ROBINSON QUINTA DA RIA

The paths to mental and physical wellbeing are as diverse and individual as you. With our range of wellness and fitness offers, you’re sure to enjoy a holistic holiday experience.

FACILITIES
Fitness 

• Fitness studio (from 16 years) incl. cardio and strength equipment as well as Power Plate station: Terminal (display/touchscreen) with virtual training programmes, including Functional training, fascia training, training for golfers etc.
• GroupFitness room
• Open-air WellFit area (weather permitting)
   

WellFit Spa (from 16 years) 

• 1 Finnish sauna
• 1 bio sauna 
• Steam bath
• Relaxation area
• Massage and beauty rooms
   

GROUPFITNESS
Experience group dynamics, train your cardiovascular system, strengthen your muscles and enjoy a new physical awareness that will give you the energy to live life to the fullest. 
 

• Strengthening (e.g. body styling), from 14 years
• Endurance/Choreo (e.g. dance), from 14 years
• Aqua Fit, from 14 years 
• HOT IRON, from 16 years
• Functional workout, from 14 years
• XCO Shape/XCO Walking, from 14 years
• Slings Athletic/TRX, from 14 years
• Indoor cycling, from 16 years
   

BODY&MIND
Discover your core strength and unwind – do what’s good for you and feel your own strength and flexibility. Take time for yourself and allow your mind to roam free. 
 

• Pilates, from 14 years
• Yoga, from 14 years
• Slings in rhythm, from 14 years
• Stretch&Relax, from 14 years
   

PERSONAL TRAINING
Train with our ROBINSON personal trainers in one of the most beautiful places in the world! Receive competent and individual advice from one of our qualified personal trainers. Their know-how offers you a range of training options, including endurance training, figure optimisation, flexibility training, muscle building, sports-specific training, yoga or Pilates and, of course, lots of fun. 
 

• Customised fitness programmes individually designed for you by our personal trainers (for a fee; bookable on site).
   

WellFit SPA TREATMENTS
Enjoy peace and quiet and let yourself be spoiled. Whether it’s a massage or beauty treatment, a steam bath or sauna – you deserve this wellness break.

Additionally charged treatments: 

• Standard cosmetics treatment
• Natural cosmetics treatment
• Standard massage
• Wellness massage
• Ayurveda
• Physiotherapy 
   

WellFit DAY
1x per week there is a WellFit day at the resort. WellFit day sees our ROBINS get creative and offer guests special classes.

BalAyur
Our new concept BalAyur (Bal = Balance, Ayur = Life) is based on the principles of Ayurveda and is a triad of WellFit-Active, WellFit-Spa and Food & Beverage.

In some cases for a fee (prices on request on site):
 

• WellFit-Active: selected sports and personal training offers specifically designed to meet the needs of the body. These include walking courses, functional training, Pilates, meditation and yoga.
• WellFit-Spa: Ayurvedic massages such as Abhyanga (Ayurvedic full body massage), Pristabhyanga (Ayurvedic back massage) or Padabhyanga (Ayurvedic foot massage) - can be booked individually or as a package.
• Food & Beverage: Daily changing dishes based on the principles of Ayurveda in the main restaurant for breakfast, lunch and dinner as well as an additional bar menu with Ayurvedic drinks.

The services marked with an * can be booked locally with an external company. These are not services provided by ROBINSON or your tour operator.

Our ROBINSON QUINTA DA RIA is located in the sunny Algarve in Portugal with two fantastic golf courses directly adjacent. In addition to these top golf courses, other great golf courses await you. Among them excellent courses like Vale do Lobo or the Jack Nicklaus course Monte Rei.

Unspoilt beaches, direct access to the Atlantic, excellent maintenance of both golf courses and an active competition culture of the "Clube de Golfe do Levante", which is based on the course, have long been the insider tip of the "Sotavento", the eastern part of the Algarve, for all golfers. QUINTA DA RIA and QUINTA DE CIMA have been awarded several times by trade magazines and golf guides!

