Facilities: Two outdoor pools, surrounded by sun terraces and extensive garden areas under the pine trees. There is direct access to the sandy beach by lift and stairs through a splendid wooden walkway built directly though the cliffs, which are illuminated at dusk. Shops including hairdresser, barber shop and boutiques. Lifts.

Restaurants and bars: Cocktail bar with live music. ‘Corda Café’ for snacks during the day, ‘Pescador’ restaurant for seafood for lunch and dinner, ‘Jardin Colonial’ buffet restaurant serving breakfast and dinner both inside and out on the terrace, pool bar, Beach Club serving lunches and drinks (Summer only). New from May 2005, Trattoria Porto Alegre' serving Italian stlye food, pizzas, pastas and ice cream. 'Piri Piri' Restaurant, an Algarvian steak house.

For Children:

Children's Club: 'Port Pirata', a fun pirates village Open 09:30-17:30hrs April to October 3-7 years and 8-12 years From 16 euros a day including lunch.

Nursery: Open daily 09:30-17:30hrs 6mths-2yrs From 45 euros per half day

Babysitting: 14 euros per hour up to 2 children

Sports & health: Floodlit tennis courts, horse riding, fishing excursions (by arrangement) fees payable. Health club with gymnasium, Jacuzzi and indoor pool. The 'pine cliffs' golf club private with nine hole golf course, floodlit golf academy with covered bays, putting green, pro shop, fees payable. There are sixteen other 18 hole golf courses on the Algarve where preferential green fees are available.

Accommodation: 215 bedrooms including 11 junior suites with bedroom living room and sea view and 22 two bedroom duplex suites. All rooms are land view, garden view (supplement) or sea view (supplement) and have air conditioning, en-suite bathroom, direct dial telephone, minibar, satellite television, sun terrace.

Official category: Five star