Pestana Alvor Praia,
Alvor, Algarve, Portugal |
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The Pestana Alvor Praia is one of the best hotels in the Alvor and will impress even the most discerning of hotel guest.
Located just 40 minutes from Faro airport, and enjoying a beach front position, the hotel offers guests a high standard of accommodation with easy access to a number of great golf courses.
Spread over 6 floors there are a total of 195 fully furnished guest rooms at the Pestana Alvor Praia and most of them have sea views while all have balconies.
For the more active guests there is an excellent Spa, Health Club and Gymnasium as well a indoor heated salt-water pool. The Pestana group also own five great golf courses (Pinta, Gramacho, Vila Sol, Alto & Silves) all of which are available to play at greatly discounted rates with five round golf packages starting from as little as £95.00 per person. Hotel is closed from 01 November 2011 - 15 January 2012
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Pinta
Pinta runs through an old olive grove, where some of the trees are more than 700 years old, and features large, generally fast, well kept greens, often with tricky slopes, protected by huge bunkers Full details
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Gramacho
The new nine, designed by Nick Price, is truly superb, using the rolling terrain to create a scenic and interesting course, which will be enjoyed by all levels of golfer Full details
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Vila Sol
Another Portuguese Open venue, Vila Sol has some truly memorable holes with picture postcard views from many tees Full details
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Silves
In common with its brothers in the Pestana group Pinta and Gramacho, the greens are very quick and true Full details
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Alto
On the first nine holes, players have the added pleasure of enjoying an excellent view over Lagos Bay Full details
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Alamos
There are some stunning drives through tight tree lined avenues but also some holes where you can open your shoulders Full details
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Morgado
This is a very peaceful and pleasant place to play golf; indeed it is hard to find a more idyllic rural course Full details
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Oceanico Faldo
Nick said: "The land at Amendoeira is dramatic and the project has the potential to be a real talking point in the Algarve Full details
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Oceanico O'Connor
Christy O’Connor explained: 'I wanted one hole where it was just oranges Full details
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Penina Championship
The first tee is just a few yards from the hotel, and the course is an excellent test of golf with numerous trees, water hazards, bunkers, big greens and large teeing areas Full details
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