AP Cabanas Beach & Nature

Along the eastern Algarve coast at Cabanas de Tavira, AP Cabanas Beach & Nature gives a golf break a laid-back base beside the Ria Formosa Natural Park. It is an adults-friendly hotel, recommended for guests aged 14 and over, with 340 rooms facing the sea, lagoon or pool areas. Bed and breakfast suits golfers planning evenings in Tavira, around 10 minutes away, while all-inclusive keeps things simple on days when the only schedule is breakfast, golf and a swim. Benamor is about seven minutes by car, with Quinta da Ria and Quinta de Cima each around 15 minutes away, so there is little time lost between the first tee and the hotel.

Quinta da Ria and Quinta de Cima make a natural pairing for the week, their fairways running close to the estuary and bringing water, open ground and coastal light into the round. They offer two nearby days of golf without repeating the same setting. Quinta do Vale Golf Resort can be included on longer itineraries, while Monte Rei lies around 20 minutes from the hotel. Its Jack Nicklaus Signature design provides a different day out, played on a parkland course rather than the estuary side terrain of Quinta da Ria and Quinta de Cima.

After golf, the rooftop AP Cabanas Poolbar & Lounge has a pool of its own, plus local DJ sets, dance classes and evening entertainment. Elsewhere, there is another open-air pool and a warmed indoor pool, which operates from 10am until 8pm and requires a swimming cap. Spa AP Elements allows hotel guests to use the Jacuzzi, sauna and Turkish bath without an additional charge, while treatments are separately priced. Guests aged 16 and above may also use the gym between 6am and 10pm. A solar-powered boat carries guests across to Cabanas Beach, and Faro Airport is 31 miles away, usually around a 40-minute transfer.