Quinta Da Praia Das Fontes

A very nice surprise. A cozy Quinta close to Lisbon. A green and quiet oasis and excellent location in Alchochete. Close to the historic center, right on the water. Great for birdwatching as well.The rooms are well appointed and the breakfast is excellent with local fresh produces.

Wonderful location adjacent to the Tagus estuary. An historical building with a huge garden. Individual and comfortable bedrooms set around a large courtyard. The breakfast room is a converted olive storeroom which is stunning. Breakfast buffet was beautifully laid out. We booked a full day birdwatching tour and explored Saltmarsh, mudflats, forest and farmlands, seeing 78 different species. Will certainly be back again.

In "The Adventure of Silver Blaze," Sherlock Holmes comments on the curious incident of the dog that barked in the night. That was the main problem of our stay at this hotel. The hotel allowed two dogs to roam free in the gardens, on which our room backed, and the dogs barked loudly until at least 1 AM. When we complained, the dogs were locked up for the next two nights but were out again on our fourth night. The other problem we had was figuring out how to work the shower, which has both an overhead and a hand-held fixture. It was not clear how to get the overhead to work, and we managed to flood the bathroom when the handheld came on instead and shot water everywhere. We had to use all the towels, which are mostly so thin we had to use the pool towels as bath towels, to soak up the water. Otherwise, we were mostly pleased with our room, which was large and clean, with plenty of room to unpack for four nights. Some of the furniture was rather worn, but the room was still attractive, and it was sufficiently well lit that reading was not a problem. The knob and lock on the outer door were set so low you had to bend over to lock and unlock the door. You have to be careful about opening the door, as the area swarms with mosquitos, and as careful as we were, some got into the room. The hotel has a very nice breakfast buffet served in the former wine cellar, and there are many good restaurants close by. A nice place to stay, but bring ear plugs in case the dogs are loose.

One would be hard-pressed to find an accommodation with location, ambience, and activity within proximity to beach and restaurants, offering tranquility and respite once you passed through the gates of this Quinta. Quaint, relaxed, non-touristy location. We had two issues come up during our very brief stay, and the hosts were more than accommodating. We would have loved to stay longer and enjoy all the fabulous facilities, such as the game room with ping pong, darts, and snooker, pool and lounge area with expansive grounds, tennis court and pickle ball court, but had an international departure. This place was literally less than 30 minutes door to door to the airport rental car return. Breakfast was included in our rate and we found the offerings very good, meat, cheeses, yogurt, fruit, hard-boiled eggs, espresso, coffee, and fruit juices. Highly recommend as either first in or last out to rest from travels. Definitely book the larger rooms with kitchenette.

A real portuguese rural house, great charme, quiet, with gardens, very near to Lisbon centre (10 min driving + 30 min ferry, or by bus) . Warm welcoming by the local lady Mrs Robelio, flexible and helping. A place to go for relax after a day in hectic Lisbon. Some apartments have kitchenette and private garden. Excellent for couples and also for families. Warmly recommended.