspapers in lobby
- Health club
- Fitness equipment
- Bar/lounge
- Restaurant(s) in hotel
- Room service (24 hours)
- Parking (free)
- Self parking
- Parking garage
- Meeting rooms (small groups)
- Banquet facilities
- Ballroom(s)
- Exhibit space
- Conference room(s)
- Event catering
- Audio-visual equipment
- Business services
- Internet access in public areas - surcharge
- Internet access in public areas - high speed
- 24-hour front desk
- Porter/bellhop
- Security guard
- Safe-deposit box - front desk
- Multilingual staff
- Number of rooms: 195
- Number of floors: 7
- Gift shops or newsstand
- Hair salon
- ATM/banking
- Currency exchange
- Tour assistance
- Beauty services
- Dry cleaning service
- Shoe shine
- Pool table on site
- Air-conditioned public areas
- Elevator/lift
- Supervised child care/activities
- Wedding services
Policies
Extra person charges may apply and vary depending on hotel policy.
Rollaway beds and cribs (infant beds) may be available and should be requested at the time of booking; fees may apply.
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.
- Pets not allowed
- Check-in time is 3 PM
- Check-out time is Noon
Dining
A complimentary English/European buffet breakfast is provided each morning in the Almofariz restaurant.
Almofariz - Fine-dining restaurant. Buffet and a la carte menu for dinner. Portuguese, Italian, international dishes. Ocean-view terrace seating in summer; air-conditioned dining room. Dress code: No jeans, shorts, athletic shoes at dinner.
Harina Restaurant - Intimate Moroccan restaurant open for dinner only. Dress code: No jeans, shorts, athletic shoes.
Oceaneo Restaurant & Bar - Casual spot open mid-morning until evening for sandwiches, salads, burgers, fish, pasta, omelets, desserts, espresso, cocktails. Blue-suede banquettes. Poolside shaded tables.
Dom Henrique Bar - Spacious bar/lounge with wooden dance floor. Live music nightly. Outdoor lawn seating in summer.
Pool Bar - Open in summer for tropical drinks.
Address
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Alvor, 8501-904
Portugal
Nearest major airport:
Faro, Portugal (FAO-Faro)
Area:
Portimao, Portugal
