The Beachfront - Praia D'el Rey Golf & Beach Resort

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Daisy Augusto

5/5Google· 2 months ago

This is a really nice, luxury area. From homes to apartments to townhomes. And if you love golf you will love this place. Oh and its pet friendly. We stayed 2 nights. Definitely would have stayed longer. Joana who checked us in was AMAZING. She was super nice, humble, social and very informative. Told us everything we needed to know. We checked in way after check in time. We had one of the village apartments. It was a little outdated but definitely big. 3 bedrooms 2 1/2 baths. Kitchen. Living room. We went to use the hot water and it wasn’t working. I called Joana and she sent over the maintenance guy. Unfortunately he couldn’t fix the issue. The gas company was going to have to come and that would take a few days. Now its after 10pm and Joana did everything she could to resolve the problem. Her shift was supposed to be over at 11pm but she said she would not leave until it was all resolved. She found 2 rooms that would accommodate my family and gave us the option to choose. She got us a shuttle to take us to the new place which was amazing. By the time she left it was probably after 12am. We felt so bad but she felt it was her mission to make our trip stress free. We can not thank her enough. Joana you are the best!!

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Chris Davies

4/5Google· 11 months ago

Great location overlooking the ocean, beach and golf course. Nice 3 BR 3BA simply furnished. Bathrooms nice although difficult to dry towels. Eg no desk/ chair or vanity / table of any kind in the large bedroom downstairs. Nice kitchen well equipped ( washer dryer for example). Lower BR smelled damp. Full buffet Breakfast provided in nearby restaurant. Good customer service.

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michalg164

2/5Tripadvisor· a year ago

I stayed at The Beachfront for 13 days. The location is very nice and the view is beautiful. The staff at the Mare restaurant were very friendly and kind. We felt welcome every day. But the food was not good. Every day it was the same. The choice was very small. The scrambled eggs tasted like powder, and nothing changed during our whole stay. The housekeeping service was also weak. The floor was always dirty with sand, and they didn’t clean it well. We felt sand under our feet all the time. Some equipment in the room was broken and not fixed. Also, the staff in the Club House restaurant were not nice. They were rude and didn’t want to help. Another problem was the customer service. There was no flexibility. When we asked for small changes or help, the answer was usually “no” without trying to find a solution. I liked the beach and the Mare staff, but the hotel needs to improve cleaning, food quality, customer service, and the attitude of some employees.

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RothwellKB

5/5Tripadvisor· 2 years ago

Great place to stay and play. Rather strange approach for 10 miles before reaching resort, very much in the "outback" (you think you are lost) with rather a dodgy road. Arrived to a very large complex with hundreds of villas and apartment. Checked in at Hotel and escorted to our Beachfront apartment. Clean, modern equipment. Amazing location just above the swimming pool and view over the sea - stunning. You need a car even a three minutes drive to a full Breakfast every morning, all included. Arrangements at Golf Courses first class, clean buggies, lovely clubhouses with good lunch food at reasonable prices. We have played a lot of good courses these (Praia del rey, West Cliffs and Royal Obidos) were first class. Very challenging for handicaps 10 - 16, mostly on the coast, stunning views and in good condition, greens very good. Overall an excellent experience for 4 golfers in a 2 bed apartment and cheaper than the Algarve and not as busy. You need a car to nearby restuarants (most are generally very Portugese mainly in Peneche). Had a day in Lisbon - beutiful city (recommended).Overall highly recommened.

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MontycatPerth

4/5Tripadvisor· 4 years ago

Stayed in the apartment for 4 nights during our golfing trip. 2 bedrooms and 2 bathrooms - very spacious with balcony overlooking pool which was restricted to apartments overlooking the pool. Unfortunately were not able to use the pool due to the weather. Cleanliness good with good supply of kitchens utensils should you decide to eat within the apartment. We did this one night. Used the hotel for one breakfast and 2 dinners within the clubhouse. Fair selection for all courses. Service good and staff courteous.

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crushers

4/5Tripadvisor· 4 years ago

We spent a week in a 2 bedroom 2bath unit. It was very spacious and clean. It was not very crowded and we liked the fact it was quiet. We are not golfers but enjoyed our early morning walks. You definitely need a car if you want to explore Portugal, go to a restaurant or shop for groceries. We never got the heat to work properly and a little water was slowly dripping from one of them. The shower in the master bedroom turned cold if any other water was turned on. The staff was very courteous and maintenance did show up to give us washing machine instructions. Overall we enjoyed our stay. Priaia D'el Rey might not be for everyone but it worked out well for us.

