Hotel Information: The hotel attracts golfers year-round and couples and families seeking holiday relaxation away from major towns in summer.

Insider tip: Several restaurants serving seafood are built just above the beach.

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Rooms

The hotel offers 214 extra-spacious guestrooms and suites in two tan-and-white buildings of five stories. Both rooms and suites include fully equipped kitchenettes, with breakfast bars, three stools, compact refrigerators, two-burner rangetops, microwave ovens, food processors, juicers, toasters, and coffeemakers. Dining sets are available both inside and on balconies.

Decor includes terra-cotta-tile floors, pale-yellow walls, white ceilings, dark-wood furniture, artificial plants, and green-and-orange fabrics.

Room Amenities

• Cable/satellite TV
• Balcony
• Air conditioning
• Climate control
• Blackout drapes/curtains
• Internet access - dial-up
• Kitchenette
• Coffee/tea maker
• Wake-up calls
• Housekeeping (daily)
• Complimentary toiletries

• Hair dryer
• Bidet
• Shower/tub combination
• Child care (in room, surcharge)
• Electronic/magnetic keys
• Television - Cable service
• Window opens
• In-room safe
• Television
• Rollaway beds
• Cribs (infant beds) available

Recreation

The hotel features a 23-meter (75-ft) kidney-shaped pool and a 6-meter-diameter (20-ft) toddlers' pool outdoors and a heated indoor pool measuring 12-by-6 meters (40-by-20 ft) and a four-person spa tub sheltered by a skylighted pavilion.

A 500-meter (547-yard) beach lies 300 meters (328 yards) from the hotel. Occasionally in summer, independent operators offer water sports rentals on the beach.

Guests may use two tennis courts (surcharges) at an adjacent sister hotel. Salgados Golf Club is 1 km (0.75 mi) away.

The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or near the hotel; fees may apply.

• Golfing nearby
• Swimming on site
• Tennis nearby

• Bicycle rentals nearby
• Fishing nearby
• Playground on site

Property Amenities

A health club featuring an indoor pool also includes a steam room and a fitness room with cardio and weight machines. (Surcharge for use of steam and fitness rooms.) A lobby computer offers high-speed Internet access (surcharge).

• Swimming pool - indoor
• Swimming pool - outdoor
• Poolside bar
• Swimming pool - children's
• Steam room
• Concierge services
• Fitness equipment
• Health club
• Room service (24 hours)
• Bar/lounge
• Restaurant(s) in hotel
• Parking (free)
• Self parking
• Meeting rooms (small groups)
• Banquet facilities
• Conference room(s)
• Audio-visual equipment

• Business services
• Internet access in public areas - high speed
• Internet access in public areas - surcharge
• Safe-deposit box - front desk
• Multilingual staff
• 24-hour front desk
• Porter/bellhop
• Number of rooms: 214
• Gift shops or newsstand
• Tour assistance
• Currency exchange
• Dry cleaning service
• Arcade/game room
• Number of floors: 5
• Elevator/lift
• Air-conditioned public areas
• Supervised child care/activities

Policies

• Pets not allowed
• Check-in time is 2 PM
• Check-out time is Noon

Family Information

This family-friendly hotel offers a range of amenities suitable for guests staying with children. See below for more details.

Rooms

Rooms:

• Junior suites with twin or double beds in the bedrooms and sofabeds in the living room
• Cribs available on request with bedding provided
• Kitchenettes with microwaves and refrigerators in all the rooms
• Babysitting available on request (surcharge)

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Food and beverages

Food and beverages:

• Baby chairs available in the restaurant
• Buffet breakfast and buffet meals in the main restaurant
• Children’s menu
• Microwave for baby food in restaurant on request

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Family-friendly facilities

Family-friendly facilities:

• Bicycle rental available through external company. Children’s bikes available
• Pick-up laundry service (surcharge)
• Drop-off zone in front of hotel
• Parking on site

  Child-friendly facilities:

• Health club with pool and hot tub; Turkish bath and gym at surcharge. Children under 12 years old must be accompanied by an adult
• Playground with soft floor
• Children’s pool
• Book borrowing available on request
• Games room with air hockey, snooker and video games
• Internet corner with one computer terminal and a high-speed Internet connection

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Activities

Children’s activities:

• Kids’ Club from 3 PM to 5 PM, Monday to Friday, for ages three and over. Activities include arts and crafts, baking, chocolate making and pool games. Varying daily programme.
• Multilingual entertainment team
• Family activities including aqua-gym, darts and bingo

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Location

Location:

• Very close to the beach in a quiet, tranquil area, away from the center
• Shuttle bus runs three times a day to the center
• Shops and supermarket – 200 meters
• Beach – 300 meters
• Zoomarine – 2 km (1 mile)
• Algarve Shopping Centre – 6 km (3.5 miles)
• Slide and Splash – 10 km (6 miles)
• Big One – 10 km (6 miles)

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Dining

A complimentary buffet breakfast is provided each morning in Albuhera restaurant.

Albuhera - Spacious restaurant serving buffet or à la carte dinner nightly.

Lobby Bar - Bar/lounge open mid-morning to late night for meals such as cod, veal, pasta, and omelets as well as sandwiches, desserts, and cocktails. Cane and leather seating. Live music nightly. Karaoke one night weekly.

Address

Praia da Galé

Albufeira, 8200 - 917

Portugal

Nearest major airport:

Faro, Portugal (FAO-Faro Intl.)

Area:

Albufeira, Portugal