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Ria Park Hotel & Spa

Urbanização Vale do Garrão, Vale do Lobo, Almancil, Portugal, 8135-170
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About us

Location: • Situated in the erth of Ria Formosa Park in the Algarve region. • Surrounded by a verdant valley with views of the beach and the Atlantic Ocean. Characteristics: • Known for elegance, charm, and luxury. • Offers modern comforts and amenities. • Features vast open spaces and breathtaking views. Event Facilities: • Ideal for conferences, meetings, presentations, product launch and incentive packages. • Up to 15 meeting rooms available, including the Da Vinci Congress Center. • Variety of flexible indoor and outdoor venues. • Suitable for events of any size, from small corporate meetings to large company incentives. Accommodation: • 252 guest rooms with garden and sea views - Rooms renovated in 2024 with elegant and comfortable decor. Training Center: • Ria Park Training Center for professional teams only. • Equipped with a gym, indoor heated pool, a spa, and a football pitch with official FIFA measurements. Services and Amenities: • Comprehensive services and amenities to make events memorable. • Designed to cater to diverse event requirements.

Venue Details

ChainIndependent / Other
BrandOther Affiliation
Built1998
Renovated2016
Total meeting space21,808 sq. ft.
Guest Rooms380
Venue typeResort

Industry Ratings

Portugal Tourism
Northstar

Awards

Industry awards
2018 Europe's Leading Meeting & Conference Hotel by the World Travel Awards 2018 Portugal's Leading Conference Hotel by the World Travel Awards 2017 Europe's Leading Meeting & Conference Hotel by the World Travel Awards 2017 Portugal's Leading Conference Hotel by the World Travel Awards 2013 Portugal's Leading Conference Hotel by the World Travel Awards 2013 Portugal's Leading Business Hotel by the World Travel Awards 2012 Portugal's Leading Conference Hotel by the World Travel Awards

Amenities

Room features and guest services
  • Concierge services
  • Internet access
  • Laundry service
  • Luggage storage
  • Room service
  • View (garden)
  • View (ocean or water)
Facilities
  • Onsite catering
  • Onsite gift shop
  • Onsite restaurant
  • Rental car service
  • Space (private)
  • Wheelchair accessible
Business services
  • AV capabilities
  • Business center

Seasonal Availability

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High season
Jul 01 - Sep 15
Shoulder season
Apr 01 - Jun 30Sep 16 - Oct 31
Low season
Nov 01 - Dec 31Jan 01 - Mar 31

Meeting rooms

Total meeting space
21,807.7 sq. ft.
Largest room
10,118.1 sq. ft.
Space (private)
Available
Meeting rooms
15
Second largest room
8,772.6 sq. ft.
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Meeting space

Name
Room size
Ceiling height
Maximum capacity
U-Shape
Banquet rounds
Cocktail rounds
Theater
Classroom
Boardroom
Crescent rounds (Cabaret)
Da Vinci Conference Room
10,118.1 sq. ft.
164.0 x 62.3 sq. ft.
16.1 ft.
1300
156
600
360
1100
600
160
360
Molina A+B
3,509.0 sq. ft.
103.3 x 33.8 sq. ft.
11.5 ft.
400
40
200
96
260
200
46
96
Molina C
452.1 sq. ft.
13.1 x 33.8 sq. ft.
11.5 ft.
30
21
-
12
30
15
24
12
Dali Room
2,357.3 sq. ft.
74.1 x 31.8 sq. ft.
11.5 ft.
200
40
130
90
200
120
49
72
Matisse Room
731.9 sq. ft.
31.8 x 23.0 sq. ft.
8.9 ft.
50
24
-
24
50
30
30
24
Miro Room
452.1 sq. ft.
19.7 x 23.0 sq. ft.
8.9 ft.
30
18
-
18
30
18
24
18
Van Gogh Room A + B
1,054.9 sq. ft.
48.9 x 25.9 sq. ft.
9.8 ft.
80
30
-
30
70
56
36
30
Lounge C
882.6 sq. ft.
47.2 x 18.7 sq. ft.
8.5 ft.
60
36
-
30
60
36
42
30
Monet Room A + B
1,668.4 sq. ft.
67.9 x 24.6 sq. ft.
9.8 ft.
120
36
-
60
120
80
42
60

Guest rooms

Total guest rooms
380
Suites
9
Tax rate
6%

Location

Getting Here

Distance from airport 12.43 mi
Parking in the area
Complimentary parking
Street parking
Bus parking

