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Hotel Policies & Fees
The following fees and deposits are charged by the property at time of service, check-in, or check-out.
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Property Amenities
In summer, children enjoy complimentary supervised activities on a rubberized area adjacent to the outdoor swimming pool. Access to a health club, which includes a steam room and a fitness room containing cardio and weight machines, is available for a daily surcharge. (Access to the health club's indoor swimming pool is complimentary.) A games room includes coin-operated video games as well as a jukebox and complimentary use of felt-top card tables. A lobby computer provides high-speed Internet access (surcharge).
Self-parking adjacent to the hotel and self-parking in an underground garage are available for a daily surcharge.
Rooms
The hotel offers 243 guestrooms and suites in a tan, 10-story, U-shaped building with gardens and swimming pools in the center. Balconies with dining sets overlook swimming pools and the marina across the street. Nautical decor includes dark-green furniture with polished-brass corners, porthole framed mirrors, brass-lantern lamps, pale-yellow walls, white ceilings, green-and-maroon carpeting, and beige bedspreads. Bathrooms with green and white tiles include shower/tub combinations. Minibars and in-room safes are available on request (surcharges).
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Dining
A complimentary buffet breakfast is provided each morning in Galeão restaurant.
Galeão - Spacious restaurant serving buffet dinner nightly or offering international/Portuguese a la carte menu.
Bounty Bar - Lobby bar/lounge with terrace seating. Occasional live music and karaoke in the summer. Serves soups, sandwiches, salads, and a light menu including cod, veal, pasta, and omelets. Open mid-morning to late night.
Coffee Bar - Café/bar open for lunch, dinner. Soups, sandwiches, salads, and light menu including cod, veal, pasta, and omelets.
Recreation
Contained within the hotel's U-shape garden courtyard are an 18-by-11-meter (60-by-35-foot) swimming pool and an 18-meter-diameter (60-foot) children's pool consisting of a channel encircling a palm-tree island. For year-round swimming there's a heated 9-by-5-meter (30-by-16-foot) pool in a skylighted pavilion.
Separated by the marina across the street from the hotel, two beaches extend along the Atlantic Ocean fronting Vilamoura. Both are approximately 100 meters (109 yards) deep and accessible by boardwalks that protect natural vegetation. Nearest is one-km-long (0.75-mile) Marina Beach, which is 300 meters (328 yards) from the hotel. Falésia Beach is nine km long (5.5 miles) and 700 meters (766 yards) away. In summer, various watersports gear, including personal watercraft, kayaks, and windsurfers, can be rented from independent operators on the beaches.
Located 200 meters (219 yards) away at a partner hotel, Vila Gale Ampalius, are two lighted artificial-grass tennis courts (surcharges) and a putting green.
Complimentary shuttle service is provided to all four golf courses located within the 5,000-acre Vilamoura resort and to another course, Vila Sol. Other recreational facilities within Vilamoura include a sports complex, an equestrian center, a shooting club, a tennis center, a lawn-bowling green, and jogging, hiking, and bicycle trails.
The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or near the hotel; fees may apply.
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“vila gale marina”
great hotel in town centre, close to bars etc.Very clean, good breakfast and fantastic views.Ideal for golf.
“GREAT BREAK AWAY FROM ROUTINE”
I surprised my husband with a trip to Portugal for his birthday : a weekend without children in the sun! I wanted a hotel close to the airport that was also close to a beach and a resort centre so that once we had arrived, we had no more travelling. The VILLA GALE MARINA was perfect ... 35 euros from the airport; 3 minutes from the clean beach and clear blue sea and 3 minutes from the marina where you wanted to be in an evening, mooching around the tavernas and shops. We had a fantastic time and will definitely go back again. The hotel was clean and comfortable but was really used as our base only. We had a fantastic view of the sea and marina from our 8th floor room. The air-con worked. I would have preferred more storage space but we were only there for a long weekend so that didn't matter. The breakfasts were plentiful. The meals we had in the different Marina restaurants were all fresh and tasty and there were also plenty of bars for people watching. All in all, I got 10/10 for his birthday surprise present plus a promise of a return trip ... Result!
“looking to re book next year”
Hotel very clean, friendly staff, great pool area and near to the beach/ marina. Great hotel/ location for a relaxing, quiet holiday. Vilamoura has some great restaurants and pubs overlooking the marina. Will hopefully return next year for another realxing 3 nights without the kids.
“Once again a marvelous stay”
The hotel has a central location in Vilamoura with the beach, marina, restaurants and bars all within 100 metres. I visit Vilamoura three to four times a year and always use this hotel, I have used most of the others over the years but still prefer this one.
“Can't wait to go back. What a great time my family and i had.”
4*hotel worth your money
“Lovely Hotel - Excellent Location”
I found the hotel to be generally clean & friendly. The view from the balcony in my room was stunning looking out over the Marina and captured the sun right into the evening if you like to relax with a drink while getting ready to go out. Just a 1 minute walk and you are right on the Marina for the shops, bars and restaurants. The only downside of the hotel is that the pool does suffer from shady spots across the day, so if you're a pool/sunbed monster this may not be the hotel for you - however Vilamoura beach is 2 minutes away, and if you walk round the Marina in the other direction (15mins) you reach the start of a 5 mile beach which is absolutely stunning and I thorougly recommend you take this walk. I only ate breakfast at the hotel, but there was plenty of choice. The bar in the evening has entertainment nightly, some good, some bad, but you make your own choices.
“Viva Gale Marina.”
We have stayed at the Gale Marina before and eveything was as we remembered and hoped. Polite, helpful staff, excellent breakfasts and comfortable, clean rooms. Superb location. Hope to repeat next year.
“Excellent stay at this hotel”
Cannot complain about anything with this hotel. The only comment I would make is that I felt the staff could be a little more interactive with the guests but, given that it is a 4 star (business type) hotel, their policy may be to have little interaction. We had a great holiday and would defininitely go back to this hotel.
“Very clean hotel, lovely comfortable rooms.”
Good hotel has good amneties, clean, good service in rooms, reception, bar and restaurant. Hotel in good position sea views from one side and marina views from other side. Located near beach, marina, shops and restaurants and golf courses. No need to go out of resort.
“Good hotel in excellent location”
Good hotel in excellent location
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Avenida da Marina Vilamoura, , 8125-401 Portugal
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The preferred airport for Hotel Vila Gale Marina is Faro (FAO-Faro Intl.) - 14.5 km / 9 mi.
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Vilamoura, Portugal: A modern resort created in the 1970s, Vilamoura is famous for its marina and several championship golf courses. What it lacks in local character it makes up for in facilities as one of Europes largest leisure complexes, including most water sports. By night the marina is the lively hub with bars and eateries for all budgets, plus a casino and nightclubs. The adjacent beach of Praia da Falésia is recommended.
Avenida da Marina Vilamoura, , 8125-401 Portugal