Do you have any questions about golf? Our golf ROBINS are at your disposal. Write us an email or give us a call.
You can get information on all golf-related questions here:

ROBINSON GOLF-DESK QUINTA DA RIA 

• Tel.: 00351 281 959 085
• E-mail: golf.quintadaria@robinson.com

OVERVIEW 

• Two 18-hole courses of different designs right on the doorstep
• Awarded 5* Superior by the "Hotels on the Golf Course”
• Reach other golf courses, including MONTE REI, in max. 30 minutes by car
• ACADEMY COURSE (short course) for training for advanced players and beginners, also without course licence (for a fee)
• Excellent practice facilities for training all game situations
• Organised golf meeting
• TOP events and many golf weeks with different themes
• Lockable lockers for golf bags (for a fee)
• High quality golf equipment rental
• Green fee packages - bookable in advance
• Group offers for small golf groups of 8 or 12 people
• Excellent opportunities for groups with Pro
   

GOLF FACILITIES IN THE EAST ALGARVE GOLF REGION
Short playing times, great golf courses. 8 golf courses with more than 100 holes - all within easy reach.
 

• QUINTA DA RIA - within walking distance, 18-hole (playing level men/women: 36)
• QUINTA DE CIMA - within walking distance, 18-hole (playing level men/women: 36)
• BENAMOR - 18-hole (playing level men/women: 28/36)
• MONTE REI - 18-hole (playing level men/women: 24/32)
• CASTRO MARIM - 27-hole (playing level men/women: 28/36)
• QUINTA DO VALE - 18-hole (playing level men/women: 28/36)
• QUINTA DO LAGO - 3x18 holes
• OMBRIA GOLF COURSE - 18-holes
• VALE DO LOBO - 2x18 holes 

VOLVO GOLF ACADEMY
At ROBINSON you will find the ideal conditions to learn how to play golf properly and successfully. We guarantee a modern course system with uniform standards for professional training to the highest standards. At the VOLVO GOLF ACADEMY we offer golf lessons for all levels. Whether you are a beginner or an advanced golfer, our golf professionals will help you progress individually. 

GOLF TRIAL
You don't want to commit yourself yet and want to try out golf first? Then just take a look! Under professional guidance, you will learn the basics during your golf trial lesson.

VOLVO Free Clinic 

• Golf lesson for anyone who wants to give it a try
• The golf pros do it - you do the same!
• At least once a week
• One training session lasts 60 minutes
• Balls and clubs are provided
• Small souvenir gift from VOLVO
• Price: free of charge
   

BEGINNER COURSE
Get in and get going - in group training with our trained golf instructors. Where else, if not on holiday at ROBINSON? Take this chance to learn from the pros!

VOLVO Beginners 

• Golf course for beginners over 6 coaching hours
• The sequence of movements of the golf swing Grip, address position, backswing and follow through
• On the golf course for the first time
• Safety rules and etiquette
• One training session lasts 50 minutes
• Group training from 3 persons
• Balls and clubs are provided
• Price per person: £ 227
   

ADVANCED COURSE
Improve your movement, playing with irons and woods as well as putting, chipping and pitching are taught here.

VOLVO Intermediate 

• Advanced golf course over 6 coaching hours
• Deepening existing knowledge and movements
• Short, long, high and flat strokes
• More length - closer to the flag
• Putting
• One training session lasts 50 minutes
• Group training from 3 persons
• Balls and clubs are provided
• Price per person: £ 227
   

OBTAINING THE COURSE LICENCE
Get the coveted course licence while on holiday at ROBINSON so that you can seek your challenges on the most beautiful courses in the world in the future.

VOLVO course licence 

• Preparation for the on-course exam over 12 training sessions plus 3 sessions on the golf course
• Rules and etiquette live on the course and range
• Course licence examination in theory and practice
• Course licence certificate
• One training session lasts 50 minutes
• Balls and clubs are provided
• Price per person: £ 564
   

CHILDREN'S GOLF COURSE
Children from the age of 8 learn the perfect golf swing in a playful way in special children's courses (additional charge - only during the main holiday periods).

