Comments on: Pousada in Estremoz

By: Bernaerts Maurice

Bernaerts Maurice — Sun, 01 Jan 2012 13:31:50 +0000

We stayed 3 nights (first week of November) and is was a nice experience to be there. The staff was friendly and the dinners in the great restaurant were good. The pool was closed in this period so we can’t say anything about that facility. Breakfast was oke but not very variated but that perhaps because it was low season with only a few guests at the time.

By: Mel Evans

Mel Evans — Wed, 10 Aug 2011 23:58:26 +0000

We stayed at the pousada at the end of June and found the staff, the city and the people of Estremoz to be wonderful. We did not eat dinner at the pousada but walked into town. The market on Saturdays is great…great food, great jams & olives, great culture. The people of this town are so nice we loved it. Of course the wi-fi would be great if it was in each room, but I am guessing it’s hard with the walls to get a connection in each room. Yes, the beds were hard and the breakfast was just OK, but the people and the surroundings make it all worth it!

By: Joe & Teresa Webber

Joe & Teresa Webber — Fri, 10 Jun 2011 23:46:05 +0000

We actually rearranged our driving trip in order to stay at this much touted pousada and while the common areas are quite grand, we were sadly disappointed in most all other aspects. We completely agree with previous comments regarding a much-needed sprucing up. While helpful & polite, the staff would serve guests better with less formality and more warmth. As with all the other pousadas, breakfast was fine, albeit standard fare, and the overpriced dinner was so so. WHERE, we wondered, was all the great Alentejo cuisine we’d read about?

By: Dianne Porter

Dianne Porter — Thu, 12 May 2011 13:36:46 +0000

For the four of us traveling from Canada we found our stay very exciting. The history is so well preserved and the legends well publisized about the uses over the years. I particularly liked the courtyard entry with the spectacular view and stunning statue of Saint Isabella holding her roses. Breakfast was plentiful and relaxed. The room we slept in was comfortable and nicely appointed. If I would change on thing it would be to improve the internet system and include Wi Fi in the price of the room. Using the current system is antiquated. Will recommend. We enjoyed the town of Estremoz and sent time in an outdoor cafe and shopped at the market.

By: Doris Pospischil and Hans-Joachim Scholz

Doris Pospischil and Hans-Joachim Scholz — Wed, 11 May 2011 09:51:21 +0000

Wir haben herrliche Tage im frühlingshaften April in der Pousada in Estremoz verbracht. Eine gut gelegene und sehr empfehlenswerte Unterkunft, die Historie und Moderne auf’s Beste vereint. Wir kommen gerne wieder.

We spent wonderful days in the spring in April in the Pousada Estremoz. A well-situated and highly recommended accommodation that combines history and modernity’s best. We will come back.

By: Ena Duggan

Ena Duggan — Mon, 11 Oct 2010 13:57:30 +0000

My husband and I and another couple stayed at Estremoz Pousada in September and thoroughly enjoyed our stay. All staff were friendly and helpful. My one complaint was the evening meal. We found it very basic. This was my second visit to this Pousada and I would recommend it.

By: Billand Diana Cook

Billand Diana Cook — Fri, 09 Apr 2010 13:42:04 +0000

Quite the grandest of the pousadas we have visited (9 now). This former royal palace retains its olde worlde opulence. We had a wonderful stay, despite the hurricane raging outside! The staff could not have done more for us. Our thanks to them all.

By: Mrs J Wilson

Mrs J Wilson — Mon, 14 Dec 2009 16:32:29 +0000

We enjoyed our stay at the Poussada in Estremoz, it was friendly and well run but I agree with the previous guest that it was a bit run down, still charming though. And in a wonderful position. I was particularly impressed with the website which was easy to use and very efficient, actually better that the corresponding site for Paradors in Spain.

By: Rita

Rita — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 01:53:34 +0000

We are two couples and we stayed at the Castle in Estremoz in late October. We were very excited about the prospect of staying at a real castle. The room sizes and decorations were great, however we found that this pousada needs to be upgraded. The carpeting in the room was very stained (plus the rooms were dusty), the bathroom fixtures, etc. need to be modernized. (Flat screen TVs would also give the rooms a lift)

We love staying at pousadas and have enjoyed our stays at Sagres and Estoi, but would not recommend the one in Estremoz for the reasons listed above. (We were booked for 3 nights, but left after two because the dust was causing some health problems.)

Another suggestion: availability of wifi to guests without the very expensive fee that is currently charged.

Another

By: Geert Jan Colijn

Geert Jan Colijn — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 20:29:26 +0000

We recently stayed at this pousada at the beginning of a ten day stay in Portugal. Jet lagged as we were upon arrival from the US, the staff could not have been more accomodating; the breakfasts were extraordinary, the room superb; front desk staff help make us reservations elsewhere in Portugal and Spain and we enjoyed visiting the town’s restaurants and shops with side trips to Evora, Evoramonte and the apparent birthplace of Portuguese football legend, Luis Figo. The views are spectacular, even better than at our other favorite (Obidos); the pousada is indeed worthy of what it once was, a Queen’s dwelling. Please put this one on top of your list but don’t tell too many others