Can’t recommend golfbreaks.ie enough. Just back from a trip to Spain. Everything was sorted for us and everything went so smoothly.
Stephen
I have been booking groups with Golfbreaks.ie for the past 6 years and each year the experience gets better and better. From their excellent rates, transfer service to their sales team, you will not get a better company to deal with. Costa Dorada and Quinta do Lago are personal favourites of ours, Golfbreaks.ie offer incredible packages to both. 5* in every way.
Ger
Ross organised an excellent golfing trip for 4 lady golfers to Spain. The Hotel was very centrally located to all the amenities in Torremolinos, the golf courses were all very good, transfers to and from the hotel to golf courses were excellent. I highly recommend Golfbreaks.ie
Denise
Great service, knowledge and value.
Always comfortable knowing we never worry about organising transfers or the quality of accommodation or courses. 4th year down looking forward to year 5.
Billy
Hi Ross,
Apologies for the delay in getting back to you, I’m only back from leave today. Yes, was a great trip and all went well other than some rain on the front 9 on the first day! We stayed in the Clubhouse Residences in Monte Rei which were fantastic. While the villas are great also, I’d probably have preference for the apartments, just due to proximity to the clubhouse and restaurant. Otherwise, the golf course was in great shape as usual and no evidence of fire damage, other than the surrounding areas.
We’ve stayed in the Vilamoura Garden previously and knew what to expect there. Again, the hotel was excellent and would recommend to anyone looking for a quieter location away from the Marina. The 3 courses were excellent also and in particular Laranjal, which we hadn’t played for a few years now. All the transfers were perfect also.
Many thanks again for arranging and will be in touch again once we have a plan of action for our next trip.
Mark
Had a great trip in Tavira with 2 rounds of golf. Courses were of a high quality and transfers were bang on time. One of the guys left a pair of glasses behind him and we rang the emergency number and the transfer guy dropped them back. Great service all round.
Michael
Trip for 10 people to Malaga. Hotel, courses and transfers all 1st class. Everything went as requested. Will be definitely be booking again.
Martin
Ross –very enjoyable 4 Days. Hotel excellent. Transfers worked out very well ..Driver always on time / courteous. Q/ De Peru was in great condition. Troia is a great experience ..but tough on the game ! Aroeria 1 + 2 very enjoyable too. Started to lash rain as we left Lisbon and probably still is ! I will be back to you about 2023 in a few weeks.
Liam
We were a group of eight golfers and we had a very well organised trip with golfbreaks.ie (Ross Melody) as always , we stayed in the ampalis hotel in villamoura ,with all transfers to & from the beutiful quinta de lago south & laranjal courses , i would highly recomend ross & the golfbreaks.ie team , we will definetly be using them again so sufficent ,
Regards, Kieran Murray
Booked a 4 night stay in Amendoeira with Conor. Saying it was stress free would be an understatement. I gave Conor the preferred resort and dates and he did the rest. Transfers, accom and 4 rounds of golf all sorted in advance. Think Conor might have organized the weather too while he was at it.
In relation to the resort, would highly recommend Amendoeira for an off peak season trip. Two fabulous courses, Timesheets that were as good as empty and buggies included to get you out of that mid day sun. There’s plenty to keep you entertained if you are staying in the resort and if you want to venture out, the larger towns are a short taxi away.
It was a pleasure dealing with the guys and I’ve no doubt i’ll be back on to golf breaks when our next trip rolls around.
Mike
Just back from Golf Trip in Vilamoura. Organised through Ross Melody.
One of the best holidays we ever had. Everything went very smoothly and went like clockwork. Didn’t have to think about anything and everything was done for us. Hotel, golf courses, Airport transfers, golf course transfers etc all organised for us and on time. Top class. Late additions and changes of tee times all accommodated too. Quick response from Ross every time.
Rob
Fran
Trevor
This was my first time to book a golf break. We were a small group of seven ladies and everyone of us would agree that everything ran so smoothly from the time we landed in Portugal, to the time we departed 4 days later. We played three lovely rounds of golf at different courses and stayed in a fantastic hotel with an amazing array of food to choose at breakfast. We were all really very happy with the standard of everything and I would definitely recommend to golfbreaks.ie to anyone looking for a similar golf trip.
Cathy
Gary
Hi Ross
We had a great trip! Golf courses excellent and bus transfer perfect. Pity standard of golf didn’t match the courses!!
Thanks again for arranging all and yes it is great to be back travelling and playing. Many thanks again.
Regards
Ronan
Hi Ross
Everything was perfect. Transfers were all very punctual. Hotel fantastic , and golf courses excellent , we particularly liked Gramacho. No waiting on the course and no groups pushing us from behind either. We’ll have a bigger group next year and we’ll all be recommending you to lads who go away to play golf.
Thank’s for laying on a fantastic break.
Eddie
Travelled for the first time with Golf Breaks to Portugal and everything ran like clockwork. Ross was really good to deal with and was able to plan the trip expertly with lots of tips and advise. I’ll definitely be using them again.
Darren
Hi Karl.
First class experience from the first moment we booked and all the rearranging due to the pandemic. The team at golf breaks is top class. I couldn’t recommend Golf Breaks enough for a golf trip. Transfers and golf courses were of top quality .Looking forward to booking next years trip with Ross and the lads at Golf Breaks
Danny
Hi Ross,
All good – everyone had a great time. The courses were great, and everything went very smoothly and well. Thanks for all your assistance and hopefully we’ll be back for more next year.
Cheers,
Des
Hey Ross,
Everything went absolutely perfect. The golf courses, the hotel and the transfers were all truly faultless. Thanks very much for your help throughout and I’ll chat to you in a few months in relation to setting up 2023’s trip. Take care.
Chat soon,
Joe.
Hi Ross,
Everything was great hotel was fab and we had great golf as well will be in touch regarding next year, thanks again.
John
After a 3 year break, it was great to be back travelling again to Portugal for golf. As usual, golfbreaks.ie made the booking straight forward and all queries dealt with promptly. The whole service offered by Ross and the golfbreaks.ie team is as good as ever. Have recommended them to friends and would highly recommend them.
Stephen
Travelled for the 4th time with Golf Breaks organised again by Ross who is highly recommended. Loads of communication and correspondence as was deferred a number of times due to pandemic but at all times Ross handled everything expertly. Went to Alvor where I prefer the standard of course and the more relaxed night life. Love Gramacho and Silves courses and will definitely use golf breaks again
Paul
Tony
Hi Karl,
Just a short note to say thank you for your help and assistance in organising our recent trip to Portugal. Everything, from airport pick to golf transfers and the golf itself went very smoothly and exactly to plan. Weather could have been better but we won’t blame you on that. Thank you very much and we will be in touch again for our next trip
Paul
Hi Ross,
Thanks for the email. Everything went swimmingly. The transfer company were particularly good. Bang on time and very friendly. Our flight to Faro landed 1 hour late and they were waiting for us and were very helpful. Hotel was excellent. They organised the Old Course shuttle for us without a hitch. Vale De Lobo transfers picked us up on time each day and same for returns each evening. A 5-Star event all round. Thanks for organising and I’ll be back to you for the next one.
Brendan
Morning Karl,
Just back from Portugal and just to thank you for sorting out the trip. Lovely week even with the bit of rain. Looking forward to going again at some stage.
Liam
A big thanks to Karl at golfbreaks for really well organized golf trip to Malaga and fellow golfers for making it so enjoyable.
Thomas
Just back from a fantastic trip to Tavira ( Portugal) with 6 other golfers. Everything worked like clockwork from our airport pick up ,to and from the five courses and back to the airport. Ross at GolfBreaks booked everything from the golf courses , hotel and to the transfers taking all the associated hassle off anyone of our group. He listened to our request for hotel and golf options and produced a great itinerary.
We are already looking forward to our next trip and will most definitely be booking through Golfbreaks.
Derek
Ross and the boys couldn’t do any more for our society they kept in touch over two year so we would not lose our holiday due to covid 19 . Hotel and golf courses were beautiful . I would recommend them to anyone they are most helpful .
David
Many thanks to Ross and the team at golfbreaks.ie. Just back from a 3 night stay in Malaga and we couldn’t fault how well organised everything was from our hotel, transfers and golf. We will definitely be using golfbreaks.ie for next year and we would highly recommend. Thanks once again for all your hard work and endless cancellations through the pandemic but we there eventually Ross.
Aiden
Superb customer service, great golf courses and hotel, and great value for money. Book my annual golf trip to the Algarve with Ross and the team and I would highly recommend Golf Breaks to anyone thinking of a golf holiday.
Paudie
We played Atalaya Old, La Quinta & and Marbella G&C Club. We’d play the first two again in a heartbeat. Nothing against Marbella G&C Club but it’s first nine is a bit quirky so suffered by comparison with Atalaya and La Quinta. We stayed at Hotel Lima in the centre of Marbella – super standard – great location – great restaurants and bars within walking distance. Transfers from / to airport and to and from the courses all worked seamlessly. It’s our first time booking with GolfBreaks.ie and we’ll def be booking again.
Des
All went very well, all of the group were praising me. Hotel was spotless, staff very good and friendly, grub good. All enjoyed golf and all agreed having the break on Thursday was a good idea. Thanks again Ross and the transport to and from Hotel was perfect.
Regards
Matt
Just back from a 4 night stay at Vila Gale Ampalius Hotel which included 3 games of golf. Very impressed with Golfbreaks.ie, looking forward to booking again next year.
Paul
Another well organized trip from Ross at Golfbreaks.
Courses were in great condition, and the hotel was ideally located by the beach and near the marina. Hassle free trip.
Maurice
Just back from Gran Canaria, Lopesan Costa Meloneras fantastic , everything perfect , golf superb.
Many thanks
Tony
The team at golf breaks are superb. So easy to deal with. They knew exactly what we were looking for and we were not disappointed. We had to keep making changes to the plan due to covid but they kept us up to date every step of the way. Highly recommended
Chris
Just after arriving back from a lovely golf trip to Portugal … played the 2no courses at Amendeoria which were in great knick. have used Golfbreaks.ie for our last 4no group trips away to Portugal and Spain and I can honestly say that it has being a pleasure dealing with Ross and his team on each occasion. The golf package has being
spot on each time and a competitive price. I would definitely recommend Golfbreaks.ie to anyone looking to book a group golf trip. I’m looking forward to using them again for our next trip.
Conor
Fabulous holiday and all the way through Ross advised us on what the best courses were and the location to base ourselves at. We are going again in 2022 and without a doubt will be using GolfBreaks for the security and the advice on what best meets our needs.
Martin
I have been booking golf trips with Ross for several years now and find him exceptional in organising all facets of our trips – on price, room changes, transport, cancellations, additions and even complimentary green fees for 17 of us on a course that was being pole forked. I recommend him highly.
John
Second time I booked with golfbreaks.ie (with William) Guys really know what they are talking about. Been to Portugal twice with them and already planning my next trip.
Dave
The level of service from Golfbreaks never drops below exceptional. I have used Golfbreaks four times for a group of 12 golfers and each time we have been very satisfied with the efficient service received. We get good advice on golf courses and hotels. The transportation service to and from airport and golf courses is always top notch. Ross and his team are always efficient in dealing with requests and queries.
Kevin
Golfbreaks .ie and Ross have been organizing our golf breaks for a number of years . We ring Ross, get us a break for 5 days. ,with 3 games of golf . Ross organises every thing for us from transfers from the Airport to our golf buggy’s. have stayed in both hotels and apartments.
They have always been top class. We can’t recommend golf breaks .ie enough. We are really looking forward to our next trip away.