VOLVO GOLF KIDS 

• Golf course for children over 4 coaching hours
• Minimum age 8 years
• One training session lasts 50 minutes
• Group training from 6 children
• Balls and clubs are provided 
   

INDIVIDUAL TRAINING
Partner lesson and intensive support according to the availability of the professionals. Entertaining, educational and informative.

VOLVO Individual Lesson 

• Topics and contents according to individual wishes
• A single lesson lasts 50 minutes
• Price per person: £ 80
   

GOLF LESSONS FOR EXPERIENCED GOLFERS
Special classes for tactics on the course, sloping positions, mental strength, short game, bunker shots and much more, bookable directly at the resort. 

GREENFEE PACKAGES AND COURSES¹² 
You can book our green fee packages and courses in advance via the service centre and check in at your leisure. E-mail: internet.service@robinson.com, Tel.: +49 (0) 511 567 8688.

1x18 holes at the Quinta da Ria or Quinta de Cima golf courses 

• Travel period: 31/03/2023 - 05/11/2023
• Please note: 1 trolley per green fee/round included, no token
   

3x18 holes at the Quinta da Ria or Quinta de Cima golf courses 

• Travel period: 31/03/2023 - 05/11/2023
• Please note: 1 trolley per green fee/round included, no token
   

4x18 holes at the Quinta da Ria or Quinta de Cima golf courses 

• Travel period: 31/03/2023 - 05/11/2023
• Please note: 1 trolley per green fee/round included, no token
   

5x18 holes at the Quinta da Ria or Quinta de Cima golf courses 

• Travel period: 31/03/2023 - 05/11/2023
• Please note: 1 trolley per green fee/round included, no token

Course at the Quinta da Ria or Quinta de Cima golf course

• Travel period: 31/03/2023 - 05/11/2023
• 12 training sessions plus three sessions on the golf course
• Golf lessons incl. rental clubs and balls
   

ROBINSON GOLF GROUP OFFER
You know your local golf course inside and out? Then travel to ROBINSON QUINTA DA RIA as a golf group. Our complete packages are just right for golf groups. For more information, please contact the Service Centre: E-mail: internet.service@robinson.com, Tel.: +49 (0) 511 567 8688. 

Tee off together (7+1) - 8 golfers or 7 golf beginners and their professional travel together

• With 7 full-paying golfers, the 8th person's overnight stay at the resort is free (applies to all room categories), the flight and transfer are charged as part of the TUI package.
• Travel period: 31/03/2023 - 03/11/2024 (last departure)
• Minimum/maximum stay: 2 nights (subject to availability) / 14 nights
   

PAR Excellence (11+1) - 12 golfers or 11 young beginners and their professional travel together 

• With 11 full-paying golfers, the 12th person's overnight stay at the resort as well as the flight and transfer are free (applies to all room categories and to the TUI package, but not to the XTUI package).
• Travel period: 31/03/2023 - 03/11/2024 (last departure)
• Minimum/maximum stay: 2 nights (subject to availability) / 14 nights
   

GOLF RENTAL CLUBS
You can reserve your rental clubs directly at the ROBINSON Golf Desk. Half set, complete set, children's racket, left-handed and right-handed - it’s your choice. Our golf ROBINS will be happy to help and advise you.

Advantages Clubs for hire directly at the resort: 

• No transport costs on the plane and during transfer
• Your own clubs stay safe at home
• TOP Quality Golf Clubs
• Try out new clubs and use the chance to help you decide
• Go Green - reduce your ecological footprint with ROBINSON
   

You can reserve your golf clubs conveniently via our e-mail: golf.quintadaria@robinson.com

NOTE ON COURSE MAINTENANCE

In order to continue to offer you the usual high quality on the golf courses, the golf course carries out course maintenance work several times a year. During these periods, the respective course is not playable.

