West Cliffs Ocean & Golf Resort 5*

West Cliffs Ocean & Golf Resort is a five-star resort in Óbidos, on Portugal’s Silver Coast, set among sand dunes with views over the Atlantic and the Óbidos lagoon. Lisbon and its airport are about an hour away, and the whole project was designed to blend into the landscape, earning the Green Key award in 2022.

For now the accommodation is residential. The villas, with 2 to 4 bedrooms, have a private garden with pool and terraces looking out over the golf course and the sea, around 100 metres from the links. The apartments and townhouses have three en-suite bedrooms and a shared pool. All of them have a living room, a fully equipped kitchen and wifi, with housekeeping every second day.

Breakfast and meals are served at the clubhouse restaurant, where chef Luís Correia gives traditional Portuguese cooking a modern touch with local produce, and the terrace looks over the fairways and the Atlantic.

For golfers the big advantage is having West Cliffs, a par 72 links designed by Cynthia Dye, on the doorstep, with Praia d’El Rey, Royal Óbidos and Bom Sucesso only a few minutes away and free transfers between these courses, subject to availability.