Pousada in Evora
Pousada in Evora - Hotel dos Loios
This luxury hotel is located in the heart of historic the centre of Evora, a city classified by UNESCO as World Heritage. The Pousada in Evora was originally a convent and one of Evora’s most precious architectural buildings.
On 1965 the convent opens its doors as a Pousada de Portugal, the former cells of the Conegos Regrantes (the congregation faithfull), were converted into luxury decorated rooms, being all different from each other.
Staying at the Pousada of Loios is reliving history itself in each stone, each glance and each object.
The building is spectacular. Evora is a nice town to walk about. The rain was unfortunarely incredible too and the building must be nicer in hot weather. If you go to the bar you will have to practice your Portuguese with the barman… No other language seems to be within his reach. INteresting experience.
Me and my wife had a wonderful time at Pousada dos Loios. Wandering through the streets of Evora was delightful and we found excellent restaurants in The Alentejo. The food at the Pousada was also recommendable. Hope to come back but this time we will tour The Alentejo and visit different Pousadas in the area.
We enjoyed our stay very much. We had a very welcoming reception which included someone parking our car for us and carrying our suitcases to our room. Although our room was small it was clean and adequate. It had a nice view and the bathroom window opened up to the hall. Public rooms and the pool area were very pretty and the food in the restaurant was good. It was very quiet (though we did enjoy hearing the church bells in the morning!) It’s in a good location and it was convenient to walk to town and see the area.
Nous avons séjourné à la Pousada Monte de Sta Luzia et avons été enchantés. À Evora nous avons été très déçus par le petit déjeuner. Nous avons dû attendre près de 20 minutes pour avoir des oeufs, après les avoir demandés à plusieurs reprises. Il n’y avait plus de croissants et ce, à 9 heures, bien avant la fin du petit déjeuner. Il manquait de tout et personne ne semblait vouloir remplacer les items manquants. Nous avons séjourné dans des hôtels moins dispendieux et les petits déjeuners étaient beaucoup plus copieux.
We stayed at Monte de Sta Luzia where every thing was excellent. At Evora we were very disappointed by the breakfast. We had to wait 20 minutes to have eggs, and we had to ask to replace them at many occasions. A lot of items were missing at 9 o’clock, so at least one hour before the end of the breakfast. We stayed in hotel less expensive and the breakfast were much generous.
Very disappointed. This is an expensive Pousada and was poor value for money. There was no welcome at Reception who were uninterested and unsmiling. Our room was small and had very little space for luggage. The bathroom was not designed with clients’ needs in mind - nowhere to put bathroom items and the shower was difficult to use and flooded the floor. Public rooms were fine though service could have been better. The best feature for us was the restaurant - very good food for dinner and smiley, helpful staff. The Pousada’s location in Evora is superb - everything is within easy reach. The town itself is beautiful and well worth a visit.
We enjoyed our stay and the staff was very helpful. The room was clean and stylish, but there is absolutely no place to put luggage. There should be luggage racks in each room.
Sorry but we were very disappointed in the pousada. We were there in May 2009 and although the staff was friendly there was no historical information about the place. Our stay in Paradores in Spain was more elegant and more exciting and cost much less. We were lucky to get for the same gloden price a suite which wethought to be great but was not particularly nice. I succeeded in flooding the bathroom since the shower was in an old fashion style tub that wabbled and the showiering area was poorly done. The Pousada is centrally located and very exciting being next to the lovely church and the Roman Temple.
After staying at the Tavira Pousada for 3 nights in Feb 2009, we spent 4 at Evora. Unfortunately we found it rather disappointing. The ’superior’ room was less pleasant than the one at Tavira, although it did have a small sitting room. The bathroom extractor fan didn’t work and we had to open windows to let the steam out. This was not fixed by the time we left. Staff were less cheery than in the Algarve. The breakfast was taken in the cloister and was very limited compared with Tavira. Dinner was also held in the cloister, but as a dinner venue it was gloomy and unappealing - at least in February. We sought restaurants in Evora instead, which were OK but not memorable. Parking close to the Pousada requires a certain amount of ingenuity. Overall, a Pousada with unrealised potential and quite expensive.
Excellent in all respects from the caring welcome, excellent catering in the wonderful cloisters, and interest of all the staff
Evora is a wonderful town. I enjoyed my stay in this Pousada a lot. The food was great, and at night the city was absolutely fascinating. Advice: if you are travelling in the Summer always carry a bottle of water.