Penina Golf & Resort

Penina Hotel & Golf Resort sits on a 360-acre estate in the western Algarve, close to Portimão. It describes itself as the only resort in Portugal with three golf courses on site, and its main course was the first 18-hole layout built in the Algarve. Alongside the golf there is a full hotel with several restaurants, a kids club and a range of leisure facilities.

The golf courses

The Sir Henry Cotton Championship Course is the headline layout, an 18-hole course known for being demanding. Streams, ditches and water hazards line the holes, and players face subtle slopes and raised greens. The course has hosted the Portuguese Open ten times along with many other tournaments.

The Resort Course is a 9-hole layout built on the principles of Sir Henry Cotton, often called the father of Portuguese golf. It offers steady, gentle play that suits beginners while still giving more experienced golfers a worthwhile round.

The Academy Course is an executive 9-hole course that threads through the fairways of the Championship Course. It is aimed at intermediate players and rewards accuracy off the tee and on approach shots, making it a good place to work on the short game during a relaxed holiday round. The resort also runs the Penina Golf Academy, and non-residents can book tee times. The golf team is led by Director of Golf Jorge Ferreira, with golf pro José Lourenço and head greenkeeper António Miranda.

Families and leisure

The Kangaroo Club is a kids club for hotel guests, set in a securely enclosed area supervised by specialist staff. Indoors there is a crèche with nursery and changing facilities, child-sized bathrooms, play and craft areas, a toddler zone, games consoles and board games, and its own restaurant. Outside are a partly shaded, fenced pool, a climbing area, football pitch, sandpit with swings and slides, bicycle track, and a putting green. Daily programmes are tailored to ages 3 to 5 and 6 to 12, and tennis and golf academies cater for 5 to 16 year olds. The club can also host children's birthday parties.

Other leisure options include tennis courts, footgolf, a swimming pool and a beach club. Dining venues include Sagres Restaurant, Le Grill, L'arlecchino, the Sir Henry Cotton Club, Dunas Beach Restaurant and Bar Monchique.

Rooms and events

Accommodation ranges from mountain view and pool view rooms to studio and family guestrooms, junior suites and grand suites. The resort also hosts weddings, social occasions and meetings. It suits golfers of all levels, families wanting supervised activities for children, and groups planning an event.