Pestana Praia Hotel Alvor travel guide

This exclusive luxury-class hotel complex is surrounded by wonderfully-maintained gardens and lies above cliff-lined Praia dos Tres Irmaos bay. The 7 kilometre-long fine sand beach can be reached by descending a flight of stairs and it is 1 km to the centre of Alvor, which features countless shopping and entertainment venues and to which there is a regular bus service. It is well worth paying a visit to Portimao that lies about 5 km away; Faro international airport is about 70 km away. This luxury hotel was completely renovated in 2003 and comprises 2 buildings with 2 and 6 floors and a total of 195 rooms including 178 double rooms and 19 suites. Guests have access to a vast 30,000-m2 pool and garden complex, a spacious foyer with lifts, hire safes, a currency exchange facility and a 24-hour reception desk. There is also a games room, a TV room, lounges, a newspaper stand, a hairdresser's salon, a theatre hall, a cafe, several bars and an air-conditioned a la carte restaurant with highchairs for infants. Business guests may make use of the conference rooms and the public Internet terminal and room and laundry services as well as medical assistance are on offer. Finally, parking facilities, a kids' club and children's playground can be taken advantage of.Leave the airport and follow the signs to the highway A22. Take A22 in the direction of Portimao/Lagos. Leave A22 at the exit 4 Alvor. You will find two roundabouts. Follow the signs to Alvor. First, appears Montes de Alvor after an aerodrome, then signs to Pestana Hotels such as Pestana Alvor Praia, Pestana Delfim, Pestana D. Joao II Village, Pestana Alvor Atlantico and Pestana Alvor Park. Continue until Alvor village. All Pestana hotels are clearly signposted from Alvor center.