Reception opening hours:
9 AM to 10 PM. From April onwards the reception will be open from 9 AM to midnight.

What to expect: A terra-cotta-tiled lobby contains a wood-burning fireplace, rattan seating, a wood ceiling, and rope-and-iron chandeliers, exemplifying the hotel's casual ambience. Gardens, pines, palms, and flowering gardens--all heavily populated by birds--grace the property. Tranquility-seekers and bird-watchers flock here year-round, while families arrive in summer for sunning-and-swimming holidays.

Amenity highlights: Shaped like a four-leaf clover and surrounded by an expansive sundeck furnished with cushioned lounge chairs and umbrellas, an outdoor swimming pool and a children's pool lie within a central garden courtyard. A health club (surcharge) includes a heated indoor pool and spa tub in a skylighted pavilion. A boat makes a five-minute trip to Tavira Island, where guests walk to an ocean beach, with water sports rentals available in summer.

Insider tip: The salt ponds flanking the hotel provide entertainment from spring to late summer, with migrating flamingos arriving in April and workers harvesting salt by hand from June to August.