Monte Rei Golf & Country Club

Great size of property. Great welcome service. Excellent pool area combined with a very good pool side dinning area. Quite with plenty of pool side loungers that did not require queuing ( perhaps the days we were there were quiet days ? ). Good experience overall, nice touch by Monte Rei to notice my birthday based on my passport ( Thank you ). The pool side dinning, Veranda, was very good and we ate there twice.

The main bathroom shower area needed more cleaning attention, black growth around the bottom of shower and along the wall tiles. Not pleasant to look, at or shower in. Location is a bit more of the beaten track and you definitely need car to get around. Only 2 places to eat ( 3rd one is Michelin so not for every day eating ). The Grill we found disappointing on our first day, salad was bland consisting of some boiled vegetables. No dressing or taste. So avoided it for rest of our stay. The menu is same week in/week out as far as I could see so choice very limited. Wifi was very poor. Router located in locked metal box is not going to help with wifi distribution.

Villa was excellent. Facilities in general were very good.

Vistas restaurant only offered a prix fixe tasting menu which was very expensive and full of "unusual" dishes that were not our favorite type of food. Plus took almost 3 hours. In fairness, we did not peruse the description or menu so we shoud have known better but would avoid in the future. Also, grill was average at best for appetizers. Lastly, golf course is a great layout but in disappointingly neglected shape. Greens were weedy, fairways patchy, carts older, pro shop woefully under stocked. All bad signs pointing to a lack of resources that makes us question long-term viability.

Fantastic villa with 2 bedrooms and a full kitchen. It was very expensive and a fairly long drive to anything, but it was very nice. The golf course was excellent - very hilly and tricky and fairly long. There was a very good break in the golf price by staying at Monte Rei.

Just the price!

Fabulous location, lovely staff, gorgeous villas and pool. Very quiet spot and not too full of tourists, so we felt very pampered. Food was delicious, without exception, both at the breakfast and at the restaurants.

The food was a little expensive. Location was a little remote.

The picture of the Villa on booking.com shows an attached pool whereas in reality there is no attached pool. We thought this was misleading.

The wifi was appualing. An essential part of any service for a Villa costing that much. Airocon broke on our last day. The issue was a maintenance, not a broken part, as it flashes up on the screen what the issue is.

The resort is currently very quiet with a small number of guests so we were able to enjoy the golf and pool facilities, and restaurants almost entirely on our own. The Michelin-starred Vistas is a must-do.

Some facilities are still closed and the menu variety at the pool restaurant is very limited - though the menu is not updated on the resort information. The villa accommodation is a considerable distance from the main reception, restaurants and golf course. There does not appear to be any form of shuttle or pick up service, making a car to get around a necessity.

Very nice resort, particularly if you are a golfer. The complimentary snacks at breakfast time (if you have not pre-paid for breakfast) was a nice touch with freshly squeezed orange juice delivered to our villa at 9am each day with some bread and pastries.

Location is a bit tricky - would 100% recommend their taxi driver (Silver) for all your driving needs. Wouldn't bother with a car if you are only leaving to go eat/drink

Breakfast and lunch was good. Great chips!! We had a special tasting dinner in the smart restaurant - that was amazing. Staff were always helpful. Loved the golf!

Unfortunately the bed was really hard, way too firm. They put a duvet under the bottom sheet for me. Also, we had a tree scraping against our bedroom wall which kept us awake all night, so they moved us to another room.

Very quiet and peaceful, amazing place to be in family. The staff was very welcoming and the cleaning team is extremely professional. I had the feeling of being at “home”.

Internet connection could be better and, unfortunately, it is very hard to move around in that area as you will struggle to call an Uber or a cab. Would recommend renting a car if you don’t have one.