Everything was perfect
Everything was perfect.
Everybody at the Hotel Palacio Estoril was kind, the Hotel is amazing. The golf courses of Estoril and Penha Longa were beautiful and it was a pleasure to play there.
I’ll come back to you for sure if we want to go again in Portugal to play golf. Thank you for everything.
We all had an excellent time
Firstly, let me start with a massive thank you. We all had an excellent time in Cascais and loved our weekend golf break. I normally dislike the booking part of golf holidays but your help, advice and fast responses to emails made the whole process enjoyable and seamless. The whole trip ran like clockwork.
Everything was just perfect
We had a very nice and pleasant stay at the Hotel Palacio Estoril and we played 8 great rounds of golf at Estoril, Penha Longa and Quinta da Marinha and we enjoyed all of them a lot.
Actually everything was just perfect, starting with the Hotel and ending with the golf courses.
And your arrangement is always very, very good. Thanks for that!
Thanks for all of your help
Thanks for all of your help in organising the trip. Our group had a great time and were very impressed by the hotel, courses and area in general.
Hotel Palacio Estoril: Beautiful hotel, rooms were of a high standard and the breakfast was great. Lovely outdoor pool which was a nice temperature given how hot it was. Location is also great with the beach a few mins walk away.
Courses: Estoril was a pleasant surprise as we weren't expecting much. Some great character to the course and we all enjoyed our round there. Penha Longa it's a great course though with some challenging holes. Oitavos was probably our least favourite course although the strong wind blowing may have played a part.
Overall we had a great stay and will return at some stage in the future.
Helpful and friendly service
We have just returned from our holiday in Portugal which we thoroughly enjoyed.
The Oitavos Hotel the room was large and luxurious, breakfast was good especially the selection of fruit and the Oitavos golf course was well maintained.
Penha Longa golf course was great. Service and staff at both resorts were helpful and friendly.
Thank you and your team for organizing this wonderful holiday
Eva, I would like to thank you and your team for organizing this wonderful holiday. There are a few things that I would like to comment about. One: the lodging facilities, I would rate Penha Longa #1 and 5 star. I spent one additional night at the Oitavos which was also excellent 5 star. The Troia Lagos apartments were very good as were the apartments at Praia Del Rey. But the bed was too hard At Praia d'el Rey. The sister larger hotel to Lagos in Troia which my GPS took us to first is still closed.
The Mara restaurant in Praia d'el Rey also remains closed, so the clubhouse there is the only breakfast option.
Speaking of breakfast Pehna Longa and Oitavos was definitely way better than the other two. Praia was only average. Troia did a good job. Oitavos rivalled Penha Longa.
Now the golf:
West Cliffs was spectacularly beautiful and challenging. Massive elevation changes. Definitely the best and would play again many times but take a buggy! Which we did and bring lots of balls. Very easy to lose them there. We changed our tee times and played it twice.
Praia del Rey was also very good but played it on a very windy day so can’t judge it fairly. It’s a mix of links and parkland holes.
Oitavos Dunes we caught on a windy day too and so judging it fairly is hard. Great links design and in excellent condition. I would play it again.
Penha Longa Atlantic & Penha Longa Mosteiro is parkland and also very good especially the championship course. They are in the midst of some bunker refurbishment on a few holes. Once that is done it will be 5 star again.
Troia is a good course but not as good as the others. Less well maintained. No beverage cart. No water to drink on course and no on-course toilets.
The whole Troia area is still recovering from the COVID disruption.
The building and construction going on around West Cliffs is remarkable. Will not recognize it probably when we come back.
Finally, the Melia hotel Lisbon Airport was excellent for catching an early morning flight. We walked that morning to terminal and made car drop off day before easy and allowed us to take the train into city centre night before departure to visit. Very convenient and efficient.
Eva, thanks for setting it all up.