User Reviews
for Pestana Gramacho & Pestana Vale da Pinta, Algarve, Portugal
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Course for a hole in one
Reviewed January 15, 2013
Thought the Gramacho course was very challenging which made it even better thanit looked stunning views very well kept for the beginning of January, all helped by a teriffic hole in one on the Tenth hole, 147 yards stepped up 7 iron in hand played to slight slope at right of green which run onto the green and fell in the hole amazing.
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Running, well
Reviewed April 23, 2024
As it goes up and down, a buggy is very useful for older people. When we arrived yesterday at 1 p.m., there were no buggies available. It was not possible to reserve one in advance, so we set off with a trolley and from the 10 a.m. we were able to get a buggy.
Both places are quite interesting - we liked Grammaco better.
Green fee prices are quite high and a buggy costs €50!!
What we didn't like about Vale da Pinta was that there was a large group of English golfers in front of us who were looking for balls, which meant long waiting times at every hole. On the par 3 holes, we noticed that the flight in front of ours waited on the green until the flight of 4 in front of us had teed off. This is completely unacceptable and there was no marshal to be seen.
On many tracks it was pointed out Buggy on Path.
This instruction was happily ignored by the flights in front of us
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Response from Ricardo Marcelino, Manager at Pestana Gramacho & Pestana Vale da Pinta
April 24, 2024Thank you very much for your feedback. I am sorry that your experience was not up to your expectations. Can you please be so kind to let me know the details of your booking using ricardo.… More
Thank you very much for your feedback. I am sorry that your experience was not up to your expectations. Can you please be so kind to let me know the details of your booking using ricardo. marcelino@pestana. com.
Best Regards,
Ricardo Marcelino
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Price-performance?
Reviewed October 2, 2023
Since we have known the Gramacho golf course since it was built and have played there several times, we wanted to play another round.
Despite the high season, we were surprised by the amount of green fees charged.
For a green fee of 135 euros per person without a buggy or trolley, you can expect a decent place.
Starting with the furrowed tees (white was ok) to the z. With fairways that are sometimes very dry and greens that are quite bumpy and slow and full of pitch marks, the course currently looks rather poorly maintained. The bunkers are full of stones almost everywhere.
Conclusion: Compared to previous years, Gramacho needs significant improvement.
The price-performance ratio is no longer consistent!
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Factory
Reviewed March 22, 2023
Pinta course played on March 20th, 2023. Fareways in good condition, very bumpy green, unkempt bunker.
Basically, it is an interesting and varied course. We (2 people) found it strange that the starter let the flight partners assigned to us start separately because they belonged to a group in front of them, and that with full capacity utilization of the space. The marshal then came by twice and shrugged his shoulders and stated that things weren't going very well (5.5 hours for the round)
Was a tough day
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Short but oho! (Gramacho)
Reviewed January 9, 2023
Gramacho, unless teeing off from the championship tees, is conspicuously short. But by the 5th hole at the latest, even the last player has noticed that length isn't everything. It's constantly going up and down the hills here, the first really flat track is the 16. It's a lot of fun if you're willing to get involved.
The condition in January 2023 was impeccable and the game was fast. I found it particularly clever that 9 of the 18 lanes have two greens, giving these lanes a completely different character depending on the position of the flag. A hole is sometimes a dogleg and sometimes straight, a par 4 measures 280 and sometimes 330 meters, sometimes you have to attack the green across the water and sometimes you can let the ball hop flat into the green on the same hole.
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Nice place unfortunately too crowded
Reviewed October 22, 2022
Today I played pinta with my son. Good maintenance condition but unfortunately much too full. We actually agreed because it was too much to bear. Sometimes there were 3 flights on one track, we had to wait at each tee, 9 holes in 2 3/4 hours...
No marshal drives around, nobody asks here whether you can play gilf…. Pity
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Nice place
Reviewed September 19, 2022
Nice place, good condition for this time of year, very wide fairways, lots of up and down and many inclines, very friendly secretariat and caddy master, acceptable green fee when booking through argavegolf. com
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Rude & incompetent staff
Reviewed June 28, 2022
In June 2022 we played the Gamacho course. When we got there we were greeted by a very rude person (greeting not heard). Without a detailed explanation, she handed us a note. Then we started to ask where our buggy & golf sets (rent) are. She then replied very rudely and curtly that the buggies were outside and the bags were only available for Mr. Set. We had reserved everything through our Hotel Vila Vita weeks ago. We also had confirmation. She insisted that she didn't have the women's set and was therefore a bastard. No suggested solutions and no further communication. Then our collars burst and demanded the manager who sat behind the reception area (wall). He knew everything about how we dealt with this person, but he remained seated in front of his screen.
