We were very impressed about the golf courses
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.
very satisfied with the friendly and courteous service
3 bedroom apartment at The Village Praia d'el Rey – Location was ok, really clean.
We always ate breakfast and dinner in the clubhouse and were very satisfied with the friendly and courteous service.
We liked West Cliffs best. Great course and extremely challenging with the wind! We also liked the clubhouse very much. Royal Obidos was nice, but too much “Resort”.... and the Clubhouse a bit much too cool.
Rental car - Everything is ok here too. Had an almost new vehicle... and the handover/return went smoothly.
Great condition on all courses.
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.
Made so much easier for us by the helping hands at Portugal Golf Experience
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.
Very much worth the visit!
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.
Another very successful and enjoyable trip to Portugal.
Many thanks for your work in organizing another very successful and enjoyable trip to Portugal.
On all accounts, the Hotel Marriott Praia d’el Rey was first class and the service was naturally friendly, as I’ve come to expect in Portugal.
Also, the three golf courses (Praia d'el Rey, West Cliffs & Royal Obidos) were in excellent conditions and as always a pleasure to play (we were also fortunate that the wind did not blow). I would also like to mention the reception at Royal Óbidos who changed the day of our golf booking at my request to facilitate not having to play in the one rainy day during our visit.
I look forward to future trips to Portugal.