Palacio Estoril Hotel & Golf
Estoril, Portugal
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About the Hotel
With its traditional style and splendid surroundings, Palacio Estoril Hotel & Golf has been pampering guests with distinguished hospitality since the 1930s. This debonair Portuguese landmark is just 20 minutes outside Lisbon, set within beautifully landscaped gardens overlooking the sea. Tastefully decorated guest rooms and suites recall the Golden Age of travel, while Restaurant Grill Four Seasons ignites the senses with its classic cuisine. A favorite haunt for spies during WWII, Bar Estoril continues to be one of the areaâ€(TM)s most intriguing cocktail hour destinations.
Location
Palacio Estoril Hotel & Golf
Rua Particular,
Estoril, Portugal
Estoril, Portugal
2769-504
Nearest Airport: LIS
Features and Amenities
Reviews for Palacio Estoril Hotel & Golf
Slightly disappointed, entertained at same time…
Great location near to Estoril train station and some good golf courses. However, the hotel is not 5 star and at times had a Fawlty Towers feeling about it! We booked the hotel through a golf package company, so can only assume we were given the cheapest room. Some of it is personal taste, but it you are going for a fancy, old era look it needs to be 5 star for it work - it doesn’t and is quite dated, On the plus side some of it did make us smile especially the old fashioned uniforms they make the staff wear. What’s good: - Location - Clean rooms - Breakfast - lots of choice - Molten Brown goodies in the bathroom - Good bars on the sea front on the walk between Estoril and Cascias. What wasn’t so good: 1. cramped room - oversized furniture in a small room so we were squeezing past each other to get around the king size bed and furniture. I looked on the website and there are no pictures of the room we stayed in. It was on the ‘other side’ of the hotel away from the pool and I suspect many of the rooms are the same. Perhaps beds were smaller in former days. 2. Bathroom is complete, but again compact. (You can sit on the loo and wash hands at the same time). The shower is in the bath - fine but not exactly 5 star. 3. Worn feeling of the the hotel - it feels like 1970’s chinz decor that must be too expensive to replace. The bed sheet had a worn hole in it, chairs at breakfast are old and very low etc 4. It was a beautiful blue sky 25 degrees but there was no outside terrace or and the outside pool was closed for maintenance. Given the weather and how compact our room was an outside place to have a drink and read a book in the evening sun would have been lovely… 5. The gym is well equipped, but again compact - too much kit for the room so warm down and stretch ares are limited. So in summary the hotel is fine, not 5 star but if you get it for a fair price so be it!
Tania02 - London
Truly a Palace by the Sea
This grand hotel checks all of the boxes for me! The area of Estoril itself is an attraction - so close to Lisbon, but in a quiet area, and so pretty clinging to the ocean. This hotel is the "grand dame" of the area, with a history that you will need to google! Needless to say, it has seen a lot of action, including being a location for a James Bond movie, with the concierge, Diogo, playing a role. Over 60 years later, he is the still the chief concierge at the Palacio! I LOVED my room! I still love the elegance that marble floors, beautiful draperies and crown molding can offer, and I was so happy that my room had a bathtub. They have selected Molton Brown products, and who can complain about a brand the Queen herself preferred! The closet in the room was spacious and thankfully included an iron and ironing board. Breakfast is nothing short of sumptuous. Everything your heart desires, including personalized omelettes and a wide variety of fruits, breads and traditional Portuguese delights. All of the staff went out of their way to help with parking, luggage, and everything else. Add to this the fact that is also a Banyan Tree Spa on the premises, and you have all the ingredients for a perfect stay. Which is precisely what I had!
BeaBC - Toronto, Canada
Absolutely the best service we have ever had in a hotel. Staff members did everything to make our stay perfect.
It’s amazing to stay at the historical hotel with an old story of elegance and staff members play their role perfectly. We had a late flight back home and we could keep our room as long as we needed and use the great spa which was very lovely. The staff members are all very helpful and made our stay fabulous.
brynd_st2022
Great history..attention to detail is needed on quality of service.
We stayed for 4 nights Half Board, we used the private car both from and to the airport which was excellent. The good points: -Evening meal in Bougainvillea was excellent on half board. -Rooms were clean and well appointed, with nice welcome tray of items. -Grand setting and interesting history -Access to Banyan Tree Spa and was excellent. -Ammar (I think) in the evening dinner restaurant was by far the most engaging member of staff I came across. The bad points: -I didn’t find reception, concierge very engaging and no one ever called you by your name (other high quality hotels manage this) -Doorman appeared and disappeared seemed very as and when. -Service staff seemed a bit indifferent, it felt service was directed at known repeat customers. -Breakfast buffet (no better than I’ve had in other lower end hotels and nothing beyond a coffee was served to you). -Breakfast staff slow with cleaning plates and coffee refills. -Lack of attention to detail, I booked a gift to my parents room for their special 50th wedding anniversary. It was delivered to the wrong room despite my instructions. I would have also expected the staff to acknowledge their anniversary to them seen as they were aware from my gift order. Not one person did. Overall I enjoyed the stay, it is a fabulous building with considerable history. I think this hotel has further to go to sustain a quality product and attention to detail worthy of it being a high end hotel. The dinners were excellent and with the spa was the most redeeming features of my stay. I would suggest manging your expectations when staying at this hotel, particularly if you’re not a regular or high roller.
CHRIS H - Bargeddie, United Kingdom
Warm, comfort blanket of a hotel
Initially had booked the Intercontinental but changed our minds and decided to go for something more old skool. So glad we did. From the moment of our late arrival (they ushered us through to the restaurant so we could still eat something) to our departure we had a fantastic time. Had an executive suite which was classically decorated and super comfy. Beds were amazing though sofa bed for my son was a bit hard. Free bottle of port in the room. Breakfast had a nice little buffet selection and an egg chef. A nice start to the day. My favourite bits of the hotel - the history, which you see everywhere. The amazing spa complex which had the nicest indoor pool I’ve ever encountered. And the cosy bar where we’d have a nightcap. Exceptional service from the charming barmen. Location is great, value was top notch especially in February. A real treat. We went to the Intercontinental to have a look and it was no match for the Palacio.
libero7 - London
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