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Portugal, Algarve
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VILA JOYA
Location: Algarve, Portugal
Travel: Flights to Faro, Algarve. 40 minutes by car to the hotel.
Price: From EURO 305 per night B&B during low season. EUR 380 B&B during high season.
Nearby golf courses: Vale de Lobo, 36 holes, 30 min. Penina, 36 holes, 35 min. Salgados, 3 min 18 holes, Millennium, 72 holes, 30 min.
Tel: +35 1289591795.
Web: www.vilajoya.com
Portugal, Algarve - Luxury luck at Vila Joya
On the Algarve coast in southern Portugal you find a small hidden pearl in Vila Joya. Here is an oasis of luxury for the senses.
There are certain places in the world that make you feel chosen by simply having found it. On a sun-drenched Algarve coast in southern Portugal there is a secluded oasis that takes you far away from crowded beaches and promenades that are teeming with tourists from around the world even though they are only a stone's throw away. "The house of joy", or Vila Joya as it is called in Portuguese, is situated here, a suitable name that seems synonymous with the experience.
In the form of a small oriental palace inspired by old Portuguese design, Vila Joya offers, with its 20 specially designed suites, its own form of luxury. Here you eat your meals in Portugal’s only two-star Michelin restaurant with fabulous views of a private beach. The staff is just as skilled as they are discreet and while you're actually in a cinematic environment, the atmosphere is still cosy. This is something that may be due to the small hotel having been managed with much heart and love ever since the then owner Dr. Jung opened it 20 years ago. It is now run under the direction of the young daughter Joy who says herself that she wants to keep her late mother's dream to maintain the hotel’s distinctive character. It is a proud daughter who tells that Vila Joya was recently voted Europe's best "petite hotel".
After a visit to the suites and the restaurant, as well as to their newly opened spa, it is not difficult to understand why. By contrast it is a bit more difficult to understand how such a pearl can still feel so pristine when it is actually located on one of Europe’s most exploited shores. Maybe it's just that mystique that causes the sensation of luxurious happiness to appear when you realize that you probably have been chosen to find your way here.
By Anna Brolin
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