Information & Amenities
A health club features a sauna with plunge pool and a four-person spa tub surrounded by a wood deck in a window-wall ocean/pool-view solarium, which has one-way glass for privacy. (Surcharge for use of sauna and spa tub.) Therapists offer various massage techniques, reflexology, and aromatherapy in two treatment rooms. A beauty salon provides hair and nail care.
Complimentary supervised children's activities (ages 4-12) are available in an air-conditioned room and outdoor area from Easter to the end of October, and during the December holiday season. Complimentary daily activities include arts and crafts, Portuguese lessons, and folkloric shows in summer.
A game room contains coin-operated video games and a pool table. A lobby computer provides high-speed Internet access (surcharge). A small fitness room offers a few cardio machines.
- Swimming pool - outdoor
- Poolside bar
- Swimming pool - children's
- Spa services on site
- Spa tub
- Massage - treatment room(s)
- Sauna
- Concierge services
- Complimentary breakfast
- Health club
- Fitness equipment
- Restaurant(s) in hotel
- Room service (limited hours)
- Bar/lounge
- Parking (free)
- Self parking
- Meeting rooms (small groups)
- Banquet facilities
- Conference room(s)
- Audio-visual equipment
- Internet access in public areas - surcharge
- Business services
- Internet access in public areas - high speed
- Safe-deposit box - front desk
- Multilingual staff
- 24-hour front desk
- Porter/bellhop
- Security guard
- Number of rooms: 184
- Number of floors: 6
- Tour assistance
- Gift shops or newsstand
- Hair salon
- Beauty services
- Currency exchange
- Dry cleaning service
- Pool table on site
- Arcade/game room
- Air-conditioned public areas
- Supervised child care/activities
Rooms
Featuring a skylighted atrium, the hotel offers 184 guestrooms in a six-story building, with two additional stories terraced into the hillside below the lobby level. Adjacent to the hotel are 60 apartments in two- and three-story buildings without elevators interspersed with gardens and driveways. Both rooms and apartments feature balconies or ground-floor patios. In-room safes are available for surcharges.
Rooms include cream-colored walls, white ceilings, terra-cotta-tile floors, dark-wood furniture, pale-marble bathrooms with shower/tub combinations, and minibars.
Apartments are scheduled for remodeling in 2005-2006 so decor varies. But all apartments include terra-cotta-tile floors, wood-burning fireplaces, dining sets, tile bathrooms with shower/tub combinations, and fully equipped kitchens with four-burner rangetops, ovens, and refrigerators. (Microwave ovens available on request.)
In-Room Features
- Cable/satellite TV
- Pay movies
- Climate control
- Air conditioning
- Blackout drapes/curtains
- Internet access - dial-up
- Wake-up calls
- Housekeeping (daily)
- Complimentary toiletries
- Hair dryer
- Bidet
- Shower/tub combination
- Child care (in room, surcharge)
- In-room safe
- Television
- Window opens
- Rollaway beds
- Cribs (infant beds) available
- Smoking rooms
Located Near
Armaçāo de Pêra (fishing village) - 3 km (1.75 miles)
Slide & Splash Water Park - 7 km (4.5 miles)
Portimão - 15 km (9.5 miles)
Albufeira - 20 km (12.4 miles)
Faro Airport (FAO): Approximate driving time is 35 minutes and distance is 45 km (28 miles).
Driving directions from Faro Airport: Follow signs to Hwy A 22 and join highway in the direction of Lagos. Exit highway toward Porches. In Porches, follow signs toward Armaçāo de Pêra. In Armaçāo de Pêra, follow signs to resort.
Getting there: Rental cars are available online. Taxis and vans for up to eight passengers are available at the airport.
Getting around: The resort provides complimentary shuttle service to the fishing village of Armaçāo de Pêra 3 km (1.75 miles) away. The resort staff arrange bicycle rentals and summons taxis. Public buses stop in front of the hotel and serve the entire Algarve region.
Policies
Extra person charges apply.
Complimentary rollaway beds and cribs (infant beds) are available and should be requested at the time of booking.
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. Special requests made via this Web site cannot be guaranteed and may incur additional charges.
- Pets not allowed
- Check-in time is 2 PM
- Check-out time is Noon
Address
Sorry, an error has occurred and we are unable to show you a map of Pestana Viking Resort right now.Praia Senhora da Rocha, Porches
Armacao de Pera, 8400-450
Portugal
Nearest major airport:
Faro, Portugal (FAO-Faro)
Area:
Algarve, Portugal