Quinta da Palmeira

The bedroom is huge, with a super size, super comfy bed. Jack and Ana are great hosts with great attention to detail. The food is delicious (Ana is a great cook). Because we went there on separate dates they even ensured that we did not repeat the same dishes. The swimming pool has a good size and at the end of the day swallows come to drink there :) Everything was clean spotless.

Quinta da Palmeira is a wonderful place. It has great and big rooms, delicious dinner and breakfasts, amazing places in the direct vicinity and the most important; friendly staff. I just cannot wait to have another opportunity to visit this place! We surly come back soon!

Quinta da Palmeira is cold; and I don't mean the temperature. Here we received our coldest reception during our two week stay in Portugal. The owner, Jack did not offer his name, but was ready to get down to business when we arrived; we had to ask. His wife shook our hands, but did not introduce herself. This is the only place we stayed where we were not offered port or wine on arrival, certainly not a requirement, but a nice touch you might expect from a "Romantic Boutique." Also, this was the only place where there was no offer to help with luggage, even though we had to climb several flights of stairs to reach our room. Quinta da Palmeira served a pretty standard Portuguese breakfast, but they seemed to put out a set amount of food, and when, for instance, someone ate the last slice of cheese, no more was forthcoming. Eggs were offered; one morning my wife asked for her eggs over easy, the next day, poached. In both cases Jack seemed confused by her requests, and she finally just ordered scrambled eggs. After a day of traveling, we frequently like a cup of coffee, or tea, or perhaps a glass of wine. Quinta da Palmeira did not seem to offer this, and we hated to ask Jack as, whenever we did ask him something, we got the impression we were interrupting and/or bothering him. Our room was large and beautiful, but again lacking in warmth. The bathroom had hardwood floors, but no rugs. Shower gel and body lotion were available, but not shampoo. There was a nice chair in the room, but only one, so we could not sit together. The bed was comfortable for sleeping. Overall, the room was beautiful, but not comfortable. If Quinta da Palmeira had a comfortable common area where we could have sat, and read (or perhaps had a cup of tea or a glass of wine), it was not shown to us. We ate dinner at Quinta da Palmeira the two evenings we stayed there. The food was absolutely delicious, but the atmosphere was uncomfortable and tomb-like. Even though the food was excellent, it was "European" and not at all Portuguese. The first night we ate alone, the second night there was another couple. Even with the excellent music that Jack played in the background, it was uncomfortable, and again, cold. Perhaps it might have been more comfortable if more people were dining...I don't know. To put our stay in perspective, we had booked for three nights, and only stayed for two, even though, under the Cancellation and Change Policy, we were obligated to pay for the third night. We felt it was worth paying the 122.00 EUR for that unused third night in order to stay someplace else that was friendlier and warmer. Physically, the place is beautiful, and sits in a beautiful spot, but that was not enough...

Very nice place and the food was delicious

Everything was just perfect...... 5 out 5, but a 6th star would also fit!