Platinum Selection - Luxury Hotels Algarve
Le Meridien Penina Golf and Resort
Alvor, The Algarve, Portugal
Le Meridien Penina Golf & Resort is unique in the Algarve , where guests can step out of the hotel and start to play golf on its three courses. The 18-hole Championship Course, designed by Sir Henry Cotton, is considered his masterpiece and it is indeed a remarkable achievement. The hotel and golf club are unique when it comes to outstanding views, a calm and tranquil setting, and shows nature at its best. Le Meridien Penina Golf & Resort offers a wide range of facilities and services specifically tailored to meet and surpass the expectations of each hotel guest.
Location
The hotel is located 67km to Faro International airport, 5km to Portimao, 5km to Alvor, 16km to Lagos and 25km to Monchique. The beach is 5 km away (there are complimentary transfers between the hotel and beach from June to the end of September).
Accommodation
Rooms have views over the resort course or the Monchique Mountains and they benefit from air conditioning, satellite television, a mini-bar, safe and hairdryer. Disabled: All bedrooms are adapted for the disabled, in terms of wide doorways, wide rooms etc; however, bedrooms are not adapted to wheelchair-bound persons although all the hotel doors are wide enough to accommodate a wheelchair. There are ramps to the hotel entrance and around the hotel and grounds. In the public areas there are also toilets adapted for the disabled.
Dining
Restaurants & Bars available at Hotel: Club Sir Henry Cotton, Restaurant Sagres, Restaurant Le Grill, Restaurant L'Arlecchino (seasonal), Beach Restaurant “Dunas” (summer season), Bar Monchique. A choice of five restaurants serving Portuguese, Italian and International cuisine, and three bars offer a choice of refreshments, snacks and cocktails. Children's menus, barbecues, theme evenings and formal dinners are all available.
Ameneties
Le Meridien Penina Golf & Resort offers a wide range of sporting and leisure facilities that includes three golf courses, an 18-hole Championship Course, a 9-hole Academy Course and a 9-hole Resort Course. There is a Golf Academy for golfers of all abilities, and Penina offers a five-day golf instruction programme (contact the hotel for details). These clinics are conducted as a group, with a maximum of pupils to one professional, and must be booked with at least seven days notice. The resort also offers a driving range, practice holes and putting greens. Further sporting facilities include six floodlit tennis courts, five of which are hard-surface courts, and one Astro Turf court. Fees for tennis courts and lessons at the Tennis Academy are available at the hotels resort reservations centre. An equipped fitness room is also free of charge for guests and a full-size snooker table is available free of charge for guests over 18 years of age. Mountain bikes are available all year round for rides within the resort at a cost. At the Archery Academy , the Archery instructor is available to give lessons to guests upon request. Water sports are available from June to September, and the Beach Club offers windsurfing, sailing, pedaloes, waterskiing, sun beds, towel service and a restaurant. There is a free shuttle service to and from the beach throughout the season. The outdoor swimming pool is free for residents and includes sun beds and a towel service. Golf courses, golf academy including driving range, practice holes and putting greens, six floodlit tennis courts, outdoor swimming pool, archery academy, fitness room, FIFA-approved football pitch, sauna, massage, beauty centre, billiard room, hairdresser, water sports, beach club, jogging circuit, mountain bikes, horse riding nearby, snooker, penguin village for children (Easter to 31st October and Christmas).