Well, at some point he came and offered us the Mr. Set for me (women) free of charge (30€).
Our tee time fueled so we accepted his offer.
Golf course was ok. Unfortunately we had to wait a very long time. Some holes were 4 flights group stuck in traffic. No ranger was in sight.
We were finally able to finish hole 18 after 6 hours (18 holes / normal 3.5 hours).
When we wanted to hand in the bags, a putt cover was supposedly missing. My husband said no one was on it from the start.
But she insisted and so we paid another 25 € for the puttcuver, which we had never seen before.
This day was a nightmare for us! Never again!
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No Highlight
Reviewed February 23, 2022
The Vale da Pinta golf course is characterized by its hilly layout. It has some interesting par 3 holes with elevated tees. The fairways are very wide, making it almost impossible to lose a ball. Since you can't see many lanes through the hills, tee boards would have made sense here, but they were missing. The greens are fast and on track. Overall, however, the place seemed carelessly laid out, there were no visual highlights. The allocation of start times was particularly annoying, sometimes there were 3-4 flights on a track at the same time, we had to wait 5 minutes at each tee, so that we were on the road for more than 5 hours. That's not how golf is fun.
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Astonish
Reviewed October 16, 2021
We played the course several times in June and were completely satisfied and found the green fee for 2 people Euro 116.00 including buggy very enjoyable. The place was in very good condition. In October we were surprised by the huge rush of golfers which affected the course. The greens were littered with innumerable holes and loads of repairs. You also have the impression that you have to take care of the mowing machines. A pattina also covers the entire system.
We have also played cheaper courses (green fee Euro 285.00 with buggy for 2 people).
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Sporty but fair
Reviewed December 7, 2020
These two Pestana squares are beautifully situated between the hills and the villas. The courses are demanding because precision is required. Only long drives don't help.
Unfortunately, the state of care in the last few months (I live here) is not as it was in the past, for example the tees are not mowed often enough. It is currently easier to get a tee time and the golf rounds are often relaxed. However, do not use marshals who call extremely slow flights to order. And playing through is unfortunately a foreign word here.
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Gramacho is a good choice
Reviewed September 17, 2020
My wife and I (HCP 22 and 14) played Gramacho in September 2020 and I can only agree with the positive reviews. Green fee for 2 people with buggy € 170, although you can walk the place well.
I played from black and was able to play my handicap, which speaks for the fact that the course is fair and that mistakes are forgiven by the wide fairways. Very beautiful and well-kept complex, the beautiful terrace of the clubhouse rounds off the Golftaf av.
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Two beautiful places
Reviewed December 25, 2019
We played both courses. Despite two weeks of heavy rain, the courses were in very good condition. Only a few bunkers were still damaged. The Cramacho square is nicer to play. You have wider fairways and you don't play as close to the neighboring houses. But we can recommend both places.
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The best pentanas
Reviewed November 22, 2019
Gramacho is the most beautiful Pestana golf course, varied and well maintained. Staff friendly - and although the menu is the same at all seats, the clubhouse burger was the best here. Pinta too nice - but the villas are very close to the lifts. Our Flighr has distributed some balls in the gardens.
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So must be a golf course
Reviewed March 23, 2019
Layout and prospects perfect. Greens top and fairways neat. Demanding tracks and good golf will be rewarded.
Error-forgiving and suitable for every HCP class. Short tracks but often tricky to solve.
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Very good maintenance condition
Reviewed March 11, 2019
We played Gramacho and Vale da Pinta at the beginning of March 2019. Both places in very good condition. However, Vale da Pinta is nestled in residential areas and warning signs are everywhere (no negligent golf battles ...), so I would always prefer Gramacho. Gramacho is just a little bit nicer.
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Vale da Pinta - nice
Reviewed February 22, 2019
Varied place, not easy. Have enjoyed the buggy; would be feasible on foot if fit. Place in February in good condition.
