Noah Surf House — Hotel in Torres Vedras

Our family had an excellent two week vacation at Noah Surf House in Portugal in May 2023. This is our second visit to Noah, our first visit was back in April 2022. We had so much fun that we planned another longer break at Noah Surf House.

The best part of Noah Surf House is the amazing customer service from the front desk/reception to the indoor restaurant staff to the sport activities organizers. Each day our family was always warmly greeted by reception and/or the restaurant staff during morning breakfast and throughout the day when we pass by the reception desk to enjoy complimentary daily tea and homemade cookies.

We would like to take a moment to give a shout out to the following staff at Noah Surf House for making our stay extra special each day such as Carlos, Carolina, Mariana, Jorge, Ana (reception), Ana (dining), Filipa, Bruno, Fabio, Gabriel, Tatas, Sara, and Miguel (chickens). Our young infant son would always give high fives and fist bumps to all the staff that it became a routine each day which everyone enjoyed. It was difficult to leave after two weeks because it felt they were part of our family since we got to get to know them more each day.

Our family stayed in the Mar & Cook Bungalow during the 2 weeks which I highly recommend if you are traveling with a family or prefer a larger space with amazing views of the beach and kitchen to cook food. The bungalow was very spacious which can easily accommodate up to 4 people comfortably and offers dual showers. The kitchen had all the necessary pots and pans with plates and utensils. We used the oven often to cook and reheat food we picked up from the one of the local markets. It was very relaxing to wake up each day to views of the beach and enjoy the evening sunsets.

One of the great benefits at Noah Surf House is the free daily breakfast buffet between 7:30am to 10:30am. It was always the same offerings of yogurt with fresh fruit and nuts, fresh bread, fresh juices, coffee and made to order egg dishes such as omelets and scrambled eggs with toppings such as various veggies, bacon, and chicken. I always enjoyed the homemade cakes prepared which may vary daily. They also offered croissants and pasteis de natas. As others have stated, it can get boring since breakfast offerings don't change but it didn't bother me as I enjoyed the consistency. Shout out to Mariana and Jorge for always greeting our family each day for breakfast and taking out time to interact with our infant son.

A few times our family had dinner at the onsite restaurant and the food was delicious. We also enjoyed a couple of the non-alcoholic drinks and highly recommend the "Free Drop" at Noah. Again shout out to Ana, Fabio and Gabriel for the amazing, friendly service.

We highly recommend checking out the weekly activities list offered at Noah Surf House which a few were complimentary. Our family enjoyed the "To the Rhythm of the Chickens" as we got a tour from Miguel about Noah's food/plant garden and see the on-site chickens that lay eggs. Our infant son enjoyed feeding the chickens.

We also took surf lessons which was inexpensive at 65 EUR for a 2-3 hour lesson. The surf teachers like Miguel provided helpful tips and guidance to ensure we get the best surf and improve our technique. I highly recommend taking one of the surf lessons.

Since Noah Surf House is located in the center of Santa Cruz, we were always just a few minutes walk to reach local restaurants, markets, and shops in the area. Of course, Noah was such a minute away from the beach and ocean. The weekends always had more locals visiting the beaches and restaurants.

As stated early, this was our second visit to Noah Surf House and we are making it an annual family tradition. Bottomline, the staff at Noah Surf House will always try to make your stay extra special and make you feel a part of the family. We highly recommend Noah Surf House if you want to relax and explore new places in Portugal outside of...

Our group, two families with children ages 10-13, just returned from a magical time at Noah’s surf resort in Santa Cruz. Noah’s was our favorite stop during our trip through Portugal. The second you walk through the door, the design, service, and resort relaxes you and sets the stage for a luxurious trip. A huge shout out to the concierge team as they were friendly, hospitable, and flexible to help us with changing plans due to the inclement weather. ||Even though the weather was unusually wet and cold for Santa Cruz (we had hurricane level winds- pack a rain jacket), the atmosphere and staff at Noah’s made our three days there relaxing and fun. ||The entire resort is eco friendly and kid focused which we loved. Our kids spent every bit of the little dry weather jumping on the trampolines and skate boarding the bowl. During the rain, the kids enjoyed the kids yoga classes, games, playing ping pong and watching movies in the family game room. The yoga instructor was an excellent teacher and made their time fun with some posing games as well.||We stayed in the Cook & Mar Bungalow which was perfect for a family of four. We had a cozy bunkbed, rollaway, and queen bed for the adults as well as a small kitchen area and large bathroom. Our unit, number 1, had a great view but my sister’s unit, Number 7 was much better as it was higher. I would recommend 1, for those who want to be close to the action of the resort and restaurant and #7 for view and proximity to the trampolines for active children. We all loved the balcony with chairs to relax and read.||While each room had a wood burning stove, the wood supplied was a little green so starting the fire in the small stove was a challenge. Be patient, the fire in your room with the eucalyptus and dried orange peels is worth it!||Our entire family enjoyed the large breakfast spread of croissants, homemade breads and rolls, pastries, hand pressed juices, various local cheeses, sliced meat, eggs, granolas, jams, yogurts, and cereals. Fresh eggs and omelets are also offered to be made to order. The fresh sourdough bread and homemade jam was our favorite! We also received excellent service every time we dined at Noah’s. Meals are meant to be shared at leisure and we loved every minute.||I would also definitely recommend the private surf lessons for a large family. It was our family’s first time to learn and the calm cove and instructor made nervous kids confident so they could have a lot of fun. ||Overall, our time at Noah’s Surf Resort was magical. We will...

Nice atmosphere at a too steep price tag

We stayed here as part of a longer vacation for 4 days in a bungalow to hang out, take some surf lessons and enjoy the sea. For us this was the most expensive part of our vacation, thus maybe our expectations were a bit higher than usual. The complex consists of the hotel, terrasses with pool and restaurant where also breakfast is served and an associated restaurant at the beach. Plenty of activities are offered, free ones and paid ones, like surf lessons, etc. The whole complex is nicely designed. The personal was very friendly and helpful. Surf- and Yoga-instructors were very competent and fun in small groups. It was relaxing to hang out at the pool etc. Overall, our sea-view bungalow was nice as well. However, there was a street between hotel and beach, which was not so obvious before booking. What made it worse, was the big public parking in direction of the sea with lots of lights shining into the room at nighttimes. So we could either close the the blackout shades or leave it open for getting fresh air during the night. Breakfast was of good quality, but honestly at that price tag you could expect more variety. Despite a pre-booking survey about food-intolerances there was no lactose-free yoghurt available. We also tried the restaurant at the hotel. One of the meals was very good, the other one rather boring. The food at the beach restaurant in contrast was amazing. Summarizing, we had nice stay, with a too steep price tag at everything what was delivered. Despite the good quality of the surf lessons, I would also go somewhere else for that, because the price is more than twice the regular lesson-price...