Algarve Accommodation

Today, the Algarve region, served by the international airport in Faro, has a large hotel capacity that is concentrated in the areas of Albufeira/Vilamoura, Portimão/Rocha, Monte Gordo in the east and Lagos in the west, providing all manner of accommodation from Five-star-hotels, up-market tourist complexes and apartment hotels to B&B's and campsites in constant demand throughout the year. There is also a large number of self catering accommodation available in the Algarve from large private villas to smaller cottages and apartments.

In addition to the many hotels and Pensões, often called Residenciais or Residencial scattered throughout the regions of Portugal, there are also old monasteries, castles and palaces converted to hotels some established by the State and designated Pousadas. This type of accommodation should be pre-booked (ENATUR-Pousadas of Portugal). The rural tourism board (TER) has at your disposal an enormous variety of lodgings in marvelous farms and manor houses, where you will get a warm family welcome. In all hotel establishments, restaurants, and tourist agents, a complaints book is obligatory.