Pousada Convento de Vila Viçosa - Historic Hotel

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9.4

Room Comfort

9.0

Location

9.2

Service and Facilites

9.2

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Dolores
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Friends and Family
10.0
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Reviewed 24 week(s) ago

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Cet hôtel est un ancien couvent de nonnes datant de plusieurs siècles. Site extraordinaire. Au centre de la ville
Sosthenes
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Leisure with Partner
6.0
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Reviewed 27 week(s) ago

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Wi fi in the guest rooms was sporadic. Insect by the toaster at the breakfast bar
David
6.0
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Reviewed 38 week(s) ago

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Property was very beautiful. Service was not very good.
Lai Yee
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Leisure with Partner
10.0
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Reviewed 48 week(s) ago

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The building of the hotel is very special and unique, we really love it. Staff are very friendly, room is very clean, the breakfast is great!!
Peter
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8.0
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Reviewed 61 week(s) ago

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Not your typical 3/4 star Hotel but it will be one of the most unique hotels you will stay at.
David
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10.0
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Reviewed 62 week(s) ago

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Beautiful setting in restored old convent. Excellent staff and service - really unique experience - right next door to ducal palace!
Brian
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Business Family
8.0
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Reviewed 63 week(s) ago

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Front desk service was excellent. Breakfast buffet was very good. Slightly hard to communicate with staff in restaurant, but all was clean and efficient. Restaurant was closed for dinner, which was a bit inconvenient, but the rest the front desk recommended had excellent food, and it was within a very short walking distance. So in the end we were extremely happy!
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Joanne
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10.0
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Reviewed 68 week(s) ago

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The Pousada is a beautifully restored convent, the grounds and the pool are well taken care of, and the staff was friendly and helpful. An absolutely lovely place to stay. Very walkable to the town of Vila Viçosa with its shops and restaurant. It far exceeded my expectations!
Marcus
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Business
6.0
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Reviewed 75 week(s) ago

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A very average hotel, the convent has a lot of history but it lacks personality. Terrible mattress and pillows , dirty water came from the taps, and a very simple bkfast.
Donna
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10.0
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Reviewed 91 week(s) ago

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This is an amazing place. We had trouble getting to our room as no one at reception. Then the key didn’t work. It’s like staying in a different century but with very very good beds
Charles
4.0
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Reviewed 118 week(s) ago

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The hotel looks very tired, and needs investment, and the garden is not well looked after. The mattresses were rock hard.
Laurie
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10.0
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Reviewed 168 week(s) ago

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A unique experience! Our walk to our room was like being transported into the time when the convent was inhabited. You really got the authenticity of the place 500 years ago. So cool and the room was clean and comfortable. Would recommend highly. The town of Vila Vicosa is also a must see.
joanna
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10.0
/10
Reviewed 184 week(s) ago

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Great place to relax
David
8.0
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Reviewed 204 week(s) ago

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All staff helpful and friendly. Lovely hotel we enjoyed our stay, restaurant a bit overpriced but reasonable food.
Verified traveler
8.0
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Reviewed 212 week(s) ago

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Great location next to the palace with onsite parking.
priyabrata
10.0
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Reviewed 218 week(s) ago

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RECEPTION was good.She is a fine lady. But after checking she said follow me I will show you the direction.She was long way from us.No help with our luggage.That beautiful marble stair with 10 steps near the reception was a bit difficult for us. One hand holding a small suitcase and the other hand holding the beautiful marble banister was not eassy. Don´t forget I am 82 years and my wife is 78 years old. The room was good but with a tiny window.Very good bed and linens,.I always have a double bed but they gave me two single beds.I was very unhappy. Called Hotels.com and they did not helped. Very disappointed. This is my 2nd time there.They have made some improvement but not enough.Lot of cost saving going on. There is no face cloth or small towel. no slipper.The floor is made of tiles and marble and it is cold. Similarly no bath robe.Mini bar ie empty.Why ? they donot trust the guest?This is not nice. The bk.fast was good but not fantastic.I generally eat egg,becon ,and bk,beans.But here it was looking disgusting.Never went there again. just took bread ,butteer ,cheese and fruits. Resturent was very good . good dinner. and good wine.Even they made a small cake with one candle for my 82 Birthday. Very nice surprise.Tha staff were very polite and kind.
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Larry
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Friends and Family
10.0
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Reviewed 218 week(s) ago

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This is a wonderfully historic hotel with a large swimming pool, amazing gardens, a top quality restaurant, a divine breakfast and mysterious chapels off the restaurant's court yard with centuries old murals. It is next door to the Summer Palace of the Dukes of Braganza - take the tour and understand the history of the pristine little town in the Alentejo.
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10.0
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Reviewed 319 week(s) ago

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Just an amazing historic building. Atmospheric and delightful. Lovely seating areas with the possibility of a real wood burning hearth. We loved every minute of it and were genuinely sad to leave.
Dr Richard D
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Reviewed 320 week(s) ago

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A former royal and aristocratic convent adjacent to the Ducal palace which was the home of many Portuguese kings, the Pousada Convento de Vila Vicosa is a destination in itself. Its wide variety of unique rooms that have been carefully renovated and adapted for hotel use stand out among the many dozens of castles, chateaux, monasteries and convents in which my wife and I have stayed over the past four decades. Although due to the complexity of its layout, it is easy to get lost and some of its rooms are multi leveled and might be unsuitable for some, we have always found the staff extremely helpful and willing to do their best to tailor guests’ rooms to their needs and interests to provide a truly memorable experience.
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Business and Leisure with Partner
10.0
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Reviewed 321 week(s) ago

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We loved the feeling of the convent, it was quiet at night, breakfast was very nice. Ample parking and in walking distance to town.
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