Description of the Hotel
This hotel was opened in 2002 and comprises a total of 61 apartments spread over 3 floors. Guest have access to an approximately 500 m² garden and amongst the facilities count a foyer with a 24-hour reception desk, a safe and a lift in addition to a bar, a TV room and an air-conditioned à la carte restaurant with highchairs for infants. Further amenities include a conference room, a public Internet terminal, a bicycle hire service and a playground for younger guests.
Location Description
Located in Ria Formaosa nature protection area, this hotel lies approximately 20 km from Faro airport. A pathway leads 800 m through a pine forest to Ancão Beach and there are many shopping venues as well as countless bars, restaurants and nightclubs to be found within 4 km of the hotel. Transfer to the airport takes about 40 minutes and links to the public transport network lie roughly 9 km away.
Description of the rooms
The spacious apartments each come with a bathroom with a shower or a bathtub, a hairdryer, a direct dial telephone, satellite/ cable TV, a radio, a hi-fi stereo system, Internet access, a kitchenette, a fridge, tiling, air conditioning, and central heating and a hire safe as standard. Each has 1 bedroom and views out over the garden or pool, or comes with 2 bedrooms and faces out over the garden or the sea (request when booking).
Entertainment and sports facilities
In the outdoor complex is a swimming pool and a snack bar as well as a sun terrace with sun loungers and parasols laid out ready for use. There is a free shuttle bus service to a gym, which is located 4 km away and which offers professional supervision, use of a Jacuzzi, a sauna, steam baths and a massage service (additional fees apply for certain facilities). Sports enthusiasts may play a round of tennis or billiards and an entertainment programme provides some variation. It is 7 km to the nearest golf course.
Further details
From International Faro airport follow signs to Faro until finding signs for Lisboa Loulè bending right to join the main road N125. After 5 km approx go through 2 sets of traffic lights, go right to Almancil. At 1st set of traffic lights turn left to Vale do Lobo, until reaching a T junction. Turn right onto Vale do Lobo. Follow 1 km and turn left onto Vale do Garrâo ¿ Praia do Ancâo, until seeing an arch, drive over until the very end of the road and turn right to Praia do Ancâo, pass Quinta do Mar Village and you will see the hotel right hand side.
