Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Hotels
$$$ Hotel Mar Bravo
is on the main square and the waterfront. Its 16 comfy rooms
are great—modern, bright, fresh—and they come with balconies, nearly all of them with
views (Db-€60-90, owner Fatima promises a 10 percent discount with cash and two-night
stay, double-paned windows, view breakfast room, air-con, elevator, Wi-Fi, attached res-
taurant serves good seafood with a sea view, Praça Sousa Oliveira 71-A, tel. 262-569-160,
fax 262-569-169,
www.marbravo.com
,
info@marbravo.com
)
. Parking for the Mar Bravo
is several blocks away at the Hotel Praia on Avenida Vieira Guimarães.
Sleep Code
(€1 = about $1.30, country code: 351)
S
= Single,
D
= Double/Twin,
T
= Triple,
Q
= Quad,
b
= bathroom,
s
= shower only.
Unless otherwise noted, credit cards are accepted; breakfast is included at hotels, but
not
quartos;
and English is spoken.
To help you easily sort through these listings, I've divided the accommodations in-
to three categories, based on the price for a standard double room with bath during the
medium-high season (April-mid-July and Sept-Dec):
$$$ Higher Priced
—Most rooms €50 or more.
$$ Moderately Priced
—Most rooms between €30-50.
$ Lower Priced
—Most rooms €30 or less.
Prices can change without notice; verify the hotel's current rates online or by
email.
$$$ Hotel Maré,
just off Praça Sousa Oliveira, is a big, modern, American-style
hotel with 46 rooms, some tour groups, and a rooftop terrace (Db-€50, €100 in July,
€120 in Aug; extra bed-€15, one kid under 10 stays free, air-con, balconies, double-
paned windows, elevator, Wi-Fi, parking-€5/day, Rua Mouzinho de Albuquerque 8, tel.
262-550-180, fax 262-550-181,
www.hotelmare.pt
,
reservas@hotelmare.pt
)
.
$$$ Hotel Praia,
run by the folks who run Hotel Mar Bravo, shares the Bravo's
modern look and design, but not its beach location (instead, it's on the main road into
town). It does, however, have a roof-top terrace with a pool, 80 bright rooms with double-
paned windows, and parking in an adjacent underground garage for €5 per day (Db-
€70 in low season, €140 in Aug; singles-€10 less, extra bed-€20, air-con, Wi-Fi, Aven-
