Villa Bonnina Portugal

Located near the eleventh hole of the world famous Penina Golf Championship Golf Course designed by Sir Henry Cotton, on the 360 acre Penina Hotel & Golf Resort, Villa Bonnina is the perfect holiday venue for golfers and their families taking a holiday in the Algarve. You don’t even need to be a golf fan as the resort offers exceptional hotel amenities including excellent dining opportunities, wine and cocktail bars, tennis courts, wellness facilities and so much more. The resort is stunningly beautiful and Villa Bonnina enjoys its own 3200 sqm of manicured grounds with exceptional alfresco dining and lounging space and a superb swimming pool.
The Penina Hotel & Golf Resort is located 5 km from Alvor, 5.5 km from Portimao, 7 km from Alvor Beach and Dunas Beach and 14 km from Lagos. The stunning Praia do Alvor is reached via a wonderful boardwalk starting from Alvor Town passing the beautiful protected marshlands of the Ria de Alvor Nature Reserve. The buzzy city of Portimao offers fabulous shopping facilities, boat trips, gorgeous riverside promenades sprinkled with palm trees and wonderful fresh sardine restaurants.
Villa Bonnina boasts exceptionally spacious living space and four enormous bedroom suites that can sleep up to ten guests. There are five bathrooms in total. The villa has been totally refurbished and offers a very high standard of accommodation. Villa Bonnina is a fabulous, beautiful calm oasis within tranquil surroundings. There is a wonderful flow between the spaces in the villas. The living room enjoys a gorgeous vaulted beamed ceiling, huge doors and windows opening to the terraces and gardens including some spectacular arched windows, sumptuous furnishings, a feature fireplace, a huge television, a music system, Playstation 3 and Xbox. The space is drowned in natural light. The dining space is elegant and smart with spectacular garden and cactus courtyard views. The kitchen is a fabulous contemporary space with modern cabinetry, outstanding appliances, a handy breakfast table and characterful beams. In addition, there is a wonderful games space with a professional pool table, a gym space and a huge study with an extra sofa bed
The bedroom suites are sensational, each with their own television, walk-in dressing room and ensuite bathroom. Two of the bedrooms are located on the ground floor, one with sumptuous twin beds and the other with a comfy kingsize bed and a mezzanine floor with two additional single beds, ideal for children. Another kingsize bedroom and another twin are located upstairs, both beautifully appointed like the two downstairs. Every bed is beautifully dressed with quality linens and the rooms all enjoy their own individual colour schemes. The luxury bathrooms are stunning with a mix of showers and baths, all enjoying top notch fittings.
Guests staying at Villa Bonnina enjoy a superb swimming pool that is designed with a palm tree island and a very gradual inclination that is perfect for young ones. Guests dine alfresco under a canopy using the villa’s charcoal barbecue, enjoying beautiful garden scenery. The unique shaped swimming pool is surrounded by a very attractive wooden deck, top-of-the-range loungers and a gorgeous shaded day bed. The surrounding gardens are beautifully landscaped with colourful planting beds, towering trees and lush lawns. The garden boasts beautiful lighting which automatically comes on night time.
Without a doubt, if you choose Villa Bonnina, you will leave with magical holiday memories. There is so much entertainment available in the villa and in the resort. Guests are offered one free golf lesson with a Penina Golf Pro for four. Villa Bonnina is located within a gorgeous private garden behind electric gates on the famous Penina Hotel & Golf Resort, the original home of golf in the Algarve. With three golf courses, including the Algarve’s first 18 hole Championship course, this luxury, five-star Algarve hotel leads the way in high-class service, Portuguese charm, well being services, tennis and exceptional golf. The resort offers many dining opportunities including buffet breakfasts and dinners, Le Grill, their fine dining restaurant, L’Arlecchini for Italian delights, the Sir Henry Cotton Club for light meals and Dunas Beach Restaurant for snacks and tapas. There are also cocktail and wine bars.
Portimao brings delicious seafood, shopping and waterfront promenades to the table, along with one of the Algarve’s best beaches, Praia da Rocha around the corner. Portimao is a sailor’s delight with elite competitions taking place. Long before tourism arrived in Portimao, the town made a living from fishing and canning. The fascinating Museu de Portimao is housed in the evocative old Feu Cannery and impresses guests with the history of the industry. The Megalithic Monuments of Alcarlar are very close to Portimao on the hilltop and spreading out over 10 hectares. There are burial monuments in the complex and a vast cairn with a shape resembling a beehive. Portimao has a wonderful market, the Mercado Municipal, which is a great place to stock up on supplies for the villa. There is also a special farmers market on Saturdays. The riverside esplanade is remarkable and perfect for a stroll beside the swaying palms. It is beautiful at night with the twinkly lights on the opposite bank. There are many opportunities for seafaring excursions from Portimao. You can take a voyage on a replica pirate ship, look out for dolphins, take on some water sports or simply enjoy the magnificent coastline.
Further inland, the red-hued town of Silves is nestled on the banks of the River Arade, dominated by one of the best-preserved castles in the Algarve. Silves was the capital of the ancient Arab kingdom of Algarve and retains many of its ancient nods to the past. It also boasts many charming outdoor cafes, some excellent restaurants, pretty fountains, a market hall and wonderful scented orange groves. Lagoa is a very pretty, historic hill town which enjoys some gorgeous, ancient buildings, some stunning art galleries and some wonderful eateries.
The sensational Praia do Alvor features three impressive sea stacks known as the Tres Irmaos or Three Brothers, fine glistening white sand, ochre sandstone cliffs, grottoes and caves and extensive dunes. Praia do Vau is 2km west of the stunning Praia da Rocha and is quieter than its neighbour. The beach is surrounded by impressive red coloured cliffs which also make it more sheltered than some. On one side of Praia da Rocha is Praia do Alemao with several rock pools enjoyed by young children and on the other, Praia dos Careanos. From Praia do Vau you can enjoy a lovely beach walk all the way to Praia do Rocha, passing Praia dos Careanos. You will see some stunning rock formations along the way. From Praia do Alemao you can take the cliff walk which boasts incredible stunning views of the rock formations.
With a rich seafaring heritage and a dramatic coastline, the historic and characterful town of Lagos is a fantastic place to visit. It boasts a 17th century fort, intricate baroque churches such as Igreja de Nossa Senhora da Luz and the city’s ancient Moorish walls. The cultural centre of Lagos was originally built in 1710 as the Convent of Saint Joseph and is now home to exhibitions of paintings, photography and sculpture. Lagos has fantastic shopping and dining opportunities. If you want to stay out late then Lagos, home to many neon-lit bars, is the place to come.At Excellence Luxury Villas we pride ourselves on going that little bit further for our guests. From private chefs to babysitters we can help you arrange those little extras that make it a truly memorable holiday. Simply fill in the concierge request form or contact Excellence Luxury Villas Concierge Team who will be happy to help. We can typically help you arrange any of the following:
– Maid service/extra cleaning- Private chef/cook/catering- Welcome hamper/pre-stocked fridge- Local day-trips or tours- Airport pick-up/drop-off- Babysitting/childcare services
Simply fill in the concierge request form or contact Excellence Luxury Villas Concierge Team.
Please note that all services are subject to availability and must be requested in advance and that due to some rural/remote locations, not all services will be available at all properties. Prices are on request. We will always do our best to fulfil your requests!