Rgds, Mick and Shirley
Have booked several golf holidays with Golfbreaks.ie and can’t recommend them enough. Karl who organises my holidays is very helpful and ensures everything is in order.
Sheila
I cannot recommend Golfbreaks.ie any higher. We had to deal with them through the pandemic, so it involved cancellations rebooking multiple times and the team (particularly Ross) were just so good. Always quick to respond, friendly and informative. I will definitely be recommending them to friends and also back to book again next year.
Great to deal with, especially in these times, keeping us updated on our golf trip away. Well done the lads.
Hi Karl,
Regards,
Philip
Hi Ross,
Thanks for the email – the trip was brilliant – we all really enjoyed it – it was definitely the place to be last week – teeing off in 26 degrees was nice! The hotel was fabulous and the golf courses were super – we walked all 3 days and should have taken a buggy for the last – we were all quite knackered after the last round! Next year we will definitely stay an extra night and give ourselves a break.
Above all the transfer company were superb – always 15 – 20 mins ahead of schedule and accommodating to our needs.
Thank you so much for what we know will be an annual event.
Many thanks again,
Chris
Hi Ross,
Yea it went brilliantly. Everything ran like clockwork! The lads have already started a countdown for next year’s trip!!
The two courses and practise facilities were in excellent condition. We shared a few days with the pros too! Couple of Irish lads playing in it!
The accommodation was also top class. Kind of glad we had the extra body in the end.
Thanks again for your help in putting it all together. It was a really enjoyable trip and if we do plan on a trip again next year, I’ll be sure to be in touch!
Kind regards,
David
Hi Ross,
We had a great time! Every thing went to plan all courses super, will look at new courses for next year.
Thanks,
Henry
Aaron
Hi Ross,
All home safe,
Had a great holiday, Hotel, resort & golf course were perfect, not one complaint. Only did not want to come home.
Thanks a million,
Martina
Hi Karl,
Jack
Ross and Golfbreaks have arranged our golf in the Algarve for the last 3 years.
The instructions were clear and concise, and car rental, hotel and golf arrangements were perfect.
To be recommended.
Fergus
Damien
Morning Ross
Thank you for all your help and your choice of courses…they were outstanding everyone very happy about the whole trip experience and all agreed on a revisit.
Cheers,
Ronan
Hi Karl, what can I say, only a huge Thank you. The trip was fantastic. The apartment was fab. Everyone was so lovely & helpful. We’d definitely go again next year. You’ll have to let me know if there’s any good deals like that again. Thanks also for organising the clubs, the courses were spectacular. Thanks again.
Aideen
Ross
Great weather great time. Thought the courses were super. Will be going again, maybe different hotel
Thanks
John
Hi Ross,
Thanks very much for everything,
We got home safely after a delay and plane swap out as our one had engine problems. We all really enjoyed the golf, the Hotel was perfect and we’ll definitely be contacting you in the near future.
Cheers,
Ed
Hello.
Just want to say a massive thanks to Ross at Golfbreaks.ie who organised our recent golf trip to Costa del Sol in Spain. Great days golf, spot on transfers and a fabulous hotel (Hotel Alay). Everything ran like clockwork. 10 out of 10. I would highly recommend them to everyone.
Anthony
Ross,
Everything went very well, hotel excellent as always, we got the updated version of our previous vehicle which was a really big improvement.
Thanks for all the great service
Liam Keegan
Well Ross.
Back to Reality, Just a special thanks to you for ur help. The Apartments were perfect. Golf courses all the lads enjoyed. The Transport Company were Excellent (The pick up times after the round of golf were great, it gave us time to get food and beer) All the lads Enjoyed the week.
Thanks Again Ross.
Eddie
Hi Ross,
Everything went very smoothly. All transfers were on time. The hotel was excellent and very easy to access the new and old town areas. The course was great, difficult front 9 with all the water and blind shots but some excellent holes on the back 9.
Thanks for organising the whole trip, the lads and I were praising how organized and smoothly it all went. Will be recommending and using you again in the future.
Kind regards,
Darren
Hi Ross
Just wanted to touch base and let you know about our recent trip to Lagos.
All went well and the Marina Hotel was really nice. It was a perfect location with local restaurants nearby and the town about a 10 min walk. Beach also a 10 min walk.
Golf and transfers were great, (no problem getting buggies) all enjoyed the 3 different nines at Palmares and those of us who played Espiche really liked it (despite the fairways being scarified!).
The general opinion is that we would return next year so I will be in touch to discuss some options.
Many thanks for all your help.
Ann
Hi Ross,
Just a quick note to say many thanks for our recent golf trip, courses were fantastic and transfers were faultless and looking to do it all again next year for 2 trips May and October.
We will be in touch early new year.
Thanks again
Vincent
Hi Ross,
Everything went really well, the weather held for us and the golf was great. The hotel was good, all transfers went off without a hitch, I couldn’t fault anything about the whole trip. Thanks for your help, I’m sure I’ll be in touch again next year.
Take care
Rory
Just back from 3 days in Lagos (group of 8) and I cannot recommend Ross and the team enough. Once we booked the trip Ross was always extremely responsive and always willing to provide guidance. The whole trip ran so smoothly, all transfers on time, courses played were excellent and our accommodation was superb overlooking the marina in Lagos. Already booked in for Cascais next May, cannot wait.
Great Job Ross.
David
This is our third year in a row using golfbreaks , Ross Melody and the gang make life so easy especially for me who has to coordinate the trip with friends from the UK, nothing is any trouble . we have have a super stays and great golf venues ( golf was iffy at times ) but i would highly recommend Golfbreaks . we will use them again next year.
Patrick
Have used Ross and his team for the past 3 years and they have never left us down.
Just back from an excellent trip to the Marbella area and everything was organised as smoothly as ever. We even requested changes to our transfers on two of the days with little notice and it was no issue to the team in Dublin or the local contact.
Would highly recommend and will be using them again next year for our annual trip.
Tom
Hi Karl,
We as a group of 16 must thank you and Golfbreaks.ie for organising a fantastic weekend away, you’re advise and help was 5 star. The hotel and the golf was of a extremely high standard and this was one of the best weekends away we ever had.
Thanks again for all your help and we will talk soon to organise the same again.
Brian
Thanks to Ross and all the team at Golfbreaks.ie.
We travelled as a group of 11 and everything went according to plan with 3 excellent courses, Laguna, Victoria and Pinhal. Would highly recommend.
Thanks again Ross.
Paul
Hi Karl,
John.
Hi Ross,
Once again a very good trip, hotel and transfers top notch, courses were presented very well and a very good test with the weather conditions.
It looks like we will be going with the plan for next year, I’ll contact you soon to confirm and give you a deposit.
Best regards
Stan.
Hello Karl,
Irine
Good morning Ross,
Yes, we arrived back yesterday and all went very well. The group were very happy overall.
Hotel – The hotel has been renovated recently and was very comfortable. Breakfast was standard fare but was good.
Transport – All transfers were as required, on time etc.
Golf – Overall we enjoyed all four courses.
Quinta da Cima – we played this on the first day and played off the very-forward tees (black). This was a mistake as in some cases it completely changed the holes so we were not as impressed as when we played it before.
Quinta da Ria – this was more enjoyable as we played off the yellow tees.
Both courses were in good condition.
Quinta do Vale – this is a tough test but was enjoyed by all (except one!!!). It was regarded as the best of the four courses that we played by far.
Castro Marim – we played the Guadiana and Atlantic nines. I think that the last time we played the Grouse and Guadiana nines. We were not as impressed this time. Particularly on the Atlantic nine, there are a number of times where you play from tee boxes over the green that you have just played. I think that overall, while we expected this to be the best course, it was generally regarded as probably the weakest of the four courses, or at best on a par with the first two courses. While there are some very good holes, there are a number of very short, sometimes quirky holes that just take from the overall quality of the course.
Restaurants – We ate outside of the hotel each night in six different restaurants and the food was good and reasonable priced.
Best regards and thanks,
Gerry
Morning Ross,
Everything was seamless. Hotel was excellent, location was superb! Golf courses were fantastic, a little slow at times but hard to beat that and sure no mad rush in that weather! Transfers etc. were all brilliant too. If i had one complaint it would be the cost of the buggies at €45 are at little pricey but obviously out of your control.
Thanks again and hopefully we’ll be back again next year
Brendan
Hi Ross,
All back in one piece (just about!) 😉 Thanks a million for all of the help, it was a great trip and everything from yourselves was seamless I must say. Everyone in the group was well impressed. Staying at the Tivoli, even though a bit more expensive, was definitely worth it.
We are already looking at dates for next year – I’ll be sure to keep in touch.
Thanks again,
Mick
Hi Ross,
Monte Rei was amazing and our thoughts summed up below!
Of the seven of us who made the trip, we all thought Monte Rei was absolutely fantastic and we would recommend to any golfer planning on a golf break abroad. The villas were luxurious and clean with everything you might possibly need provided. All the staff were brilliant, from those running the shuttle service to each of the starters who were very welcoming and helpful.
We ate at two of the three restaurants, The Veranda and The Grill which were great, but didn’t get to try Vista’s. We were a little concerned of the lack of proximity to the nearest town, but reception were great at organising a seven seat taxi in and out of Tavira, which was only €23 each way. As for the golf course, it was spectacular and more playable than we first thought (off the forward tees). Was great to tick it off the bucket list!
Of the many breaks we’ve booked through yourselves, this was by far the best and given the experience we had, the best value for money.
We’re planning on heading away again in April or May, so I’ll be in touch.I’d love to head back to Monte Rei, although others are thinking maybe Vale do Lobo, as it’s one of the spots we haven’t been.
Thanks again for organising!
Mark
Hi Karl,
Carol
Good morning Ross
We had a great trip and everything worked out very well. The hotel was fab and pretty close to the town so that was great . The town itself had plenty to do with shops restaurants etc
The first two golf courses were fab but to be honest we wouldn’t play the 3rd course the hotel one again its a poor course and not in great condition. Id say we would go back there again for sure but think the trip will be every two years!
We will be in touch before the next one and thanks for all your help
Anna
Ross
Many thanks for arranging the trip everything went very well and your organisation worked to a treat. Every day we were collected on time by a very professional driver. Hotel was in a great location.
All the gang enjoyed the courses especially the first 2 as the last days course was tough and it was windy. Unfortunately I have the responsibility to arrange the next years trip.
Again, Ross, really appreciated your assistance and great organisational skills.
Vincent
How’s things Ross,
Everything went very very well, all the lads really enjoyed it! The courses were brilliant! The resort was perfect.
I’ll definitely be in touch for next year. Massive thank you for the work you done! It was really appreciated.
Regards,
Ger
Hi Ross,
Everything went great had a super time Golf course really good and hotel excellent. Transfers to and from airport were great.
Looking forward to the next break already
Andy
Hi William,
We had a fantastic time and everything was great. The hotel was very nice and not too far from the town centre. PGA was great. At Emporda they had hollow thined front nine in Forest but switched us to the Links Front 9 and Forest back nine. The wind was blowing and the Links very difficult so naturally the lads were moaning a little. Emporda was not up to PGA standard of presentation and Lads adverse remarks are definitely a by product of their enjoyment of first two Games at PGA. Transport perfect and superb driver contributed to a great week. Overall superb trip and great value. Thanks to you and your Spanish partners for you assistance. We will certainly give you first shout in any future trips.
Regards
Willie
Hi Ross,
Everything was perfect, thank you. A little too warm at times but we can’t complain about that. Transfers, golf, hotel were all spot on and we will certainly be going back at some stage in the future.