Local Attractions

Activities
Activities
In and around the Ria Park Hotel & Spa, you can enjoy various activities. Play tennis on the hotel's courts or try paddle tennis, a dynamic and fun sport. For adrenaline lovers, there are go-kart races nearby. Explore the local landscape on horseback in a relaxing horse-riding experience. Also, take advantage of the many water sports available on the nearby beaches, such as jet skiing and windsurfing.
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Bars & Night Live
Bars & Night Live
Recreation
The Hotel surrounding area offer a vibrant bar and nightlife scene, perfect for group gatherings. Guests can explore a variety of venues, from sophisticated cocktail lounges to lively beach clubs. These establishments provide ample space for larger parties, ensuring a comfortable and stylish setting. The nightlife atmosphere ranges from relaxed elegance at wine bars to high-energy entertainment at nightclubs with live DJs. Popular spots include beachfront bars offering stunning sunset views and upscale lounges serving craft cocktails and fine wines. Service is exceptional, with attentive staff dedicated to ensuring a memorable evening.
Restaurants
Restaurants
This area features a range of high-end restaurants, perfect for group events. Guests can savor diverse culinary experiences, from elegant seafood dishes to contemporary Mediterranean cuisine. Spacious interiors and inviting terraces provide ample room for larger groups, ensuring a comfortable and stylish setting. The ambiance varies from relaxed sophistication to refined elegance, catering to different tastes and occasions. Service is exceptional, with attentive staff dedicated to delivering an exceptional dining experience. The restaurants in the area offer superb cuisine, excellent service, and the ideal atmosphere for group events.
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Faro Airport
Faro Airport
The hotel is only 20 minutes from Faro’s airport and 2 hours drive from Lisbon or from Seville airports
Ria Formosa Natural Park
Ria Formosa Natural Park
Park
1 min
The Ria Formosa Nature Park is a unique lagoon system that is continually changing because of the movements of winds, currents, and tides. A gift of nature, of approximately 18,000 hectares, it is an area of transition between land and sea skirting 60 km of the Eastern Algarve coastline, between the Ancão peninsula and the Manta Rota beach in the East. This internationally recognised wetland is an invaluable habitat for wildlife: flamingos, buzzards, woodcocks and kingfishers. However, the symbol of the park is the purple swamphen, a rare species which, in Portugal, only breeds in these lakes. Another inhabitant of this wetland is the chameleon, which is at risk of extinction elsewhere in Europe. This is a micro-environmental world, which can only be discovered by following walking trails or going for slow boat trips to observe the wetland, fresh water pools and ancient Roman salting tanks. Uncover and learn the secrets of the forests, and see the restored tide mill up close.
Algarve, PT
Beach
Beach
Recreation
2 mins
Some of the best and most beautiful beaches in the entire world are to be found in the Algarve. There are beaches to suit every taste with the majority having gained due recognition in the form of the EU "Blue Flag" for quality standards. Along its 200-kilometre coastline, the Algarve features all types of coves, cliffs and caves, its rocky beaches contrasting with broad expanses of sand. Different types of beach, but all bathed in the calm, warm seawaters of this coastline. Equally attractive is the Algarve's mild climate all year round. The entire coast enjoys a Mediterranean-style microclimate with temperatures that vary from 15º C in winter through to 30º C in summer.
Algarve, PT
Golf
Golf
Recreation
2 mins
One of the finest golfing destinations in Europe, the Algarve is regarded today as an elite venue by top professionals. Known as the “Golden Triangle”, Vale do Lobo, Quinta do Lago and Vilamoura form one of the most sumptuous areas of the Algarve and, moreover, are the best equipped in terms of golf. The plans for the courses, mostly designed by internationally recognised golf-course architects, together with the superb landscapes in which they are located, satisfy the requirements of the most demanding enthusiasts, marking out the region as first-rate destination for golf. The favourable climate with more than 300 days of sun per year, allows the golf season to be extended over several months, bringing players from all over the world to the Algarve.
Algarve, PT

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Facility Restrictions

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Safety Information

Cancellation Policy

TOTAL CANCELLATION OF GROUP’S RESERVATION The 1st Granter will keep all the deposits received if the 2nd Granter does the total cancellation of Group’s reservation. Deposits are non-refundable. ROOM REDUCTIONS POLICIES Possibility to reduce up to 10% of the total reserved accommodation per night, until 01 month prior to the event without charges. To all the extra reductions, the Hotel will charge full cancellation penalties at single room rate. To any cancellations and/ or no-shows from 29 days before the Event to departure day, the Hotel will charge full cancellation penalties at single room rate.

Additional details

The Ria Park Garden is a 4-star hotel that forms part of the renowned Ria Park Resort, sharing the same complex with the Ria Park Hotel & Spa. Together, it offers a total of 380 rooms, providing a wide variety of high-quality accommodation options. Located in a serene setting and surrounded by lush gardens, the Ria Park Garden offers a cosy and relaxing experience for its guests. This distinctive setting makes it ideal for events and groups, combining comfort, excellent service and a privileged location in the heart of the Algarve.

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Sustainable Practices

Please provide comments or a link to any publicly communicated Ria Park Hotel & Spa's sustainability or social impact goals/strategy.
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Does Ria Park Hotel & Spa have a strategy that focuses on the elimination and diversion of waste (i.e. plastics, papers, cardboard, etc.)? If yes, please elaborate on your strategy of elimination and diversion of waste.
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Diversity and Inclusion

For US hotels only, is Ria Park Hotel & Spa and/or parent company certified as a 51% diverse owned business enterprise (BE)? If yes, please indicate which one of the following you are certified as:
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If applicable, could you please provide a link to Ria Park Hotel & Spa's public report on their commitments and initiatives related to diversity, equity, and inclusion?
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Health and Safety

Were practices at Ria Park Hotel & Spa developed based on health service recommendations from public governmental entities or private organizations? If Yes, please list which organizations were used to develop these practices.
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Does Ria Park Hotel & Spa clean and sanitize public areas and publicly accessible facilities (i.e. meeting rooms, restaurants, elevator banks, etc.)? If yes, describe any new measures that are taken.
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