Penina Golf Resort Hotel

"Traditional hotel but kept in superb condition with a lovely atmosphere. Staff throughout were friendly and helpful. During our stay most guests were, like us, aged 50+ and well behaved. Spacious clean room with good air conditioning and a decent over bath shower. And a Nespresso! Terrific breakfast with a huge choice of food. Large pool with plenty of towels, cushions, parasols and a pool bar. Championship course is magnificent. Resort course not as pretty and less well kept, but still a good and fair challenge with excellent greens. Food in the Henry Cotton Club was good, and it was a short taxi ride to Alvor for a huge choice of bars and restaurants. We plan to return next year for sure.."

"Returned to Penina with a group of friends and from the minute we arrived and greeting we received from Carlos and Patricia Rosa every part of our trip was first class .The food in the restaurants was excellent and the attentiveness of Assad Joao Marianne and all the other staff was excellent. The course was magnificent and I can't wait for our return next year"

"A very enjoyable 6 night stay with 4 rounds of golf. The hotel is very clean, floors were regularly cleaned & polished. Beds were comfortable, we had everything we needed in our room, plenty of clean towels which were changed daily , mini fridge and coffee/tea which again was replaced daily. Powerful shower, shower screen could do with new bottom seal as it leaked if not levelled up correctly. All the staff were very friendly and helpful and nothing was too much trouble. Great buffet breakfast with plenty of choice and tea/coffee served at your table . We eat lunch every day in the Henry Cotton golf bar and had no problems with our food, it was very tasty and enjoyable. Staff again were very friendly and helpful. We had our own car but got Ubers into Alvor in the evening which were reasonable. Personally we were very happy with the Championship course, we are intermediate players and found it to be challenging enough for us. It has built my confidence especially when getting over water hazards. Ground staff were continually clearing away trees, maintaining the fairways and greens which included putting on the sprinklers between player’s. The bunkers were full with top quality sand and were well raked. There was evidence of disease on the putting greens and some were a little bumpy. During our stay the course staff were patrolling the course to make sure players were keeping up with the group in front and moving on slow players. We didn’t have any issues and weren’t kept waiting long. The drinks buggy came around for us on 2 occasions, unfortunately we did not see it in our last day. Toilets on the whole were ok, not always hand wash or toilet paper. Our main negative was the Resort course which we only played once, it was not in very good condition and needed some TLC, the ladies 1st tee was awful, just a mound of sand.. The hotel although dated is in a great location, not too rowdy and has a very relaxed vibe. It is surrounded by beautifully maintained gardens. It is clear see that a lot of hard work is going into maintaining the course and hotel and credit must go to everyone who has a part in this. Don’t be afraid of staying here, we will definitely return again 😊"