Pestana Vila Sol Golf & Resort sits in the Algarve countryside among fig and almond trees, with Vilamoura's marina, beaches and nightlife only a short hop away. You're about 25 minutes from Faro Airport, which makes it an easy win for long weekends and society trips where nobody wants a marathon transfer.
The on-site course is a full 27 holes, laid out as three nine-hole loops. It's got a bit of tour pedigree too, having hosted the Portuguese Open in 1992 and 1993. In practical terms, that means you can build your golf around the resort, then mix in a couple of big-name rounds nearby. The Old Course Vilamoura and The Els Club Vilamoura are both within 15 minutes, so it's simple to turn a relaxed resort stay into a proper "best-of-Vilamoura" itinerary.
Off the course, Vila Sol works because it keeps everyone happy. There are three outdoor pools, a well-equipped spa for post-round recovery and Green Pines Restaurant on-site. If you fancy a change of scene, you can dip into Vilamoura for dinner and drinks, then be back in peace and quiet for the night.
Who is this for?
Golfers and groups looking for a quality Algarve golf resort with on-site golf, strong facilities and quick access to Vilamoura.
Who is it best for?
Societies and mixed-ability groups who want a sociable base, easy logistics and the option to rotate between resort golf and nearby championship courses.
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Golf Courses at Pestana Vila Sol Golf & Resort
Vila Sol Prime Golf Course
The Prime loop is considered by locals to be the most difficult at Vila Sol, measuring 3,241 metres, where negotiating the tough opening holes requires accurate and powerful driving. The penalties for missing the fairways are severe, so placing the ball strategically from the tee is of paramount importance.
The Challenge loop is generally known as the back nine of Vila Sol's testing championship layout, but as opposed to the exacting tee shots of the Prime, its main defences are the heavily undulating greens. Be sure to keep the ball below the hole, as putting downhill here can be treacherous to say the least.
The Prestige is Vila Sol's shortest nine, at 3,122 metres, but is certainly no pushover; while Steel only worked a mere five bunkers into his design, he skillfully manipulated the indigenous features of the land to create a demanding test. The fairways are narrow on the Prestige, so be sure to keep it straight from the tee.
Vila Sol is also home to a comprehensive golf academy, where the lessons and clinics utilise the latest tuition technology, and can be tailor-made to target specific areas of weakness.
The 6th on the Prime is the resort's signature, an astounding par-5 where you must hit three great shots to weave through the numerous lakes that threaten all around.
Vila Sol is also home to a comprehensive golf academy, where the lessons and clinics utilise the latest tuition technology and can be tailor-made to target specific areas of weakness.
Accommodation at Pestana Vila Sol Golf & Resort
The hotel at Pestana Vila Sol Golf & Resort has 189 rooms and suites and sits roughly 50 metres from the course, so getting from breakfast to the first tee is as easy as it should be on a golf trip. The building is arranged around a central hub of public areas, which gives it a sociable feel for groups, especially if you're travelling as a society or with a few couples.
Rooms are modern and spacious, with views over the lakes, gardens or the golf course. Expect the usual five-star comforts such as air conditioning, satellite TV and en-suite bathrooms, plus enough space to keep clubs and kit out of the way. If you're booking for a group, it's worth asking about room locations so you can stay close to the main facilities or near each other.
When you're not playing, there's plenty on-site. The resort has three outdoor swimming pools, a jacuzzi and a wellness area with sauna and steam room, handy after 18 or 27 holes. There are also three tennis courts and a kids' club, which makes Vila Sol a solid option for family trips or mixed groups where not everyone is playing every day.
The Vila Sol SPA is the go-to for recovery, with a range of treatments available if you want to loosen up before the next round. For food, Green Pines Restaurant serves a broad international menu on-site, and Vilamoura Marina is close enough for an easy evening out whenever you fancy switching things up. The atmosphere is informal but polished, and you'll find most of what you need without having to leave the resort if you'd rather keep things simple.
Pestana Vila Sol Golf & Resort Reviews
Overall rating:8.4 / 10
Hotel reviews
8.08 / 10
Bar / Restaurant
7.4 / 10
Facilities
8 / 10
Location
8 / 10
Room comfort
8 / 10
Staff
8.6 / 10
Value for money
8 / 10
8 / 10
Nice Hotel friendly staff. The chalet room was noisy presumably from the AirCon unit next to the room. Could do with a few more lights on the walkways to the chalet rooms at night! A little dark for an older person as the walkway sets were very uneven and could easily trip up! The buffet food in the Hotel restaurant was good but the even menu was limited and food was average. Too salty and vegetables limited. The buffet evening meals have been good in the past but the last 4 visits the buffet was not available in the evening.
10 / 10
Beautiful location and grounds, lovely large rooms, excellent facilities and very quiet in January
6 / 10
Hi for golf only at Vila sol ok
Our room in the chalet was in darkness all the time we had to pull sun beds from the pool area to our front door!
We paid 45euro each for the Christmas dinner which they have on Christmas Eve and again this was very disappointing, we expected to be served a three course meal for that price but no, same as other evening meals, serve yourself and not very hot at that! Breakfasts were just ok the guy making the ommellettes took about 5 minutes for each one nothing to do with a queue just he was useless
Staff were quite good and bar staff helpful
Certainly nowhere near a five star hotel and I have stayed in hotels all over the world!
