Pousada Castelo de Alcacer do SAL

The Guy how accepted us, Manuel or something like it, was extremely nice and helpful. The Pousada is unique, comfortable and the room was grate

An excellent welcome from the reception and then directed to a small restaurant 5 minutes away whilst our room was being prepared. It was comfortable and quiet and the buffet breakfast was fine...although the toasters never seem to function well anywhere and you end up with hard un-toasted bread...this needs attention! It would be nice to see the castle utilised more, with perhaps market stalls and various events for day trippers to the area. It looks as if it is currently used for Conferences and Weddings, but they could do so much more! There really is nothing much in the area. The river and views are of course beautiful.

What a wonderful relaxing space. A converted castle overlooking the river … cool as a cucumber inside. Tasteful rooms (we like the junior suite overlooking the river). Gentle and welcoming staff. Only complaint was that we were “between seasons” and there was no heat or air conditioning. Our room was like an oven when we arrived (hot and tired from a long day’s trip) and there were only five rooms occupied at the castle. they knew we were coming. I would have opened the doors in the two rooms to allow some air to circulate.

Good news, bad news here. The good news is that our room was great, large, comfortable bed, , nice view of a courtyard. The bad news was dinner in their dining room, the worst meal we have had in a restaurant in a long time. Cod was fishy tasting and not edible. The veal was more like shoe leather, tasteless, burnt , and overcooked. The vegetable portion did not resemble any known vegetable, a green, gelatinous, foul tasting semi liquid done in a blender. Dessert was on par with the meal a 2/10. We were extremely disappointed and would not return to their dining room

The hotel is lovely, staff are friendly, meals and wine are very good but the museum was spectacular! You really can't miss the amazing job they have done preserving this incredible archeological site. To imagine that they built a beautiful hotel and still preserved the ruins and artefacts of various civilizations dating back to the iron age was truly an architectural challenge. If you visit as a travel bug or as a history need you will love this place.

Delightful welcoming staff on reception. The building is fabulous. Nice large rooms with a lovely bathroom although personally I prefer a walk in shower to a bath. Breakfast was good with plenty of choice although we did feel the staff could have been more accommodating by explaining that eggs could be cooked or that toast was available. My biggest complaint is that the hotel, obviously being high up, has no surrounding restaurants within walking distance so it would be good if the hotel restaurant was open daily for dinner. I am unsure when it is open but definitely closed on a Sunday when there are no restaurants open in town ( they mostly close at 3pm) We did have Tosta Mista at night there, but they were all delivered to us at different times (after an extremely long wait ) They were not good.