We had a really excellent time
Many thanks for your message, and for all your work in coordinating our trip. We had a really excellent time. The Hotel Palacio Estoril is fabulous, the Estoril golf course met our needs perfectly, and all our transfers and club hire worked very smoothly. The area around the hotel has lots of good restaurants and bars, so we were very well catered for each evening.
We enjoyed our stay so much that we would be keen to do something similar (or even exactly the same) next year.
Portugal is definitely in our scope for the future.
Eva, thanks to you and the team regarding all the arrangements. We enjoyed our stay a lot. Next time we will order a little less wind, the last golf rounds were not quite as good as the three first ones ;)
Regarding Hotel Palacio Estoril:
- location as expected, i.e. very nice
- rooms allocated: our friends were lucky, they had already by arrival been upgraded to a Superior room. We got a Classic room as ordered – which was really small… I kindly asked if there were any Superior rooms available for upgrade, and luckily we were upgraded after one night. A bit thanks to Palacio, it was definitely a big improvement for our stay
- breakfast was excellent, superior level. We did not eat in the restaurants. The pool area was nice, but due to rather cold weather, we did not spend much time there. Service and housekeeping were excellent, both in restaurant / breakfast and reception & room service.
- Golf: we only played Estoril Golf course. The first day a bit confusing when it comes to directions to the next tee, but the second round already easier. Taking into account the date we were there, the condition of the course was ok. Some extremely beautiful holes and in general a nice course. Clubhouse served our purpose well – grabbing a beer after the round (we did not eat there). Regarding the transportation from the golf course to hotel: there is definitely room for improvement. One day I had to go three times to ask / check, if the transportation has been ordered. This happened also during the other days.
To sum up: all in all a very pleasant stay in Estoril. Portugal is definitely in our scope for the future.
We enjoyed the three courses we played
We enjoyed the three courses we played (Quinta da Marinha, Penha Longa & Estoril). We particularly enjoyed the Penha Longa Atlantic Championship course. We found that this club as well as the Estoril golf club had a nice country club feel.
Service always very lovely, polite and friendly
- Your service before the trip:
Excellent and especially the flexible way you were ready to solve the timetable issues at the beginning with the golf training. Very good info throughout the process.
Hotel Palacio Estoril:
Breakfast was amazing & delicious and the housekeeping perfect.
Estoril Golf Course:
- reception > service always very lovely, polite and friendly
- caddiemaster service > always prompt and flexible
Golf Lessons with Daniel Grimm were the absolute highlight of the trip
Golf Lessons with Daniel Grimm were the absolute highlight of the trip. He is truly professional, having excellent pedagogical approach in training. The days were effective, and we felt the content delivered results as we wished.
>>> We are ready to return back because of the high quality of the course which exceeded our expectations.
As great as we could have hoped.
We had a wonderful trip and everything (the Hotel Palacio Estoril, Estoril golf course, transportation, all service) was as great as we could have hoped. So thank you once again for organizing it for us.