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Vilamoura is the most established golf region in all of Portugal and together with the stylish cosmopolitan marina and beach, makes for the perfect golfing break. All our featured hotels in Vilamoura are wonderfully placed, so you can simply walk out the door and enjoy all the classy boutiques, laid-back bars and good restaurants that line the promenade, plus the fancy yachts of course ! Another advantage of staying in one of the central Vilamoura hotels is that they all offer free shuttles to the local golf courses, so no need to even use your car.

Home to 6 famous golf courses and located just 20 minutes from Faro airport, are two more reasons why Vilamoura has proved to be the place to stay for golfers when thinking of a golf break to Portugal. There are six main golf courses in Vilamoura: the famous Old Course, Pinhal, Laguna, Millenium and the latest and highly regarded Victoria Course, which hosted the World Golf Championships in 2005.

With its temperate climate and beautiful landscapes, Vilamoura really does have everything you could ask for in a golfing holiday.

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Hotel Vila Galé Marina	Hotel Marinotel	Hotel Dom Pedro
5 star	5 star	4 star

3 night VILA GALE Hotel	6 night VILA GALE Hotel	3 night TIVOLI MARINOTEL
Sharing twin/double room B&B Group B car rental from Faro airport 2 rounds of golf - Vilamoura Old, Vila Sol	Sharing twin/double room B&B Group B car rental from Faro airport 5 rounds of golf - Vilamoura Old, Millenium, Pinhal, Laguna, Vila Sol	Sharing twin/double room B&B Group B car rental from Faro airport 2 rounds of golf - Vilamoura Old, Vila Sol
Price per person from 460 euros	Price per person from 860 euros	Price per person from 520 euros


3 night DOM PEDRO Hotel	7 night DOM PEDRO Hotel	7 night TIVOLI MARINOTEL
Sharing twin/double room B&B Group B car rental from Faro airport 2 green fees from any of these 5 Vilamoura courses: - Old, Vila Sol, Millenium, Penhal, Laguna Courtesy shuttle bus to golf courses	Sharing twin/double room B&B Group B from Faro airport 5 rounds at following courses: Old, Millenium, Penhal, 2 X Laguna Courtesy shuttle bus to golf courses	Sharing twin/double room B&B Group B car rental from Faro airport 5 rounds of golf - Vale do Lobo, Quinta do lago, Vilamoura Old, Victoria, Vila Sol
Price per person from 460 euros	Price per person from 830 euros	Price per person from 1,070 euros

HOTELS

Hotel Tivoli Marinotel

Surrounded by the famous marina and a private beach, Tivoli Marinotel is a reference for luxury tourism in the Algarve. A stage for large events, important meetings and the launch of new products, the congress centre of this 5 star hotel has a capacity for 1200 people. The lively social and nightlife of Vilamoura attracts many local celebrities from different areas who come to enjoy the holidays and weekends of complete relaxation, where there is plenty to do such as shopping, a visit to the casino and golf. The hotel also has an association with Nikki Beach – beach facilities, and a lakeside restaurant , where fun is considered a way of life.

Hotel Vila Galé Marina

With a privileged location fronting the Marina de Vilamoura and only a few metres away from the beach and the historical Casino of Vilamoura, the Hotel Vila Gale Marina offers 243 rooms, including 14 suites. The modern facilities of the Marina hotel and its personalised service make all the difference if you’re coming for a holiday in Vilamoura. Spend the afternoon by the pool and take the opportunity to taste wonderful snacks that taste of summer while tanning in a reclining chair. Featuring two outdoor swimming pools (adults only and for children) and a heated indoor pool, Jacuzzi, and Turkish bath, quality of service, friendliness, and great entertainment are the hallmarks of our Marina hotel, making it a location of choice for a holiday in Vilamoura.

Hotel Dom Pedro

The 266-room Dom Pedro Golf Resort Hotel is one of the Algarve's favourite Hotels for Golfers. Minutes away from several of the leading championship Algarve Golf Courses, Dom Pedro Golf Resort is specifically designed for the enthusiastic golfer and holidaymaker and has established a long-standing and loyal clientele. Spacious and lush private gardens surround a large swimming pool with sunloungers. Guests at the Dom Pedro Hotels are only a short stroll away from the cosmopolitan Vilamoura Marina, affording a variety of bars, nightlife, restaurants and shops. A beach bar and sunloungers area, dedicated exclusively to Dom Pedro guests, is also available seasonally on the beach. Dom Pedro Hotels offer guests the guarantee of true Portuguese hospitality and cuisine, as well as the Algarve's sunshine and unspoiled beaches.

