Longevity Cegonha Country Club

I was here on a 5 day wellness package to improve my general health and to relax. The hotel is in a lovely quiet location close to nature walks and away from distractions and temptations for guests on a calorie restriction. The spa has a comprehensive range of treatments and facilities. Spa staff are lovely and clearly know what they are doing. The rooms are generously sized; rather spartan and bare but very clean, comfortable bed and everything one needs is there. In need of modernising. The gym and fitness room is very well equipped and the PT and yoga instructor are both excellent. The cafe is well run and the staff are great. The food is fresh, colourful, beautifully presented, nutritious and excellent. This is let down badly by the lack of communication somewhere between the nutritional advisor and the kitchen. Neither the guest nor the kitchen seem clear what food one is supposed to have on one’s program. There should be a written food program for each guest on the arrival day. Any health/nutrition assessment should be on arrival day even if that’s a Sunday or only receive guests on a day the assessment can be done. The gardens are immaculate and pretty. The pool is beautiful although I could not use it as the water was freezing cold. Great for summer no doubt. There’s no lounge where guests can relax and chat. It would be easy to fix as there’s plenty of room to do this. There is no emphasis on exercise for those on juice or wellness packages. Very few classes on offer. This needs to improve and be encouraged. There’s no co-ordination of activities and treatments so these regularly clash, meaning guests can’t do both and with so few activities there are days when you can do very little. This is so easy to resolve with better planning. There’s no entertainment or anywhere near by that’s open at this time of year so expect quiet, early nights. This suited me. There is a notable absence of direction and leadership. no management or Director person appeared during my 5 night stay. I would suggest this is the key reason for the lack of communication and coordination and the sense of a ’rudderless’ team. The flotation tank, part of the jacuzzi, the IR feature in the sauna and the salt room did not work. This is at the start of the season! During one treatment at the spa the water supply went off (no ones fault). The treatment could not be completed but I was offered no alternative or discount. That was an opportunity missed to make me feel I was getting good value for money. I arrived on Sunday afternoon ; nothing at all happening at the hotel; I left Friday morning. So in reality my 5 day programme was 4 days. This has left me feeling that the program is rather over priced. I would suggest the hotel itself is more 3 star than 4. Overall I had a very relaxing stay with great food and spa. i will shop around before re-booking a wellness retreat.

Nice large apartments, some very nice staff and the fresh food was delicious. However, there were very few guests there and there seemed to be some disorganisation at reception. No one understood what food options there were if you were not on a liquid diet. The staff seemed ruled by the strong personality nutritionist and were afraid of her ,which we all felt. Spa Treatments were scheduled at the same time as exercise classes and when we queried it we were told that the spa was fully booked. Priority should be given to guests staying there paying for a wellness programme , not to external bookings. The final straw on the last day was that i was not allowed to stay in my room until my taxi came in the late afternoon (the place was empty and not high season) but others were allowed to. As they had complained to their UK travel agency This caused problems and meant I left earlier than I intended and sat at the airport for hours . There are better places to go for this money and I would not return. Neither would the few guests that were there

We arrived only a couple of weeks after the resort opened for the season and so there were a few teething troubles such as the jacuzzi not working, staff still learning etc. However this didn't diminish from the overall enjoyment or success of the stay. The staff were very friendly and accomodating, the programme of pilates, yoga, etc. was delivered professionally and with care as were the massages. Accomodation was very spacious and comfortable. We felt very confident in the nutrition within the juicing diet and the programme achieved its objective in weight loss and detox. Restaurant food for outside the diet was limited but nutritious except for our final weekend where we felt that we were served tiny portions of leftover vegetables with a few rocket leaves and two slices of chicken. The weekend before we had had a very fresh and plentiful dish of chicken and salad.

Really good place. Small and friendly in great setting, rooms, food etc all excellent

Fantastic hotel - the staff are very friendly, informative and do their utmost to ensure you have a comfortable stay. Special thanks go out to Pedro and Cristiano who advised on what to do and go and see in The Algarve during my stay, these experience helped me make the trip a memorable one. The spa treatments were great and also get a special mention.

very lovely and peaceful, just what I needed. the team are all very helpful. The gym was more than enough for me and their was a good choice classes and of course the sauna, steam room and the Spa therapies. The food was cooked and served simply in the small restaurant by the pool. all very chilled. No noice, no loud music or loud guests.

First class. Definitely recommend a stay here. See my review on Facebook. Great staff, delicious healthy food and beautiful environment.

I was looking for a short relaxing stay, not too expensive and not too far and got I wanted! Cegonha kept me busy with classes and activities. Room was nice with a fab terrace and views! I met some other ladies there and we became friends!!! How nice to meet others and we are still in touch!! We also took a free shuttle to Marina and had a lunch there one day. Highly recommend Cegonha to everyone, this place is social and vibrant!!