Thanks again for all your help,
Michael
Hey Ross,
Everything went very well thank you, couldn’t have gone any smoother, superb work my friend. We’ll be back to you for the return trip next year,
Thank you very much indeed.
Regards
Derek
Hi Ross,
All went very well and we really enjoyed it. Both hotel and golf were perfect. We will be back to you again for 5nights away next year, thinking of Murcia.
Thanks for all your advice and help
Deirdre
Hi Karl,
A quick note to thank you for your help organising the week .. it was a tremendous success.
Best regards,
Brian
Hi Ross,
Many thanks for your email.
We had a marvelous trip which went smoothly from beginning to end. Lovely hotel with really friendly staff, great golf courses. In particular I’d like to mention our driver for the duration of our trip, António, he and his wife were super and we could not recommend them highly enough.
Thank you for all your help in organising our trip.
Kind regards,
Fiona
Hi Karl,
I hope all is well.
Just a short note from Eddie and myself to thank you again for helping us organise our annual golf weekend. It was our largest group ever I think in the 26 years we have been organising it. Everything ran smoothly, all the transfers were on time, flights, boarding passes, golf courses, everything.
So thanks again and we will be in touch probably next January to do it all again!!
Eamonn
Hi Ross,
Yes got home safely thank you. We really enjoyed it Hotel was excellent and really well located, just a 5 minute walk from town centre and beside the marina. Many great restaurants reasonably priced.
We loved the golf course, great views, interesting holes and very well maintained. Many thanks for arranging, will be in touch again soon.
Regards
Patrick
Hi Ross
Every thing went great thanks. Golf courses were great. Apartment was fantastic. We will be back in touch for next year
Thank you for everything
Regards
Michael
Hi Ross,
What a fabulous trip we had.Not one hitch,everything went like clockwork.The Ladies loved the surprise of the pool view rooms.They are already talking about going back next year.
Many thanks for all your help and patience.
Regards
Sylvia
Hi Ross.
Have to say we were all very happy with our trip,everything went pitpat, no hitches. Hotel was very nice and the courses really lovely,,and we got lovely weather, seems we were very lucky there as prior to our trip it was very poor.. so very happy bunnies..
Thanks again..
Marian
Hi Ross,
We really enjoyed our trip to El Rompido. Some of the group even preferred it to La Cala or La Manga as everything was so handy and you didn’t need a shuttle bus to get to the courses. Hotel was lovely, food excellent and we swapped our dinner for the buffet lunch in the apartments some of the days. Both of the courses challenging but in excellent condition. Overall great resort and excellent value for money.
Thanks for all your help.
Carmel
Hi Karl,
Thanks for the email. We had a great few days. Everything perfect and thanks for organising. I knew Lumine but we all loved Bonmont, lots of drama! The transfers were always on time and courteous. The hotel was lovely and well located for our 8am swim before breakfast. We’ll be in touch when organising next golf trip.
Regards,
Albert
Thanks Ross,
All went well, had a great time. They were impressed with the courses, especially Las Colinas. I had played it before so knew it would go down well. Roda was pretty quiet but Los Alcazares was busy at night and only €6 down in the taxi.
Thanks,
Brian
Hi Karl
Hi Ross
Everything was perfect. Really enjoyed the hotel and golf especially the last 3 days.
Thanks for everything
Regards
Eric
Karl,
Regards,
Sheila
Ross,
Thank you very much everything went perfectly. Hotel and courses were top class, transfers were on time as were flights so no problems at all.
We all enjoyed it and looking forward to next years trip.
Regards,
Kieran
Hi Ross,
All went very well.
Transfers – top class very professional
Hotel – all very impressed – very friendly great service. Wouldn’t mind rooms with balconies – all were ground floor. Overall very happy.
Golf
· Santana – everyone’s favourite – a bit more space than the others
· Rio Real – very good bit probably the most difficult and too tight.
· La Quinta – very enjoyable.
So overall it worked out very well and everyone had a great trip. I’m sure we’ll be back to you again.
Thanks,
Des
Hi Karl,
All went great and the hotel was perfect for our needs. Weather was also great but I think we were lucky on that score as there has been a lot of rain down there of late. We will consider going back next year but will also consider other areas. Keep in touch.
Regards,
Kevin
Hi Ross,
Just a brief note to say thanks for your expert assistance in organisation our recent trip to Penina. Things went really well. Weather was beautiful and we were treated like royalty from the moment we arrived. Our first time travellers were very impressed and I`ve no doubt they`ll travel again.
Regards,
Tom
Hi Ross
Holiday was excellent. In all the years we are going away this was probably the best Hotel we have stayed in. El Chaparral and Torrequebrada were two excellent golf courses. I think if we are travelling again next year we will definitely be going back there.
Kind Regards
David
Hi Karl
Apologies for not getting back to you sooner but I’ve had a busy weekend. We had a great time in villamoura /Quarteira. Everything went extremely well. Golf was brilliant as usual, shuttle’s were extremely punctual and courteous. The hotel was the only thing that was a little below usual standard’s, but having said that it was adequate for our needs. Overall a very enjoyable holiday.
Thanks for your help.
Regards,
Jerry.
Hi Ross
We had a great trip. Transfers went like clock work. Lovely hotel in a great location and the golf course was fantastic.
Thanks for all your help and we will be back to you to organise the next trip.
Robert.
Dear Karl,
Many thanks for your email. We had a great trip. Would definitely consider going back again next year around the same time.
Kind regards,
Finn
Dear Ross,
The Dona Fillipa was a real treat! Everything between the transfers, hotel and golf worked out great. Thank you sincerely for all of your help and contact with organizing it.
Kind regards,
Philip
Hi Ross
Everything worked out perfect. Had a few problems finding our apartments but that was due to nightfall. Los Colinas and La Finca were excellent, Hacienda Riquelme we will probably drop for next year and pick somewhere else as we played it a few times now and Roda was ideal for our last day as we were going to the airport afterwards. Tks for all your help Ross and hopefully come Oct/Nov I will be contacting you regarding next year.
Best Regards
Mark
Hi Ross,
Trip was great – weather, golf, Hotel, pick-up’s – all excellent. Hotel was lovely and location was excellent.
Thank you for all your help.
Triona
Hi Ross,
We had a great trip and loved the hotel and the golf courses. Palma is a super city and we’ll probably return next year.
One small heads up for your next group – Son Gual which is a very tough course was booked out for buggies and would recommend booking them in advance for the future .
Thanks for your help.
Regards
Brian
Cheers Ross,
Had a brilliant time hotel and golf perfect,will be in touch at a later date for more
Kenny
Hi Ross,
Just a quick word to let you know our trip to Alvor went extremely well last week. Everything went very smoothly with all pickups, golf starting times etc perfectly on time.
All in all a very enjoyable week and looking forward to next year already.
Regards
Eamon
Hi Ross,
All went very well thank you. Transfers, check in and golf transfers went as smoothly as possible. The hotel and its location were perfect, honestly couldn’t ask for more. We’ll be doing it again in the future and will definitely be using golfbreaks.ie.
Daniel
Ross,
Thanks. Cambrils is a quieter area compared to Vilamoura etc but still plenty of bars and restaurants. The consensus was that it is a very good golf destination especially as spilling out of a nightclub at 4am is no longer high on the priority list. Very convenient transfer from Reus. Lumine Lakes I felt was better than most ‘resort’ courses we have played. I didn’t play Lumine Hills (back injury) but the lads thought it was tougher but even better than Lakes. All the transfers appeared on time.
Overall we felt it was a very good alternative to the busier Algarve destinations.
Regards,
Niall
Hi Karl,
Thank you for your assistance in booking Portmarnock Links Hotel for our break we really enjoyed it. The hotel was beautiful and the staff were very nice and helpful again thank you for your help.
Yours sincerely,
Michael
Hi Karl,
Thanks for your mail, I was going to reach out anyway. The lot of us had a fantastic week, thanks for facilitating. The service providers in Portugal were perfect from start to finish, so well done on that. Getting back to reality today, but would like to discuss options for 2020 already. We’re hoping to make this an annual event.
I know you probably want to learn from things that didn’t go so well, but in all honestly everything ran so smoothly I don’t have any negative feedback at all.
I’m not sure when I can begin to look at options with you for April 2020, but if there are early booking discounts or anything I can at least relay then to the group to scope out initial interest.
Looking forward to hearing back from you.
Barry
Hi Ross,
We’d a great time and thanks for all your help.
For next year, we’d be interest to look at same days Thurs to Monday (Masters Weekend) again. You did a great job thanks and the courses were perfectly matched to our average (8) handicaps. What we really appreciated was that the courses were not crowded and I expect in the Algarve they would have been packed at this time. Please also pass on our appreciation to Antonio who was dependable, punctual and helpful.
I’ve been singing your (Golfbreaks.ie) praises since returning.
Talk soon
Gerry
Hi Karl
Thank you for your email. I was actually going to contact you anyway to let you know we had a great trip. Everything went according to plan with all transfers, hotel and golf courses absolutely excellent. I must comment specifically on our driver who was the most immaculate timekeeper I have ever come across! In the end we decided that he must have parked around the corner beforehand and drove to our hotel at exactly 11am every day, we could have set our watches to him!! Overall I was delighted with the whole package and the courses were excellent as well, our golf could have been better though!
Many thanks for your help putting this together, not the easiest with different arrival days, airports etc.
Ross
A great success – resort and golf excellent and great staff. Everyone happy with it.
It may be 2 years time before another Portugal trip but we will definitely be in touch with you as all really easy So thanks for that.
Kind regards
Iain
Hi Karl
Hi Ross,
All went super!
Lovely area and hotel was spot on and in a good location. Think the boys preferred the second course but that may be because they simply played better that day!
Thanks for all your help organizing and we’ll definitely be in touch to book something similar again.
Ciara
Hi Karl
Ciaran
Hi Ross,
Super time. Everything was perfect. Quinta courses were excellent. Looking at Vale Do Lobo courses and the Old course for next yr…
Thanks
Barry
Hi Karl
Just to let you know we had a great holiday in Cyprus. The hotel was brilliant and great food. Half Board for €70 was exceptional value. The golf courses were very very good except maybe Minthis Hills. We had thunder lightning and hail stones up there! Overall everyone enjoyed it and are talking about going back.
Thanks again,
Shaun
Hi Ross,
It was phenomenal few days away, hotel was great and centrally located, the airport and old transfers were fantastic and the club hire themselves were superb, easy pick-up and leaving back..very informal and relaxed and the half board was great to have which we availed of most nights aside from the Saturday (Barcelona game and late train back). We couldn’t find fault with 1 thing, even the weather was brilliant Day 1 and at worst cloudy the other days, a golfers paradise for someone like me who’s not a great sun worshipper at the best of times!
Golf courses themselves were varying but both excellent, we all particularly liked Lumine as more a Spanish type course than Bonmont which was challenging but moreso similar to an Irish course; we really enjoyed both but Lumine had that extra bit of class with the GPS in golf buggies and the pyramid of balls available on the driving range, it set us up for the round in great spirits! Definitely a regular trip with increased numbers will be the plan – huge thanks to you for making it as easily organised and paid for in the lead up to the breakaway- we’ll definitely be going through yourselves for the next trip!!!!
Regards,
Eoin
Hi Karl,
Apologies for not being in touch since our return, straight back into work. Our thanks to you and your team for a really well organised golf holiday, everything was so professional from start to finish.
Our bus driver was so courteous and helpful, the golf courses were in fantastic condition with top class facilities and everyone thought the were the best we had played in Spain.
