Love the atmosphere here, really friendly staff and good food. Top quality yoga and surf lessons also which was my reason for visiting. As a solo traveller I had the perfect balance of alone time and good company. On the down side if you decide to hang out at the lodge during the day there are no staff around and no way of getting lunch so you have to get a taxi into town. The bar closes at 10 in the evening so no way of getting drinks after that!
Awesome lodge. Staff could use some hospitality training, but all in all, highly recommended.
It's a really cozy place, the tents are pretty cool and you can have a nice tine hanging out there.BUT: Surfing is always at the same beach. You drive about 40min to the beach with a van, afterwards you have to carry the huge softboards for about 20min to a far away surfspot- many other schools have better spots at that beach with less walking distance.The surf instructors are not in the water with you, they just tell you from the beach what you should do- not really good for learning. The group in that week was more than 30 people, so everbody could surf 2x90min, which is strange, cause you start from the lodge at 9am and return at 6pm.Dinner is quite expensive at the lodge (17,5-20), so either you go to town or eat there, cause the fridge is only for staff use.Last but not least the lodge is not in Lagos, it's by taxi about 10min outside between fields and it costs in the evening 12 and returning at night is about 8.
Very cosy little farm and friendly staff. Good alternative for your surf holiday!
Overall a poor experience. I did not enjoy the service as much as i thought i would. Did not expect to be in a dorm, everywhere throughout my reservation it said shared room, which i pictured shared with one or two other people. I couldnt change after that due to the lodge being full already. When I booked the lodge transfer was included in the price, however later they redid their prices and turned out i had to pay additional for airport transfer. The staff seemed distracted with the closing of the lodge and i dont feel they took proper care of us. When we went to the town for dinner and drinks noone made sure we came back safely or even provided us with a taxi number. In my opinion there should always be someone from the staff in the lodge, this wasnt the case. One day some people came to install dishwashers and we couldnt find anyone from the staff to help them...There should be provided lunch even for people who skip surfing lessons and stay at the lodge. I did not enjoy surfing so id rather stay at the lodge some days and even though i have paid for lunch, i didnt get any. At the final bbq, there were a lot of strangers in the lodge, it seems like the staff brought friends over for free dinner. These people also got way more food than we did. Im however very happy with Miri, the yoga instructor, she is an amazing and lovely person who is so genuinely great! One thing that made no sense to me was that the lodge was filled with orange trees full of fruit and yet we were served some cheap cartoon orange juice.The place itself is nice and has big potential but it needs to be managed by people who care more.The surfing part, as a beginner i did not enjoy the surfing. The waves were brutal, too fast, too strong current. The wetsuits look and smell disgusting. The shirts we had on top were always sandy and damn, and some of them were in poor conditions. At some times it felt like a military camp when we had to drag and carry those heavy surf boards for a long time down stairs to the beach. The SUP could have been an amazing experience. It was so beautiful and the action itself was really pleasant, we saw such beauty. HOWEVER we went quite far on one way and then we had to go back with no break in between. On the way back we had some wind and at some points it got scary. You row and row and if u stop, the wind blows u backwards and it is basically row or drift back. The guys helped us ofc but we should have had a break on one of the many nice secluded beaches. Have a little break, enjoy the water and the sand and sun, not row all the time. It ruined the experience.
Tiny Whale Surf Lodge é Portugal Alojamento com sede em Estrada, Aveiro. Tiny Whale Surf Lodge está localizado na Quinta da Mesquita, Estrada do Paúl, 8600-325 Sargaçal, Lagos, Portugal.
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