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Hotel da Oliveira is the most important charming hotel in Guimarães. The project, developed by the interior designer Paulo Lobo, has transformed an old Pousada de Portugal in a contemporary hotel. Thanks to its discreet luxury and its location in the heart of the historic city centre, this hotel is the perfect place for those who want to discover culture and entertainment in Guimarães. The Hotel da Oliveira is a sophisticated 4stars hotel, surrounded by History, offering a personalized quality service, and where all guests will be welcomed in a refined atmosphere, with the typical intimacy of a private house.
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HOTEL STYLE
Centrally Located
Romantic
Languages Spoken
English, French, Spanish, Portuguese
Location
Rua De Santa Maria Largo Da Oliveira, Guimaraes 4800-443 Portugal
Name/address in local language
Hotel Da Oliveira
985 reviews
Getting there
Great for walkers
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A return visit to one of our favourite places. This was our first visit since the regulations for COVID19 were put in place , and we hoped they wouldn't spoil our enjoyment . We need not have worried!
We were warmly welcomed at reception, having used the car parking facility. Hand sanitizers were available and all staff wore masks.
A breakfast menu, and several time slots were offered , in order to minimise the amount of people dining at any one time. This worked very well, with the staff bringing your choice to the table, rather than the regular buffet.
We had 2 nights in a junior suite, which was beautiful.... spacious and very comfortable and was serviced on both days.
We reserved a table for dinner on both nights and thoroughly enjoyed our meals from the imaginative and tasty menu, and the extensive wine list. Staff were efficient and courteous.
In all ... a really lovely stay . Thank you to everyone concerned for working so hard to make our visit such a pleasant one . Delighted to see the Hotel da Oliveira reopened ! We will be back !
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Date of stay: August 2020
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Response from roteiro util, Proprietário at Hotel Da Oliveira
Responded Sep 10, 2020
Dear Clare, We truly appreciate your comment and so happy that you felt so welcome in our Hotel da Oliveira. For us it was a pleasure to ensure that you had a memorable stay. Hope to welcome you again, in a near future. Sincerely, Daniela
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As the President and Founder of a hospitality consulting company with luxury hotels, resorts and destinations, my client in the region booked me here at the Hotel da Oliveira. It could not have been more of an authentic and wonderful experience. The location is ideal, the owner, Ernesto Fernandes is charming and welcoming as is the majority of the staff. The room was extremely well furnished and comfortable, the restaurant and its Chef, receptive to improvement in spite of the fact that breakfasts and dinners were extremely well prepared. I would return to this hotel in a heartbeat!
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Date of stay: January 2020Trip type: Traveled on business
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Response from roteiroutil, Gestor at Hotel Da Oliveira
Responded Jan 25, 2020
Dear Eric, We appreciate your evaluation and we are truly glad to know that you had a good stay. Let me also thank you for all the sharing. We hope to receive you again at our hotel and restaurant. Regards, Ernesto Fernandes
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Most lovely boutique hotel in Guimarães - Prime location at the center of Guimarães surrounded by medieval monuments and lively town squares, within walking distance to everywhere in town; spacious, elegant and modernized room with balcony that opened to lovely medieval street and that fit the three of us very comfortably (our 10yo son stayed with us on a fold-up bed); top quality breakfast included and served in the comfort and safety of our room. Very friendly and helpful staff. All anti-COVID safety measures strictly followed (from hand sanitizing upon entry to mask wearing indoors and appropriate distancing), which was very reassuring. A perfect getaway that went well beyond our expectations! Thank you Hotel da Oliveira!
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Date of stay: August 2020Trip type: Traveled with family
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Response from roteiro util, Proprietário at Hotel Da Oliveira
Responded Aug 12, 2020
Dear guest, We really appreciate your comment about your stay at Hotel da Oliveira. All our team will be so happy for your words. Hope to welcome you in a near future. Kindest regards, Daniela
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Can’t recommend this hotel enough. Its location is perfect and in the heart of the old medieval town close to the historic castle and palace Duques de Braganca which can be reached by a short walk. Numerous bars and restaurants nearby in the pretty squares/courtyards the hotel sits between as well as the hotels own a la carte restaurant where we enjoyed their delicious version of fish and chips.
What makes this hotel special is the care and attention of the staff. We had originally checked into another hotel which fell short of our expectations and checked out and found ourselves checking into this hotel around 11:00 pm and feeling very grateful they had a room free! The staff could not have made us more welcome keeping the kitchen open so we could eat having not eaten all day travelling and arranging taxis for our daily excursions/airport. Nothing was too much trouble. The rooms were very comfortable and clean with contemporary finishings, air conditioning and we enjoyed our juliette balcony looking out over one of the narrow medieval streets. We enjoyed a lovely breakfast every morning outside overlooking the pretty square. The only thing I would change is the bath which was difficult to drain due to the shower screen in the way.
