Pestana Dom Joao II Beach Club Portugal

Portugal’s stunning Algarve region is its most popular holiday destination for visitors from chillier European states, and Alvor Beach is one of its most spectacular sandy strands. Here you’ll find the Pestana Dom Joao II Beach Club with its 247 studio rooms and 10 luxurious suites, all in modern style and with comfortable furnishings. Most feature private balconies with superb views across the estuary of the Alvar River and the Atlantic Ocean.

All the bright, spacious units are air-conditioned, and boast a safe, ensuite amenities with a tub and shower, a mini-bar and satellite TV. The beach club offers an a-la-carte and buffet restaurant serving international and Portuguese cuisine, a pool bistro, beach bistro and friendly in-house bar with live music and nightly entertainment.

Families will appreciate the kids’ club, mini-golf, outdoor salt-water pool and indoor heated pool, and stressed-out guests will adore the wellness and fitness centres, sauna, Turkish bath and spa. Water sports aficionados can take diving classes, and there’s a golf course nearby for those who can’t imagine a week without a game.

The attractive small town of Algor has a number of heritage buildings and quaint churches as well as the ruins of a medieval castle, and the surrounding countryside boasts a variety of habitats from forests to dunes, salt-pans and marshes with their unique flora, fauna and bird life.