It happens. The Algarve isn’t immune to the occasional grey day, especially in spring and early autumn when the weather can do something unexpected around lunchtime. If you’ve been caught out and the beach is off the table, the question becomes: what now?
Eden Alvor has some bad-weather options than you might expect from an outdoor venue.
The courtyard is where to go if the rain gets serious. Foosball, air hockey, pool table, arcade racing, boxing and basketball machines. The snacks menu is running, drinks are available, and the mood tends to shift in a useful direction when a group of people decides that being rained in together in a well-equipped courtyard is actually quite good fun.
The TrackMan golf simulator inside the venue is another option entirely. Playing virtual rounds of the world’s famous courses, or trying the games — bull’s eye, closest to the pin — doesn’t require any weather cooperation at all.
Then there’s the incredible food on offer at the restaurant, whether it’s morning, afternoon or after dark.
And then there’s the pool, a heated pool. If you plan to get wet , the saltwater pool itself is heated to around 29–30 degrees. Rain falling into warm water isn’t always a reason to get out; sometimes it’s a reason to find the experience more interesting. Different people draw that line differently. The point is: Eden’s appeal isn’t contingent on sunshine. The venue is built in layers — covered courtyard, indoor simulator, heated water, restaurant — and most of those layers are weather-resistant. On a grey Algarve day when you’re deciding between staring at the apartment ceiling and finding something to do, it’s worth bearing in mind.
