Precise Resort El Rompido-The Hotel

I was fortunate to occupy a suite which was really spacious, comfortable and immaculately clean. We played golf each day on both courses which are not for the novice.....they are fairly tough, especially the North course. Food was good with dishes for most tastes and service was excellent. Pool could have been a bit warmer but that is the only criticism I have about this resort. I've been there 6 times over recent years.

I had a very enjoyable experience staying here, room was good, restaurant was good, staff friendly and helpful and the courses were great. I saw someone who said the courses were over watered and they probably are a bit but it didn't take away from our enjoyment.

Average in all aspect except the courses which were poor. The hotel was clean. Room was of good size but no tea coffee making facilities. Towels have seen much better days, plenty of toiletries but did not use them. Lid of the toilet was cracked. Flooring was rising in the room and in some corridors. My bed springs had gone and it felt like sleeping on a slope. Restaurant was very busy for dinner unless you went at second sitting 21:00 hrs. Staff were very good throughout the hotel. Drinks were very expensive €7 euros a large glass of beer and €14 for a short and mixer. There is a supermarket on site but a can of Coke Zero is €1.80. Water at the bar was €3 for a large bottle. Food was ok but not great. Breakfast was ok not great. Spa was good for a sports massage. Golf courses were simply not good enough in my opinion. Soaking wet from sprinklers overnight. Did not dry out until early afternoon. Greens were bobbly and patchy. Bunkers were dreadful. Many had no sand with weeds growing through what sand there was. Fairways were in poor condition with tree roots patches of gravel on the fringes. It was so bad that there were tufts of different types of grass in the fairway that we could pick clean and replace. Water features and ponds had puddles in the bottom and acres of pond liner in view. There was maintenance ongoing and tees being rebuilt and turfed. Cart paths torn up by machinery. Cart paths on the Norte were torn up or worn out tarmac with dangerous potholes where the path met the fairway. Temporary tees on the fairway in the Sud Course. Play was so slow. Our group let a pair through and we were told off by the marshal for doing so. Three rounds average 5.5 hours each using buggies. A Natural Waterside park abuts the course and there were quite a few mosquitoes! A buggy is essential, some long green to tees especially the 17th at the Sud. You could fly from Faro or Seville but there are many other places to go where the courses are much better.

Average - far better other options available in Europe. Hotel was ok. Room a decent size but no tea/coffee facilities and no sign of any complimentary bottled water in the rooms of throughout the hotel/pool. Drinks on site were ridiculously expensive. Lunch at the golf club and Pool bar were good. Main restaurant was hit and miss - we would have eaten out a couple of nights if El Rompido wasn’t such a ghost town. Staff generally ok. Some very nice. Others extremely rude. Lady by the pool bar in particular wasn’t very nice at all. Golf courses were ok however they were ruined by ongoing maintenance work and slow play. First round was over 5.5 hours and we followed a group of 4 who were not fit to be on the course and topped the ball 20 yards off every tee. No sign of a Marshall. 16th and 17th on the South Course are in disgraceful condition. No tee boxes in play. Mud/tyre tracks everywhere and not fit for purpose. Both holes a complete gimmick and shouldn’t be open. They ruined the course and play. North course was nice in places and some good holes but definitely the second course for condition. Longer walk between holes here but not a bad walk on both days. Paths are bit iffy though. Generally condition otherwise was ok but severe over watering in places on both courses and some areas were drenched until mid afternoon. Average age of guests in this hotel are over 65 and with the local area being quiet, don’t expect much fun past 10.30pm. We would not go again and have had much better trips in Turkey and Portugal.