Overall we quite enjoyed the stay because of the weather
Unfortunately I was not aware of how far away the other golf courses were, nearly an hours drive each day! In fact we gave up the last venue Silves and changed to play again the Vila sol course on the Monday horrendous... we were of course a two ball sqeezed in beyeeen four balls especially the group in front despite my protestations looking for lost ball for about 10 minutes refused to let us through. Fortunately our day at Gramacjo was great as we met and played with a lovely couple from Germany
Alto was ok but the rough was so long difficult to find a ball just off fairway
However all transfers were spot on.
8 / 10
It was a very nice hotel with excellent facilities and a very helpful and co-operative staff.
8 / 10
Most of the staff very friendly, breakfast ok, Recommend the continental as it is far better than the hot buffet! Rooms a little bit dated and a bit of walk from main hotel but not a problem as we had huge lockers for our golf kit by the reception area.
The hotel is situated is quite far from the other golf courses, some at least 40 minutes drive. Seems that the other courses are close together and villa sol hotel situated a little out of the the way on its own. Overall the hotel was nice. We didn’t try the pool as we stayed in November for the golf.
8 / 10
Excellent rooms, fantastic pool and outdoor areas. The breakfast offered something for everyone and the quality was very good and plenty of it!!
4 / 10
hotel is good but way over priced for drink and food 5.50euro can of beer guinness 4.50 less than a pint of super bock 7.50euo there own brand of baileys 45euro for golf buggy I could go on and on. would not return way better value in malaga tenerife
8 / 10
We stayed in rooms in the main building, most rooms or villas are situated in grounds. Rooms were comfortable with large balconies overlooking the driving range
8 / 10
8 / 10
We booked only the day before travel. Organisation, attention to detail (including most cost effective transfer to and from Airport) excellent. Our grateful thanks to Steve Smith at 'Your golf travel'. Whilst hotel was a bit dated, facilities, service and buffet breakfasts excellent.
10 / 10
Great hotel and lovely location. Staff were VERY helpful and accommodating. I would definitely recommend it and stay again.
4 / 10
Very poor not enough staff waiting far to long for service food etc
8 / 10
Pleasant hotel let down by expensive bar prices!
10 / 10
Just delightful, everything to hand and great staff. Breakfast superb and golf course on the ball.
10 / 10
Great experience , we stayed in the apartments and they were great would definitely stay there again.
8 / 10
8 / 10
we stayed in the Villas around the hotel 2 minutes from main hotel. really comfortable rooms with everything you'd expect apart from tea making facilities.
10 / 10
Perfect for golf break, hotel is clean , staff are extremely helpful, great food and drink
10 / 10
I was amazed at the quality of my room I don't know why we did not go there before. 2 minutes walk to the restaurant/bar and 5 minutes to the clubhouse. Got me a lot of brownie points from all the lads. Well done YGT. I will be talking to you soon!!!
6 / 10
The hotel was very comfortable but they are in the middle of refurbishing a lot of the areas the food on the first night was very poor and a lot of guests complained food was cold and portions small the clubhouse was better at lunchtime after our round
6 / 10
It was a lot of building work going on, half of the hotel was closed so that there was no out side bar's or inside bar's apart from a very small bar at the restaurant, so we felt uncomfortable to use the bar during meal times
8 / 10
Great location and a great place for an early break. Greens in very good condition.
Very enjoyable 3 days
6 / 10
All staff very slow, selective hearing. Getting hot drinks at breakfast very tiresome
8 / 10
A little tired in places but overall a great hotel in a great spot. The rooms we had were the Garden View ones and could do with a little updating. The staff were great in every part of the hotel.
10 / 10
I would like to thank Nick Bishop at Your Golf Travel for
organising my latest coaching trip to Vila Sol in Portugal. From putting the
package together initially through to the completion of the trip, Nick and his
team were helpful, professional and adaptable as changes to the itinerary
became necessary.
We stayed at the Vila Sol resort for 3 nights and as well as
using their academy to do the coaching sessions we also played the 9 hole
course on the Friday and the 18 hole championship course on the Monday.
Sandwiched between these were 18 hole rounds at the beautiful Vale Do Lobo
Royal and the Qunita Do Logo North course.
The organisation of the trip was first class, all the
different transfers were always on time and even when I needed some changes
made they were done seamlessly. My customers were really impressed with how
smoothly everything went, from when they arrived at Faro airport to when they
returned there, they had to think of nothing as it had all been taken care of.
Having used Vila Sol several times now for these golf
coaching trips, the service they gave was also outstanding. They upgraded all
the guests rooms to suites and allowed us all to have a late check out on the
final day meaning that we could play the Vila Sol course, return to our rooms
and shower and change before heading off to the airport, a service that really
helped make the customers experience special.
I would thoroughly recommend both Your Golf
Travel, and in particular Nick Bishop, and the Vila Sol resort and area for a
golf break, you will not be disappointed.
8 / 10
A big thank you to yourgolftravel for another well organised
and enjoyable golf trip, from which I think we have all just about recovered from!
Everything went really smoothly from our collection at the
airport to checking in at the hotel and then the 3 rounds of golf. We played in
what can only be described as superb conditions with the sun shining
constantly.
