Renovated in 2003, this air-conditioned hotel comprises a 20-storey main building and a 28-storey annex with 564 rooms, including 38 suites, 15 studios, 2 wheelchair-accessible rooms and 101 non-smoking rooms. The lobby houses a 24-hour reception, a currency exchange facility, a safe and a lift. Further facilities include a shop, a bar, a beauty salon, dry cleaner's/ laundry, and 4 restaurants serving Japanese, African, Portuguese and Italian cuisine. The ""Vilamoura"" restaurant offers seafood specials into the early hours. In addition, there is a conference room and a public Internet connection. Secretarial, room, laundry and medical services, as well as a garage, are on offer. There is also an airline desk and a tour desk within the hotel.

The rooms are large and furnished to a high standard. They have many facilities including air conditioning, safe, tea/coffee maker, modem connection and mini bar.

Guests can enjoy a choice of restaurants. One is a buffet restaurant featuring African food, another specializes in Portuguese cuisine and seafood. There is a restaurant in the atrium which serves Japanese dishes as well as other food and finally a cafe serves snacks and can also be found in the atrium.

A modern construction in the vain of many Intercontinental hotels.

The lobby is large and extremely modern both in design and decor. It has been designed with no expense spared. There is a pond area which flows from one side of the lobby to the other and over which an escalator flows. There is also a fountain in the lounge area which is incorporated into the lobby. Water constantly flows down a whole side of the lobby.