Course maintenance timetables:

Quinta de Cima:

16.December 2024 – 18.December 2024: Maintenance work. The greens will still be sandy for about four days afterwards.

April 27, 2025 – May 15, 2025: The course will remain open, but initial maintenance work will begin.

May 26, 2025 – September 14, 2025: The course will be closed. During this time, the Quinta da Ria course and other outdoor courses will be available.

Quinta da Ria:

19.December 2024 – 22.December 2024: Course maintenance. The greens will be sandy for about four days after this period.

We strongly recommend that you reserve your tee times before you arrive. This way, you can ensure that you get the best possible play time on the available courses despite the maintenance work. Due to weather conditions, the closure times may change slightly. Subject to change.

You can find more information at www.robinson.com/golf/golf/

¹ The green fee packages must be played on the respective dates / season times.
² Green fee packages are personal and non-transferable.
* Services marked with an * can be booked on site with an external company. These are not services provided by ROBINSON or your tour operator!

STAND-UP PADDLING
Paddling across the water while standing up has not only become increasingly popular over the years but has also been officially recognised as a sport. Test your balance, strength and endurance in the Ria Formosa lagoon (nature reserve) with us at the ROBINSON Club.

Equipment:

• Stand-Up paddling boards from Gunsails
• Big Stand-Up paddling boards from Mistral for families or groups
   

Additional charge (prices on site on request): 

• Guided tours for beginners directly from the resort beach
• Tours and board hire (from 14 years, as it is sometimes necessary to work against the tide).

ROBY BABY EQUIPMENT (from 0 years)
This is our service offer for parents with infants from the age of 0. It includes baby and supplementary sets as well as children's buggies. As numbers are limited, a reservation is required at quintadaria@robinson.com.

Baby set

• Baby monitor
• Nappy pail
• Changing mat
• Baby cot (A baby cot is automatically provided for children under 2 years of age. For children over 2 years old, a baby cot can be requested directly at the resort).

Supplementary set

• Baby bath
• Potty or toilet seat
• Baby bottle warmer
• Toddler blanket
• Pushchair
   

Other baby equipment: 

• Nappies: additional charge
• Baby porridge: free of charge
• Fresh baby porridge: on request
• Warming baby food jars outside the room: available
• Shopping facilities (distance in km): 6
• Baby monitor - listening in by mobile phone: for incurred telephone charges
• Babysitting: limited offer, price = £ 14 per child/hour (not German speaking). Max. 2 children per babysitter, booking approx. 1 week in advance is recommended.
• Minibar for cooling in the room: available
• High chairs in the restaurant: available
• Laundry service: additional charge
   

ROBY CLUB (3 - 6 years)
In the ROBY CLUB, our young guests can make new friends, take part in little adventures and play to their heart's content in a sheltered environment and with loving care from our children ROBINS.
     

• Hourly programmes between 10am and 9am 6 days a week
• Age groups: MINIS/MAXIS (3 - 6 years)¹
• Languages: German and English
   

R.O.B.Y. (7 - 12 years)
Our R.O.B.Y. offers focus on fun, whether that’s sports, creativity and games.
 

• Hourly programmes in the main school holiday periods between 10am and 9pm 6 days a week
• Age groups: 7 - 9 years and 10 - 12 years¹
• Languages: German and English
   

ROBS² (13 - 17 years)
ROBS is the name given to young people aged 13 and over at ROBINSON. Here they can expect games, fun and parties with our Youth ROBINS. Whether sports events or disco specials, youth shows, creative workshops or adventure excursions - the ROBS feel super comfortable here.
 

• Hourly programmes in the main school holiday periods 6 days per week
• Age groups: 13 - 14 years and 15 - 17 years¹
• ROBS sports: Sportstainment (football, beach volleyball, water polo etc.) especially for young people
• Languages: German and English

ROBY SHARKY SWIMMING SCHOOL*
Here, children can learn to swim effectively, safely and playfully with the licensed SHARKY swimming instructors whilst on holiday according to their age group (additional charge).
 