If you are visiting Guimarães then this is the hotel to book and also a very easy drive to Braga around 25 mins by taxi. We ate a delicious lunch in Cafe A Brasileira in Braga and dinner in Amute found in the adjoining square was in Guimarães which we highly recommend too.
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Date of stay: June 2023
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Great accommodations and attentive staff make this a good choice. Excellent breakfast spread in the morning. No hot water pot in the room but front desk staff will gladly give you hot water for tea when you walk down to the front desk.
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Date of stay: January 2020Trip type: Traveled on business
Room Tip:Room 105 had plenty of space and overlooked the main square. Can be a little noisy on Friday and...
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Response from roteiroutil, Gestor at Hotel Da Oliveira
Responded Jan 25, 2020
Dear guest We appreciate your evalution and we are truly glad that you had a good stay. See you, Ernesto Fernandes
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Hotel da Oliveira advertises on their own website that their junior suites offer a view of Guimaraes' beautiful square where e.g., Igreja de Nossa Senhora da Oliveira, is situated (cf. screenshot). We deliberately booked a junior suite for this view directly via the official link on their website. When we arrived, they first gave us the key to a room with indeed a view of this square - but it was already occupied by another guest (we saw their luggage). When we notified the reception, they gave us another room with no view at all. When we complained about the lack of the advertised view, they told us not every junior suite has a view. This is either false advertisement on the website or a lie in the face of the customer. When you promise something to your customers and you overbook your hotel, you have to be prepared to either offer an upgrade to satisfy your customer or, if no better or equal room is available, you reduce the price to make your customer less angry. Hotel da Oliveira did none of those things, we had to pay full junior suite price for a room of significantly lower quality. Don't book a room in this untrustworthy hotel.
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Date of stay: April 2022
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We were given a small and dark room with a toilet that doesn’t respond to the photos. Apparently the only room that was left was the room for people with special needs but no one informed us that we would pay 140,00 € per night to stay in such a room. Unfortunately overrated and overpriced!
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Date of stay: August 2020Trip type: Traveled with family
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Response from roteiro util, Proprietário at Hotel Da Oliveira
Responded Sep 4, 2020
Dearest guest, Thank you for your comment. We hope in a near future have the chance to provide a different and more lighter room for your stay. Since, we are located in a historical building, all our rooms and bathrooms are differents, because we can´t move the historical wall, ceillings, to maintaine all the building as it was in Medieval times. Kindest regards, Daniela
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The hotel is very nice. The location is awesome. The building is historical but rooms are renovated and in good condition. The hotel is clean. The staff is friendly and the atmosphere is good. The breakfast is good (except coffee, which is inexcusably bad. please put an espresso machine at breakfast). I cannot recommend the restaurant though (too fancy, expensive and portions are small, which is hard to recommend considering good Portogeese kitchen all around this place).
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Date of stay: March 2020Trip type: Traveled on business
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Response from roteiro util, Proprietário at Hotel Da Oliveira
Responded Apr 7, 2020
Dear Guest, We appreciate your comment and we are truly glad to notice that you had a great experience at Hotel da Oliveira. Best regards, Ernesto Fernandes
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Beautiful hotel on very good location in the historic centre. Lots of restaurants nearby. Very friendly and helpfull staff. The decoration and interior design provides a nice and authentic athosphere. Parking is at about 5 minutes walking distance in an underground and secured parking.
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Date of stay: September 2020Trip type: Traveled on business
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Response from roteiro util, Proprietário at Hotel Da Oliveira
Responded Sep 24, 2020
Dear Guest TimV We really appreciate your comment about your stay at Hotel da Oliveira. It was a pleasure to have you at our hotel. Hope to see you again very soon. Hotel da Olivieira
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Hotel da Oliveira is a jewel of a property with a strategic location in the middle of Guimaraes, Portugal. The food at the restaurant is stellar- creative, beautiful with a keen attention to flavors, textures and combinations. The rooms are wonderfully designed with great amenities. The staff is accommodating, willing and knowledgeable. This is my third time staying at the hotel, and I will return whenever I can to experience all of its qualities. Additionally, the owner, Ernesto Fernandes is obsessed with every detail possible to make this property distinctive from all the rest. BRAVO!
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Date of stay: May 2021Trip type: Traveled on business
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Response from roteiro util, Proprietário at Hotel Da Oliveira
Responded May 25, 2021
Dear MR Eric We really appreciate your comment about your stay at Hotel da Oliveira. It was a pleasure to have you at our hotel. Hope to see you again very soon. Hotel da Oliveira
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There are more places to choose from in the Guimaraes area.
PRICE RANGE
$126 - $184 (Based on Average Rates for a Standard Room)
LOCATION
PortugalNorthern PortugalBraga DistrictGuimaraes
NUMBER OF ROOMS
20
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Frequently Asked Questions about Hotel Da Oliveira
Which popular attractions are close to Hotel Da Oliveira?
Nearby attractions include Centro Histórico de Guimarães (0.04 miles), Igreja e Convento de São Francisco (0.2 miles), and Largo da Oliveira (0.03 miles).
