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There are plenty of built-in
seats tailor-made for watching
the sunset.
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Holiday Overall 98%
Accommodation 99%
Location 74%
Food Quality 96%
Customers rating excellent/good Nov 08-Mar 09
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✔ Stunning clifftop views
✔ Large pool
✔ Wellness centre
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Riu Palace Algarve ttttt
“With to-die-for views and beaches steps away, the Riu Palace has peaceful escapes written all over it.”
Spread over pine-sprinkled shores, it’s as if this hotel has
taken all the best bits of the Algarve. Cue rugged, sandy-red
cliffs, tall umbrella pines and a long sandy beach - reached
by long flights of stairs cut into the cliffs.
The setting is tranquil, too. You’re just a kilometre from
Olhos d’Agua and a 15-minute cab ride from Albufeira, but
with the hotel gardens and sea views, you could be miles
from anywhere.
Talking of peace and quiet, there’s a sense of hushed
elegance. The lobby is a case in point. All miniature chaises
longues and gleaming marble floors, it’s calming and
impressive at the same time. Outside, the soothing
atmosphere continues unabated. There’s a flower-shaped
pool and children’s pool, both set in large tiled terraces
fringed with sunloungers and pretty white parasols.
Looking out over it all is a grand, pillared terrace where you
can sip drinks in the shade. And the final piece in the jigsaw
is the lawns dotted with pines and olive trees.
The hotel does a nice line in luxury as well. There’s a
columned indoor pool and Zen-styled spa with candlelit
massage and beauty rooms. And the main buffet restaurant
is all wall-to-wall marble, spotlights and starched
white linen.
As to the rooms, they’re a mix of dark-wood furnishings and
muted blues and creams, with colonial-style armchairs and
mood lighting. They’ve been given satellite TVs, minibars
and balconies, too - many with front-row views over the sea.
Location • Perched on a clifftop with stunning views out
to sea • 15 minute walk to Praia Falesia Beach via long
flight of steps • 1km to Olhos d’Agua • 8km to Albufeira
Pool area • Large free-form swimming pool • Indoor pool,
heated in winter • Pool towel service • Sun terraces
• Pool restaurant • Sunbeds and umbrellas
Meals • Restaurant serving buffet breakfast • For evening
meals, your starter will be from the buffet, main course with
table service and buffet • Vegetarian options • Twice a
week the hotel puts on a themed buffet • Poolside
restaurant/theme restaurant • Optional dining at theme
restaurant 01/05 to 31/10, with grill or Portuguese cuisine
on alternating days.
Activities • Wellness centre where beauty treatments, a
salon and massage are available • Tennis • Games room
with billiards and table tennis • Sauna • Turkish bath
• Whirlpool • Gym • The hotel offers discounted green fees
on five golf courses in Vilamoura: the Old Course; Pinhal;
Laguna; Milennium and Victoria
Entertainment • Several nights a week the hotel hosts live
music or shows.
For families • Children’s pool • Small playground
Other facilities • Internet access • Wireless LAN zone
Room facilities • 2 or 3 beds • Balcony or terrace
• Telephone • Minibar • Satellite TV • Hairdryer
• Safety deposit box available • Air-conditioning/heating
• Sea view rooms available
Rooms: 349
Lifts: 4
Official rating: ★★★★
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