Hotel Carvoeiro Sol
Brightly painted hotel on beachside village plaza
General Information
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What to expect: Although families come in summer, the hotel primarily appeals to couples seeking a combination beach/small town holiday within strolling distance of ocean, shopping, and dining. The hotel comprises just 54 guestrooms but offers dozens of overstuffed chairs in the lobby for socializing and quiet reading.
Amenity highlights: Set in a sunny, second-story terrace and flanked by the hotel and an apartment house, a 50-by-35-foot (15-by-11-meter) heated pool provides year-round swimming. From the hotel's entrance, guests walk across the town's plaza to a 70-yard (65-meter) beach of clean, coarse sand lapped by the Atlantic Ocean between tawny cliffs.
Insider tip: Located five km (three miles) from the hotel and accessible by public bus as well as rental cars, bicycles, and motor scooters, Marinha Beach is one of six government-designated Golden Beaches in Portugal, singled out because of their purity and beauty. Marinha Beach is further distinguished by towering, tawny cliffs that lend the area a wild aura unmarred by human development.
Property Amenities
Outdoor cafés, sea-view restaurants, a disco, and a tourist-information office ring Carvoeiro's plaza just outside the hotel's entrance. Streets packed with dining spots, clubs, and shops radiate from the plaza through the town. The plaza also serves as the resting place for the multi-colored boats fishermen use to take visitors on excursions along the coast to view caves and rock formations carved in cliffs by the ocean. A coin-operated kiosk in the lobby offers high-speed Internet access.
- Swimming pool - outdoor
- Poolside bar
- Concierge services
- Complimentary breakfast
- Bar/lounge
- Restaurant(s) in hotel
- Room service (limited hours)
- Business services
- Internet access in public areas - surcharge
- Internet access in public areas - high speed
- 24-hour front desk
- Safe-deposit box - front desk
- Multilingual staff
- Number of rooms: 54
- Currency exchange
- Tour assistance
- Dry cleaning/laundry service
- Air-conditioned public areas
- Elevator/lift
Rooms
The hotel offers 54 air-conditioned guestrooms in a four-story, blue-and-white building. Decor features white walls and ceiling, terra-cotta tile floors, light-colored furniture with green wicker insets, prints of local scenes on walls, and brightly colored bedspreads. Bathrooms contain pink marble floors. Electrical kettles heat water for instant coffee and tea. |
Room Amenities
- Cable/satellite TV
- Air conditioning
- Climate control
- Blackout drapes/curtains
- Wake-up calls
- Housekeeping (daily)
- Complimentary toiletries
- Hair dryer
- Bidet
- Child care (in room, surcharge)
- Electronic/magnetic keys
- Television - Satellite service
- Iron/ironing board (on request)
- In-room safe
- Television
- Smoking rooms only
- Rollaway beds
- Cribs (infant beds) available
Dining
All guests have the option of a complimentary American/English buffet breakfast served each morning in Jardin do Sol restaurant during the winter and in a central courtyard during the summer.
Jardin do Sol - Air-conditioned dining room featuring brick ceiling bands, blue and white linens. Complimentary breakfast buffet. À la carte dinner menu with Portuguese specialties, fish, meats.
Jardin do Sol - Air-conditioned bar, with umbrella-table seating in central courtyard.
Pool Bar - Open in summer for sandwiches, salads, burgers.
Recreation
The hotel provides discounts at the nearest golf courses, the 36 holes of Pestana Golf Resort, about three km (2.5 miles) away. Bicycles and scooters can be rented from the hotel.
The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or near the hotel; fees may apply.
- Golf - driving range nearby
- Golfing nearby
- Swimming on site
- Sailing nearby
- Scooter/Moped Rentals on site
- Hiking/biking trails nearby
- Bicycle rentals on site
- Horse riding/rental nearby
Policies
Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on hotel policy.
Photo identification and 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.
- Pets not allowed
- Check-in time is 2 PM
- Check-out time is Noon