4/5 Jan K. 1 year ago on Google
Stayed
here
during
a
Motorbike
Trip
across
Portugal.
For
better
or
worse,
it
felt
very
much
like
visiting
distant
relatives
than
booking
into
a
hotel.
Rooms
were
adequate
and
clean,
but
could
use
some
renovation.
Personally,
I'd
prefer
a
floor
level
shower
over
a
bathtub
(especially
if
the
bath
doesn't
have
any
natural
light).
Coming
back
to
my
introductory
statement,
it
felt
like
getting
the
spare
room
in
your
grandparent's
house.
Breakfast
was
interesting,
in
that
there
didn't
seem
to
be
anyone
around
until
about
9am,
even
though
it
supposedly
is
available
after
7:30am.
Felt
like
a
relative
preparing
Breakfast
before
leaving
for
work,
expecting
that
you'd
figure
it
out
on
your
own.
I
was
a
bit
sad
because
they
have
tasty
coffee,
but
in
the
morning
there's
only
a
self-serving
machine
which
made
very
foamy
instant-coffee,
and
with
no
one
around
to
order
something
else,
that's
what
we
drank.
By
the
time
I
saw
an
employee,
we
had
to
get
along
with
our
daily
travels.
(And
I
didn't
really
feel
like
going
out
of
my
way
to
find
someone,
either.
If
no
one
reacts
to
a
loud
bom
dia
/
good
morning,
then
there
is
probably
no
one
there)
Dinner
again
seems
to
start
about
an
hour
after
it
states
on
the
information.
But
the
kitchen
was
quick
and
the
food
delicious.
Even
dishes
you'd
think
would
be
simple
and
plain
were
flavourful
and
lovely
arranged.
We
definitely
encountered
a
language
barrier
with
the
waiters.
But
as
they
were
patient,
understanding
and
interested
in
working
with
us,
I'd
again
found
it
weirdly
connecting
on
a
personal
level.
All
in
all,
I
felt
that
the
staff
was
experienced
and
understood
our
wishes,
even
if
we
couldn't
really
explain
what
we
wanted
due
to
missing
vocabulary
on
both
sides.
The
wines
and
Port
that
were
selected
for
us
matched
our
expectations
in
quality
and
price,
came
from
local
producers,
and
were
asked
to
be
tasted
(you
don't
see
that
often
any
more.
Pleasant
surprise!).
To
summarize,
it
was
a
pleasant
stay
that
is
easy
to
recommend
if
you
like
relaxed
familial
atmosphere
and
do
not
need
to
be
at
the
Hotel
for
most
of
the
Day.
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