The hotel was very good although the resort of Salou was very quiet with a limited number of bars & restaurants open (too early in the season). We had a great trip and look forward to our next trip with Golfbreaks.ie.
Thanks again.
Niall
Hi Ross,
All went super!
Lovely area and hotel was spot on and in a good location. Think the boys preferred the second course but that may be because they simply played better that day!
Thanks for all your help organizing and we’ll definitely be in touch to book something similar again.
Ciara
Morning Ross
Everything was excellent thanks. Hotel was great, perfect location, good breakfast ,with a lovely rooftop bar and very helpful staff. We enjoyed all the golf courses. Quinta do Cima/Ria and Quinta do Vale were great and Monte Rei is the best of the best. We weren’t mad about Castro Marim but that was because the other courses were so good. All transfers worked out perfectly . All on time and very happy to facilitate change of pick up. We all managed to play enough decent golf to be happy and weather was great bar a few showers in Monte Rei. Tavira was a great town for food-we had good recommendations- and so much better in quality and value than Quinta do Lago. Indeed we were all delighted with the package you put together for us .
From my point of view you made everything easy and the service you provided was excellent especially as Phil Byrne had to pull out. We’re already looking forward to next year!! Thanks again for everything you did.
Regards
Derek
Hi Karl,
Just wanted to get in touch to say thank you for organizing our recent trip to Portugal. Everything was perfect from the time we stepped of the plane until we stepped back on. The accommodation was top class as was everything else , from the golf courses to pick ups etc , we couldn’t have asked for any more .
So again many thanks and we hope to do it again next year
Kindest regards,
Declan
Hi Ross,
We had a fabulous time, the hotel was superb, staff so friendly and efficient, the drivers were exceptionally nice and bang on time every day, they even said to call from the course if we wanted an earlier pick up. The Pinta and Silves courses were lovely, we didn’t like Alto but that was our only crib. All in all it was fantastic, just depressed now to be home and its all over.
Thanks so much for all your organisation, i will recommend you to all my golfing friends.
Kind regards,
Rose
We spent a fantastic 3 days playing golf in the magnificent surroundings of the Monte Rei Golf Resort. The staff, both resort and golf, could not have been any nicer and treated us with the utmost respect and professionalism. They could not have done enough for us from start to finish.
Monte Rei is the best golf course I have ever played and look forward to returning in the near future.
Regards
Ian
Hi Ross
The trip was very enjoyable once again. I would say the greens were even better this time than before – New owners and similar staff and all went as planned with sunshine n birdies. Staff were mainly good and pleasant. The 4 that didn’t make it are signed up already so we will be in touch later in the year again.
Thank you for your help and efficiency – top of the class once again.
Colin
Hi Ross
Everything was perfect with trip ran off very well. Everyone was really happy with hotel worked out great for our group, no complaints at all. We look forward to same trip again next year and dealing with yourself again. I’d say we will get a few extra heads for the next trip the way lads were talking.
Regards
Darren
Hi Karl,
Kind Regards,
Dave
Hi Ross,
I appreciate your follow-up. The consensus across the group is that the arrangements you made all worked very well – no issues at all with the accommodation, transfers or golf courses. We will certainly have a look at your offerings when organising our next golf trip.
Thanks and regards,
Ciaran
Hi Karl,
Regards,
Harry.
Morning Ross
All good, hotel excellent, everything great.
Talk soon
Paul
Hi Ross,
As usual everything went like clockwork and 3 beautiful sunny days. The hotel was beautiful and thanks for the offer of the upgrade. Tee off times and bus times worked great. On Wednesday the golf was a bit slow but I was able to ring the company and they were able to put the pick up time back a bit. All in all another great trip, counting the days already to next year. Thanks for all your help in making it such a success and I will be in touch with you in August, hopefully.
Regards,
Bernard.
Hi Karl,
Our weekend in Castlemartyr went great. Lovely place, staff and food. The rooms were really nice.
Best Wishes,
Loretta.
Ross, we had a great break.
The hotel was great, in a perfect location and the courses were also very good. Calanova and El Chaparral courses we excellent with Lauro not too far behind. All the guys commented on the quality of the transfers and a lot of these would be seasoned travelers to Portugal and Spain for golf. All in all a great break and we may be looking at getting away again next year in April but this time we are looking at Portugal. Thanks again Ross for your help and management. Looking forward to working with you again on the next trip.
Regards,
Dave
Hi Karl,
It was great! Great weather & golf courses in good order. Hotel very good, huge selection of food and choice for breakfast. Towels were changed every day. Large bottle of water replaced each day. We ate in Le Grille restaurant on two nights very good, cheapest wine 35 euro!! Good staff and service. Really could not have been much better.
Regards,
Matt
Morning Ross,
Everything was great, hotel, golf, transfers and the weather! Really enjoyed the trip,
Thanks so much. Regards
Ruth
Ross,
Back safe. Really enjoyed our break. Hotel is great. Food very good. We stayed in for evening meal on days we played golf and first day we went over and food was fine. Golf courses were lovely…….
Cheers.
Loretto
Hi Ross,
Thanks for checking in and the holiday went great with no issues encountered. The hotel was excellent and would highly recommend. In particular, the staff were very helpful especially when it came to organising transfers to and from the golf courses. The courses themselves were excellent and varied in terms of difficulty. The Old Course and Victoria were noted as being the most enjoyable amongst the group. All in all a great week and thanks for your help.
Thanks again,
Mark.
Hi Karl,
Thanks for all your help,
Rosemarie
Just back to work today. We had a fantastic holiday. Parking our little rental Peugeot 208 between a MacClaren and a Ferrar in the Conrad carpark was a great start … lol. Hotel was only fabulous… Golf courses were fantastic and fairly quiet for the time of year and we were very lucky with the weather. All in all, it was a great break.
Thanks for your help and thanks to Golfbreaks. Until the next time…..
Best regards,
Josephine
Hi Ross
Trip went really well – lovely weather and great golf courses and all the transfers went to plan – we will probably go again next year.
Thanks for all your work with this.
Regards
Paul
Hi Karl,
We had a lovely time.The Hotel was very nice and the food was good. All the entertainment was in French, but that was grand. Golf max left us a nice bottle of wine and golf cards in our room. Thank you for organising our holiday and all the golf.
Kind Regards,
Veronica
Hi Ross,
All went well, hotel was good and the transport arrangements to and from the airport and to and from the golf courses were excellent. Courses were enjoyable and the ‘Old Course’ was a real pleasure to play and well worth the extra money. Vilamoura itself was a little quiter this Feb with some places closed for renovations but still lots to do.
Thanks again for all your help with this years trip .
Regards
Jim
Hi Ross
All fantastic in the Canaries, Hotel, transfers , golf courses all fab.
All superb thank you, working on dates for next year already …. Just Need flight timetable.
Kind regards
Tony
Hi Karl,
I have to say it was fantastic. Hotel was perfectly located. Transfers were seamless and no problem, 15 mins wait each time. It was all of ours first time golfing abroad and we thoroughly enjoyed it. I tagged your company on my Instagram page. The courses were perfect, Pinhal was preferred by most as the ability to lose balls was reduced! I preferred Laguna, a fantastic place and the clubhouse / restaurant was better I feel. Really impressed from start to finish with yourself and your company, getting the clubs was no problem also and they were excellent quality. Second hand balls widely available at Laguna but we bought new ones at Pinhal, no second hand balls there but you do not need too many at Pinhal in any case. I’ll be back again without a doubt, just wish my golf could improve and there would be no stopping me!
Weather was perfect also.
No complaints.
Thanks,
Fergal
Good morning Ross,
All went very well – with the weather obliging also. No problem going out in 3 balls every day.
Thanks again for all your help.
Diarmuid
Hi Karl,
Hi Karl,
Meant to get back to you to say thanks for everything. The trip went off great and everything went like clockwork. The lads loved the courses, most especially the Old Course.
Thanks,
Brian
Hi Ross,
Thanks a million yeah everyone had a great time and the golf went well , weather was great as well which was nice. They’re already talking about next year.
Thanks Ross,
Everything went like clockwork, perfect weather, lovely courses. Didn’t play that well, but that’s an excuse. Anyway we had a ball and intend to return next year.
Thanks again…
Fergus
Hi Karl,
The trip was wonderful Karl. We had a ball and for this, our 26th trip it ticked all the boxes. Hotel was very good with excellent staff. Breakfasts were a sight to behold, excellent with lots of choice. We ate out on all but the Saturday night. And that was nice too. Transport was clean, comfortable and on time and the drivers were great. The first three golf courses were lovely. We all enjoyed them and the food and drinks after. Final course Costa Adeje not so good. We did not enjoy the course and it was so slow. (This is not a complaint in anyway). We loved the trip and we all want to thank you and your team in Ireland and Tenerife for the organisation.
Regards
Cliff
Hi Ross,
We had a great week in Marbella and everything logistically went really smoothly. Hotel was really good, transportation was top class and always on schedule plus the selection of courses and their different challenges were also good. The golf also was good and really competitive within the group – we individually can reminisce on the shots left behind and what might have been but that is part of the enjoyment.
Thanks for your support in putting the package together for us and we all look forward to doing a similar trip again in 2019.
Best Regards
Sean
Karl,
Meant to get back to you. Absolutely fabulous trip in Mar Menor. Smashing resort and the golf Golf courses where some of the best plus the transfers were a gift.
Kind regards,
Stephen
Ross.
Everything went great. Hotel was lovely. Golf courses were fantastic and Antonio and his wife were excellent chauffeurs. Overall a great break and I would like to thank you and golfbreaks.ie for everything.
I would strongly recommend Golfbreaks.ie and hopefully we will be back for another trip in a couple of years
Regards
Colm
Karl,
Just a quick note re Trip to Vilamoura. Everything was great. Very enjoyable trip.Hotel , Courses ,Transfers all Great’
Hi Ross
Just a quick note to say thank you for organising our recent trip to Portugal. Pick up and Drop off were excellent and punctual.
Everything was perfect……apart from the weather….but your part was 100%….
Kind regards
Olive
Karl,
Ross,
Just a quick note to say many thanks once again for organising a great golf trip. Apart from the one hiccup with the golf transfer, everything went great with no problems at all (except were were rained off the course on Sunday due to the torrential rain flooding the course). Accommodation in the Residencies was ideal for 8 blokes, breakfast in hotel was limited but set us up for the day. Golf was great – Alhama Signature was our favourite followed by El Valle and Mar Menor with Hacienda Riquelme the least favoured although it was still very good. We are already looking forward to next years trips!
Regards,
Kieran
Hi Ross,
We all enjoyed Alvor. The golf courses were great. Thanks for all your help
Kind Regards,
Declan
Hi Karl,
A quick email to thank you for all your help. We had a great trip. Great city Girona. The hotel was just what was needed. Central and clean and comfortable. The golf was also excellent.
All in all a great trip. The bus was punctual and worked very well.
P.s. that beach day was a highlight. Would really recommend the whole trip to any group of golfers
Thanks
Donal
Good morning Ross,
We were back yesterday and everything went well. As last year we all feel that there is probably no better value for money available than this package when you take the quality of the courses, transfers and dinner etc. included into account. The golf was very good and we still feel that we play the courses in reverse order of quality which is what we like.
4. Costa Dorada – a very good golf layout but just not as well maintained as the other courses. Also good value in terms of additional costs, trolley, buggies, food, drinks etc.
