Wonderful place to relax and enjoy the Alentejo atmosphere. We quite liked the minimalist concrete room and loved the colonial chic of the communal lounges. This was the last place we stayed on our Vicentina coastal hike and is a very close second...almost equal first! We just felt our “welcome” when we were collected and taken to the hotel was not great and we felt very rushed as we were shown around. Nothing was really explained...and this resulted In a poor first night as we waited for dinner unnoticed and then had an extremely noisy ceiling fan which we couldn’t work out how to regulate. We couldn’t just switch it off as it was too hot. There was an unmanned reception with a number to ring but with the language barrier we thought it was easier to text our issues. We didn’t get a response but the next morning at breakfast the ownerBalthazar made himself known to us and discussed our issues. He was very professional and kindly explained things and helped us decide on a local hike for our “free” day. From that point everything was so much better not least a lower rate fan so no noise ( the control was in the fuse box...) and a good nights sleep. The bed was very comfortable with good quality linen. The food at dinner and breakfast was excellent and more than enough! Would highly recommend - just don’t be...Wonderful place to relax and enjoy the Alentejo atmosphere. We quite liked the minimalist concrete room and loved the colonial chic of the communal lounges. This was the last place we stayed on our Vicentina coastal hike and is a very close second...almost equal first! We just felt our “welcome” when we were collected and taken to the hotel was not great and we felt very rushed as we were shown around. Nothing was really explained...and this resulted In a poor first night as we waited for dinner unnoticed and then had an extremely noisy ceiling fan which we couldn’t work out how to regulate. We couldn’t just switch it off as it was too hot. There was an unmanned reception with a number to ring but with the language barrier we thought it was easier to text our issues. We didn’t get a response but the next morning at breakfast the ownerBalthazar made himself known to us and discussed our issues. He was very professional and kindly explained things and helped us decide on a local hike for our “free” day. From that point everything was so much better not least a lower rate fan so no noise ( the control was in the fuse box...) and a good nights sleep. The bed was very comfortable with good quality linen. The food at dinner and breakfast was excellent and more than enough! Would highly recommend - just don’t be afraid to ask if there are issues and ask for Balthazar if necessary.More