Boavista Golf

The typical resort course features numerous water hazards, and is peppered with lovely palm trees, as part of Swan's mandate was to ensure that Boavista developed in complete harmony with the indigenous landscape.

The most enchanting hole is the 7th, a delightful par-4 where you can enjoy stunning views down over the Praia de Luz to the ocean. Swan's 6,620 yard layout has already gained an enviable reputation in its short existence, and is well worth a visit during a golf holiday in the Western Algarve.

Accommodation at Boavista Golf & Spa Resort

Boavista Golf Resort is situated on the West Coast of the Algarve, and offers fantastic contemporary apartments and villas with a mixture of fantastic views over the 18 hole Championship Golf Course, the Lagos Ocean Bay and the surrounding Monchique Mountains.

Make the most of the onsite facilities with a state-of-the-art golf clubhouse, golf driving range, health spa, beauty salon, gym, heated indoor pool, tennis courts, children's play area and football pitches. With the centre of Lagos only 10 minutes from Boavista, make sure you explore this charming traditional fishing port, full of fantastic restaurants and bustling nightlife.

Features

Golf Buggies
Pro Shop
Putting Greens
Club House
Championship Standard Course

8.6

Very Good

Overall Rating for Boavista Golf & Spa Resort

Staff

9.0

Location

8.6

Room comfort

9.6

Facilities

8.6

Quality of bars & restaurants

8.6

Value for money

9.6

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Excellent

Really good resort, the staff from the reception to bar to starters are so helpful and friendly.

Anthony – Reviewed 5 Mar 2023

6.0

Good

We stayed in one of the townhouses in the bella colina village and they are well appointed and excellent size. The pool area all looks lovely. The resort is slightly stuck out on its own and is not a viable walk into Lagos. The bars and restaurants are pretty dead and soul less. The golf course is in pretty poor condition unfortunately. Overplayed and greens very bad condition - possibly due to the dry summer but not helped by lack of pitch mark repairs!!

Michael – Reviewed 25 Oct 2022

Excellent

The accommodation was very good - 2-bed villa with separate rooms & baths. Well appointed kitchen as well, but there was little time or inclination to cook. One thing you should tell everyone who books is to come prepared with 1 Euro coins -- every locker, towel hire etc requires these.

Eric – Reviewed 21 May 2019

Excellent

Great location, very clean.

Anthony – Reviewed 7 May 2019

8.0

Very Good

There had been alot of work done recently, but overall the course at Boavista was in good condition. I really enjoyed the two holes where you need to cross the valley...very dramatic! I would definitely recommend booking a buggy. <br>

Jason – Reviewed 23 Jun 2015

8.0

Very Good

Course was in good condition but make sure you book a buggy.

Alistair – Reviewed 8 Jun 2015

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8.4

Very Good

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Condition overall

8.0

Condition of greens

7.8

Speed of round

Slow About right Quick

Facilities

8.8

Value for money

8.2

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Excellent

This was our second year coming back so know the course better, it is always well presented and a bit wider than others making it very playable but not easy by any means

Anthony – Reviewed 5 Mar 2023

8.0

Very Good

As expected

Melvyn – Reviewed 21 Feb 2023

6.0

Good

William – Reviewed 13 Nov 2022

4.0

Average

Very disappointed course very tired played there many time staff rude will not return

Michael – Reviewed 26 Oct 2022

6.0

Good

This was the most disappointing course we have played in a while. The layout was decent but the condition of the course and in particular the greens was very poor indeed. Also speed of play was appalling. We had a rubbish 4 ball in front who were having a lesson - never let us through and to cap it all the muppet of a pro was playing shots too so effectively a 5 ball! It is a pretty short course and one to avoid until they sort out greens and increase gaps between tee times.

Michael – Reviewed 25 Oct 2022

8.0

Very Good

Enjoyed the course but advised to take trolleys when due to terrain we should have been advised to take carts! Fortunately all 4 players were fit and healthy and so no real problem but we were misled by golf staff!

Charles – Reviewed 15 Oct 2022

8.0

Very Good

Richard – Reviewed 8 Oct 2022

8.0

Very Good

Sue – Reviewed 30 Sep 2022

8.0

Very Good

Boa vista was the only course I liked. It was in good condition, well kept and well watered. The grass was green and everything was acceptable and worth the cost.

Paul – Reviewed 19 Sep 2022

Excellent

Gary – Reviewed 14 Sep 2022

Excellent

Tees and greens in good condition. Fairways reasonable considering the long very hot weather. Club house facilities very good. Staff were very friendly and helpful.

Edmund – Reviewed 11 Sep 2022

8.0

Very Good

Adam – Reviewed 2 Jul 2022

Excellent

Great course and not too difficult.

Simon – Reviewed 14 Jun 2022

8.0

Very Good

Great course, staff and facilities👍

Gary – Reviewed 2 Jun 2022

Excellent

A real gem. Very enjoyable.

David – Reviewed 30 May 2022

8.0

Very Good

Much improved, (better condition) from the last time we played 6 years ago.

Alan – Reviewed 25 May 2022

Excellent

Always in great condition, this year was no exception, clubhouse great.

Peter – Reviewed 12 May 2022

8.0

Very Good

A good test if not straight shame about the houses lining some fairways Hard walking

Antony – Reviewed 11 May 2022

8.0

Very Good

A modern design course with large greens and wide fairways with a couple of feature holes. It is undulating so a lot of uneven lies. Greens were quick but quite grainy so the ball didn't always stay on line. We were a group of 6 with 2 tee times of 3, but they joined a 2 ball up with us so played as a 4 & 2 which we didn't want, so disappointing.

