**Winner of TripAdvisor Certificate Travellers¿ Choice award 2013** Occupying the port town of Portimao, by the Atlantic Ocean¿s coastline, the Jardim do Vau hotel offers accommodation to families, couples, small groups, and business travellers, who are coming for a stay in the Algarve. Several of the local areas points of interest and destinations are within easy travelling distance to the hotel, with attractions like the Alemao Beach and the Pestana Alto Golf Club, amongst many others. The hotel features a 24-hour front desk with safety deposit box and multilingual staff that can supply touristic and other helpful information and assistance. The hotel also provides daily housekeeping and babysitting/childcare, in addition to having a computer station, currency exchange, and a grocery/convenience store. Additionally, for those travelling on business, the hotel features a 24-hour business centre and a multiple conference with audio-visual equipment. Alternatively, the hotel¿s on-site luxury facilities and features comprise of a; barbecue grill(s), beauty service, children¿s club, fitness facilities, garden, hair salon, health club, library, massage ¿ spa treatment room(s), sauna, spa tub, steam room, and an indoor swimming pool. The hotel also has private beach access and as such also provides beach sun loungers, umbrellas, and towels. There are 131 individually decorated and furnished guest rooms at the hotel, all of which have independent air-conditioning. Standard room items and features include; balcony or patio, down blanket, DVD player, rollaway extra beds, television, and an en-suite private bathroom. In addition, all apartments come with a kitchen furnished with; blender, coffee/tea maker, cookware, dishware, utensils, full-sized refrigerator/freezer, kitchen linens, microwave, and stovetop. Furthermore, guest rooms can also grant guests a vista of the beach, courtyard, garden, mountains, and a sea. The eating and drinking options offered at the Jardim do Vau hotel include serving a buffet breakfast, room service, and an on-site restaurants and bars. *Official star rating: 4**