We had a really great holiday!
First of all, thank YOU vey much for helping us in all the issues! We had a really great holiday!
I will answer your questions below:
- The Hotel Epic Sana Vilamoura: Location, room allocated, breakfast, restaurants, bar, pool area, service, housekeeping, etc; Everything supergreat. We were deligthed by rooms size, cleanliness, equipment (personally I utmostly appreciate ironing board :)), superpolite staff and if I can mentioned what I appreciated best - supercomfy bed and pillows, great breakfast with lots of mango and other fruits and also the beach with easy access and superbeautiful.
- The golf courses: Out of our courses we would list them in this order: QDL South (absolute winner), Old Course, Pinhal, Monte Rei (all great except that the fairways were dry and yellow, but playable), Pine Cliffs and Millennium. Now this is really being picky, most negative comments referred to Pine Cliffs having only 9 holes, Millenium being not so great as Laguna. But overall we enjoyed ALL the courses very much, and all of them had great food in the clubhouses, so overall we are truly happy. I would definitely repeat QDL South, Old Course and PInhal, and try QDL North / Laranjal / Laguna - or some other at your recommendation. Perhaps also we would play 9 holes Pine Cliffs in the morning before leaving. May I say that the weather was perfect!
- The airport transfers. They were punctual and easy to make small changes.
- Any other points: I don't know what to say, as we had just a perfect holiday. My only remark is that we could not stay for another week :)
We truly had a wonderful time!
We truly had a wonderful time and really enjoyed our golf trip. Everything was very well organized and it was a pleasure to experience Portugal in such a relaxed way.
But what I would especially like to say is how much we appreciated your personal support. You were always incredibly kind, attentive and helpful.
Not only with the golf arrangements, but also with all the little things around our stay – like recommending restaurants and helping whenever a small question came up. That kind of care is very special and it made us feel very well looked after.
The Hotel Pestana Vila Sol is beautifully located and the atmosphere is very pleasant. The staff everywhere were friendly, polite and charming. Just one small remark about the dinner at the hotel: compared to the otherwise lovely standard of the hotel, we found the evening meals a bit modest. However, the restaurant staff were always extremely courteous and welcoming.
The golf courses (Vale do Lobo Royal, Vilamoura Millennium, Monte Rei, Vale do Lobo Ocean) were in very good condition and it was great fun playing them. We really enjoyed the experience.
All in all, it was a really lovely stay and we will remember the trip very fondly.
We spent a long stay in the algarve in February/March
Algarve West and East.
As two years ago we spent a long stay in the Algarve in February/March. This time we have splited it up - 3 weeks Pestana Gramacho and 3 weeks Castro Marim.
The organization of the accommodation and tee times was perfect. Many thanks to Kelly and the team. We appreciate the competence and kindness very much.
Pestana - the 5 courses we already have known have been in a very good condition. We enjoyed also the new club house at Silves. Very nice.
Castro Marim - a new destination for us. The accommodation was great - a nice two bedroom villa very well equipped. Our favorite courses guadiana/grouse at castro marim. Additionally we also played Benamor/Quinta da Ria and Cima/Quinta do Vale and as a special highlight Monte Rey. We have enjoyed the different region algarve east with well-tended interesting courses. We will come back to portugal.
Parfait!
Semaine magnifique en termes d'organisation du East Algarve Trophy, en terme de golf et en terme de temps!
Parfait!
I am sure we will visit Portugal again
Thank you very much for organizing our trip to Portugal. From the moment we landed in Lisbon and met this nice girl Corine through our spiritual journey to Fátima, golfing in Algarve, Vila Galé Tavira and weather. Everything was just perfect.
After the East Algarve Trophy we stayed a couple of days in Lisbon and we enjoyed it too.
Once again thank you and I am sure we will visit Portugal again!