Pestana Alvor Praia is a really good golf hotel that prides itself on excellent service.
AT A GLANCE
Golf courses
You can play at the following courses: Morgado, Alamos, Salgados, Pinta, Gramacho, Alto, Penina Championship & Palmares
Where you can play
Morgado de Reguengo Golf Club from £180pp
This superb course opened in 2003 but belies its years, it feels surprisingly mature featuring views of the Monchique Mountains and is set amongst valleys, rivers and woodland.
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Pestana Golf Resort - Carvoeiro from £159pp
The two on-site golf courses consist of Pinta and Gramacho. Pinta is the harder of these two great golf courses and Gramacho enjoys an 18 hole, 27 green layout.
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Palmares Golf Course
Palmares Golf Course opened in 1975 and is a wonderful varied course which has five of its 18 holes winding through the dunes along the Atlantic coast and with the remaining thirteen laid out over gently undulating fairways.
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Pestana Alto Golf & Country Club from £275pp
This exclusive parkland course spans across two gently sloping valleys, the opening nine holes offer fine views over Lagos bay, the back nines undulating terrain makes each hole a new challenge.
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Salgados Golf
Salgados Golf is situated on relatively level ground however each hole still presents a different challenge. There is a good range of holes on this golf course with water featuring on most.
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Le Meridien Penina Golf & Resort from £229pp
Le Meridien Penina Resort offers one great 18-hole golf course in the Championship, and two nine-hole tracks in the Academy and Resort Golf Courses. With a great variation of holes the golf courses can cater to golfers of all abilities allowing guests to make their perfect golf break.
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The 5* Alvor Praia is an impressive hotel with 195 rooms, leisure facilities include indoor and outdoor swimming pools and 7 tennis courts. The hotel has 3 restaurants to choose from.
Situated on the beach, within 4.5 hectares of green belt land, the Pestana Praia offers a unique and magnificent setting. The hotel was completely refurbished in 2003 and now boasts some of Portugal's most modern leisure facilities including a sauna, Turkish bath, indoor and outdoor pool, seven tennis courts and a driving range. There are 195 rooms on its six floors and most of them have a sea view and a balcony. Dining options are endless, with the hotel having three restaurants on site. The types of food on offer range from traditional Portuguese cuisine to Moroccan dining.
Did you know?
Every Wednesday there is a market in Quarteira selling everything from designer handbags to watches. Be careful it’s unlikely they’re genuine!
Location
Alvor (45 mins west of Faro Airport)
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