Features
What to expect: Opened in 1991, this 11-storey hotel overlooks Vilamoura marina, with its rows of yachts and speedboats. Guests enter the hotel through glass doors, passing two large ornamental elephants on their way into a lobby with tiled mosaic floors, several seating areas with sofas and upholstered armchairs, large tapestries, paintings on easels, a long reception desk, and a gift shop. Large slanting windows looking onto the swimming pool, landscaped garden, beach, or marina make this a pleasant place for leisure guests to meet and watch live sport on the large screen TV. Amenity highlights: The hotel has the largest in-hotel conference facilities in Portugal, with a dedicated congress center catering for up to 1200 people theater style. The hotel also has a children’s playroom, scuba diving center, health club and tennis courts, as well as discounts on local golf courses. Insider tip: Adult entertainment is on offer at the Vilamoura Casino, just a five-minute drive away, with international shows, a games room, and a disco.
A complimentary Continental buffet breakfast is served each morning. Sirius - A la carte menu of international food with Mediterranean influence. Decorated with dark wood chairs and red carpet; large mural of Arabian women harvesting almond trees. Open daily. Aries - Terracotta floor and dark wood chairs with tartan cushions. Breakfast, lunch, and dinner offered during winter months; breakfast and dinner offered summer months. Continental hot and cold buffet breakfast; international buffet lunch and dinner. Overflow section known as Aries II with large round tables.
Castor Bar - A carpeted bar with sofas and upholstered chairs in warm red, brown, and green ethnic fabrics with a large wooden bar at its center. Castor Bar looks over Vilamoura marina. Guests can relax with a coffee or something stronger here during the day or return in the evening to hear the hotel’s resident band, The Constellations, who play a selection of international classics from jazz and bossa nova to pop. Orion Coffee Shop - Connected to the Congress Center via a glass walkway and located by the outdoor swimming pool, the coffee shop is round with a wooden ceiling and mosaic wall panels, and serves a hot and cold buffet lunch from April to October. Caramachao Bar - Guests can enjoy drinks at this poolside bar during the summer season. Chiringuito Bar - The hotel’s beach bar is open during the summer months.
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