Longevity Cegonha Country Club
Vilamoura, Portugal
Overview
Longevity Cegonha Country Club is located in the upmarket 'golden triangle' of the Algarve, surrounded by lush greenery so has a peaceful and relaxing ambiance. It's a spacious, low-rise hotel with an easy, Portuguese charm. The retreat is renowned for its effective detox programmes which are based on juicing and liquid diets but it's also the place to come if you are into your fitness or want to kick-start an exercise regime. Add in holistic spa treatments, yoga and sunny days for most of the year. Cegonha is a perfect short – haul destination to de-stress, detox or improve your fitness.
** Retreat is closed from 14 November 2021 to 1 March 2022 **
When to go
The Algarve is generally mild all year round. The hottest months are June to September.
What we love
- That there is a free shuttle service to the marina at Vilamoura and the beautiful beaches
- Yoga classes with Vera where she focuses on yoga philosophy, meditation, yoga nidra and pranayama
- The weekly workshops with different topics such as juice and water detox or crystal energy healing.
Who should go
- Single travellers are well looked after and can meet other guests
- Those who want to keep themselves busy with lots of fitness activities
- If you want to be in small, sociable environment - there's only 32 rooms so you're bound to bump into the same people.
Offers
- Benefits for stays in 2022*:
- -Min stay 3 nights - Spa credit voucher worth €60 per person
- -Min stay 5 nights - Spa credit voucher worth €100 per person
- -Min stay 7 nights - Spa credit voucher worth €140 per person
- Repeat offer: 10% discount on accommodation if more than one stay in Longevity Cegonha Country Club is booked within the same year or 5% discount on accommodation if at least one stay is booked in previous years
** Spa credit voucher requires pre-booking of the treatments before the arrival in order to guarantee availability and is only applicable for bookings including a pre-purchased spa package. Unused credit cannot be reimbursed.
This hotel is not fully available from 02/01/2022 until 28/02/2022, from 01/07/2022 until 01/09/2022 and from 01/11/2022 until 01/03/2023. Please email or call us on +44 (0)20 3735 7555 to find our more details about availability.
Wellness
The ‘Feel SPA by Longevity’ focuses on detoxification, relaxation and fitness. The spa offers a range holistic massages. There is a complimentary “Longevity Vitality Plan” so you can stay active and healthy with a daily schedule of group activities aimed at boosting both mind and body. Plan is changing weekly but you can expect various sports, yoga and meditation classes as well as group hikes throughout the week.Facilities include outdoor swimming pool, jet pool, 3 treatment rooms, flotation chamber. There is also detox & relax wet area circuit consisting of infra-red sauna, steam room, salt room, ice fountain and a sensational shower tunnel experience. These are all included in your stay and you can use facilities and classes as much or as little as you like and create your perfect wellness break!
If you fancy a little detox you can book on their detox packages. These programmes consists of wellness breakfast and unlimited meal plan of liquid diet (water, teas, shakes and juices) and free refills of soups & salads for lunch and dinner. Please note that this detox programme is not supervised and there is no nutritionist in - house.
** Please note that spa facilities are closed in July & August and treatments are only on request during these months **
Example treatments at Longevity Cegonha Country Club
- Anti-aging facial
- Sports massage
- Pure & detox body treatment
- Honey, fig & carob body scrub
- Relax massage
- Localised massage
Activities
Activities available at resort
- Cookery workshops
- Bike tour once a week (book in advance)
- Visit to local markets once a week (book in advance)
- Swimming
Activities available at the surrounding area
- The beautiful beaches in the Algarve
- Head into Vilamoura to soak up the culture
- Try your hand at one of the many golf courses in the Algarve
- Boat tours
Typical Group Classes
- Yoga
- Pilates
- Stretching
- Meditation
- Core training
- Tone & fit
- Fitball
- Walks
*Please note that group activities are not available in July & August
Sample Weekly Class Schedule
Please note - Classes are subject to change and seasonal adjustmentsRooms
This small retreat has only 32 bedrooms and suites, set over 3 buildings. Each room has a private terrace or garden patio with outdoor furniture so that you can take in the lovely views.
Classic
The Classic Rooms are 40 m2 and they are located on the first floor. They have a private balcony overlooking the gardens.
They have either a king-size or twin beds and a small kitchen.
The en-suite has a bath with overhead shower.
Facilities include TV, complimentary Wi-Fi, air conditioning, safe, telephone and organic toiletries.
PLEASE NOTE - THIS ROOM IS NOT AVAILABLE TO BOOK FROM 1 JULY to 31 AUGUST 2022
Suite
The Spa Suites are 70 m2 and they are located on the ground floor. They have patio doors leading to a garden patio.
They have either a king-size or twin beds and a small kitchen.
The en-suite has a bath with overhead shower.
Facilities include TV, complimentary Wi-Fi, air conditioning, safe, telephone and organic toiletries.
PLEASE NOTE - THIS ROOM IS NOT AVAILABLE TO BOOK FROM 1 JULY to 31 AUGUST 2022
What’s on the menu
The food is an important element of your stay with an emphasis on healthy and delicious cuisine. There's no buffet here. Wellness full board is based on the Mediterranean diet and uses farm to table concept using local suppliers so produce is always fresh and seasonal including fruit and veg. This food plan is also alkaline and anti-inflamatory which helps to strengthen your immune system. The restaurant (which caters well for vegetarians) serves salads, fish and meat dishes. Organic wine is available.
If you are on a detox programme you will be served a detoxifying diet or shakes, juices and soups as well as detox infusions and supplements.
Please note that restaurant is closed from 1 July to 31 August 2022.
PURE Café by Longevity
The hotel’s only restaurant is centrally located next to the pool. There is no sharing table but the restaurant serves as a social / community area.
Service at PURE Café
PURE Café is open daily from 8.30am until 6pm serving breakfast, morning snack, lunch and afternoon snacks. Dinner can be taken in your room in a form of room service.
Location
The hotel is located on the door step of the Vilamoura National park and away from all bustle and bustle of the busier areas of the Algarve. Buzzing Vilamoura marina and beaches are nearby (a free shuttle bus is in operation). There are lots of activities in the area including golf, walking and biking trails. The hotel’s activity schedule also includes a weekly trip to visit Loule market.
Nearest airport
The transfer time from Faro airport is approximately 30 minutes by car. There are frequent flights to Faro all year round. The flight time is approximately 3 hours from London.
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Families, Children & Infants
Normally, the minimum age to stay is 14 years however in 2021, retreat is allowing families with children throughout the season. There is no kids club. Access to gym, relax & detox area and group fitness classes is only allowed from 14 years of age.Reviews
Flawless
Mrs. Amy Kean
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.
Anonymous
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
Anonymous
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.
Anonymous
Really good place. Small and friendly in great setting, rooms, food etc all excellent
Louis Manches
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.
Matt King
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.
Kim Miljus
First class.
Definitely recommend a stay here.
See my review on Facebook.
Great staff, delicious healthy food and beautiful environment.
Jenine Hirst
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!!
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