3. Lumine Lakes – flat layout. Some long walks between holes particularly on back 9.
2. Lumine Hills – excellent layout. Better variety of holes than the Lakes.
Both Lumine courses were being worked on in advance of the European Tour School. Some fairways were heavily sanded in parts, but only in parts. Did not really affect our enjoyment of the courses.
1. Bonmont – everyone’s favourite. Excellent golf course with a wonderful variety of holes.
All courses are very close to the hotel, the first three less than 10 minutes and Bonmont about 25 minutes. The dinner (buffet) in the hotel was very good particularly when included in the package deal.
Best regards,
Gerry
Hi Ross,
Super time had by all, hotel and courses were fantastic again. Couldn’t fault it. I’ll be giving you a shout in the near future to go again for next year.
Thanks a million,
Stan.
Hi Ross,
All went smoothly and on time. Great trip. I will be onto you later in the year for next years trip. Thanks for everything.
Regards,
John
Hi Ross,
We were very happy with Penha Longa. A somewhat flattering golf course. Weather perfect, great hotel and resort and with Uberx the wider areas of Sintra and Cascais were opened up. The golf club staff facilitated earlier tee times when I asked and were very helpful. Thanks for all your help,
Paul
Hi Karl,
The courses were the best ones that we ever played in Spain. Hotel was very good. Transfers were 100%. Genis the driver is a gent. Ramon looked after us re clubs…so we will defo repeat.
Thanks,
Gregory
Hi Ross,
A quick note to say thanks we had a great holiday everything went really well – we all enjoyed the golf courses and the apartments were ideal for our group so thanks for all your help.
Regards
Miriam
Hi Ross
Thanks for email. We had a great trip and everything went smoothly to plan. We felt the best course was Bonmont (played last Monday and it was almost gale force so would have liked another try!) the other courses were nice just the fairways not in great condition. Lumine Lakes seemed to be the busiest. Buggies were great with sat nav installed and we got complimentary range balls at Lumine Hills.
Transfers were great, always punctual. Hotel is in a great location, near everything. Most of us were upgraded to superior rooms. The superior rooms have new bathrooms which are all glass so not to everyone’s liking!! but not a deal breaker. All in all a great trip and we really enjoyed it. It’s a little quiet at night time i.e we couldn’t find a pub with anyone in it but otherwise great.
In a few months our thoughts will turn to next year so keep us in mind if there is anything new on the horizon. Many thanks for all your help and organisation.
Regards
Ann
Hi Ross
Just to let you know we had a fantastic trip! The golf courses were excellent that good we actually played the seven days Hotel was perfect but most of all I can’t say enough about your representatives in Tenerife they were the best we have ever had on any trip in the past
Thanks for everything again
Liam
Hi Ross,
We had a great trip .courses were very good, hotel and food were very good, everyone said they would go back again!!
Paul
Hi Ross,
Everything went perfectly. The Hotel was very nice and location class. The golf courses were in good condition and there was no problem with vouchers. The transfers were spot on. The weather was beautiful.Thanks for organising an enjoyable golf trip.
Kind Regards,
James
Good Morning Ross,
We had a great 8 days in Portugal. Sesimbra is a wonderful location, the Sana Sesimbra Hotel was excellent and really well located. Quinta de Puru is the better of the three courses we played.
Thank you,
Larry
Hi Michael,
Just a quick note to say thanks for organising another successful trip.
Everything was spot on, the hotel is definitely worth the extra few quid, and we had 8 happy golfers heading home last night.
Delighted to get 4 rounds played in the 4 days.
Can you let me know when the 2019 bookings open up, I’d say we’d be looking for the exact same setup.
Thank you,
Declan
Hi Ross,
We had a great break thanks. The hotel was fantastic and would definitely recommend it to anyone. Golf was excellent also, especially the Old Course and Victoria. Victoria was set-up for the Portugal Masters in 2 weeks, so was in great condition and not especially tough either. We’ll definitely be heading back at some stage so I’ll be in touch again.
Thanks again for organising.
Mark
Hi Karl,
My golf trip was fantastic. I couldn’t fault it in any way. Each course held its own challenges and forgiveness.
Times, shuttles and people were excellent. Highly recommend.
Next time I will take a day by the pool between playing…32 def was hot.
Thank you once again to you and the Team there.
Hopefully we’ll do it again.
Regards to all.
Mags
Hi Ross,
Just a note to say thanks again for your help in organizing our holiday to Vale do Lobo. The resort and golf courses were superb. The deal for the foursomes week is really great value and the service we got was second to none. They ended up giving us a 3 bedroom apartment with pool which was lovely. Thanks again for providing excellent customer service and helping us have a great holiday. We are strong advocators to all our golfing buddies to use Golfbreaks.ie.
Thanks,
Deirdre
Hi Michael,
I’m just back yesterday from the Golfbreaks.ie trip to Portugal arranged by yourself.
I just wanted to let you know that it was the holiday of a lifetime and everything went absolutely brilliantly.
No late transfer collections, no confusion at golf clubs, everything went perfectly and compliments to your good self on this, we will definitely be making this an annual trip.
Thanks for everything.
Mark
Hi Karl
Ross,
Enjoying our last few hours here, all the lads were blown away by the golf courses. I had played calanova and el chapparal so I was interested to see what they made of the courses. Everything was perfect from hotel to travel arrangements with pick up times being spot on every time. We will be back and will definitely be using your company again.
Thanks for everything you did for us
Regards
David
Karl, thank you very much for everything, trip was fantastic from start to finish everyone was delighted with it. Hotel top notch could not have expected better. Transfers were spot on never late and very nice polite driver everyday. Then there were the courses, starting from the first tee in the alto to the last green in Silves just outstanding. Staff at all courses were very friendly and helpful. Thank you Golfbreaks.ie for a fantastic well priced and well worth every penny trip and for being so organized. We will definitely be back for another trip next year or 18 months. Yours gratefully and that is from all 14 of us.
CHEERS.
Derek
Ross,
The golf break went brilliantly, as usual everything went according to plan with no hick ups at all. The weather was great apart from a brief shower on the last day, the golf courses were all in superb condition and the hotel was magnificent (Lake Resort Vilamoura), definitely the best hotel we have stayed in on all our golf holidays. Well done to you and your team and we will definitely book again next year.
Regards,
Kieran
Hi Karl,
Hi Karl
We had a brilliant time. Everything went off smoothly. Hotel was perfect. Pick ups as promised. Golf courses were lovely (pity about all the sand bunkers/ water)!!!! We will be contacting you again next year with hopefully a bigger group. A suggestion I might make if u could work out something with regard to hiring the buggies to be included in the package. Many thanks for all your help in making this a trip to remember.
Sheila
Hi Ross,
A quick note to thank you for helping me to organise a golf-trip with 9pax to Alvor. Our stay in Pestana Alvor South Beach (PASB) was absolutely fabulous! All very well organised, and welcoming from the very first moment. I think we were upgraded to rooms with terrace on the first floor. The 5 Pestana golf courses were good to excellent, and the suggested sequence (Alto, Silves, Pinta, Villa Sol and Gramacho) worked wonderfully well for all of us. Our very first experience with Golfbreaks.ie, but certainly not the last! Thanks again for your excellent and extremely responsive help and advice, making this trip a wonderful experience for the group.
Cheers,
Koen
Hi Karl,
Hi Ross,
All went well including the weather for the golf but we were lucky as Saturday was very wet. Thank you for arranging everything so professionally. We are considering Santa Ponsa for next year. Do you do golf trips to there?
Regards,
Dave
Hi Ross,
Trip was a great success – Golf, Hotel and weather was excellent. The courses were enjoyed by all – in particular Santana. Calanova has a huge shop and also had a great sale on the day we were there. Many thanks again for your help – I have given your contact details to a number of members at our club.
All the best,
Triona
Hi Ross,
Safely home thanks and back to “Sunny Ireland “. We all thoroughly enjoyed Amendoeira, the accommodation is first class, the Staff at clubhouse extremely friendly and service and food were excellent. Golf courses were very good , we actually preferred the Faldo and were able to play it twice and O’Connor once , the only small issue with O’ Connor was the Greens were very slow, the resort were able to advise us they were a little behind on their maintenance schedule so that would just be a timing issue and normally very good , that is why we played Faldo twice ,no issue and no deal breaker. The range and practice facilities are again first class and overall we would have no hesitation in recommending this resort to any Golfing Group.
We really appreciate everything you advised us on and as usual you were spot on, also again all travel and transfers ran like clockwork .
Many thanks and will keep in touch .
Philip
Hi Karl,
I was going to contact you this week as I wanted to tell you what a fabulous holiday we had. I could not complain about anything as all ran smoothly. The Hotel and the Golf courses could not have been better. The receptionist in the hotel was so friendly and obliging and the service was exceptional. I will definitely be booking another golf holiday with yourselves this year. Just one learning for ourselves is to book a buggy early as there is a great demand for them. The Manager on the Alamos course was very good and went out of his way on Thursday to organise a buggy for us. If only my golf was better and by husband did not lose so many balls it would have been wonderful but you can’t have everything. Regards,
Dora Keane
Hi Ross,
We had a great time. Everything ran very smoothly – transfers, golf, accommodation and weather! The quality of the golf courses improved by the day – not saying that any were particularly poor! Thanks again for your assistance and input into the Salou trip. We will gladly return and recommend golfbreaks.ie to others.
Thanks,
Mark
Hi Karl,
On behalf of all the ladies who went from Westport GolfClub I would like to say a huge thank you to you for organising our trip. It was fantastic from start to finish!! The hotel was fabulous! Everything went like clockwork..the transfers were on time always! Courses were great.. shame it rained on our last afternoon golfing..luckily a few of us took our wet gear and were able to finish the round.. just a little reminder we were heading back home the day after Thank you again.
Kind regards
Rachel
Hi Ross,
We had a great golf break in La Manga. We didn’t think we would improve on La Cala last year . The South course was the favourite amongst the group with the West course being the most difficult. We were very impressed with the whole resort and the variety of restaurants on offer. Our accommodation was lovely and we would definitely return again.
Thanks for all your help.
Carmel
Hi Ross,
Everything went very well as usual. Hotel, golf courses and transport were fantastic. All the lads pass on their complements for a great trip. I will be in contact with you soon for our trip for 2019.
Kind Regards,
David
Hi Ross
Our group (12 men) are just back after playing a week’s golf in Gran Canaria, We are seasoned golf travellers and would highly recommend this venue as a premium winter golf resort for several reasons, direct daily flights, super hotels, lovely golf weather but most importantly superb golf.
We played Lopesan Meloneras, Maspalomas, Salobre south and Anfi Tauro twice. All courses were in excellent condition, enjoyable and challenging , Anfi Tauro is quite specular cut into the mountains with many elevated tees (buggy essential). Maspalomas is the oldest course , flat and nicely designed with some new water features added. The back nine in Meloneras is situated on a cliff running along the coast and is up there with the best of them. We stayed in the four star Lopesan Costa Meloneras, facilities and location perfect. The courses we between 10 and 25 minutes transfer. The comments from our group was this venue ticked all the boxes and we will be booking again for next winter.
Tony
Clontarf
Hi Ross,
Everything went perfectly, thanks again for putting the trip together. All courses (Bonmont, Lumine Lakes, Lumine Hills) were top notch! We played 90 holes over the 4 days!
Kind regards,
Eoin
The trip went well. No problems with the transfers. The hotel (Marina Club) is ideal for a golf party and the rooms are surprisingly large. The weather has been cooler than average in the Algarve but that didn’t bother us too much. All going well we will be in touch again next year.
