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Martinhal Beach Resort & Hotel

Algarve, Portugal

Martinhal Beach Resort & Hotel in Sagres is a family-focused, glass-enhanced hideaway with a beach and a national park for neighbours, an indulgent spa, and the concept of barefoot luxury at its heart.

Need to know

• Rooms 38, including two suites.
• Rates Double rooms from $266.60 (€213), excluding tax at 6 per cent.
  Prices have been converted from the hotel's local currency (€213), via XE.com, using today's exchange rate.
• More details Rates include breakfast (buffet and à la carte) .
• Facilities Spa, gardens, gym, tennis courts, library and free WiFi throughout. In rooms: flatscreen TV, iPod dock, minibar with free bottled water and soft drinks.
• Poolside There are three: an outdoor heated pool set in a rectangular timber deck, an indoor pool at the Village Square and a heated pool at Club 98.
• Check-out 12 noon, but flexible, subject to availability and a charge. Earliest check-in, 2pm.
• Children It would be hard to find a hotel that's better for family escapes. Extra beds (€60 a night) can be added to the Luxury Villas and Villa Mimosa. The restaurant has a menu tailored to tots, and babysitting with hotel staff can be arranged. More...
• Eco-friendly The hotel relies on solar power, and was built using natural materials; organic local produce features in the restaurant and the hotel is involved in conservation projects.
• Also The hotel is part of Martinhal Beach Resort, so there are plenty of facilities: the Village Square is the resort’s reception and concierge hub, and also has two pools, a gym, sauna and steam rooms; Club 98 is the resort’s tennis and sports club.

Food and drink at Martinhal Beach Resort & Hotel

• Hotel restaurant

  O Terraço surveys the sea, with floor-to-ceiling windows, white linen-clad tables and timber decking. Traditional Portuguese recipes are inventively reinterpreted; try the signature starter of sea urchin with scrambled egg. There’s also As Dunas Beach Bar and Restaurant; casual by day and candlelit by night, it champions fresh fish and seafood at all times. Because lots of guests are here with tots in tow, meals tend to be eaten early.

   

• Dress code Nautical but nice: sea blue hues, strands of pearls, navy shirt and deck shoes. Dress up for O Terraço; As Dunas is more relaxed – swim wear and sarongs are the daytime norm.
• Top table When it’s clement, dine outside on O Terraço’s terrace; in cooler months, bag seats right by the window. Linger over a cocktail in the lounge, snuggled up on one of the enormous squashy sofas.
• Last orders Breakfast is served at O Terraço from 7.30am to 10.30am (closed for lunch), and dinner is 7pm–22.30pm.
• Room service A selection of dishes from the restaurant menus are available 24 hours a day.
• Hotel bar

  Lounge Bar O Terraço, attached to the main restaurant, is open from 11am until 11pm. The emphasis is on stylish comfort; relaxed soundtrack of jazz, bossa nova and chilled beats, enormous sofas strewn with brightly coloured cushions, and plenty of design touches to admire, including vases crafted by the Portuguese potter Rafael Bordalo Pinheiro. There’s also a variety of framed hangings, including pages from vintage children’s books, black and white photos of the area, drawings and recipes.

Also worth knowing

• Weddings This property is suitable for weddings. More...

Martinhal Beach Resort & Hotel Quinta do Martinhal Apartado 54, Algarve, 8650-908