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Pine Cliffs Hotel, a Luxury Collection Resort
Albufeira, Portugal · The Luxury Collection · Core Luxury
Pine Cliffs Hotel anchors a 1992-built clifftop resort above Praia da Falesia, decorated in Moorish-influenced style and set among Algarve pine forest and a golf course. The 217-room property has repeatedly won World Travel Awards recognition as Portugal's leading family resort, a reputation it built under two names: nearly 25 years as the Sheraton Algarve before a renovation renamed it Pine Cliffs in 2016.
- 217 rooms
- Opened 1992
- Neighborhood: Pinhal do Concelho
- Rooms from 366 sq ft (34 m²)
About Pine Cliffs Hotel, a Luxury Collection Resort
- It opened in 1992 on the clifftop above Praia da Falesia as the Sheraton Algarve and joined The Luxury Collection the year that tier launched.
- It kept the Sheraton name through the Starwood era as one of the last Luxury Collection holdouts, until a roughly 50-million-pound renovation unveiled Pine Cliffs Hotel in June 2016.
- World Travel Awards have repeatedly named it Portugal's leading family resort, set among pine forest and golf above the Algarve cliffs.
History
Pine Cliffs Hotel opened in 1992 on a dramatic clifftop above Praia da Falésia in Albufeira, debuting as the Sheraton Algarve and soon joining the elite ITT Sheraton Luxury Collection tier that was launched that same year. Set within the wider Pine Cliffs Resort, it quickly became one of the Algarve's flagship luxury family resorts, decorated with Moorish-influenced detailing and surrounded by pine forest and golf.
The property carried the Sheraton name through the Starwood era, remaining one of the last holdouts in The Luxury Collection to do so, until a major phased redevelopment that began in November 2014. Following a roughly 50-million-pound investment, the fully renovated hotel was unveiled in June 2016 as Pine Cliffs Hotel, a Luxury Collection Resort, alongside the newly built Pine Cliffs Ocean Suites. The resort has repeatedly won World Travel Awards recognition as Portugal's leading family resort.
Restaurants and bars
- O Pescador — Restaurant · Seafood
- Mirador Champagne Bar — Bar · Cocktail bar
- Corda Café — Restaurant
Amenities
- Spa
- Indoor pool
- Sauna
- Fitness center
- Golf course
Awards
- Forbes Travel Guide Recommended (2026)
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