Regards,
Niall
Hi Ross
Just back from a fantastic week in Vilamoura everything went smooth as silk no problems. I would like to thank you for all your help organisation and patience. We hope to go on another trip probably October so I will be in touch. Once again thanks for everything
Sean
Hi Karl
Thanks for all your help Ross, Costa Dorada was fantastic, golf courses absolutely brilliant,all the lads are raving about the trip. Great value, will talk to you later in month.
Kenny
Hi Ross
I just wanted to say thank you very much. Everything was fantastic – I would strongly recommend Sirene Hotel to anyone – fantastic from service, staff to food. We could not get over the variety and standard. Thoroughly enjoyed the golf courses – Sultan was our favourite however we really enjoyed Pasha, Carya & The National. I would not recommend the National as a two ball – as it was extremely slow – over 2 ½ hours for 9 holes! Transfers and shuttles were all very punctual also! We are potentially looking at returning around the same time next year.
Thanks again.
Paula
Hi Ross,
It was a most enjoyable trip and all went well. In summary …
Hotel……The Belvedere was fine but l was glad we had taken the single rooms .The rooms would have been tight for 2 lads sharing with golf clubs , bags etc in the room…The rooms were cleaned regularly and the staff were very nice. The restaurant was really busy in the mornings and evenings but they seem to have it cracked and run it well. The location of the hotel was handy for the town at night and the beach for a walk.
Golf …. The 3 courses were excellent (Lumine Hills, Lumine Lakes, Bonmont) I thought Lumine Hills was the best of the lot but the other 2 were excellent too. I am fairly well travelled to know that golf in Spain /Portugal takes a long time so the 5.5 and 6 hours it takes doesn’t bother me as much as it might others. The Lakes on Sunday last was very slow as the place was jammed but the other 2 days we had a bit more space so we took our time and enjoyed them more for that reason. Bonmont is a spectacular setting for a golf course and we liked the food there too.
Transfers …..This service was excellent and the drivers were spot on with the collection and drop times every day …the vans were nice and the drivers friendly too…l liked the idea that the golf courses and airport (Reus) were very local so no major time spent driving. lt was a much better option than car hire with everything being local.
Thanks
Paul
The trip was lovely and the whole group were very impressed by the organisation and the lovely golf courses.
Thanks for everything and I will be in contact again for our next trip.
Hi Ross,
Yes, everything was great, we even got lucky with the weather. Not sure we would play Alto again but really enjoyed Silves and Vila Sol. Everything ran very smoothly, and the drivers for the transfers were excellent and the hotel was spot on. Great value for money, we’ll be back
Thanks
Stephen
Hi Ross,
We were so blessed with the weather, not a cloud for 4 days. Started raining the day we left.. Everything went really well. the Hotel was great, the golf courses fab and Tavira itself was gorgeous. We only had one come home on crutches so not too bad. Roll on next year . maybe Spain I think.
Thanks a million
Maria
We had a really good time, nice people, well organized golf and great weather . What more could you ask? we’ll be putting our names down for next year when it opens.
Thanks very much Ross,
Ann
Hi Ross,
All went well thanks. Hotel was very good with a good breakfast available which was a bonus. Rooms were spacious enough for 2 also. Golf was enjoyable but courses not to everyone’s liking, especially Salgados, which was my favourite. Transfers were excellent. Overall a very enjoyable few days and we will go back there for sure. Thanks again for your great service and will hopefully book with you again before the end of the year.
Best regards
Stephen
Hi Ross,
We had a great few days in Seville and many thanks for your help. Hotel (Alfonso XIII) was absolutely fabulous!
Zaudin Golf was good and Real Clube de Golf Seville was fantastic! We were not mad about Hato Verde. Bit far out and thought course was not great. Overall it was a great destination and many thanks again for your help. Will give you a shout again for our next trip!
Kind regards
Ray
All went great , transfers, club hire, courses & hotel , and we were really lucky with the weather, perfect for golf, just started to rain as we left for the airport on Monday morning
The guys are already looking forward to next year , which is a good sign of any trip.
Thanks for all your help with our trip this year
Jim
Had a great trip. Everything went smoothly. Golf courses were excellent, accommodation was really good and food and drink prices were great value. All in all a very enjoyable trip. Will be in touch for our next adventure.
Regards,
Alan
Hi Ross
It was a great holiday, everything was perfect. Pick ups, hotel & Golf was really enjoyed by all, Philip our bus drive was great, very helpful & friendly, even booked restaurant for us, can’t complain. Can’t wait to go next year, maybe even later on in the year.
Thanks a million
Martina
Ross,
Had a great time with the weather obliging also. Hotel was very central in the resort and also clean with helpful staff. Good bars and restaurants nearby. Golf courses also very good with Santana being one of the best we have played abroad. Mijas did not allow buggies on the fairways due to recent rain but the courses were fine. I would definitely recommend Santana – great course and very friendly staff there.
Thanks again for all your help.
Regards,
Diarmuid
Karl,
It was very good. Weather was a help but the resort itself & courses were top class & faultless really.
Thanks for everything.
Peadar
Got back on sunday night. Everything went well thanks, all arrangements worked our perfectly.
Thanks for your help,
Michael
We had a lovely time and thanks for the nice room with the view I got, others a bit jealous. Hotel very nice and friendly.
Only one little thing was booking the shuttle bus to the golf courses. We had to book and wait could not book for a particular time, could wait anything from 5 to 20 mins. Actually one day some of us nearly missed tee time as first bus took 8 and 2nd bus was to be behind it but was much later. It is only a small thing but in Crowne Plaza previous year, they had there own bus so we could go whenever we booked time for.
All else good as was the weather until we got home.
Thanks, Marian.
It was great! Thanks Ross,
Dom Joao hotel great, courses good, weather good. I will be in touch again. Keep us informed on any specials thanks again.
Alan
Fantastic, huge success.
Courses were class, transfer company was impeccable, hotel was well placed and spotless, a little dated but suited us down to the ground. Great recommendation again, thanks again for all the help. Probably be Autumn 2019 before we go again but as soon as we know we’ll get back in touch.
Billy
The trip with the group was brilliant from start to finish the transfers were on time & very accommodating with making different stops and that. The hotel was great & everybody had a great time decent weather & good golf so definitely a success. As soon as flights are available for Jan again I will be in touch to organize same again but I imagine we will have a bit of a larger group after the success of that trip and maybe change out 1 of the courses to throw in a new one.
Kind Regards
Hi Ross
Everything went brilliant, from the hotel to the golf clubs everything was well organised and we had no problems at all, thanks for all your help and will definitely be in touch to organise another break later in the year.
Thanks again
Gerry
Hi Michael,
Just a quick line to confirm all went very well on our trip .
We particularly enjoyed Oitavos Dunes, which we got on a very nice day with no breeze.. as its flat from 4th hole on , we didn’t bother with buggies which reduced our costs considerably .
Penha was enjoyable, Belas was also quite a good course – with a few really tough holes on the front nine, and a buggy is definitely required for a few massive treks from greens to tees.
Other than that the hotel was grand, with really helpful staff and our transfers were very well organised with extremely helpful drivers (particularly for the juggling act in returning clubs to terminal one for the early flight from terminal two).
Peter
Hi Karl,
We had a really nice time. The hotel Dona Filipa was very nice, despite their being a bit of refurbishment going on. We were upgraded from our original room to a very nice spacious room overlooking the garden and sea view. The golf at San Lorenzo lived up to its challenging expectations, notwithstanding the fairways being a bit shabby, nevertheless it didn’t take away from the really good layout of the course. We also played Pinheiros Altos which was also very good.
In terms of organisation, everything went like clockwork from the pick up at the airport, golf vouchers and times etc. Well done, we will definitely be talking to to you again.
Maura
Hi Michael,
We had a ball,as usual. The Vila Sol course was very nice. We hadn’t played it before;a lot of water, but very enjoyable. So thanks again.
See u next year.
Dermot
Hi Ross,
Just a quick mail to say thanks for trip, everything went very well and golf courses were great. Will be looking for prices for same time next year to south of Spain or Tenerife.
Kind Regards,
David
Hi Michael.
Thanks for everything all went well.
A great weekend had by all.
Alan
Hi Ross,
Had a great weekend, bit of rain on day one, not a lot you can do about that! We’ll definitely be going ahead again Paddy’s weekend next year. We’ll just need to wait till we see what flight times will be available so we can plan our days but we’ll be on to you then.
Thanks again for all the help.
Billy
Hi Michael
Firstly I would like to thank you for looking after our booking. Our trip was perfect, the transfers were exceptional, always on time and without any problems. The hotel was extremely helpful in every way. the hotel standard was spot on also, with very little complaints if any from any of our group.
I think the location was perfect also, the courses were top class, among the best I’ve played, lumine hills was really 5 star in there little extras that they throw in. We will definitely be using golfbreaks.ie for our next outing.
I will be highly recommending you lot.
Many thanks again
William
Hi Michael,
We are just back from the weekend golfing at Amendoeira, we had a great time altogether. It is a very nice golf resort but the staff were excellent compared with other resorts. The only down side we had was the length of time it took for a round of golf on Friday and Sunday on the Faldo course, we were left waiting at least 15 minutes on each hole from the 7th on wards, think there was a society out. Yesterday I played 18 holes in 3 hrs 45 mins.
Best regards,
Anthony Doyle
Hi Karl
Hi Michael
Thanks for arranging and all went well. All pick ups\drops to Airport\courses really well organised. Hotel was really nice, spacious room and good breakfast, helpful staff. La Finca Golf facilities excellent – driving range, chipping\putting green. The 3 courses we played on were top standard – they were all different, challenging and very well maintained. Club Houses of golf courses were also very good, nice bars\cafe with tapa’s to eat.
Kind Regards,
Joe
Hi Michael.
The week was perfect buses were like clockwork, weather was fab. And the courses were nice thank you very much.
Pat
Hi Ross
Yes back safe and sound thanks. No problems with the organisation and the courses we selected. As usual we were well looked after by your colleagues on transfers etc. The three courses we selected were all fine and very pleased with the tee times we had booked. The hotel also as usual very suited to our needs and location excellent. Unfortunately the weather wasn’t the best although we managed to avoid most of the rain with the tee times we had.. Can’t hold you responsible for that I suppose!! Thanks again for all the help this year and I’m sure we’ll be back again to you later in the year.
Kind regards
Robert
Hi Ross,
Trip was great. Golf course in great Nick- o Connor greens fantastic. Much busier than last year so harder to get the second tee time in afternoon- we Managed to 36 a day Friday /sat. Thanks for setting up the trip all had a great time,will be in Touch to arrange trip later in year.
Cheers
Colin
Hi Ross
Everything was great from start to finish golf courses were superb and everyone had a great trip,we will definitely be using you again for the next time.
Thanks again
Martin
We had a great trip everyone really enjoyed it, the organisation was top notch the hotel was super and courses amazing,We will definitely be re booking with you next year,
Thanks,
Ciaran.
Very enjoyable week. Murcia city very interesting. Hotel excellent. Good restaurants within walking distance hotel. All golf courses good with nice staff. Played 8 rounds in total. Played extra 18 on Altoreal, We also played Alhama twice. We were allowed to use our Saturdays voucher for Hasienda Del Alamo on Friday evening so that freed up Saturday to go to Alahma twice on Saturday.
Martin
All went very well and everyone delighted with the organisation and facilities. I think we’ll be booking again for next year and perhaps upgrading the hotel slightly – no complaints about the hotel, but might treat ourselves a little. Well done – it went like a dream really.