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Solid place for a relaxed holiday round
Reviewed February 13, 2019
Played in February 2019 & the Patz was already very well booked. Nevertheless, the round ran without excessive waiting times.
The course itself is rather short (even from Weiss just over 5600 meters) and unspectacular. Could also be felt somewhere in Central Europe. Positive the quite fast greens and the good care condition.
Certainly no place that you must have played, but for a round in between quite ok.
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Interesting place under olive trees
Reviewed December 29, 2018
We have Vale da Pinta on 24.12. played. A very nice varied place. Condition perfect. Staff friendly and accommodating. Impressive the ancient olive trees that are distributed throughout the place. Restaurant good. We have rarely played such a relaxed round. Come again.
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Every hole an experience
Reviewed April 19, 2018
It was a lot of fun! I had a very nice flight. The registration was professional and friendly, but you realize that the demand is great.
The holes are varied and the fairways very fast. If you're right, the ball will roll in the right direction, if not go downhill in the wrong direction. Many hills, bunkers, partly blind greens and some water. The greens are fast and almost never flat. Very challenging! The view from tee 10 is very nice.
We hardly had to wait (mid-April).
The refreshment afterwards in the restaurant was okay and the staff friendly. You can see the other flights come up and despair at the last hole one or the other when putting.
Nice place!
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Very commercial
Reviewed December 24, 2017
Field with very wide streets, little complicated Short in several par 4 you can arrive if you are a puncher Completely clean so as not to lose time to find the ball if you leave the street.
Good care and green enough punished, you can do the trip with a trolley, it is not very hard.
If you relax you will make many blows, do not trust.
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Mountain and valley
Reviewed April 30, 2017
The fairways and greens on the Vale da Pinta were in fair condition. However, the place was already the end of April and the first bone dry brown spots were already visible. Would not know what that looks like in the following months. Necessarily a buggy or at least one e-book trolley. The course has many blind holes and looks more like a mountain course with constant up and down. If you like it? The greens are hard and the direct allude almost impossible. The constant and annoying wind also spoil the overall impression. The restaurant and pro shop are OK and the people friendly and accommodating. The place you can, but you do not play.
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Very hilly - very nice - well maintained
Reviewed March 27, 2017
19/03/2017 Pinta and Gramacho 03/20/2017.
Both very nice varied places.
Very good care and all around. Beautiful fairways, beautiful tea boxes, big beautiful and well-kept challenging medium sized greens.
Cart definitely recommended. Way from green tea partially long. The advantage is in danger off the tee no other players.
Besides the tea barely up areas - demanding. Uphill holes difficult.
You never get the feeling to have the och been played.
I would definitely recommend in the Algarve and almost a must for any golfer.
Restaurant Pinta - evening nothing to eat you will be redirected to the Gramacho Restauarnt. Just 3 minutes away, but it is specially for Go there.
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Hilly
Reviewed November 18, 2016
Gramacho (***): The generous fairways ensure that you hardly lose balls. Unfortunately, the fairways were a bit affected (this is lt. Information of the Caddy Masters the most played course of the Pestana Group). Overall a nice gaming experience. The pro shop is small - with the basics. The 19th hole will allow the increase to 18 Green closely observe.
Vale da Pinta (***): Very nice place - flawless fairways - also very wide landing areas. Huge greens with many movements. This place should play more often, here everything was fine. The pro shop was slightly larger than Gramacho.
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Very varied, good service, relaxed atmosphere
Reviewed September 19, 2016
Very friendly staff, good to very good well-kept, pretty and slightly hilly course.
The complex and the clubhouse are not brand new, but in good condition. The resort development will usually not come into play, since the paths are sufficiently wide.
Service at the clubhouse friendly, but could be faster. The sampled salads were very tasty.
WARNING: on some tracks there are double greens - which is a bit strange and you should check with the Registration absolutely on the availability and position of the flag!
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A for pasta
Reviewed August 20, 2016
19/08/2016 Yesterday I played this field. we turn in good time, and we were waiting for the starter more than 20 minutes after paying green fees. It was very close to the clerk who sold us green fees and buggies did not come to us until we reentered the store to ask for... well... going around.
In front of us on the 1st tee was a father and a child with collarless shirt, etc. it took to make holes 1 and 2 over 40 minutes... there... no one appeared at the 2nd hole PASSED BY THE MIDDLE OF BUGGIE GREEN... and there did not appear anyone... Then, magically disappeared in 3. hole caught the game front, and we were waiting on every hole an average of 10 to 15 minutes...
