Casa dos Lagares de Vara e Pedra Mini-Hotel

The lady was really friendly, the room was pleasant, and breakfast was good. The location had almost no mobile signal.

There’s no proper shared lounge to spend time in at the end of the day, and the rooms themselves are only comfortable enough for being in bed. The pool and games room were completely neglected, even though we were asked to pay extra for pool maintenance and couldn’t use it. Meals are shared with all the guests, which could have been fun, but the table seats four and they try to fit eight around it. Just one person handles everything, from reception to preparing meals, which is a real problem. This was the worst experience I’ve had in many years of staying at hotels. I wouldn’t even call this place a hotel, at best it’s a very poor rural lodging. I hope these comments alert other customers and encourage the owner to improve things if they want to keep operating.

The location is a small village surrounded by almond and olive groves, a nice setting for walks and a break from city life. There’s hardly any mobile phone signal in the area. I stayed in a room in a renovated manor house, with a private bathroom, air conditioning, Wi-Fi, and a TV with national DTD channels. The staff or owner live in the same house. The place was clean and hygienic, and breakfast was excellent, with regional homemade products.

I left at 9 at night because I couldn’t bring myself to sleep there after seeing what I saw. I spoke to the owner, but he didn’t find me another room or have the bedding changed. The worst experience of my life. Disgraceful, disgusting, and so unhygienic. It was unbelievably bad, not even in India or Pakistan.