With views over the resort course or the Monchique Mountains, these rooms benefit from air conditioning, satellite television, a minibar, safe and hairdryer.

These rooms have views over the pool and championship golf course. All benefit from private balconies in addition to air conditioning, satellite television, a minibar, safe and hairdryer.

Pool view rooms, that consisting of a split-level bedroom / sitting room. All are on the 4th floor.

Overlooking the pool and championship golf course, these suites consist of a twin-bedded room with separate lounge, satellite television, minibar, balcony, air conditioning, safe and hairdryer.

These suites have either one or two twin bedrooms and two or four bathrooms. The lounge is very much larger than Junior Suite lounges.

A choice of five restaurants serve Portuguese, Italian and international cuisine, and the four bars offer a choice of refreshments, snacks and cocktails. Children's menus, barbecues, theme evenings and formal dinners are all available.

* Alvor, Portugal (2.5 mi/4.0 km) * 16th Century Parish Churches (2.5 mi/4.0 km) * Portimão, Portugal (3.1 mi/5.0 km) * Lagos, Portugal (7.5 mi/12.0 km) * Ponta De Piedade (9.9 mi/16.0 km) * Silves, Portugal (10.6 mi/17.0 km) * Albufeira, Portugal (24.9 mi/40.0 km) * Sagres Fortress (28.0 mi/45.0 km) * Cabo Sao Vincent (28.0 mi/45.0 km

The Algarve, with its pleasant climate, is a perfect place for leisure and sports enthusiasts. Golf is particularly high on the lists of things to do and there are numerous courses to test even the most ardent player. At the hotel there is the exclusive and challenging 18-hole Sir Henry Cotton Championship Golf Course, as well as the Academy Course for beginners, and a new 9-hole Resort Course. There is also an extensive driving range and huge putting green. The beach is four kilometres away from the hotel (with complimentary transfers from June to the end of September). The nearest town with shops, local entertainment and a casino is four km from the resort at Portimao and Lagos is 12 kilometres away.

Le Meridien Penina Golf and 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 property 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. Start times on the golf courses can be pre-booked upon room reservation, subject to courses availability. A handicap certificate is required of 28 for men and 36 for ladies on the championship course and soft spikes are required to play on all courses.

Further sporting facilities includes six floodlit tennis courts; five of which are hard surfaced courts and one Astro Turf court. Fees for tennis courts and lessons at the Tennis Academy are available at the hotel's resort reservations centre. The FIFA-sized football field has been used by teams like Chelsea FC from the UK and Borussia Dortmund from Germany for their winter training. There is also a three-kilometre jogging circuit with 12 exercise stations for individual and family runs, free for guests, a fully equipped gymnasium, also free of charge to guests, a full-size snooker table, free of charge to guests over 18 years of age and mountain bikes that are available all year-round for rides within the resort at a cost of €5.00 for two hours.