A typical, whitewashed building, Vila Channa is a 10-minute walk from award-winning São Rafael Beach. The air-conditioned rooms overlook the countryside or outdoor pool with spacious sun terrace and loungers. The unit has an outdoor pool. Each room has tiled floors and beige décor. All include a flat-screen satellite TV and private bathroom with hairdryer. The daily buffet breakfast includes fresh fruit and can be taken outside in summer. Light meals are available by the pool and in the bar lounge area with wooden ceiling and exposed bricks. There is a games room with pool table and bicycle rental is on offer. A hop on, hop off tour bus passes by the hotel and Herdado dos Salgados Golf Course is 10 minutes away by car. Within 300 metres is a stop where buses depart hourly to Albufeira, an 8-minute drive away. Vila Channa Hotel can arrange car hire and a shuttle is available to Faro Airport, 49 km away.