Holiday Centre in Algarve
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Please quote code 63388 in all correspondence.
- Accommodation: Holiday Resorts
- Board basis: Full board, Self Catering
- Holiday type: Countryside, Beach Holidays
- Bedrooms: 14
Facilities available
Description
Set in the beautiful Ria Formosa Nature Reserve and just 2 minutes from the pretty local village of Moncarapacho, The Centre Algarve is mainland Europe’s only specialist holiday Centre which is fully equipped to allow people with special needs young and old to experience a wonderful holiday with their family or carers.
Room Specification:
All Rooms are fitted with air conditioning/climate control and have Wifi. All rooms are non-smoking. The external door widths are 90cm and are fully accessible with level access. All rooms have a security safe which is supplied FOC. Blackout curtains ensure a great nights sleep and in the morning enjoy a tea or coffee using the complimentary drink making facility’s. WIFI is also free and if you need to get up to go on an excursion it is ensured that every room has an alarm clock radio. For your safety Fire detectors and alarms are fitted to every room in the centre plus an emergency pull cord is a feature in all bedrooms. All the double glazed windows are fitted with safety glass and the doors are fitted with safety secure locks.
- 14 air-conditioned bedrooms, 2 with 250 sq ft en-suite hygiene rooms
- Wet rooms with shower and fold down chair
- Toilets in every room with en-suite bathrooms
- Washing machine facilities available
- Overhead hoist available in hygiene rooms
- 8 ground floor fully wheelchair accessible bedrooms
- All lower areas are fully wheelchair accessible
- Restaurant available for breakfast, lunch and evening meals
- Discovery Centre incorporating education centre
- Soft play/Sensory room
- American themed diner and children’s kitchen
- Lounge area
- Café with outside and covered relaxation area
- Sensory gardens
- Children’s safe and wheelchair accessible petting zoo
- Swimming pool with hoist
- Paddling pool and therapeutic hot tub
- Sanded play area with swings and slides as well as a grassed play area
- The entire complex is securely fenced and gated with CCTV in operation
Board options: There is the choice of self-catering or if you prefer not to cook we have an onsite restaurant that will provide you lunch time and evening meals. They source and use local produce and will cater if required for your special needs.
Breakfast, lunch and evening meals can be supplied by booking in advance when you book your room. The centre can also supply you a packed lunch at a nominal cost if you are going out for the day.
Also on site is the fabulous American themed diner. This is where guests are able to cook special dietary meals if required and enjoy them in surroundings that are unique. It is also available for pre-booking if you want to give someone in your party cooking lesions!.
Locally there are a variety of inexpensive cafes and restaurants offering home cooked local snacks and meals. The local seafood comes highly recommended and a must for sea food lovers.
Check out the local area and internet for the many food festivals some of which have live bands and popular groups.
Friday Night in many restaurants is Faldo Night, local singing and dancing a great night for all the family.
Centre facilities
Discovery centre - It contains a class room, sensory and soft play room, kitchen and dining area together with a large lounge that can convert into an event area. Outside it has a lovely sun terrace with loungers, tables and chairs for relaxation and is a great area to meet other guests all within the view of the main accommodation and rooms.
Animal experience - All guests can have an up-close encounter with a collection of animals. There is a selection of animals, to invigorate the senses and where it’s educational, something fun and different to brighten the day. The animals have been carefully selected for the programs and it is ensured that they will be suitable for all our guests to interact with.
Swimming pool - The swimming and paddling pools are enclosed for safety and security. The pool is accessible via a seated hoist and there is also a small shallow pool for children who are unsure and would feel unsafe in the larger pool. There is also a jacuzzi pool which is both for fun and therapy.
Sensory and vegetable gardens - The Centre boasts extensive gardens with many smells textures and colours. You will find gardens of herbs, flowers, succulent’s many varieties of trees and a large vegetable garden.
Sensory room - a multisensory and soft play room which allows visitors to experience different light, sound and tactile sensations. The room is available for use free of charge by all of visitors it will be of particular interest to visitors of all ages with learning difficulties and physical impairments.
Information last updated: 16/12/2022 15:32:53