• During the travel period from July to September
• Children's swimming and advanced courses from 4 years
• Familiarisation with water from 3 years
• Registration and prices on site at the Resort

CHILDREN'S FACILITIES/EQUIPMENT  

• Children's playroom in the ROBY CLUB
• Small children's playground incl. sun sails (outdoor) at the ROBY CLUB
• 1 children's pool: Depth: 35 cm (not heatable)
   

SPORT PROGRAMMES
Children and teens of all age groups (depending on sport) enjoy their favourite sports or discover new sports and learn with trained professionals. Detailed information can be found under the respective activity. 

¹ If the number of children and young people in the club is low, groups may be combined.

² Due to specific country regulations, alcoholic beverages can only be served from the age of 18 plus.

* The services marked with an * can be booked locally with an external company. These are not services provided by ROBINSON or your tour operator!

BIKING*
You don't have to do without your favourite sport on 2 wheels in the winter. Whether excursions for hobby cyclists or challenging tours through the oak and pine forests of Portugal - our tours promise a breathtaking feeling of freedom.

Equipment:

• Bike station with high-quality mountain bikes, racing and touring bikes, children's bikes and e-bikes subject to availability.
   

Additional charge:

• Bike rental
• Child seats
• Guided half and full day tours
   

Tour offers (more than 24 tours possible):

Easy

• Tour duration: half day
• Tempo: slow
• Other tour contents: Teaching the basics (gears, brakes, riding technique)
   

Medium

• Tour duration: half-day and full-day
• Tempo: pleasant
• Other tour contents: Descents over unpaved roads
   

Hard

• Tour duration: half-day and full-day
• Tempo: fast
• Other tour contents: difficult ascents and descents
   

Special tour

• Tour duration: half-day and full-day
• Tempo: individual
• Other tour contents: various individual club and environment-specific special tours. More information available on site.
   

MOTORCYCLING*
Ready to feel the wind on your motorbike and explore the scenic coastal roads on two wheels? Experience the roads of this paradise spot on a tour, whether guided or on your own.

October 2023 onwards

Equipment:

• 8 BMW GS 1250 motorbikes
• Helmet, gloves, boots

For a fee:

• Hire of motorbikes on presentation of a class A motorbike licence.
• Hire of helmet, gloves and boots
• Day tours, short tours, gravel roads tours and coastal roads tours
• Guided tours on request

The services marked with an * can be booked locally with an external company. These are not services provided by ROBINSON or your tour operator.

You need a suitable playing partner at your level? There are always plenty of suitable candidates to be found on our well-maintained courts. Are you looking for a tennis coach to improve your game and who'll adapt to your level? All of our licenced coaches tailor themselves to the needs and wishes of our guests. Do you need excellent quality rackets and balls? First-class equipment is essential for quality tennis. All you need now is a bit of drive, passion and your tennis shoes.

EQUIPMENT

• 4 tennis courts (quartz sand with floodlights)
• Tennis School*
• HEAD Rackets Test Quotas

Free of charge:

• Use of the tennis courts
• HEAD racket rental
• Weekly guest tournament

Additional charge:

• Weekly Play&Stay beginner/taster offer (The fee will be deducted from the training lesson booked afterwards)
• New tennis balls
• Sale of HEAD rackets, strings and grip tapes as well as sale of cherry tree strings, grip tapes and dampers.
• Stringing service
• ROBINSON training offer for beginners, advanced, team and tournament players

TRAINING OFFER
Players of all ages and abilities as well as beginners will find exactly the motivating environment that suits their personal performance. At our well-maintained tennis facility, our coaches will help you and your tennis game progress.

PLAY LEVELS
Beginners:

• Tennis basics - quickly and easily learned

Hobby player, good hobby or team player and tournament and team player:

• Targeted improvement of basic strokes (rhythm, length, precision)
• Forehand (technique and precision)
• Backhand (spin and slice)
• Serve (safety and variations)
• Net play (volley and smash)
• Attacking game (off forward)
• Return and player opening
• Tactics training (individual tips)
• Footwork
• Mental coaching
• Special strokes (stop, lob, backhand smash)
• Doubles training

COURSES AND SERVICES
Success with fun and games. The PLAY&STAY concept teaches technical content in a fun and target-oriented way. The start and duration of the training are independent of the day of arrival and can be booked individually.

