Golden Waves Surf & Yoga Lodge

The best hostel I’ve been. Extremely clean with a very beautiful environment. I appreciate how helpful they were as I had to reschedule 3-4 times and they were responsive almost immediately. The people staying there are great too. The surf coaches, Dani and Garcia were very fun and helpful to be around as well. My favourite birthday trip so far.

It was a fantastic week, I felt like a family here, from the surf teachers, Yoga teachers and all the staff who make us feel like it was our home. great facilities...🏄‍♀️🏄‍♀️🏄‍♀️🏄‍♀️🏄‍♀️🏄‍♀️🏄‍♀️🏄‍♀️🏄‍♀️🏄‍♀️🏄‍♀️🏄‍♀️🏄‍♀️🏄‍♀️🏄‍♀️🏄‍♀️🏄‍♀️🏄‍♀️🏄‍♀️🏄‍♀️🏄‍♀️🏄‍♀️🏄‍♀️🏄‍♀️🏄‍♀️🏄‍♀️🏄‍♀️🏄‍♀️😎☀️🙏

My friend and I came to Golden Waves last weekend and cannot stop talking about how this was the best weekend of our lives. We stayed in a private room with a shared bathroom which was kept in great condition. The lodges are beautiful and provide a relaxing and casual environment that fosters conversation and new connections. All of the surf instructors (shoutout to my boy Dani🤝) made this intimidating activity very approachable and gave us everything we would need to conquer the waves! We also took two yoga classes during our stay; one in the morning and one in the evening. Both classes were very well taught and Golden Waves provides all supplies required for the classes. Overall, we were greeted with a loving and welcoming environment where we got to meet many new friends from all around the world and I would recommend this experience to anyone! I hope to come back some day!

I can’t recommend this place enough. The staff are incredible and really go out of their way to make our stay special. I went for the yoga package and it truly was a magical experience. I loved my time at Golden Waves and can’t wait to go back. A special thank you to Marianna and Carolina for being so wonderful. I even booked 2 extra nights because I loved it that much, did not want to leave.

This place representa the heart of solo travelling. I came and half an hour later I felt at home and included. The guest group was really friendly and including. The atmosphere is calm and relaxed. The place looks really nice and clean. The surf guiding was fine although not the best I have had. But we surfed all that we wanted and stayed at the beach until everyone was outsurfed and happy. The calm evening yoga was just what I needed after surf.

I had a great time at Golden Waves! The yoga and the surfing were excellent, the breakfast delicious and the people lovely - a perfect place for a solo adventure! Thanks, guys for the amazing time, looking forward to my next stay.

This retreat is not a retreat for yogi's who are looking for a "real" yoga retreat. Althought the organization promotes themselves as a yoga retreat, it is not. This is a surf retreat where there happens to be yoga. The yoga is clearly meant for surfers. Active yoga in the morning, cool down yoga in the evening. The evening classes were delayed almost every day because the surfers stayed out till late. If you're looking for peace and quite, this is not the place. Because almost everyone is there to surf, it is very loud in the houses (in the evening). If you don't have a car, you're screwed. Apart from the beach, there is nothing to do in Furadouru. One day we wanted to go to the nearby town, Ovar. We wanted to take the free bikes offered by Golden Waves. Too bad they don't maintain the bike. 3 bikes. Every bike had only one working brake. Everything was rusted. 2 of the 3 bikes had a flat tire. When we told something about this to someone of the staff, he simply replied. Oh, yeaaaaah, I should get those fixed. Place your bike under a shelter, it saves you a lot of work to maintain them :) By the end of the week we wanted a massage. We had to book it with the local physiotherapist. Anna, the masseuse, did a great job. Too bad you get your massage in the physio practice. You're separated from people being treated with just a curtain. So no peace and quite during your massage. Conversations the whole time. When I pointed out this is absurd, they promised me to be more quite. But you can not treat people and be quite. So, €50 to waste. To end on a positive note, the room was clean (we had a private room with bathroom). The breakfast was okay. There was a lot of choice (not so much brown or whole wheat bread though). The first 2 days the yoga classes where not for advanced yogi's. On the third day Isabel was back and the yoga was much better and challenging. Isabel really is a good teacher! So if you are not just looking for a zen yoga retreat and are open to surf, I guess you can like this retreat. If you aren't looking for a zen yoga retreat and are open to surfing, I guess you can like this place. I can not say anything about the quality of the surf lessons.

Just 2 Nice 🤙🏽 Rooms at the lodge it’s self were clean and comfortable. It felt like a home away from home. The surfing was awesome and the instructors made it fell like we were out with a group of friends. Ricky, Eduardo and Jose were awesome during the surf lessons. Ana and Gabby at the lodge, were really helpful and friendly. The place was set up so it was really easy to make friends. Would definitely go back.

I stayed at Golden Waves for 4 nights as a female solo traveller. I had the best time! The yoga classes were the best I've ever been to, the instructor was so knowledgeable and calming and I left every class feeling grounded and recharged. The morning classes energised you for the day and the evening classes were so relaxing, we even did chakra work and different forms of meditation - the teacher even used sound healing during savasana. The staff are all so friendly and helpful, they all had such positive energy. I went for a yoga retreat and did try a surf session while I was there, the surf instructors are very passionate about surfing and excellent teachers (although the Portugal waves were a little too much for me!) The hostel is set up well for socialising - I am quite introverted but never felt out of place or lonely, if I felt like a chat I just headed over to the main hostel in the evening and everyone was so friendly. I also felt very safe staying here, as a woman traveling alone this is so important. The little town of Furodouro is a hidden gem, such a relaxed atmosphere and the locals are so lovely. There are lots of excellent restaurants for fresh seafood and everything is very close together and on the seafront. Overall I went on this trip to relax and recharge and I was not disappointed, I left feeling so content! Highly recommend staying here, you won't regret it.