A €4 million spa, the largest in any five-star hotel in Lisbon, has just been opened at the Corinthia Hotel in the Portuguese capital.

The 3,000-square-metre state-of-the-art health spa, which was officially inaugurated by Corinthia chairman Alfred Pisani, offers the widest array of facilities and technologies for relaxation, treatments, well-being, aesthetics and fitness. It will be operated by the internationally-renowned Malo Clinic Health & Wellness, led by its president Paulo Malo, who also attended the inauguration.

Treatment areas at the Malo Spa, a stand-alone facility, newly-built in the hotel, consist of 13 fully equipped rooms including a number of spa suites.

The wet area, known as Acqua in Portugal, is the largest of its kind in Lisbon and offers an interactive pool, hydro massage, Vichy showers, a walking circuit, a Roman spa, aqua beds, Jacuzzis, saunas and a hammam. A heated pool is available all year round, as well as a natural solarium, a gymnasium, a spinning room and a hairdressing and beauty lab.

The Malo Spa also has a clinical section, combining traditional spa rituals with integrated health care and cosmetic care services that include nutrition programmes, plastic surgery and physiotherapy consultation.

Corinthia Hotel Lisbon general manager Roderick Micallef said Malo Spa was destined to make the hotel one of Europe’s great spa destinations.

Club Praia da Oura is perfectly positioned on the Praia da Oura – the Golden Beach of Albufeira in the Algarve. The Algarve enjoys the best all year round climate in Europe. With more hours of sunshine than California and only short periods of rainfall, the Algarve is the European paradise for sun-seekers.

The resort consists of 564 self catering apartments, all with amazing views to the Atlantic Ocean or the lush tropical gardens and the pools.

Facilities include  Adults Swimming Pool, Children’s Pool, Sauna, Jacuzzis, Restaurants, Bars, Bowling Green and much more.  Barney Bees Club in Clube Praia da Oura is designed with you and your children in mind. Barney Bees and their friends the caterpillar and ladybird will keep your children entertained while learning some amazing information about nature and wild life in Portugal and the Algarve. The adults swimming pool in the Clube Praia da Oura is a large pool situated among tropical gardens. There are plenty of free sun lounges, with drinks and snacks on offer at the Pool Bar.

 Club Praia da Oura is ideally suited for guests who require wheelchair access. 50% of the apartments are accessible by wheel chair & wheelchair guests have access to all common areas including the Restaurants, Bars and Swimming Pool via ramp or lifts.

My opinion
Complex and apartment were really clean and well maintained. People couldn’t have been more helpful and friendly, even the cleaners and maintenance men – nothing was too much for them.
Entertainment team were excellent – only moan is that there wasn’t enough seating or room in the entertainment bar – it must be really hard to get a seat or even get into the bar at the height of the season but that was only a small part of our holiday.
Top Tip:Excellent place to eat was The Sol Cafe – food was excellent and reasonable, staff were really chatty and friendly – we invaded the cafe everyday (sometimes twice a day) and with 22 of us in all they really coped well.