Thanks,
Des
Had a great time. Antonio our driver was brilliant. What a knowledgeable man. The courses were great but Penha Longa the best by far. Hotel was good and Central but next time I would rather a five star. So …..I plan to go again but would drop Estoril in place of penha longa and play it twice. Finally found the best restaurant ever, Conceito food store ….fantastic
Best wishes
William
Hi Ross,
Just to let you know that our golf trip last week worked out very well. In particular the transfer company was very punctual which helped the weekend to run smoothly.
Regards,
Niall
Hi Karl,
We had a great holiday and the facilities at the resort are outstanding. We had a few changes in the accommodation as it was extremely busy and we ended having an apartment upgrade to villa. The Villas are 5 star and the lady at reception “Therese” was extremely helpful and courteous.
Thanks for all your help.
John Ronan
Have to say thanks for everything and everything went super could not fault it at all, all lads felt the same and would not hesitate in recommending you to anyone and we are already planning to go next year, so when ever you have any deals going for next year give me a shout. Would be looking for 4 nights 3 rounds.
Thanks
Robbie
Just to let you know everything went very well on our golfing trip, the hotel was perfect located directly next to Pinhal and within easy reach of the other courses. All courses were in very good condition and though it was very windy two of the days we still managed to enjoy our golf.
The hotel was excellent far better than those around the Marina and we will definitely stay here again.Transfers were very good and efficient.
Regards
Kieran
We were a group of 6 Lady golfers looking for good golf on challenging courses. John recommended Montecastillo in Jerez, Spain. We had played there twice before back in 2009 and were very excited about returning.
We stayed in the five star hotel on the golf resort. Being so close to the course ensured that we were able to play as often as we liked. We played 5 games of golf and the tee times were booked in advance of us travelling which was a real bonus as we got the tee times that suited us.
We were very pleased with the service that we got from golfbreaks.ie, transfers to and from the airport were organised, tee times booked and the complete package from end to end was superb and great value. They even gave us recommendations for restaurants and places of interest to visit.
Marty Mescall
Ross
Our Alvor trip went really well. The hotel was fantastic (Alvor South Beach), the transfers very efficient, and the golf courses really good. We all had a fantastic time and will recommend you, and Golf Breaks.ie, to everyone we know !
I am handing over the ‘bainisteoir’ role for 2017 (everyone has to take a turn) so I am sure she will be in touch. Thanks for all your help over the last two years, it was a pleasure dealing with you.
Kind regards.
Pam
Hi Ross,
I would like to thank Golfbreaks, and you in particular for organising the recent Glen of the Downs Oaks trip to Tavira.
The organisation was first class. The hotel was ideal for golfers, and the buffet, which was very good value, was used by most of the group. The transfers were always on time and the drivers were most helpful.
Your choice of courses was excellent, and thank you again for the efficient way that you were able to switch days for us due to a forecast of rain on the Thursday.
Tavira is an ideal location for golf groups, if we were to return , I would suggest that we would substitute Quinta de Vale for another course, maybe play one of the others twice, or try to get a good deal with Monte Rei. The first nine on Quinta de Vale were extremely difficult, particularly for my Group of “Senior Golfers”, it had water everywhere and most of my group lost 3/4 balls on the front nine,the average score was 9 points!.
Again Ross well done, the trip was a great success, and enjoyed by all.
Regards,
Michael
Just a quick mail to thank you for the organisation on the trip. It was one of our better trips, transport was fantastic. Will be looking for something the same next year if you can keep me in mind.
Thanks again
David Kavanagh
Hi Ross,
Just a quick note to say thanks for orgainising the trip for us. The Sol Timor was spot on for our needs with all the Irish Bars on our doorstep and we had two lovely meals in Spanish Garden and El Trillo again less than 100 yards from the hotel.
The La Cala golf was well organised and the courses were very well kept but some of the holes were irritating and to be honest need to be altered. Thanks for sorting out the buggies on the second day which was an excellent intervention by you after having a mishap of lost money on the first day! The only down side was the 50 minute transfer to La Cala which is a bit away from the Sol Timor but it was a small blip only.
Once again thanks a million and I hope we will be back to you September/October 12 months for a similar trip but perhaps back to Portugal again.
Thanks,
Mick
Flawless! Every pick up transfer was on time. Return transfers were also all on time and at times we chose.
Dom Joao is a grand golfing hotel with a decent breakfast and good bar times and an easy walk to the ‘metropolis’ of Alvor. The Front Desk there staff were exceptionally efficient and accommodating.
Gramacho & Silves were great once again. Gramacho is the real deal. Silves is a bit rough around the edges (no proper changing room) but a great course to play and very nice people. Alto has some good holes and we’d go back. Vila Sol is too difficult for 16-26 handicappers. We averaged 22 points there whereas 28-32 other days. It was a slog. Every 2nd shot a 3-5 wood! Our only single figure handicapper loved it!
The buggy cert notifications had all been received and were all honoured. That was vital because Silves is always short of buggies.
I can’t think of a single criticism!
Just let me know when next years deals start to get announced and we’ll do business again.
All best,
Kevin
Ross, we had a ball, hotel and facilities excellent. Played five days, there was no concession on the fifth day despite having played four days consecutively beforehand. We swopped from Alamos to Morgado on the Thursday as the latter is far superior, Alamos is easily the worst of the tree, surprisingly lost no ball on salgados despite my fears.
Thanks again for the excellent service,
Murt
Everything went very well with Transfers ,Hotel and Golf we all enjoyed it.
Each course was different with different challenges but all were playable and in good condition. Lumine Hills was in the best condition , Bonmont next and Costa Dorada was maybe not up to the same condition as the other two but it was top of the list in terms of layout.
We actually played Lumine Ruins 9 hole course on the Sun…
Food & rooms were great in the Hotel but Hotel was busy mainly with families on Holiday there. .
Regards,
Pat
Well…. needless to say we are all a bit wrecked. Great time and everyone interested in perhaps Lagos again next year. We keep finding
new places and things to do.
The three golf courses were great – Boavista and especially Palmares were fab – Espiche was lovely but difficult and for us girls who come from very wide fairways with little trouble it certainly put manners on us. Loads of lost balls!! Palmares is definitely a course to play earlier in the day when there is some hope of getting a buggy – we only got three which was fine but pulling a trolley around there was a bit tiring.
I would like to thank you for organising our trip to Vilamoura. We had an unbelievable time. Everything from the hotel (Vila Gale Marina) to the courses and transfers went perfect and the weather was excellent. We had a great time and are already taking about the next trip. (wife permission permitting) The winner of our company completion had a combined score of 70 points over the 2 courses.
Thanks again
Kind Regards,
James
All went well. Hotel lovely and we knew the golf courses. Antonio the minibus man was fine too.
Only downside was we got rained off the last day but we had 4 scorchers.
Hopefully speak to you for a trip next year.
Regards JC
Hotel was perfect (Hotel Carlemany), (PGA Catalunya) stadium course magnificent.
This year the tour course has a lot of new construction taking place so lots of noise and half built houses on some holes which was disappointing as we did not experience that last year. We paid a supplement on the Saturday to play the stadium.
Staff are excellent on the course and did a good job managing the card on our first day when the morning was very wet.. We went out later than planned and enjoyed a dry round.
Best regards
Dave
Everything went great and all impressed with the hotel.
The rooms were lovely and very clean and a lot commented on how comfy the beds were and the quality of the bed linen and towels.
The golf was great, with good feedback on the course.
The only piece of constructive feedback I would give them is that at breakfast they seemed to be under staffed so was difficult to get a waiter to get tea etc. and the staff seemed a bit under pressure.
We will definitely be returning next year, so let me know the deals for last week in April/early May!
Thanks for all your help.
Karen
Hi Ross
It was perfect for us. The hotel was clean and staff friendly. Airport Transfers were punctual. Food was good. We were delighted that we picked the championship course for the three rounds. Practice facilities on site are very good. My golf was mixed but I’ll blame you for that.
Thank you so much.
Joe
Thanks for organising a very good trip. Everything went like clockwork. Everyone happy and 3 of the 4 golf courses were very nice . The hotel was well located and weather was perfect. I hope we can work together again later this year.
Regards,
Eric
As usual everything went according to plan, apart from the golf but that’s out of your control.
The hotel reception had a good makeover since last year.
Hopefully will chat to you later in the year to plan next year.
Again, thanks for everything.
Regards
Stephen
I would like to compliment Golfbreaks on a recent trip to the Algarve. We are a group of 8 golfers & we used Golfbreaks for our golf holiday to Portugal in February.
From begining to end , the trip was organised in a very professional manner, coupled with an excellent Hotel & top class Courses. All told, I cannot speak highly enough about Golfbreaks & Ross Melody & we would certainly travel with them again.
Best Regards
Gerry Buckley
It went perfect, very impressed will be arranging again hopefully October this year. Thanks very much for great service.
Facilities fantastic
Fairways, tee box all great
Greens quite slick
Bunkers s little inconsistent on both courses.
Faldo greens the best.
All in all – very happy group
Colin
Hows it going Ross, great trip thanks, hotel was very central and very nice all delighted very tired today drank and eat to much but really enjoyed it roll on 2017
Thanks,
Liam
Everything was great. Courses very difficult but still good fun. La Cala Hotel and staff are highly recommended, particularly competition director who looked after us very well. And the weather was great too. Only thing that would stop me going back there would be courses are difficult for high handicappers.
Thanks for all your help.
Pat
2014: Many thanks for helping arrange our 20 person trip in April 2014 to Portugal. Your courses and hotel recommendations were extremely helpful and arranging all our transfers made life so stress free. Everyone on the trip had a great time and we look forward to booking again with you for 2015, many thanks again Ross.
2015: Great trip, all 30 very happy. Pinhal was the favorite course of the group by far, it had a nice blend of everything and was much better than I remember. The hotel was good perfect location and the marina was very busy. Everyone is buzzing for next year already and we have even more wanting to go next year. Again many thanks for your help it went down very well with the group.
Andy and Stephen “The too many bogeys Golf Society” – Pictured Below on the Algarve!
Hi Ross, on behalf of Brona and myself, many thanks for a wonderful holiday experience. Yes, we were lucky with the weather but everything fell into place nicely for us to make a great holiday. Wonderful location! The course, as you knew, was ideal as it was flat but a great challenge. We look forward to travelling with you again this time next year.
Take care, Liz
Had a wonderful trip. Golf courses excellent though weather not great. On Wed. we had hailstones. Fairways white, greens white and hailstones almost cut the faces off us!! Still we soldiered on!! Friday we played my favourite golf course, Gramacho. (4 of us played it again on Sunday. We were the lucky ones because there was a dreadful thunderstorm in Alvor while we were away.)
Played Alto on Saturday. This was quite wet under foot. The best weather was on Monday when we played Pinta. Our hotel was fine though would have preferred more choice for breakfast. Transfers were brilliant. On the whole a wonderful experience.
Without doubt will use golfbreaks.ie again.
Many thanks for all your help.
Regards, Maureen
HI Ross,
All back safe and sound (always a relief for me) and looking forward to next year already.
The hotel was great. It actually suited us better than the Tivoli in Portimao, because it had a big bar and pool tables. The whole group could go out and then meet back in the hotel
Transportation was a luxury coach every day. We were a bit late finishing the golf on the Tuesday, so I asked the driver did he mind waiting for a short while. He had no problem. I paid him for waiting.
The golf courses were tough (for us anyway) but very enjoyable. As with our previous experience in Portugal the staff at the hotel/golf courses/transportation gave us first class treatment, always friendly and very helpful.