• Individual and group training for adults (prices on request on site)
   

ROBY BALL SCHOOL
Children's course (3-5 years): Preparation and introduction to the game of tennis, training of coordination skills with lots of fun and games.
 

• Individual and group training for young children (prices on request on site)
   

R.O.B.Y. / ROBS TENNIS SCHOOL
Visibly improve playing level in the shortest possible time as part of the PLAY&STAY concept.
 

• Individual and group training for children 6 - 12 years (R.O.B.Y.) and youths 13 - 17 years (ROBS) (prices on request on site)

The services marked with an * can be booked locally with an external company. These are not services provided by ROBINSON or your tour operator!

Although padel, or padel tennis, is still a very young sport, it is one of the fastest growing sports in the world. Developed in Mexico in 1965, the modern game was introduced to Europe in Marbella, southern Spain, in 1974.

FEATURES

• 2 padel courts made of artificial turf with quartz sand from July 2023
   

Additional charge:

• Use of the padel courts (reservation via the ROBINSON app)
• Racket hire
• Ball rental and purchase
• Courses 
   

Padel is played exclusively in doubles, usually in 3 sets, and adheres fundamentally to the rules of tennis. Points are also counted as in tennis.

RULES OF PLAY:

Serve

• First serve from the right side, the player stands behind the baseline 
• Underhand strike - bounce the ball on the floor and play it max. at the level of the hips 
• Ball must be played into the diagonally opposite two-part T-field 
• Ball must not hit anything but the glass, not the fence
   

Rallies

• Using the back and side walls as a playing field is permitted 
• The ball must bounce once in the field of play before it touches the wall 
• The ball may touch the ground no more than once 
• The ball may only be played back when it has passed the net 
• Volleys are allowed 
• You may play against your own walls to get the ball over the net

High-level entertainment for young and old awaits you at ROBINSON QUINTA DA RIA. Varied shows, staged gastro-entertainment evenings, theme parties and much more. Let yourself be swept along, open yourself up to new things, enjoy fun times - and unforgettable moments.

OUR ENTERTAINMENT PROGRAMME

• Staged gastrotainment evenings
• Barlife and Dance
• Theme parties
• Evening shows in the theatre or by the pool (weather permitting)
• Live music

ROBcarpet
A glamourous evening with culinary delicacies, exciting entertainment and selected cocktails! (1x week) 

tasteJAM
Every 14 days we invite you to tasteJAM®! With burgers, beats and finger food, the Streetfood Festival celebrates the fusion of relaxation and indulgence. 

LUHANA
Enjoy the Hawaiian lifestyle in our resort with LUHANA. Varied entertainment, colourful decorations, a sundowner like on Waikiki Beach and dinner buffets set in fiery scenery - now a full day every fortnight: Aloha LUHANA!

JEKAMI
The popular quiz for daily competition at the pool - ANYONE CAN JOIN IN. Our fun, intelligent, interactive quiz challenge for anyone who knows anything, wants to know more, likes surprising facts and likes amazing others with unexpected answers. It is just as much fun to watch or listen to others guessing as it is to actively guess and quickly answer the right thing at the right moment. 

SOCIAL GAMES
Board and card games, such as backgammon, where you can compete with other guests in a very simple and yet competitive way. Naturally, the fun is about playing with others, rather than the result. So, dear guest, please don't fret..... 

EXCURSIONS*
Here at the ROBINSON QUINTA DA RIA, you can experience the country and its people on excursions organised by a third party.

For an additional charge (programme subject to change):

• Half-day excursions to Tavira and the fishing town of Olhão
• Rental car bookable

The services marked with an * can be booked locally with an external company for a special fee. These are not services provided by ROBINSON or your tour operator!