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TRAVELLER
Hotel Quinta
do Lago
Ardeonaig
GLASGOW
In the epic landscape of Highland
Perthshire, the newly reopened
Ardeonaig Hotel is a 16th-century
traveller’s inn turned boutique bolthole.
Just 90 minutes from Glasgow city
centre, its setting on the banks of
mighty Loch Tay is ruggedly rural:
prime fishing and hiking territory.
Although the 21 bedrooms in the
main hotel are charming, the highlights
FARO
Set amid the lush Ria Formosa Natural
Park on the unspoilt Algarve coastline,
Quinta do Lago (meaning “estate on the
lake”) is the ideal retreat for wildlife and
golf lovers alike.
Most of the 100-plus rooms offer
views of the bird colonies on the river
estuary and out to sea, while – with
four Quinta do Lago golf courses and
another 12 nearby – it’s well-established
as one of the most popular resorts for
European golf nuts. The non-twitching/
golfing contingent will find plenty of
other activities to keep them happy
though, in the tennis courts, indoor and
outdoor pools, and treatment-rich spa.
Tropical gardens provide a lush visual
backdrop to breakfast buffets on the
hotel’s terraces, with palm-tree-fringed
views from restaurant Brisa do Mar to
the sea. The hotel’s other restaurant,
Cá d’Oro, opens in the evening for fine
Italian dining. As a prelude to dinner
here, sip cocktails by the fireside with a
tinkling accompaniment of piano music
in the Laguna Bar and savour every bit
of this five-star experience.
From €213,
book at hotels.easyJet.com
Enjoy a sunset dinner
at the Hotel Quinta do
Lago’s Brisa doMar
restaurant
sleep easy
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are the brace of cottage suites and
the quintet of round
shielings
(small
houses), which look like a cross between
two other kinds of small, round houses:
African rondavel huts and Scottish
crannogs. These cosy hideaways contain
stand-alone baths, smooth fabrics and
Molton Brown toiletries.
Young Scottish chef Ross Miller has
rejuvenated the restaurant, with a menu
of local game dishes that is as innovative
as it is satisfying.
From €120, book at
ardeonaighotel.co.uk
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