Ho was charming and helpful, and made our stay a pleasure. Tea/hot chocolate and cake on arrival was unexpected but lovely. The exceptional breakfast in the old wine cellar absolutely delighted us with its simple but fresh, melt-in-the-mouth flavours! A lovely location - a wonderful alternative for anyone wanting to glimpse a calmer, more real way of life than that found in bustling Lisbon.
Finding the entrance isn't easy (see pix) and, arriving late, finding someone to handle reception isn't easy. Not a good start - but everything else about this hotel was enchanting. My room was a mixture of traditional and ultra-modern. It looked out into the cobbled courtyard. The excellent breakfast was served in what appeared to be an entirely separate, but charming, ancient vaulted place down the street. Behind the courtyard and games room are (surprisingly) the orchard, the garden, the tennis court and the pool. The wonderful Robelia's English is just about enough. The last time I tried to review this hotel, it was rejected because they thought I must be an employee. Yes, it really is THAT good!
This hotel looks rather average from the street but once inside there is a spacious courtyard with the rooms opening onto it and a huge beautiful garden with a swimming pool and even a tennis court . Also a games room . The rooms are very spacious with a comfortable bed and our room even had a kitchen and two rooms in the loft. the staff were friendly and helpful and overall our stay was memorable. there are numerous restaurants within easy walking distance and aslo a decent supermarket. Definitely t5o be recommended.
After you have found the entrance, you enter a pretty courtyard with a gate to the peaceful garden. The room was nice and clean. Breakfast was really good, with lots of fresh rolls and fruit. Alcochete is a really good site for birdwatching.
It was a bit by accident we stayed here. But they offered pool, tennis court and games room which was good for kids. Copious breakfast and handy mini bar fridge in the room. I liked the way the room opened out onto a couryard so each room had its own front door. The lady who runs it only speaks German, which was fine for us.
The area looks out to the Tejo river with sweeping views and there are simple Portuguese restaurants to eat at, great prices and you can practice your language as one place we went to didn't have any spoken English and only one hand written menu. It was great, fresh fish & jug of wine for two under 20 euros. Alcochete is not a scenic place so I wouldn't recommend it for that.
The place is located just in front of the Tagus river in lovely old Alcochete, but I wouldn't recommended it since the rooms are very old fashion and poorly maintained. In our case the sink would quickly get full of water when having it running and the toilet wouldn't stop running water after flashing it! That's just bad. There is no main hall to seat around or bar or room service. The pool is old and without enough space for chairs to lay down there during the day. The front doors are tiny with old fashion keys and no real facilities to enjoy for the amount of money you pay! As for the service it looks like all the staff are permanent residents there and they never had any kind of hotel training, as we did found them useless and even rude. Bad experience when you have a proper hotel just 100 m away.
