“Beautiful old monastery - the rooms and the grounds were wonderful! The staff were also absolutely lovely and very helpful. It’s not cheap, but I felt like we really got our money’s worth and it was such a relaxing stay.”
“Marvellous historical hotelsite (former monastery) successfully transformed in a contemporary luxury hotel. The staff is very professional and friendly. The old city centre of Guimaraes is worth visiting as Guimaraes is the former capital of Portugal. On the way back from the city centre we took a taxi availble in the city centre for only 5 Euro.”
“The monastery building and the gardens are amazing.”
“If you want an experience for life that's where you have to stay. I LOVED every minute of it! ”
“The whole experience of staying here was excellent. The staff were efficient, friendly and helpful, and the building is steeped in history. Our room was very comfortable, and dinner in the evening was lovely.”
“The magnificent gardens and beautiful view of the city”
“Spectacular property, with some architechtural features pointed out in their brochure. [ BUT staff could not identify the features when we asked for help locating them!] The old city of Guimares was lovely to stroll /have drinks--but having seen Obidos, Visceu, and Guimares in a sequence their distinctiveness blurred.”
“Our bedroom was very comfortable. The pousada is a converted monastery and is very large. There is plenty of parking. The breakfast selection is good and they even went the extra mile to make me mushrooms and tomatoes for my toast as I am vegan. Our bedroom was comfortable.”
“The room and many seating areas around the property were excellent as could find sun, shade and quiet at all times.The restaurant at dinner and breakfast was very good.A really impressive building. ”
“Beautiful location overlooking the Douro River. Very nice room if premium selected. Helpful staff. Good food.”