ATP 250 Event Reviews

It was our first visit to the Eastbourne event and we were blown away by the superb atmosphere and high standard of all the facilities. The organisation and help at hand was first class , friendly and helpful. Seating inside the court and outside relax areas was very good and their was a real buzz about the event with open courts and practice zones making a natural interaction with the players possible .

Fabulous visit, from start to finish. We always get such a friendly welcome and all the on-site staff and volunteers are a pleasure to deal with. Access to food and drinks can be rather slow, so best to try and time it right - that is, not when a match has just finished and everyone has poured out of the stadium. Or, bring your own snacks etc. The atmosphere around the ground is just delightful - it’s also immaculately maintained - and an added bonus is that the sun is nearly always shining. Finally, if budget allows, I thoroughly recommend you treat yourself to a hospitality package for a day - a truly memorable experience!

Very enjoyable tennis , however, we have attended many tennis events in the past and never experienced the amount of LOUD chatting during the matches from spectators surrounding us. These particular spectators were not talking about tennis but medical problems, coffee mornings , holidays, friends problems etc.. Very annoying. Maybe the umpire could express his / her concerns before a match .

Excellent tournament;saw some tight matches and great players. Some stands very exposed to the sun; umbrellas useful.

Really difficult booking process. Getting far too corporate and exclusive

Good tennis. Poor behaviour of fans

Tennis was great. Ground staff great. Catering poor.

We had a great day

Nice atmosphere and well organised, some enjoyable games. Chairs very uncomfortable though, causing legs and back to ache. Please address this for next year

Fantastic venue but ridiculous that you can’t buy a glass of wine! Also the toilet facilities were inadequate.

Lovely stadium in superb surroundings it inadequate signage. Difficult to find the way.

Superb!

Everything was great!

worst organisation ever! All 4 matches were cancelled after not even the first match was completed because of rain and they just offer a ticket for next year for a specific day! You can't even go the next day to watch the matches you have missed!

Had a great time. Things that could be improved: better signage for the exit (was hard to find for a first timer), water fountain available for drinking since they took away the caps for our water bottles, and clearer information on the website for locating the free shuttle at the train station. (It was across the street and we did not know that) We would definitely go again.

Yes, the best tournaments in all the organizational bodies are directed by the players, and I invite everyone to go and watch this tournament because it is one of the best and I like it very much.

I saw tennis during my life

This was a second visit to the tournament in Estoril. The quality of the field as an early clay court competition was good. The administration of access to the main stadium leaves plenty to be desired. There would seem to be an obsession not to permit access to seats until 20/25 mins prior to the published time of the first match, last year it was very much more relaxed, bureaucracy for bureaucracy's sake!!

On exit not all the access corridors are open under the temporary stands, which makes for a generally claustrophobic atmosphere as all departures are channeled via the one available passageway, totally needless strictures.

Booking was ok but the online information was primarily in Portuguese so I was guessing many of the ticket purchasing tasks based on the online menu.

Easy to get to by taxi 6 euros from cascais. Pleasant place not crowded. Food not expensive.

Great time at the Millenium Estoril Tennis Open, however room for improvement in the organisation of the event. There were less bathrooms than previous years, no idea why. The bathrooms in the vicinity of the food truck area were not there and these were the good ones! Why take them away. There only a few working toilets and no mirror.

Also different to previous years there was no way to cross sides of the stadium without going all the way around through the permanent structure below. In previous years there was an outside lane under the stadium where we could cross. It was disappointing as walking all the way around was very difficult, long and hot with the crowds. There were no signs below this area telling us which side was which section so had to find out the hard way..

Great being free to attend. Sadly rain damaged the tennis courts, especially centre court. But two days later & it was playable again. Well done to the maintenance crew who worked very hard.

Apart from the day of rained off tennis, an excellent experience