Convento Sao Paulo - Hotel Rural

Annex rooms are comfortable, with good countryside views when one sits outside. Air conditioning aids good sleep & one can park the car outside the room close by. EV charging points for 2 cars are available & one pays per minute charged, which encourages swift change to allow other ev owners to charge. Breakfast buffet is good, with a decent variety. Coffee & orange juice could be improved. Service is excellent and most helpful. There are hiking possibilities around the convent, with marked trails. Other activities are close by: cycling, horse riding & canoeing. More relaxed activities like wine tasting and visiting castles and towns in the area are recommended. Arraiolos is worth a visit to buy a hand made carpet. Estremoz is a beautiful town within a short drive, also worth a visit. The Hotel has 2 swimming pools. The whole area is a discovery of nature & a retreat from busy life. We will certainly stay at the Hotel again, for a few days longer.

A stunning place

Very interesting place. We spent one morning just going around the building and reading about its history. The problem here is the expectations they create. This is not a luxury hotel with haute cuisine. It's a simple accommodation in a historic building, and if they had set my expectations accordingly I would probably leave a better review. It's worth visiting, the staff is nice and we enjoyed our time. Just don't expect a luxurious experience with exceptional food, because that's not what you'll get. Our bathroom had a leak, the shower head was tilted in a strange way, and there was a pistaccio shell on the floor of our suite's living room from the day we arrived until we left, despite daily cleaning.

One of the most beautiful places you can stay. Would highly recommend. Lovely staff, good food, and playing paddle was so much fun.

Lovely area but remote. Difficult to find room as there are multiple buildings on site.