I would like to thank you and your company for your help in making the organising of the trip and the trip itself a very enjoyable experience.
I intend to start organising for next year even earlier than I did this year, so I will be in contact with you around the end of July early August to see what is available.
Regards and thanks,
Bernard.
Everyone very impressed with full package the way it was organised on your end top class, talks already of doing it again in two years time,thanks again for everything. Will talk again for definite!
Regards Andy
Just to let you know that we are all back safe and sound!!! Had a great time – didn’t have time to scratch ourselves. Loved both courses. Everyone happy and already talking about next year!! Tivoli was great – didn’t realise just how close we were to the village until Monday when we eventually went out during daylight hours!!! Left a lot of money in the local bars!!!
Thanks again for your help and advice. Will be in touch.
Regards, Cathy
Everything went very well. For starters the flights were at great times of the day especially when we had a few hours driving each end. Antonio Vieira was excellent for all the transfers, with a great knowledge of golf himself , the courses and places to go in Cascais. The courses were great, not overcrowded and relaxed and we would like to go back again. Hotel was fine, just a bit away from Cascais.
On behalf of myself and the lads we would like to thank yourself for your excellent work on a great package put together. We will be back to you before year end for something similar.
Many thanks, Nathy O Connell.
I just wanted to let you know that the Power Group (!) got on very well in Marbella. The Hotel was great, the golf courses were great and the transport to and from airport and golf courses could not be faulted.
Thanks so much for your help organising the trip. We may change the venue next year, just for a bit of variety, but will be back to you for recommendations.
Thanks again, Pam
We were very pleased with our golf break in Tavira. We had been to Vilamoura for the past few years and all members of our group would prefer to return again to Tavira. We were happy with the hotel which was ideally located near an Irish bar and good restaurants.
We were pleasantly surprised with the quality of the golf courses especially the Quintas (Cima & Ria). The temperature was up around 30C so, we took a chance on getting an early tee time & got to play at 9:00am on a few days instead of the booked times of 12:00.
Best Regards, Jim Quinn,
Hi Ross,
The trip was very enjoyable. Accommodation was superb as was the golf. The golf clubs themselves were also very accommodating as, although on a couple of occasions we missed our tee time, they were very flexible and ensured we still got out.
We’re already thinking of our next trip and once we decide when, we will be in touch. Thanks again for everything.
Kind regards, Ross C
Everything was perfect, fair play to you delighted with the deal we will be back to you again next year.
Liam
Hi Ross,
We really enjoyed our first golf holiday. The hotel was very good but not a five star. The staff were very friendly and excellent service. We felt very relaxing hotel. really loved it…..
The golf course in Praia D’el Rey was very well maintained and well run. Royal Obidos was excellent too… challenging to say the least and would keep you fit. Worked off all those calories gained with the eating and drinking.
Bon Sucesso grounds are not in great condition but it suited us for the first round of golf as there was no one on the course on the Sunday and this settled us for our first day.
I was very happy with the whole experience and was very pleased with the whole package. I would like to thank you for all your help and your services have been top class. Roll on next year…… or maybe sooner
Yours Sincerely – Aloma and Ian
Hi Ross,
Back last Sat. from trip to Alvor. ‘FANTASTIC’ Everything went so well.Hotel : Great. Transfers : 100 per cent. Weather : Brilliant Courses : Maybe would not go back to SILVES others ‘FAB. Golf : As I halved the best score for the week, it must have been good !
Thanking you for all your effort on our behalf. Hope we will talk again about another trip.
Kind Regards, Des
We had a wonderful week at Penina, the weather was glorious, the golf course was excellent and a beautiful place to stay.
The transfer arrangements went very smoothly and the drivers were on time and very courteous. The tournament was well organised and efficiently run. When you hear about the dates for next year, we shall be very interested.
Best regards
Ray and Sue Hale – Penina Golf Week 2015
Everyone happy great trip and all want to return again next year. Hotel & Golf and all services met / exceeded expectations!
Thanks, Con
I was delighted with the service provided by Golfbreaks.ie and in particular Ross who worked on our behalf. The attention to detail, the selection of accommodation, the price and the flexibility offered were second to none.
Kind Regards,
C.L.
The organisation from the Ireland end was absolutely perfect. When we arrived in Sueno the staff could not have been nicer, we were in our rooms before we knew it and everything was organised to a tee. The package that we got included unlimited golf and that is exactly what we got. The two golf courses are superb. The meals in the restaurant were varied and well done, my favourite was the desert table, in fact, it was a pity to take something off it as it was a work of art. All in all, the organisation of our holiday meant that we had nothing to worry about. All transfers from the airport both flying in and out were exactly on time. I and my husband have the holiday of a lifetime and would recommend Golfbreaks.ie any time.
Shay & Olivia Smyth
Ross,
We had a great week in Vilamoura, thanks for all your help!! Hotel and courses were very good, Victoria was a very nice trek! The weather was a bonus, el scorchio all week!
K.F.
Transfers all on time perfectly, Hotel staff in Tivoli Marina were 10 out of 10(Wonderful) and courses great especially naturalness of Morgado. The price was excellent for the service, hotel and courses we played. Well done, See you next year.
Errol
Initially I was slightly apprehensive about having to take 2 flights to Antalya. However, the change in Istanbul was seamless and bags and clubs arrived promptly at the other end. It was a bonus to find that Turkish Airlines carry the clubs free of charge too! The Belek area is an incredible golfing resort. There are about 16 courses to choose from and they are all top class. We played the Montgomerie (where the Turkish Airlines open is played), The Pasha, The Cornelia Faldo and The National. You have to see these to believe them! Without question they far surpassed our usual haunts in Spain and Portugal. We stayed at the Sirene Belek Resort. Great value for money, an all inclusive option with great food and drink. There are other Hotels but this one suited our budget. We are thinking of going back again and may look at staying in The Cornelia Diamond. Ross looked after our arrangements and it was great to talk to a golfer who knew his product. Everything he said he delivered on. I have no hesitation in recommending Golfbreaks.ie and Turkey as a destination.
Thanks,
Bob
The three of us who went on our golf holiday through your company had a great time. We found your company to be very easy to deal with. We found everything in Spain was as you organised and said it would be. We have no hesitation in recommending Golfbreaks.ie to other Irish golfers looking for deals on accomodation, courses and club hire.
M Kilmartin
Everything went fantastic, from the pick up at the airport on arrival to the return pick up. Hotel and its location was brilliant. All the golf courses were amazing and of course we were very lucky with the weather. The only criticism (for want of a better word) is the Pinhal course…we wouldn’t be inclined to play it again. Otherwise everything was fab!!!
Already talking of our return trip for 2015 (if we can’t squeeze one in later in the year!!!)
Thanks a million for all your help in organising this holiday.
E.W.
We had a fabulous holiday…Frances says it was the best ever. We played 13 and 14 rounds respectively on the championship course and met very friendly people. The transport was spot on and the hired clubs were very good and clubstohire didn`t charge us for the extra day because of the Aer Lingus strike. We will certainly revisit Penina again. I should add that the weather was very good and not too hot.The resort is particularly well designed and the one complaint I would make is there wasn`t a place to get a quick snack after a game…the numerous eateries provided bigger meals than is good for my age group! All the staff were very friendly and helpful.
Many thanks for your help.
Eamonn,
Golf Break went very well, easy to find, prompt check in friendly staff, lovely 4/5 star apartment well serviced great views over North & South courses 10 out of 10 for the courses Fantastic Greens Good layout Plenty of Practic areas. Supermarket ,Bars, Restaurants, Chemist Etc 3 Swimpools one indoor pool fitness center, Steam room Sauna, Jacuzi Overall Fantastic 9 out of 10 will go again.
Regards Joe
We had an great holiday in Portugal. The accommodation was excellent and the golf courses were v enjoyable. We got v heavy rain on the day that we played Laranjal and gave up after 6 holes but on request they allowed us to play the following day. We appreciated this gesture v much. All on all a v satisfactory holiday for everyone.
Thanks for you help. We hope to go back around same time next year.
Kind regards
M.O’K.
Thanks for your help in arranging the golf trip last week. Great time had by all, everything went smoothly……….hotel fine, the coach guys were very professional and 3 great courses played. Most importantly, I got them all back to their loved ones in one piece!!
Thanks again for your help, I will recommend your services to anyone I know planning one of these trips.
Dennis
I visited Islantilla Golf Resort for the first time in 2013 and was so impressed that I returned with a group of 12 in 2014.
All arrangements from booking process and airport transfers to hotel accommodation and golf tee times went without a hitch. Very professionally handled. The quality of the hotel and golf course and the friendliness of the staff made for a very enjoyable holiday as echoed by all my travelling companions. I would recommend the location to all golfers.
Dave Keane,
Enniscorthy Golf Club Co Wexford
We used golfbreaks.ie in 2014 for our annual 5 day golf break and would recommend them without hesitation on the grounds of price , communication and problem solving. There was one slight glitch and we were so impressed with the speed and manner that it was resolved, we were kept in the loop at all times during resolution of the problem and that is what impressed me most. We hope to use them again next year!!
Marian Barry
Back home safely but a bit tired still. We had a really enjoyable trip. Everything went smoothly, with no problems whatsoever. The courses were excellent. (Only gripe was the greens in Pinhal were very very slow) Victoria was quite challenging but we really enjoyed it. 5 star experience here. Thank you very much for organising us, and we certainly hope to repeat the trip or similar soon again.
Best Regards,
M.S.
Hello Ross,
Just to say thanks a mill for everything.
The week went really well, hotel & golf and transfers all worked out great.
No problems thankfully.
Would be interested in same again for next year – let me know when we need to get back to you!
Cheers,
Philippa
Ross,
The holiday was a fantastic success. The hotel was perfect as it was in a very central location. I have been to Lagos before so knew the area well. The most important point was the transfers and I can’t stress enough how impressed we were with the company who took care of us. They were always on time, always helpful, if we were having a few drinks after golf they never rushed us and all round they were exceptional. The weather was amazing which helped the golf. I personally loved all three courses and the new club house in Espiche was amazing. The general consensus was that Palmeras was the best course. Thanks again for everything.
J.B
We arrived after Mid night Saturday night to the resort. Immediately shown to our 2 lovely spacious apartments/Villas. Played Silves twice Monday. 15 mins drive from Gramacho. Again Lovely course and some fantastic holes. Had Dinner in Carvoeiro village that night. Played Vale de Pinta twice on Monday. Only a short spin. Again another lovely course with more great holes. Carvoeiro village again that night for dinner. Played Vila Sol twice on Tuesday. About a 40 minute drive. Another fantastic course and setting and a real test of your game. Stopped in Albufeira on way back for dinner and to get a taster for where to go for our final night out. Played Gramacho twice on Wednesday, Again another lovely course with lots of interesting Holes.
All the golf courses had beautiful carpet like fairways, Greens were lovely and the rough not over penalising. Its hard to pick your favourite course. Do you pick the course where you played your best or the course that was the biggest challenge. In all we enjoyed every single minute of every round we played. No problem getting a second tee time in the evening. Food was probably best at the Gramacho and Vila Sol courses. 43 euro per buggy was slightly steep but 30 euro per buggy for second round.
We had our final night out in Albufeira, great place for a night out. The Gramacho bar organised an 8 seater bus for us. He also brought us home at 5 in the morning I was told : )
I asked you back in December for a recommendation for a trip for 8 golf enthusiasts (age 31) you suggested this trip for us and to rent a car. You got it spot on. Everyone agreed it was great. We will be back probably with a few more golfers after they we told them how it was.
E.G
