The Alto Club Golf & Academy

Good, well maintained course. Our experience was spoiled by having to play the course with many junior golfers, many as a young as 8-9 yrs, who were practicing for a large, international competition later in the week. They were accompanied by parents, coaches etc and were v slow, often not playing from main tees and hence disrupting players behind. Our tee time was double-booked and we were then paired with 2 young children, accompanied by parents in 3 buggies. We declined to play with them, partly because of the overbearing attitude of one of the parents as we stood on the first tee. The Caddy Master could see our concerns and managed to squeeze us into a tee off on the back 9, but we had to miss 2 of the holes in order to fit in amongst other pairings. We then had to complete the first 9 holes later in the day, after a 4 hour break, as one of the last tee off times. Luckily, by that time, most of the kids had finished, but we were rushing to finish before dusk. It would have been helpful if YGT had been aware of this junior competition at the time of our booking - we would not have played the course if we had known. and our experience spoiled our stay at Sotogrande, which was otherwise very good.

Scruffy and poorly sign posted, it looked as it it was being remodelled, long distances from greens to next tee.

Nice course

Tees were very poor. Layout too awkward with many narrow tunnel like fairways. Staff in the restaurant were excellent.

Despite the weather conditions, we had a lovely experience. The practice facilities will be ready with a next visit.

Excellent course. Challenging and most enjoyable.

We enjoyed the course it was challenging and at times beautiful, however the signage between tees could’ve been improved

A great course well maintained with nice fairways and greens. Played this course twice and enjoyed both rounds. Some tricky holes make it a very interesting experience.

Not as titivated as some other courses in the area. No starter and just left to you own devices. No one managing pace of play and can’t remember seeing any drinks cart. That being said the course was good and played quite tight in places.

Great condition and environment

Only 18 holes available when 27 were advertised. Not the best course in the area but not expensive by local standards. A fair course generally, wide fairways but wayward shots were punished by trees or water. Quite undulating which made a lot of approaches to greens tricky - frequently anything not quite long enough ended up in more trouble than it probably deserved. Caddy masters and course marshalls friendly and helpful. Course busier in mornings due to heat in afternoons, but not overly crowded.

Superb golf course very friendly Caddy master and really enjoyable. They had a drinks buggy on the course and Caddy Master popped round with complimentary Bananas. Nice touch. Bar facilities after were superb too very high end.

Absolutely beautiful course, wish we could have played more rounds on it

Another great venue with spectacular terrace/clubhouse.Slight niggles: no buggy with water/snacks on way round; buggy course guides not working; strange decision to put out 2-balls behind group of four-balls on an otherwise quiet day.Slowed everyone down

Played the Pinos and Alcornoques courses - the greens were very good and very consistent the only issue was probably the tee boxes were not particularly good.. Very tight course and a challenge most definitely.

Delightful 3 lots of nines. Lovely setting. Lack of driving range disappointing. But would love to play again

We were rained off unfortunately

One of the 9’s was not great, the other Lagos wasc xcellent

Really enjoyed this course, but lost a few balls!

Great course but greens hard and slick, made putting very difficult.

One of the shorter, narrower courses but still a pleasure to play.

Extremely parched fairways, and empty lakes. Greens were ok. No driving range or nets.

Enjoyed Los Pinos and Los Lagos. Not so keen on Los Alcornoques.

Beautiful setup and tremendous front nine, not easy and you have to know the greens, very slick with some of the downhill puts. Back nine a bit more open and after the tremendously hot summer they have had surprised they have managed to keep the fairway’s in such good condition’s. Beautiful settings and fabulous service, would highly recommend.

Advertised as a 3 x 9 hole complex, it is currently just 18 holes as one 9 hole course is still being renovated. The practice ground is also closed. The two 9s that are open have been brought up to a high standard. Despite playing in rain, we found both the tight and hilly Pinos course to be a fine challenge and the watery Lagos a good test of accuracy and distance judgment to avoid the lakes. Once the whole complex is finished it will become a must-play for golfers who will enjoy the different landscapes on offer.

Yet again a very hilly course - not all of us are mountain goats -

The hotel has 27 holes comprising a 3 distinct 9’s, sadly never got to play one of the loops this year but Pinos and Lagos still deliver a great experience. Beware the greens, when we were there, it was like putting on glass, very slick, a great test.

This is a very nice Golf course in very good condition a bit more expensive than others we played but still good value.Very scenic with some challenging holes and very fast greens. Staff were very helpful and friendly,would definitely play it again.

We had one very slow round- 5.5 hrs but the others were around 4 which is average. Some very challenging sloping fairways to make tee shots tricky and a couple of interesting short holes teeing off over edge of hill down onto green.

A buggy is essential due to many changes in elevation on all 3 nine hole loops. Tee areas are in poor condition and devoid of maintenance. Some spectacular holes with great views. Take lots of lake balls!

A surprisingly tough course with some tricky approaches to the greens and few level lies. The only big criticism is that after all the heavy rain in the previous week we saw no maintenance work on the bunkers which played like Blackpool beach at low tide:smooth, hard and wet. But many nice holes in the 3 loops.

Played two of the 3 nines available. Course in good condition. Some lively views.

This course is made up of three 9 hole courses , the two we played where immaculate ,fairways and greens, for our party this was the best course, we all come off smiling , the club house and courses layout spot on with staff and a good feel factor,it is not used very much as we where told we could go out half an hour early

We played Four rounds of Golf at Almenara, encompassing the three nine hole courses, which made a nice change because on the last two visits one of the courses was closed, annoyingly the same course both times. This was not the fault of the hotel as they proved to me that the agency I used on both those occasions had been informed of the closure but did not inform me, I would advise that anyone contemplating playing here emails the Pro shop first about closures. All three courses were in excellent condition and the greens were superb. It is noticeable that the green staff always stop what they are doing if they think they are encroaching on your game.

A buggy is a must, it would be hard going on foot.

If it was hot and you didn't have your A game you might feel it was never ending.

Overall most enjoyable.

My tips for playing Almenara would be play more short chips with a 8 or 9 iron on the front 9 to avoid burying a wedge

Enjoyable but make sure you have a buggy

Excellent, they will enjoy.

Don't try and chip from 30 yards on to greens as it was over watered (front 9), book a buggy!