daveybhoy1888
June 8, 2024
WELL/Praca - Nice down here but expensive everywhere including the restaurants. VDL Residents get in free to pool(20 euro non resident)and get drinks discount but still 20 euro for a G&T & lager. Music, pool and sun loungers(if you can get one it’s busy and rarely any left) are good though. You can’t take any liquids in they will suck every last euro from you. All restaurants down here although expensive serve quality food. Accomodation- apartments are nice, spotless, really good, got everything you need in it. The reception staff are all so nice and can’t do enough for you, nothings a problem. Golf - book all 7 tee times for 7am but practice area doesn’t open till 7 so couldn’t have a warm up. Sometimes the cart guys and starters aren’t even in at this time which is annoying. The range is also limited to max 150 yards and closes at 5pm. Practice facilities let this place down. (Pro’s words also). Courses generally in good condition, the royal slightly better but a lot of ignorant players with thousands of unrepaired pitch marks which is a shame. Ocean front 9 a bit ropey condition wise. Both are a real test off white tees. Both have some superb holes of all different outlooks a real mixed bag, great. The grass is weird here and most tees are very spongy like moss which is different. Spikes restaurant - food and drink decent but expensive , service average, a bit slow but a nice venue. Nice setting looking into the practice putting green and 18th green. Resort shuttle - really good. Only one covering the whole resort, which is massive for the first few days so a bit slow but increased to 2 and so much better. The drivers are very polite and can’t do enough for you.