Our stay for a golfweek in Portugal was very pleasant and sucessful indeed.

We enjoyed the days and were pleased with the ambiente at the Hotel Marriott Praia d'el Rey and a great service.
Also we were very impressed about the golf courses (Praia d'el Rey, West Cliffs, Royal Obidos & Bom Sucesso) with different designs and impressive nature.

Many thanks for your organisation and support. We look forward to a next opportunity.

Sara, everything was wonderful for us... Except my golf result the last day on west cliff course haha. thanks for your absolutely professional and kind assistance. We highly recommend you to our friends!!!

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.

Hotel Marriott Praia d'el Rey was great, and the service was excellent. The free shuttle service worked exceptionally well. Also, the customer service person did a great job. Breakfast was tasty. Special thanks to the Omelet station.
Sauna / indoor pool area should be open longer. When coming back from the golf course it would be great to go and relax, but it was always closed by the time we got back.

West Cliffs, Praia d’el Rey & Royal Obidos Golf courses: Great condition on all courses. West Cliffs had several blind landing areas. It was hard to know if the ball was lost or in the middle of the fairway. Great courses.

The biggest problem in the area. No shops to buy snacks or drinks to golf courses. Using shuttle bus a couple of times per week to go to some closest shop would solve the problem, but we did not ask if that had been possible.

Pierre and I found this to be a wonderful trip, made so much easier for us by the helping hands at Portugal Golf Experience. Everything was very well organized. Thank you so much. We enjoyed it so much that we will probably plan another golf trip in the fall, but are undecided between Spain and Portugal. If we end up choosing Portugal, we will definitely be contacting you at Portugal Golf Experience.

Hotel Marriott Praia d’el Rey :
• We found this hotel to be fantastic, and the staff were also very nice. Check-in was very easy and the handling of the golf passport was simple and clear.
• The breakfast at this hotel was, in itself, a beautiful experience. There are cooks present to prepare omelettes to your liking. The restaurant where breakfast is served is bright, tables are well-placed to be sufficiently at a distance. We had a few snacks at the lobby bar, which has a fantastic view of the ocean as well, and service was excellent. We did not go to any other restaurants.
• We did not use the pools, interior or exterior, but would have liked to use the jacuzzi, which seemed to be still closed on account of the pandemic. 
• We were assigned a delightful room with high ceilings and a beautiful balcony overlooking the ocean. We found this room to be very comfortable and large (by European standards).

Praia d’El Rey golf courses (Bom Sucesso, Praia d'el Rey, Royal Obidos, Camporeal & West Cliffs): We were very happy to experience all the golf courses in the area. The one course we thought was a bit less interesting was Camporeal. It is a bit farther from the Resort than the four others, and I cannot say that it was really worth the drive over there. If I were to return to the area, I would probably not play that course again. All the other courses we played at Praia d’El Rey were fantastic.

All golf courses very enjoyable but difficult – I preferred Bom Sucesso golf and West Cliffs, but my husband’s favourite was Royal Óbidos. Praia del Rey was very busy.
The staff in the Bom Sucesso clubhouse ensured we were made to feel welcome. Obidos village was very much worth the visit! The Bom Sucesso Resort was very quiet and spread out with no amenities on site, e.g. a small shop would have been good. As you advised, you really need to have a car. We arrived in the dark at 9.30pm and if the taxi had not waited there was no way to get to our room with the luggage – about a 10-min walk in the dark. Apartment was large and comfortable enough, but the outside balcony was in need of a bit of a clean.