A Challenge
Palacio Hotel:
In respect to the Palacio Hotel I have to state that we spend a very nice time there. Hospitality, service and room quality was excellent.
In respect to the golf courses:
I most enjoyed we have the course of Estoril with very polite people and challenging holes.
The Oitavos course was rather disappointing for us as the maintenance was very bad in respect to fairways and greens. The service personelle seemed to be not interested in customers so here I can only summarise that it was the last time I have played here. Quinta da Marinha was a nightmare to find the club house, which is to keep the tee time no good, as all directions did send us to the new training lot. The course itself was ok but nothing really spectacular.
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Overall the trip went very well and all participants were more than satisfied and you did an excellent job.
- The Hotel Palácio Estoril: The hotel 9/10. Excellent hotel, room allocated were ok. Pool area, services, housekeeping etc. were very good. The dinner: 6.5/10 was very generous, quite good but anything special. Breakfast: 6.5 also good but anything special
- The golf course of Estoril: 7.5/10. Very interesting design, difficult hard greens. Nice old clubhouse but old needs reaurations especially in the restaurant and changing rooms area.
- Oitavos: 9/10. Beautiful golf with fantastic views. Nice club house, food and drinks are very expensive.
- Penha Longa: 8.5/10. Fascinating and challenging golf, nice club house.
- Rental Clubs: Clubs and bags in good conditions, ok.
We are already thinking about our next golf trip to Portugal in Autumn 2023 and most probably we like to go back to Praya d'el Rey area.
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Exceptional!
On behalf of myself and the guys that came along on the trip, we would like to thank you for organising such an excellent trip! The golf at Quinta da Marinha, Penha Longa and Oitavos, weather, accommodation at the Golf Villas and town of Cascais were all exceptional! My only minor gripe would be that the villas were a 5 minute minibus ride from the hotel complex. Not ideal if you decide you want go for a quick swim, coffee, snack on the spur of the moment.
That said, we would have no hesitation in approaching Portugal Golf to organise any future trips we may have in your beautiful country! Thanks again Sara!
We would definitely recommend both the destination and the organization.
Eva, we would like to thank you for the perfect support you have provided us through Portugal Golf for the planning and realization of our golf package. Everything went very well. I particularly appreciated your kindness and good responsiveness.
Hotel Marriott Praia d'El Rey: This is a very good hotel for golfers. Nice rooms, good facilities, nice and knowledgeable people. Very convenient in all respects.
Hotel Palacio Estoril: Also a good hotel with a perfect location and surroundings. As for the rooms, my room on the 1st floor was perfect, large and comfortable, with a very nice view of the garden and pool. Unfortunately, this was not the case for our friends, with a small room on the 3rd floor and a not so pleasant view of the back of the hotel that did not meet legitimate expectations.
Very nice golf courses: Penha Longa and West Cliffs are our favorites, followed by Oitavos Dunes and Praia d'El Rey. All beautiful and very well maintained. Bom Sucesso is interesting to play, but unfortunately by far not in as good conditions as the others.
We really enjoyed our trip and we would definitely recommend both the destination and the organization. Thank you!!!
You love your work and it shows.
Sara, we loved working with you and your entire team. We really enjoyed the Hotel Palacio Estoril and their golf course (Estoril Golf Course) My favorite course of the four we played (Estoril Golf Course, Penha Longa, Oitavos Dunes. & West Cliffs) was Oitavos Dunes. Larry liked West Cliffs the best. Those were our top 2. The drivers for airport and golf transfers were great and everything you did was superb! From the dinner reservations to golf to transfers. You love your work and it shows. Same for Eva. Good luck in your future endeavors and hopefully we see you again. Louise
More than happy to play Estoril and Penha Longa over and over again!
We all thoroughly enjoyed our holiday with the weather being especially kind. The golf courses (Estoril, Penha Longa & Oitavos Dunes) were all in excellent condition with Estoril and Penha Longa our favourites. We felt Oitavos Dunes was very much like many long corporate courses that are about these days and made more difficult by the very strong wind when we played!! They also did not serve food until after 1.30, which seemed strange. More than happy to play Estoril and Penha Longa over and over again! Loved the layout and design of both courses which were a pleasure to be on. We ate there at lunchtime with our wives and both clubs were very welcoming and served good meals. The transfer service to and from the courses was excellent and punctual, never had to wait more than a few minutes once a request was made.
The Hotel Palacio Estoril looked after us very well. It is in a great location, very handy to walk into Cascais and catch the train to Lisbon. The breakfast was of a good standard with plenty of choice on offer. The rooms we were allocated were spacious, clean and well provided, with nice views over the gardens. Generally the service was excellent and friendly, apart from a couple of occasions when they seemed under staffed when trying to deal with corporate groups, particularly in the bar area, where it could take quite a long time to get served.
My wife was able to hire the mobility scooter for the week from the hotel at a reasonable rate which was great. Couldn’t see anywhere else nearby that she could have hired one and we never saw anyone all week using one, which is quite unusual.
The outdoor pool was well maintained and just about up to temperature with plenty of sun beds, shades and towels for all who wanted to use them.
The Spa was of a high standard and although we didn’t make use of any treatments, we did spend time in the pool, steam room, jacuzzi etc. It was all very clean and well run and a quiet place to relax.
It took over 2 years to finally get our holiday in Portugal, thanks to COVID, but it certainly didn’t disappoint.
A big thanks to Kelly for her organising, recommendations and patience. I hope we can all stay fit and well enough to come and visit Portugal again soon.