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GOLF

Vilamoura Old
	This is the original Vilamoura course and the one everyone wants to play. Why? The answer is that this is a wonderfully understated layout and a pleasure to play from start to finish. It's attractively tree-lined with many clever holes to test your skill and strategy. Often described as the Grande Dame of Algarve courses, it meanders throughout impressive pine trees and gently undulating natural terrain. Although it only opened in 1969, the course was completely renovated and modernised 27 years later, though no major changes were made to the actual layout. In addition to raising the Vilamoura Old Course to new heights of quality, an attractive clubhouse and adjacent putting green were also built at that time. Tee times can be very hard to get at peak times and some people book 12 months ahead !
Vilamoura Victoria
	This Arnold Palmer design was opened in September 2004 and has already hosted the Golf World Cup. It's a long course with fast, open fairways that beg you to get the driver out of the bag. There isn't a weak hole on the course. We like the way that for the first six holes you have a chance to settle into your game, then from the 7th it's high drama all the way to the 18th. Not many trees, but lots of sand and water. Lower handicappers will enjoy Victoria very much, but higher handicappers will get round okay if they use their heads, and older players have the option of playing off senior's tees. An easy walk.
Vilamoura Pinhal
	This was the second golf course built in Vilamoura and inaugurated in 1976, having originally been designed by Frank Pennink, the architect of the nearby Vilamoura Old Course. Several refinements were incorporated over the years, the most significant one by Robert Trent Jones Sr. in 1985. It is typified by rolling parkland terrain covered with numerous umbrella and Atlantic pines that line many of the fairways and a few even stand out on fairways or near greens. Ponds and a stream come into play on five holes but are not serious threats to above-average golfers. To keep up with modern technical advances in clubs and balls, several holes have recently been lengthened and the par-72 course now measures 6,353 metres off the white tee markers.
Vilamoura Laguna
	Laid out over low-lying coastal terrain, this course, with its many water hazards and few trees, is considerably different from the other ones at the resort and many of its holes convey a links atmosphere. U.S. golf architect Joseph Lee designed this course which was opened in 1990 and many previous visitors will recognise it as part of the former 27-hole Vilamoura III course. Measuring 6,111 metres from the white tees, the par-72 course includes several lakes which influence play on a total of 11 holes. In addition to acting as hazards and emergency water reservoirs, these lakes serve a useful purpose in attracting a variety of aquatic birds, both resident and migratory, as well as amphibians, otters, terrapins etc. Apart from the lakes and an impressive total of 79 bunkers, another hazard is the wind that frequently blows over this somewhat exposed location.
Vilamoura Millennium
	The arrival of the Millennium Course made Vilamoura one of the main - if not the main - European golf destinations. This conventional Par-72 course opened in the year 2000, although the completely refurbished back nine holes - formerly part of the 27-hole Laguna Course - had been completed in their original configuration a decade before. The well-established UK golf Architects Hawtree & Sons were contracted to plan this modification and design work which has culminated in the creation of the new, exciting 18-hole Millennium Golf Course. Refurbishment to the existing nine holes commenced in May 1999 and included the complete rebuilding of the tees, greens and bunkers. Changes were made to the layout or structure of the old nine holes, but several new design features were incorporated with a view to simplifying the strategy of the course and in order to make it more golfer-friendly.
Quinta do Lago South
	Designed by William Mitchell, this 6,488 metre, par 72 championship course, set in undulating hills and pine forest, has hosted the Portuguese Open seven times. A truly wonderful course, ideally designed to test the scratch golfer, it can also be enjoyed by the handicap golfer. The layout favours the long hitter but correct placement of shots is needed to score well. Strategic bunkering, occasional water hazards and large, contoured greens are the main challenges. The signature hole is the beautiful par 3 15th with a long carry (190 metres) over a large lake to a well-guarded green set amongst pine trees. The 8th, 10th and 18th are also excellent & testing par fours. This is a course that demands accuracy on your club selection as the greens are also wide and long.
Vila Sol
	Situated at the heart of one of the Algarve's most developed resort areas between Vilamoura and Quinta do Lago, Vila Sol is a picture postcard of Portuguese golf. Though opened only in July 1991 the course already shows a considerable degree of maturity as a result of its excellent upkeep. This course, winding through an immense pine wood, in which fig trees, oaks and almond trees also feature, is the work of the famous English architect Donald Steel. It is a typical inland golf course of the British school, with narrow fairways which demand accurate driving. Players have several lakes and bunkers to contend with - as well as fast greens. Vila Sol earned high marks when it hosted the Portuguese Open in 1992 and 1993 and the tour pros heaped praise upon the excellent playing conditions and the quality of its greens.