What an amazing place, and a really fantastic team, too. From the welcome at reception to everyone we interacted with in the bar and restaurant, the people running the place were the stars of the show, even with such a stunning location, great pool and wonderful rooms. The restaurant menu is terrific - heavy because it really represents the Alentejo and that rich, country cuisine, but beautifully presented and delicious in every example we tried. There were a good range of snacks from the bar for lunch, too. Views from the pool area to the Alqueva lake were fantastic, as were the stars from the terrace of our duplex apartment, even with the full moon. Great to be in range of sharish gin, various wineries in Vidigueira and other tourist places in the region. I'd definitely go back!

An excellent stay in a beautiful part of Portugal. It was very quiet when we visited and was a great base for a restful time and some stargazing.

great views. very peaceful.

Everything was unique about this place The friendliness of the staff, the peaceful surroundings, the amazing service, foods & drinks are top. Perfect spot if you are looking for a place where you can rest with quality taking advantage of the beautiful views and landscapes of Alqueva Definitely a place to come back

Excellent view, comfy bed and ammenities, mostly great staff, would have been perfect except felt like staff breakfast staff didn't want to be there and breakfast suffered as a result. Everyone else was lovely, everything else was equally good.

Overall a great stay, largely due to location which is magnificent. Summary below: Positives + Location / sights: As good as it gets, I think the photos speak for themselves + Food/breakfast: Not a massive buffet but had all the right things and very tasty and local + Staff friendliness + Swimming pool and sports center: if you need to entertain children, very helpful Not so positives: - Building / construction: rooms, restaurant and entrance were nice but the corridors felt like a Soviet hotel; tons of humidity in the walls; one of the showers did not have hot water, the other shower took 5 minutes to set the right temperature; - Temperature: we stayed next door to the indoor pool - our rooms were extremely hot all the time due to heat irradiating from swimming pool - Mattress: this was probably the worst mattress I have ever slept on, way too soft, had to change position during sleep every 15minutes, better off sleeping on the floor

Stunning view for the lake, really good breakfast, friendly and helpful staff

Great hotel, great location, better staff!