This is a very popular choice with Golfbreaks.com clients. The golf on site is excellent and if you stay at Penina you also get a vastly reduced rate at the awesome San Lorenzo.
AT A GLANCE
Golf courses
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.
The 360-acre estate Le Méridien Penina Golf & Resort is based in makes the perfect setting for the three golf courses that make this the perfect golfing venue. With 36-holes to test your ability on this is a must visit venue for fans of the Algarve, and there are also numerous off-site golf courses to play if you wish to make the most of your time in the region.
Penina Championship Course (Le Meridien Penina Golf & Resort)
The 18-hole Sir Henry Cotton Championship Golf Course at Le Méridien Penina Resort, previously known as The Penina, is a true test of a golfers’ skill, and has a reputation as being one of the toughest golf courses in the region.
Featuring a range of streams, ditches and water hazards throughout its length and beautiful woodland areas surrounding holes and forcing players to keep their focus, this is a great test of golf for even the most proficient of players.
18 Holes, Par 73, Yardage 6869. Parkland.
Penina Academy Course (Le Meridien Penina Golf & Resort)
The interesting 9-holes that make up the Academy golf course plays to a par of 30, and is made up of 6 par-3s and 3 par-4s. This golf course is perfect for casual, less experienced players’, however the tight greens still put an emphasis on accuracy, perfect to hone your game on before moving to one of the more challenging tracks in the area.
9 Holes, Par 30, Yardage 2024. Parkland.
Penina Resort Course (Le Meridien Penina Golf & Resort)
The 9-hole Resort Golf Course at Le Méridien Penina Resort offers 18-tees so players can play a full round if they wish. The track is full of its own challenges, though not to the calibre of the championship golf course, that will still test players, making this a great warm-up golf course before taking your game to the main tracks.
9 Holes, Par 71, Yardage 5751. Parkland.
Where you can play
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 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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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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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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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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The 5* Meridien Penina Resort Hotel is situated in a beautiful part of Portugal, with 196 comfortable guest rooms, all with the modern comforts you would expect from a quality resort.
The beautiful Le Meridien Penina Golf & Resort Hotel is home to 196 well designed guestrooms that make the perfect base for your Portugal golf break, featuring all you will require to stay in complete comfort.
The venue is also well equipped for players looking to unwind after their golf, or equally for non-golfers. The beach is close to the hotel, and there is also a swimming pool, sauna, bicycle rental, shopping and live entertainment available for guests.
As your day draws to a close, there is a great range of dining options available on-site at the resort, including, the formal Grill Restaurant, serving an a la carte menu, the Italian inspired L’Arlecchino Restaurant, and numerous other bars and dining areas that will leave you spoilt for choice at this great 5* Resort.
Did you know?
Le Meridien Penina has undergone a 9 million euro refurbishment of its hotel
Location
Le Meridien Penina is idyllically situated in the western Algarve in Alvor, less than an hours’ drive from Faro airport.
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