We did not pass, and there did not appear anyone...
Throughout the tortuous back almost 5 hours there did not appear MARSHALL NONE.
Les equals. They have already claimed...
Field.. easy, poorly displayed. there is no simple drawing the holes in the travel card. Uncut greens, slow...
Campo very mediocre. Expensive for what it is and very unprofessional.
Easy to play and can make quick if they had control of the game. They do not ask or handicap you have... so it goes.
If you like golf and you take seriously, there are better deals in the area.
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Super nice places, but!!!
Reviewed April 8, 2016
Give the last commentator right in his assessment of the Pestana courses. However, the prices given here in this app no longer correct. Gramacho and Val de Pinta have tasted on 01 and 03 April, € 105. From the home page of this club is rauszulesen no price. I think they now react there on the increased volume due to the holiday shift westward.
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Pestana Golf Courses
Reviewed April 4, 2016
Basically, all courses of Pestana Golf are nice to play. We were from 17.03. - 24/03/2016 arrived and the Gramacho, Vila Sol, Pinta and Alto have played. Everywhere mostly very nice staff and good to very good well maintained courts. What is, however, pushed open us mad, are inflexible and in my opinion overpriced Golf Cars. For 45.00 € per round that I find wrong. We have a total of 6 x played and have requested whether there is a special offer would be if we 6 x a cart rental. Not even because the customer has come contrary. This evaluates our Appreciation from much.
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Fair place for all levels
Reviewed March 26, 2016
Do Gramacho 3 times in mid-March played. Very fair play for all skill levels. Good state of fairways, fast greens with zt hanging holes. Reductions of Par to play very nice 3 holes from above. Start time every 9 minutes, so relaxed gaming is possible without great pressure. Clubhouse conditionally recommendable, staff friendly.
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Advisable
Reviewed November 30, 2015
Gramacho is a beautifully embedded slightly hilly course. Despite being fully booked smooth gameplay without major delays. Double greens on some tracks some getting used to. Consistently good organization and very friendly staff. Always my pleasure.
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Do you have to have played
Reviewed November 15, 2015
It was the first golf course we have played in the Algarve for us and we were thrilled. Very scenic location, with mature trees and very fast greens, but also hillier than we have imagined. Although the place was very well documented and we had difficulty in the week, ever to get a start time, everything was very well organized and we were able to calmly make our game. The Caddy Master was very helpful and told us the specifics of the course (for example, two greens per lane), nor sought one flight partner, who was to play with us, showed us how to get to the hole 5 and after the game he asked us how we liked. Overall a great place and very nice and helpful staff.
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Highly recommended.
Reviewed August 29, 2013
Of the six of us played GP in the immediate area, Pestana Gramacho was the best. Super well maintained, nicely laid out and each fairway interesting. The staff in the office very friendly game.
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Values play spaces
Reviewed March 3, 2013
Both Gramacho and Pinta are very beautiful and well maintained golf courses. Gramacho is the more scenic place and is more elegant than Pinta. Both courses are quite hilly and a buggy is not as sporty recommended (Pestana unit price EUR 40, -), The average club houses are beautiful and the restaurants of good quality.
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Solid Performance
Reviewed November 3, 2012
Both places are really beautifully composed into the landscape and well maintained. The tracks are exciting to play and fair, not too long, but with well placed obstacles. Gramacho has felt more and bigger bunker. On both you walk up and down a lot. There is hardly disturbing road noise. The end of October / beginning of November were both very well documented, with start times in 9 min distance one has been from time to time have to wait, especially on the Par3s, all of which are not easy. Overall, a solid value for money and a nice golf experience.
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Beautiful places with a lot of up and down
Reviewed June 12, 2012
Both seats are fitted into the landscape. Much up and down. Mature trees of olive and cork trees. All fair and wide enough. Fast hard greens. Since the ball is running well again down the green. Gramacho is the beautiful place. € 110 for 2 pax with buggy Summer Special.
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Always good
Reviewed January 16, 2011
Very good value for money, both places were over New Year 2010/11, again in very good condition, beautiful cars. kuppiertes much ground bunker golfer what you wills more. 3rd times in 5 years there, always very impressed, very worthwhile.
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