A two-story, 600-square-meter (6,500-square-foot) health spa contains an indoor pool in a glass-walled pavilion equipped with jets for hydrotherapy and a current to swim against. Massage, hydro-massage, body wraps and scrubs, hydro/chromo therapy, reflexology, and facials are also available. Massage is also offered on the beach.

The spa also contains a mirror-walled fitness room with cardio machines, weight machines, and free weights; a spa tub; and women's and men's locker rooms with saunas and steam rooms--all complimentary, as is use of the pool.

In summer and during the Easter holidays, the hotel provides complimentary supervised children's indoor and outdoor activities. International newspapers are printed from the Internet on request (surcharges). A room off the lobby contains a computer with high-speed Internet access and a printer (surcharges), a gift shop sells golf clothing, and a beauty salon offers hair- and nail-care.

A complimentary buffet breakfast is provided each morning in Brisa do Mar restaurant.

Brisa do Mar - Ocean-view dining room with booths, carpeting, cane chairs, fresh flowers, and original paintings of surrounding area. Expansive terrace. Portuguese/international selections including specialties from the Algarve. Buffet lunch in summer, a la carte service in winter. Buffet dinner and a la carte menu.

Ristorante Ca' d'Oro - Intimate, fine-dining Italian dinner restaurant. Venetian decor including glass chandeliers, carnival masks, gold-fabric wall panels, gas fireplace.

Laguna Bar - Bar/lounge with lagoon/ocean view, wood paneling, leather seating. Covered terrace with rattan seating, also. Open early evening to late night for sandwiches, desserts, and cocktails. Pianist nightly.

Pool Bar - Open mid-morning to early evening in summer for sandwiches, burgers, salads, light meals.

Four championship golf courses lie within the Quinta do Lago resort development. The hotel provides complimentary shuttle service to all four and offers discounts at three. The hotel arranges for golf pro to provide private lessons (surcharges) for guests. A horse stable three km (1.75 miles) north of the hotel offers horseback riding.

Measuring 24 meters (80 feet), a heated, irregularly shaped pool, a 5.5-meter-diameter (18-foot) children's pool, and a 10-person spa tub provide year-round family recreation. A 10.5-by-4.5-meter (35-by-15-foot) heated indoor pool located in a glass-walled pavilion within the hotel's health spa contains jets for hydrotherapy and provides a current to swim against.

Approximately 300 meters (328 yards) from the hotel, a 250-meter (273-yard) bridge leads to a beach that extends for miles along the Atlantic Ocean. The hotel provides complimentary lounge chairs, umbrellas, and towels on the beach and offers complimentary shuttle service to the bridge. Complimentary fruit and water are provided to guests on the beach as well as around the pool in summer.

During summer, independent operators rent personal watercraft, sailboats, and pedal boats on the beach and offer parasailing and water skiing. A water sports center on a lake 250 meters (273 yards) from the hotel rents sailboats, windsurfers, kayaks, and pedal boats in summer.

The hotel includes two tennis courts (surcharge), rents bicycles, and provides aerobics and yoga on request for surcharges.

Ria Formosa Natural Park, which surrounds the hotel and extends for 60 km (37.5 miles) along the coast, is a protected ecosystem of lagoons, marshes, sandy islands, and peninsulas. Waterfowl thrive in the park. Bordering the lagoon directly in front of the hotel are three km (1.75 miles) of nature trails that provide bird watching as well as views of Roman ruins. The hotel rents binoculars and sells guidebooks to the nature trails.

The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or near the hotel; fees may apply.

To make requests for specific accessibility needs, complete the “Special or Accessibility Requests” section of “Trip Preferences” when you book your hotel.

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on hotel policy.

Government-issued photo identification and a credit card or cash deposit are required at check-in for incidental charges.

Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges. Special requests cannot be guaranteed.

Check-out time is noon

Check-in time starts at 2 PM

The following fees and deposits are charged by the property at time of service, check-in, or check-out.

• Fee for in-room wireless Internet: EUR 7 per day (rates may vary)

The above list may not be comprehensive. Fees and deposits may not include tax and are subject to change.