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3/5Google· 2 years ago

This was quite a challenging experience. First, the check in area is different than lodging area. We arrived after dark and the road is extremely isolated, long, dark and very bumpy. The main check in office seems more like a temporary office and very unexpected. It took awhile to be greeted due to only 1 receptionist. She was very pleasant once we were greeted. It took awhile to review information and we were given a map with location. This is where it went sadly difficult. We had to drive a bit to the "apartment". ( I didn't realize we were staying in an apartment and had expected a hotel/resort accommodation) The number we were assigned "BFA14" for the "apartment" was not marked on the exterior of the building anywhere. We drove and then walked extensively around trying to locate it. I finally located another resident/vacationer to ask them, and they had idea how to locate it either. Apparently we later learned the "BF" meant beach front, which was not explained. We were told the apartment was in back of building, however the units are only accessed from the front. Possibly we assumed the language barrier may have been to blame for misunderstanding. So over 30 minutes in the dark searching wasn't fun! The second disappointment....the heat did not work, the unit was freezing. The floors are all tile so it is really cold! The beds had only sheets and no pillows or blankets on the beds and also no window coverings in bedrooms or any decor other than furniture. We did find bedding in the closets, yet the blankets had hair on them and smelled dirty. We called the main number and learned the hotel is not affiliated with the resort and no one is available to help us regarding the heat as they leave at 8 p.m. When booking our place it was presented as a hotel room, however it was the resort apartment. This normally sounds like a great upgrade yet the difficulties left us struggling with getting assistance. The receptionist unexpectedly arrived 40 minutes after us calling the hotel and tried setting the thermostats but was unable to get the heat on. She later offered to move to another location yet by then we were exhausted from a long day of travel so we stayed. We slept on the couch with blankets she went out to find which took 20 minutes and we did appreciate her taking the time to help us . Now the very best part was waking up to a million dollar view of the ocean which overcame the difficulties of the previous night. This place is good if you are well informed of what to expect and great for a family or group of friends. Upon checking out, the manager was gracious and gifted us a bottle of wine and apologized for our absence of heat.

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RaymondJ808

3/5Tripadvisor· 3 years ago

We stayed as a party of 28 golfers from Friday 7th October to Tuesday11th most in 3bed apt and one group in a 2bed. The apt were very spacious having a good size kitchen and living room as you enter with a balcony with wonderful views overlooking the beach and ocean All rooms had there own bathrooms with the downstairs room being the largest with a bath and shower combined and also a balcony. Only downside of the 3bed apartments we had confirmed all twin beds in each room this was not the case and after some discussions they agreed to put another single bed in 3 of our apts at first with an extra charge then this was later rescinded. There was room cleaning on the second day to replenish towel and toiletries and the beds were comfortable. We were right next to the supermarket where we could get our supplies of food and drink. Also next to this was the Mare Restaurant where we expected to have breakfast before playing golf unfortunately this had been closed meaning we had to organize the shuttle buses to take us to the clubhouse restaurant about a 1.4miles away for breakfast then again to get to golf. Not sure who is responsible for the shuttle buses either the Marriott hotel themselves or the resort management that are responsible for the apartments as this was a complete shambles which caused untold stress to anyone staying at the beachfront and village trying to get down firstly to breakfast as only 1 driver turned up after the prearranged 07.30am pickup time mostly late and over 48 golfers waiting forced us to walk and carry our clubs otherwise as they only carry 8 persons we would not make our tee times. At the busiest time of the year they compound the already inadequate amount of Shuttle buses by closing the Mare restaurant forcing everyone to the clubhouse. It happened both day and evening with no help from the resort staff except to say we should complain to the director as he is responsible for the shuttle bus company. Whoever is responsible for shuttle buses be the Hotel Management or the resort Management have ruined what should have been a memorable stay into a chaotic frenzy of unneeded stress with their inconsiderate actions. If we had known the restaurant was closed and the shuttle bus service was deplorable, we would have stayed in the hotel itself and got our travel agent to organize private shuttles or took our custom elsewhere where it would be appreciated