Pousada Castelo de Estremoz – Historic Hotel

In herrschaftlicher Burg gelegene Pousada mit repräsentativen Gesellschaftsräumen und weiten Ausblicken über Estremoz und Umland. Die Zimmer verfügen über historischer Ausstattung im 1. OG, im 2. Obergeschoss sind weitere Zimmer eingerichtet, die weniger opulent sind. Das Bad war in altem Estremoz-Marmor in Rosa bekleidet und hatte verwelkten Charme. Der Empfang war freundlich, das Frühstück im üppigen Saal des Erdgeschosses reichhaltig, allein der Service eines Obers war - behutsam formuliert - wunderlich. Hier bedürfte es der Personalschulung.

Felt like Royalty! Elegant Pousada, cordial staff, great location! If perfection is the goal, the only disappointment was poor quality of a margarita drink:-)

We had never stayed in a castle before and decided upon visiting Estromoz to stay in this one, a 13th century castle. We were in room 106, which had two 4 poster single beds. The bathroom has been updated to modern standards. The Castle is filled with antiques which are interesting to see. The castle is high up and it was extremely windy and rainy when we were there. We opted to dine at the Castle and it was a very nice meal. As there were only 6 tables needed they actually set up and served in the bar, not in the big restaurant space. The food was very good, if expensive. We started with veggie soup, and smoked duck appetizer. For mains, I chose the quail, with a lovely chestnut sauce while my husband had the lamb. For dessert we had a pear tart. This was fine dining as we spent a nice evening enjoying the meal. The breakfast buffet is large but mostly filled with sweet items, or breads/rolls. There were scrambled eggs, cheeses and fruits but no vegetable (they really need to add some veggies in our opinion). The service in the Pousada is excellent both at meals and in general. Overall this was a memorable stay in a unique location. It is also a good place if you want to see towns in this part of Alentejo.