With more hours of sunshine than California and only
short periods of rainfall, the Algarve has the perfect
climate for holidaymakers looking to soak up the sun.
It’s easy to see why, as a family, we keep going back!
FAR AWAY
SO CLOSE
Up until a few years ago we As you’d expect from its rating, Children are particularly welcomed in
wouldn’t have considered Portugal our suite was beautifully designed, the Algarve and the hotel is fully
as a holiday destination having immaculate with three balconies equipped to keep the young ones
always favoured Minorca and giving views to the gardens and sea. happy with their play area, children’s
Mallorca. However, after a friend of We also benefitted from a roof terrace pools and child care facilities at
ours kindly offered us the use of from which we could view the lavish Anabella’s Kids Park and Natalie’s,
their beautiful villa near Carvoeiro, abundance of the hotel’s plants and the VILA VITA Parc’s crèche. The hotel
we’ve been hooked ever since. flowers. With nine restaurants to staff were very welcoming and very
choose from, we certainly were spoilt accommodating with our every whim
So, when the opportunity came for for choice when it came to mealtimes. catered for. We can’t wait to return!
us to take a family break, we chose
the five star VILA VITA Parc Hotel, We could also visit the hotel’s beach What we loved
only thirty five minutes drive from restaurant just a taxi ride away or, ■ The breakfasts! Everything you could
Faro airport, close to where we had as we did on a couple of occasions, think of from meats and cheeses,
originally stayed. a pleasant forty minute stroll along porridge and cereals to full English
the coastal path and stretch of beach. and pancakes
One of the Leading Hotels of the ■ The sheer luxury of the hotel
World, VILA VITA Parc has to be seen Spa goers would have been in their ■ Breathtaking beaches
to be believed. The hotel is set in element with the VILA VITA Vital Spa ■ Free transfers to and from the Hotel’s
200,000 square metres and has with their wide range of high quality Beach Restaurant
beautifully manicured grounds with beauty treatments and being the fit ■ The 18 hole putting green
a spectacular range of subtropical family we spent much of our time ■ The friendliness of the Portuguese
plants and has its own private beach. in the resort’s Health Club with its
We were spoilt for choice for state-of-the-art gym, crammed with Places to visit
accommodation with a choice of the Technogym equipment, Finnish sauna, Lagoa, Silves, Portimao, Lagos,
main or private villas or family suites. steam baths and whirlpool. Monchique and our favourite Carvoeiro
We opted for one of the family suites,
a little away from the main building There was even a cold room packed We flew with
but within easy walking distance of full of snow. It was a bit cold when Bmibaby
all of the facilities. we stayed so we couldn’t make use of www.bmibaby.com
the outdoor pool but the temperature
regulated indoor pool was great fun. We flew from
Cardiff International Airport
There was certainly plenty to do at www.cwlfly.com
VILA VITA Parc, with the 9 hole pitch
and putt practice course, five tennis
courts, weekly sports programmes VILA VITA Parc Hotel
and a host of other possibilities. Alporchinhos, 8400-450 Porches
Algarve, Portugal
You could even charter the hotel’s Tel (+351-282) 310-100
luxury yacht and explore the beautiful sales@vilavitaparc.com
Algarve coastline and visit the many www.vilavitaparc.com
secluded coves and beaches.
“With nine restaurants to choose from, we certainly
were spoiled for choice when it came to mealtimes.”
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