Hotel Pestana Porto Santo

Star Rating: 5 star

in Vila Baleira, Porto Santo, Portugal

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Hotel Pestana Porto Santo in Vila Baleira, Porto Santo, Portugal

Hotel Pestana Porto Santo details

With a beachfront setting and a first-rate pool scene, this stylish hotel pulls out all the stops.

This fresh-out-of-the-wrapping property is sandwiched between dramatic mountains and the soft sands of Porto Santo Beach. And it’s a setting that’s put to good use. There are two lagoon-like pools set just back from the sand, so they’re in a prime spot for enjoying the views. Plus, because the hotel’s landscaped gardens are dotted with shady parasols, there are plenty of other vantage points.

Step inside and you’re greeted by a sleek, modern lobby. A mirrored reception desk shares floor space with smart white couches, potted palms and bright red pouffes. The restaurant has been given the boutique touch, too. Dressed in oranges and purples and accessorised with stripy high-backed chairs and contemporary uplighters, it’s a seriously chic place to dine.

As for the food itself, there’s plenty of choice. Try the main restaurant for big international buffets, the Mediterranean à la carte for local favourites with a modern twist, or the à la carte Italian. There’s a beach bar, too.

On the accommodation front, rooms are really spacious. They’re decorated in shades of vanilla and sky-blue, and kitted out with soft orange lighting and beds dressed in crisp white cotton. Roomy balconies or terraces come as standard, too.

Lastly, a word on location. Despite its away-from-it-all feel, this place is just a five-minute drive from Porto Santo’s main town, Vila Baleira. Plus, there’s a world-class 18-hole golf course about the same distance away. Designed by the legendary Severiano Ballesteros, it ranks as one of the top 100 courses in Europe.

Location

• On a sandy beach • 10m to bus stop • 1km to nearest bar • 1.5km to nearest restaurants and shops • 2.7km to resort centre

Transfer time

15 minutes

Swimming pool

• 2 swimming pools • Pool and beach towels • Sun terrace • Sunbeds - on the beach at a charge • Gardens

Meals

• Mares buffet restaurant with occasional themed evenings and waiter service drinks • Dunas snack bar in the pool area • Italian à la carte restaurant • The following are not included in your All Inclusive package: • Until May 2014, Mediterranean à la carte restaurant • From May 2014, Moroccan à la carte restaurant • Beach bar • From May 2014, guests can also use facilities at the Pestana Colombos

Activities

• Gym • Sauna • Steam bath • Beach football • Tennis • Beach volleyball • Pétanque • Aqua aeorobics • Multi-sports court • Basketball • Table tennis

Entertainment

• Daytime and evening entertainment programme • Sunset bar • Lounge • TV room

For families

• Children's pool • Playground with pirate ship • Playroom • Hotel-run kids' club for 4-12 years • Hotel-run teens' club for 13-17 years - unsupervised • Cots and highchairs

Other facilities

• 24-hour reception • Library • The following facilities are not included in your All Inclusive package: • Tennis equipment • Pool table • Bicycle hire • Wellness centre with indoor pool and spa treatments • Video/DVDs • Shop • Internet in rooms • 24-hour room service • Money exchange

Room facilities

All rooms have air-conditioning, bathroom with bath and shower, flatscreen satellite TV, phone, mini-fridge, DVD player and furnished balcony or terrace. Standard rooms sleep up to 3 adults or 2 adults and 2 children up to 12yrs with twin beds and a sofa-bed.

Suites, Double rooms, Pool-view rooms and Twin rooms for sole use are also available.

Suites have faciities as Standard rooms plus a separate living room. 2 bedroom suites sleep up to 4 adults and 2 children up to 12yrs in 2 bedrooms with twin beds, 2 sofa-beds and 2 bathrooms.

Villas have 2 bedrooms - double and a twin, 2 bathrooms and sleep up to 4 adults and 2 children up to 12 years. Child bed is a divan that sleeps 2 children. Villas have a kitchen, separate living room, ground terrace and private pool.

Lifts:

10 - lifts only available in blocks with 3 floors, not 2.

Official rating:

5 Star

All Inclusive

• Full Board buffet meals • Snacks and ice-cream • Unlimited local alcoholic and non-alcoholic drinks • Activities as listed • Entertainment as listed • Other facilities as indicated • Facilities that are not part of your All Inclusive package may incur extra local charges, please see the A-Z Guide