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I enjoyed my stay here. The facilities were great and the staff were very friendly and helpful. The pool area was a lovely addition. My only comments would be, if you want space upgrade from the standard room and the shower had issues: the door was hard to close and the basin filled with water quickly.

Let me say the hotel does what it says. Apart from a few minor things it's a lovely hotel. But this review is entirely based on my opinion. Hubby has wanted to stay here since it opened a year or so ago. It's 20 minutes from home. We can't normally stay away at the moment for personal reasons but a friend stepped in and covered for us as it was OHs 60th birthday. On line the place really didn't appeal to me. The hotel looked stark and empty, the rooms underwhelming. And that's how it is. I paid to upgrade to a Premier room. I still am unaware what the difference is from standard. We got some sliced fruit and a nice bottle of sparkly. For the Premier room or for hubby's birthday? We had no clue. The hotel is VAST, huge corridors. There is not one piece of artwork in the entire place. I absolutely understand they are trying to keep the integrity of the building but it's so echoey some art or furnishings would help. To avoid touching the building, toilets, showers, treatment rooms and Turkish bath (out of order) are simply pods. Which give the place a temporary feel. Niggles incude the shower flooding the bathroom and the hairdryer only works if you're under 5ft tall! For a 5* restaurant the foods was nicely cooked and nicely presented. No flair and certainly not memorable. If you stay here be aware you are within a 5 minute walk from two much better, much cheaper restaurants, Pratu's and Antonio Padeira's. Breakfast was OK. Again nothing amazing. The orange juice probably wasn't fresh, which is a travesty in Portugal. If it was it was watered down. The pool was simply gorgeous. Not deep, but really beautifully built around the original pillars. The staff are great and very attentive. We had a nice night away - it rarely happens at the moment. If you want a historic hotel slap bang in the middle of Alcobaca, you really can't go wrong. But eat out. It simply wasn't for me.

Lovely service and breakfast in this charming boutique hotel/B&B in the town of Alcobaca. The main building is a beautifully restored old home with period furniture and touches. There is also a modern building adjacent, which is where we stayed. Our room and bathroom were both very spacious, but the layout of both was a little odd, and lacked the coziness and charm that I imagine you'll find in the old building. For instance, the bedroom had a queen rather than a king bed, and an old-fashioned ”fainting couch” which looks pretty but isn't practical. There was tons of room for a king bed and a couple really comfortable chairs. And the marble bathroom - the largest I've seen - had a spa tub that you had to climb up to, but no separate shower, though again, there was tons of room for it. Breakfast was wonderful, served in the older building, and service was awesome - very helpful suggestions for one of the best dinners we had in Portugal. Easy walking to downtown restaurants and the nearby monastery. Great location for exploring other sights like Obidos and Nazarre.

Magnificent guest house 500 meters from the monastery. Very stylish place. The design is eclectic, but it doesn't spoil it. We had a bed with massive knobs and a high carved headboard as if from the XIX century and a modern room. The toilet and shower were nearby, but shared. Beautiful lobby, there is a kitchen with stove and refrigerator (not used). Breakfast is modest. The staff is friendly. There's even ping-pong. If we had stayed longer, we would have played!

We booked hotel and spa for a weekend for 2. The positive points: The suite was nice with a good view, the lady managing the spa was friendly and helpful. The negatives: housekeeping below standard, guests expected to fetch bath robes and towels at the reception at the other end of the hotel, although the women working there were mainly chatting with eachother. Access to the spa via a public road. Mold everywhere in the spa. After turn down of the room we had to crawl under the bed to retrieve the plastic sandals for the spa that were carelessly pushed below. Breakfast was about OK (eggs from powder) if someone would care to refill empty containers…. All that shows a profound lack of management. We might enjoy the chocolat treatment in the spa again, but certainly without the hotel.

Esta casa es impresionante. Tiene todo lo que se le puede pedir a un alojamiento rural para desconectar del ruido urbano. Está ubicada en Aljubarrota, suficientemente cerca de varios núcleos grandes de población, cerca de zonas turísticas muy interesantes. A la vez, la propia casa es comodísima, con zonas variadas para juegos, descanso, lectura, piscina, … Tiene muchos formatos de habitaciones y apartamentos para viajar en familia, se aparca dentro de la finca, … El desayuno es excelente, natural, variado… Y la anfitriona y el personal son tan amables y enfocados a la satisfacción del huésped que impresiona. Un gran acierto de gestión, enhorabuena!