Palace Hotel & Spa Termas de São Tiago

Bad smell in bathroom. Couldnt adjust heating in the room. Staff barely interested in communication. Awful restaurant. Only a poor set menu while i was there.

I was quite disappointed. I was wanting to love the hotel, and pulling into the long drive, it looked to impress. The outside is fantastic and has great appeal. Once inside, it felt like a cross between a morgue and army barracks. Crazy dim light, no real decoration, no music or much in the way of a warm or welcome feel. The hallway was so dark and dim until the sensors kicked in, which then provided the same light one would expect from a Soviet era store room. The quarters were equally spartan, with accommodations that do everything required for function, but offer nothing in the way of character. The bathroom continued the theme of sparse, industrial lighting. The shower leaked when using it. And the bathroom tiles are outright ghastly. Breakfast was quite meagre, and they charge extra to use the spa. Hire an interior decorator, hang some paintings and decorations, play some nice music, and hire an electrician to fix up the lights. Especially outside. Once dark, the beautiful stone should be lit up and highlighted.

Nice room nice location. Expensive facilities

Palace Hotel & Spa Termas de S. Tiago is well worth a visit, the hotel is spacious, clean, comfortable and well run. The breakfast is self service with everything laid on for you and is of a high quality. The spa facilities are good, the pool has powerful jets that massage well and the staff are welcoming. The gym is small but user friendly. Situated just outside the lovely town of Penamacor in this sleepy area of Portugal, you get a real treat of a retreat here. I will come again and highly recommend.

Super quite hotel with excellent staff