Le Meridien Penina Golf & Resort

Set within its own 360-acre estate, this hotel has a magnificent location, just one hour's drive from Faro International Airport and midway between the traditional fishing port of Portimão and the historic town of Lagos.

All 196 guestrooms (including 17 suites) are luxuriously equipped with air-conditioning, direct-dial telephone, mini-bar, satellite TV, hair-drier and personal safe-deposit box. A choice of four restaurants serve Portuguese, Italian and international cooking, complemented by three bars.

Leisure amenities include an Olympic-size swimming pool, health centre, sauna, massage, gymnasium, football pitch, 6 floodlit tennis courts, golf academy, Penguin Village children's club and water sports from June-September. The hotel also boasts three on-site golf courses, one 18-hole championship and two with 9 holes.