Ratings based on 22 Verified Reviews
4.6 Room cleanliness
4.3 Service & staff
4.4 Room comfort
4.4 Hotel condition
Expedia Verified Reviews
by A verified traveler
Posted 15 May 2024
Monica and her staff are wonderful, the property is beautiful, quiet and peaceful. Breakfast is delicious and generous. For us, after 3.5 weeks of busy travel this was a perfect location to chill. We hung out during the day at the beaches, returned to shower and go back to town for dinner. It’s only 12 min to town/beach. Great place to stay, highly recommend!
Comment from Hotel Management
15 May 2024 by Monica McGill , Hotel Management
Dear Robert, Thank you for choosing Monte do Zambujeiro. It’s was a pleasure to host you an Ann at our hotel. We work everyday for our guests with passion and it’s with great satisfaction that we received your review. Hope to see you again.Best regardsMonica Mcgill
by A verified traveler
Posted 18 Sep 2023
There has always been a swampy sadness for me about these riparian landscapes such as the traveler finds at this bend of the Rio Mira. In this case, the Monte do Zambujeiro offers little to lift his mood. Perhaps Jose Saramago would have found a kernel here with which he could identify the "real" Alentejo as he made his way to Portugal early in the post-Salazar times. But today the traveler is greeted with a tired bed, a restaurant only open by special arrangement, and a hospitality that one may courteously describe as perfunctory and transactional. The traveler and his companion were reminded more than once of the check-out time (11 a.m.) and were careful to depart at 10:50 a.m. both to make the point and to be spared being tossed out like used linen. Others chasing the ghost of Portugal's literary Nobelist around the country may choose to stop and stay here, but this traveler will pass on doing so again, instead making his way on to a more comfortable place at which he and his companion may lay there weary heads. It takes the fullness of time to create a property that is memorable and worth visiting; it need not be the work of generations to provide a warm and generous hospitality.
Comment from Hotel Management
12 Oct 2023 by Monica McGill, Hotel Management
Dear David and companion,Thank you for choosing Monte do Zambujeiro for your flash stay in the “real” Alentejo. the alentejo where we greet the guests with upgrades FOC, with a villa overlooking the mountains and Mira river, the alentejo where we host guests with warm freshly baked cake, the alentejo where breakfast is served on your private terrace with locally sourced ingredients, full of flavor and freshness. I am sorry that our Alentejo did not inspired you like Saramago’s seems to do with you. Our meals service works on request as we try not waste food and also cook a menu according to our beloved guest wishes. Like I explained to you and you companion during check-in. Apologies for causing you such a trouble to let you know about our checkout timings, we think a clear communication is very importante to avoid misunderstandings. Thank you for leaving on time and this way make it possible for housekeeping team to make a smooth transition between you and next guests. A shame you went with passing by the reception because we always provide cake, water and fruit for guest to take with them on their way to next hotel or home. Best regards,Monica McGill
by A verified traveler
Posted 3 May 2019 on Hotels
room very clean, spacious and beautiful view from the terrace. WIFI not always available, tv not working. It did not matter because we did not spend much time in the room.Staff very helpful, breakfast very good and we will remember always the amazing cakes available in the living room! We will return.
Comment from Hotel Management
11 Jun 2019 by Monica, Hotel Management
Thank you very much, we hope to see you soon again. Monica & Staff
by A verified traveler
Posted 23 Feb 2019
Monica's personal touch - she met us at the entrance off the main road and we followed her to the accomodation.
She also took us to refuel the car and even printed our boarding passes for our return trip home.
Comment from Hotel Management
7 Mar 2019 by Carvalho, Hotel Management
Thank you for your feedback.
by A verified traveler
Beautiful little suite overlooking a river
Posted 20 Mar 2018 on HotelsWhen we checked in for our stay, we were told we had the best place and it was great. Two level suite with kitchen. Beautiful view overlooking the the river valley and about 10 minute drive to beach town with many restaurants. It’s way off the beaten path, down a dirt road that may me a touch hard to find. The breakfast was good. Only real big fault was no wifi in the suite, had to go to office and sit outside after office had closed. Great place to bring in some groceries and stay a couple days. And a quick note, check in ends at 6pm and no one is around at night, they do give you a number to call if you need it.
Recommended
for Everyoneby A verified traveler from UK
Jewel
Posted 5 Jul 2017Fantastic location. 5 min drive to the wonderful beaches & very close to Vn Milfontes. Views are spectacular & has the feel of a very remote place. We have been twice now & would certainly recommend. Hospitable staff & lovely cakes. Breakfast is superb
by Richard
A piece of tranquil heaven
Posted 28 Jul 2016 on HotelsThis little patch of heaven was a tranquil retreat like nothing I have ever experienced before. Once you find it (and it's not easy...see below for directions) you enter an oasis of peace. The staff are incredibly friendly and helpful, the rooms are spacious although the bed was pretty hard but the panoramic views over the river valley below, matched with the absolute quiet and stillness, make it impossible not to relax and shift into a lower gear. Breakfast under the willow tree watching the very occasional boat drift up the river is the best way to start the day. Loved our stay here. Would highly recommend it to anyone looking to get away from it all. The nearest town offers a few restaurants and, as long as you don't expect Michelin Star, then you will be fine. Ask for restaurant recommendations from the staff - we were sent to a restaurant on a cliff top out of town that had fabulous views and great fish.
Directions: As you approach Vila Nova de Milfontes from the north, do not go into the down, instead carry on down the main road and cross the river. There road goes uphill straight after the bridge and at the top of the hill, there's an unmade road on the left - turn down here and the hotel entrance is the second turning left (about half a mile). Follow this road to the end and the hotel is there. Enjoy, unwind and relax.
by A verified traveler
Lugar de paz
Posted 14 Aug 2024 on HotelsO lugar é incrível, um reduto de paz e natureza. Atendimento espetacular.
by A verified traveler from St Hubert
Posted 8 Nov 2023
Endroit très calme, en pleine nature. Très bon petit déjeuner, personnel disponible et n’hésitait pas à nous recommander restaurants et endroits à visiter.
Comment from Hotel Management
13 Nov 2023 by Monica , Hotel Management
Dear Rene, Thank you very much for your feedback. Hope to see you again. Best regards,Monica McGill
by A verified traveler
