Location: the club hotel is located on a red rocky promontory rising above the ocean. Albufeira is now one of the most popular holiday resorts in the south of Portugal, but it used to be a small fishing village and its charming little streets and white houses built on the cliffs still evoke the atmosphere of the past.
Airport transfer time & distance: the nearest airport is Faro (35 km), from where it takes approximately 45 minutes to reach the hotel.
Beach distance: Direct beachfront hotel.
Beach: 200 m long, fine sandy beach in the shade of a cliff, equipped with sun loungers and parasols.
Rooms: 372 rooms in three buildings connected by a glass corridor. The hotel has club rooms, deluxe rooms and suites, some with sea views and some with one-room suites.
Amenities: air conditioning, mini fridge, safe, hairdryer, telephone, TV. In the deluxe rooms there is a minibar, tea/coffee maker, iron and flat-screen TV. Suites also have a coffee maker and CD/MP3 player.
Catering: all-inclusive. International buffet-style meals in the ocean-view Balaia restaurant. The Vasco de Gamma restaurant offers à la carte dining with a special emphasis on seafood. The Amalia and Falesia bars offer free food and drinks during the day and evening: soft drinks, juices, coffee and tea, cocktails, short drinks, wines, savory and sweet aperitif cakes.
Sport and recreation: swimming pool, mini golf, table tennis, volleyball, mini football, cardio training, pétanque, bridge club, live music, dance club, evening show, Turkish bath.
Sports programs with instruction: golf, tennis, fitness, aquafitness, archery.
For a fee: excursions, wellness center: massage and beauty treatments.
For children: For a fee: baby club (4 months-2 years), mini club (2-4 years).