Jon – Reviewed 29 Mar 2022

Excellent

Lovely course, lovely views very nice setting and I had a hole in one on the 11th which obviously is a very difficult par 3.😁

Philip – Reviewed 24 Mar 2022

Excellent

We really enjoyed this course. In great condition for the time of year. bar and restaurant were very good

Elizabeth – Reviewed 4 Mar 2022

Excellent

Perfect staff were so helpful. Lockers for visitors. Not as busy as the Pestana courses.A lovely course to end our trip.

Brian – Reviewed 18 Oct 2021

Excellent

Not the courses fault, but greens were slow and needed a cut due to a recent caterpillar infestation. Apart from that course was very good.

Jamie – Reviewed 3 Oct 2021

8.0

Very Good

Not one of the most scenic but nice to play,buggies required there`s alot of walking between holes

Steve – Reviewed 11 Mar 2020

8.0

Very Good

Enjoyed the golf and 19th

Kevin – Reviewed 5 Dec 2019

Excellent

Course was closed for 2 hrs due to low cloud so when open it was a very slow start and slow play for 9 holes but what a great course need to return

Ian – Reviewed 4 Nov 2019

8.0

Very Good

Played with members made you welcome bar and food high quality would go back a good challenge

Robert – Reviewed 20 Oct 2019

4.0

Average

The worst bunkers we've seen in seven years of playing Portuguese courses. Very hard - like playing off a gravel path! Uniquely in our experience, we had to sign a damage responsibility form for the buggies with financial penalties threatened. It was like hiring a a car from 'Gold'. After our round the terrace was full of members enjoying an after-tournament drink etc. Plenty of spare tables - but all the chairs were moved to one end. Staff refused to let us move the indoor chairs outside so we had to sit inside... Hmm. We offered feedback on the bunkers to be told "no-one's complained before". The complacent trader's stock response. Unwelcoming and ropey. NOT recommended.

John – Reviewed 14 Oct 2019

8.0

Very Good

A good course which provides a fair test for all abilities. Greens need to be improved but played ok.

Bob – Reviewed 11 Oct 2019

Excellent

Enjoyable golf only issue 5 1/2 hour round very slow pace of play over 200 people on the course in front of our group Greens course good though

Keith – Reviewed 3 Oct 2019

Excellent

Louis – Reviewed 27 Sep 2019

8.0

Very Good

brendan – Reviewed 28 Aug 2019

6.0

Good

I would expect the greens and general condition of the course to be less than 100% given that it was the low season but it was poorer than I expected with a lot of burned areas on the course and the greens showed signs of heavy wear and tear over the winter and spring

Angus – Reviewed 18 Jun 2019

Excellent

Very happy with condition and a must play again.

David – Reviewed 14 Jun 2019

8.0

Very Good

Good course for all handicaps.

Albert – Reviewed 13 Jun 2019

8.0

Very Good

Doris – Reviewed 28 May 2019

8.0

Very Good

Ridiculous slow 5 hours for a round out behind a residents competition will not be back here. Our tee time had been changed only by 10 minutes later, we walk all courses with pull trolley these were the dearest.

Geoff – Reviewed 24 May 2019

8.0

Very Good

Good challenging course. Got behind club comp on Saturday morning so a slow round. Otherwise OK. Had to rent buggies each round. Greens very hard & fast; sand in traps also hard & compact.

Eric – Reviewed 21 May 2019

Excellent

Unbelievably had the place to ourselves. Great golf course with great service.

Andy – Reviewed 21 May 2019

8.0

Very Good

Fun course, lots of blind drives so good to play it a few times, better off the white tees, some long carries for the shorter hitters! I would certainly play it again.

Anthony – Reviewed 7 May 2019

8.0

Very Good

Stuart – Reviewed 14 Apr 2019

8.0

Very Good

Terrence – Reviewed 5 Apr 2019

8.0

Very Good

Mick – Reviewed 31 Mar 2019

8.0

Very Good

Nice food, helpful staff.

John – Reviewed 10 Mar 2019

8.0

Very Good

Good course with friendly staff

Karl – Reviewed 30 Jan 2019

8.0

Very Good

We had previously played this course on four occasions. It is a pleasant course in good condition. We thoroughly enjoyed playing it again 6 times on this visit. Rounds took on average 4.5 hours. The buggies have been renewed with top of the range buggies with sat nav in them. The clubhouse and pro shop are really good and the pavilion is a lovely sunny spot to sit and eat/ drink. We stayed in an apRtment on the complex which we really enjoyed due to the facilities and also location.

Liz – Reviewed 15 Nov 2018

8.0

Very Good

All ok.

Phil – Reviewed 21 Oct 2018

8.0

Very Good

A very nice course, excellent 1st day warm up round with good facilities.

Brian – Reviewed 17 Oct 2018

Excellent

Our second visit to the Boavista course. Seemed in better condition this year than last and is a decent test for most players.

Nick – Reviewed 14 Oct 2018

8.0

Very Good

Nice course, greens was not as good as the previous courses played.

John – Reviewed 14 Oct 2018

8.0

Very Good

A lovely course and great facilities with plenty of challenging holes. It was much more of what you would expect for a golfing trip abroad. Plenty of great views and lots to talk about post round.

Lorraine – Reviewed 9 Oct 2018

8.0

Very Good

Very well kept and enjoyable course. Some memorable holes ,particularly par 3's . Buggy recommended due to some stiff climbs. Lives up to its name with beautiful views all round. Best buggies with GPS . Recommended.

Maurice – Reviewed 7 Oct 2018

8.0

Very Good

Very enjoyable

Giovanni – Reviewed 6 Oct 2018

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