Curia Palace Hotel & Spa

It is a unique building filled with amazing furniture pieces. Worth staying at just for that reason. A sort of luxury country hotel with horses roaming in the fields and goats in the gardens😊

The breakfast was great.

I did not use pool and spa this time. The pool is outside and looks pretty good. There is also a tennis court. The hotel belongs to the "noveaux art" category of hotels. This hotel started business in 1927 by the hand and mind of a visionary man named Alexandre Almeida, who can be considered a pioneer in this business in Portugal. The breakfast is very good as well... the environment and the music in background filled in my soul. It was a very special for me and my wife. The village is very peaceful and is located in the region called Bairrada. The food is supreme in this region. e can also walking, running, and cycling around there. This hotel remains in the Almeida family, who has other emblematic hotels in the country, including the one in Bussaco, another charming place in the Bairrada region.

My husband and I loved the charm of this hotel.It is a rare privilege to stay in a hotel which had kept so many of it's original features.The style and elegance of the building,the dining rooms, hallways and lobbies were breath taking.It had a lovely slow gentle pace of a forgotten era and exuded history. We appreciated how incredibly hard it must be to keep on top maintenance of such a huge hotel but our one regret was that the pool and pool area which are incredible (and in the UK would have been preserved and celebrated as a lido) were neglected.It would be sad to see something so special crumble and diappear.

Our stay was amazing; it felt like stepping into another era. The hotel's dedication to history and preservation is evident throughout. The swimming pool and spa are incredible, and the breakfast is good. The rooms are very comfortable, making it a place where you want to stay longer and enjoy the tranquility.