**Winner of TripAdvisor Certificate Travellers¿ Choice award 2013** Located in the coastal area of Almancil, by the Gulf of Cadiz, the Dona Filipa Hotel offers sanctuary to families, couples, and business travellers, who are coming for a visit to the Algarve. A lot of the local areas attractions and points of interest are convenient to the hotel, with destinations like the Vale do Lobo Beach and the Royal Golf Course Vale do Lobo being within easy travelling distance of the premises. The hotel features a 24-hour front desk with safety deposit box and multilingual staff that can supply touristic, technological and other helpful information and assistance. The hotel also provides daily housekeeping, concierge, babysitting/childcare, medical assistance, dry cleaning, and laundry services, in addition to having a currency exchange, laundry facilities, and luggage storage. Alternatively, for those travelling on business, the hotel features a 24-hour business centre and multiple large and small conference rooms with audio-visual equipment. Additionally, the hotel¿s on-site luxury facilities and features comprise of; arcade/game room, barbecue grill(s), beauty services, billiard or pool table, children¿s club, club house, garden, hair salon, massage ¿ spa treatment room(s), media library, outdoor tennis, outdoor swimming pool, and use of the nearby fitness centre. There are 154 guest rooms at the hotel, all of which have independent air-conditioning. Standard room items and features include; balcony, coffee/tea maker, cribs/infant beds, Wi-Fi, in-room safe, minibar, rollaway extra beds, sewing kit, and an en-suite private bathroom. Furthermore, guest rooms can also grant guests a vista of the courtyard, golf course, and the pool. The eating and drinking options offered at the Dona Filipa Hotel includes 24-hour room service and a collection of on-site restaurants. *Official star rating: 5**