Hotels near Longroiva Hot Springs, Marialva

Leaving the main road you wind your way up into the hills a short distance to find the hotel at the bottom of a lovely hill top town. The hotel is a collection of old and new, the new being very contemporary architecture with a lot of particle board and fair faced concrete walls, not to everyone's taste perhaps. The finishes, especially outside, are looking a bit tired and in need of repainting to spruce them up. Our bedroom balcony had a planting strip over the retaining wall below and most of the plants were dead with weeds growing up. This somewhat spoilt the wonderful view across the valley to terraced slopes of olive trees and grape vines. The mineral pool did of course smell sulphurous but was warm and soothing, a quiet grassed area adjacent had sun loungers. Again the pool was looking rather unkempt with a black 'litter' of leaves or mould in the bottom, regular cleaning would solve this. Staff were very pleasant but not all spoke English so be ready with the phrase book. The evening meal menu had a good selection and our meals were delicious and wines very good and reasonably priced. Breakfast had a reasonable selection but the warming plate was not working so the cooked food was cold. The hotel has won many awards pre-covid presumably when it opened and will again once the management get on top of the maintenance and some refurbishment.

Breakfast a bit simple but quite nice and enough.

We felt like we were going back in time. The property is very old, but still very well maintained with everything we needed. The hospitality our host provided was warm and generous. We couldn’t communicate well but had a laugh using Google translate. Our host also dried our washing for us. The breakfast was delicious. Crepes, cheese, ham, fresh fruit, bread and very good coffee. Our host also personally took us to the castle when it was closed and got the girls to open it up early for us. She also organised a place for us to eat within walking distance.

We had an outstanding time staying with Teresa and Miguel. Staying at their beautiful home was the highlight of our whole holiday in Portugal. They were both incredibly friendly and helpful and it felt like a true home from home. Their home made breakfast was fantastic as was the evening meal they cooked for us too. Their village is a great place to walk around - the countryside on your doorstep and a village with many very old properties. On booking - the explanation of the rooms is not quite clear from the listing and this might help: The ground floor of their lovely house is given over entirely to guests. There are 3 bedrooms, 2 with ensuite and the 3rd (where we stayed) with a private bathroom across the hallway - absolutely no problem. There were other people staying when we were there and it all worked really well. Contemporary decorations done in a sympathetic style makes all the spaces very lovely. There is also a huge living, dining, kitchen area that opens onto the patio where its especially nice to eat looking over an ancient olive grove. They provide tea and coffee, various condiments, a toaster, fridge, microwave, crockery, cutlery - so easy to self cater - there is nowhere to eat in the village (but two excellent local bars). The family's home is entirely upstairs. Couldnt recommend more highly.

Very nice and cosy

Beautiful apartment in a beautiful historic village. Marisa, our host, gave us a warm welcome and great tips for making the most of our visit. The breakfast was varied and delicious