Alegre - Bussaco Boutique Hotel

We had heard great things about hiking in the Bussaco forest so added an evening in Luso to our Portugal trip. We spent the evening at the Alegre Hotel. As others have written, it is an old world family run hotel 18 room hotel. It very much reminded me of places I have stayed in rural France. Everything about the hotel needs to be viewed in the context of what it is. The keys are old style heavy brass, the parlor spaces are rather dark with period furniture, the breakfast room walls are populated by a plethora of ticking clocks that only vaguely keep time, the rooms are high ceilinged, there is no air conditioning and heat in our room on a chilly evening was provided by an electric “wood stove” in the fireplace. All that being said, the bed was warm and comfortable, the bathroom pretty modern and clean, the view over the town from our balcony fantastic, the breakfast very good and the breakfast server very friendly. We left in the morning feeling that we had spent a pleasant evening in another era.

This was our first visit to Northern Portugal and we arrived there very late. We discovered at the airport the car hire company we had booked through did not exist. It took us a while to sort and although I'm sure it was an inconvenience the Hotel were very helpful and Nuno took our calls so we were very appreciative. This is an old style hotel full of antiques and curiosities and so interesting to look around! The breakfast room is full of clocks! Our bedroom was lovely we had a balcony to the front so we had a beautiful view all over the town of Luso. The bed was super comfortable with clean bathroom. Breakfast was a mixture of some cooked food and some breads and cereals it would have been nice to have a little more fresh fruit and muesli type cereals. We sat outside a few mornings and it is really beautiful surroundings. The gardens and pool are beautiful, lovely to relax at the pool or in the hammocks. We found it disappointing that there was no pool bar or bar option for lunch, we had to walk into the town anytime we wanted food or drink. The town of Luso is only a few minutes walk and it is really beautiful. It's very obvious that it has suffered greatly from the pandemic so hopefully tourists will return as it is such a little gem. Restaurants are few but we ate out locally every night and the food was really excellent. The Palace and Forest of Bussaco are also within walking distance although a little more challenging as uphill but it is really lovely to get to and to walk around. You can spend a lot of time around the area if you enjoy hiking and walking. Very restful break in a beautiful spot, it us old worldly and like stepping back in time. Lovely stay.

Hotel muito classico na decoração e mobiliário. O aquecimento era algo ruidoso o que dificultou o descanso até que tive mesmo que o desligar. O pequeno almoço é bom mas acho que seria muito util iniciar às 8.00h e não às 8.30h. Pessoal muito simpático.

Local tranquilo e sossegado, mesmo em pleno agosto. Tem o charme dos edifícios antigos e algumas das suas fragilidades. O quarto que nos coube tinha vista para a zona interior e não era muito grande, mas estava muito limpo e era confortável. Serviço amável. A zona da piscina é muito agradável para relaxar ao final da tarde.

Hotel de charme, jardim lindíssimo, decoração antiga (relógios antigos ainda em funcionamento, fotografias antigas), quartos simples, mas muito cómodos e limpos (fraco isolamento sono entre quartos). Staff simpático, acolhedor e prestável. Pequeno-almoço variado servido numa sala com imensos relógios de parede ainda em funcionamento. Boa localização (o centro fica a uns meros minutos a pé). A voltar em breve.

Hotel situado no meio da Vila numa antiga casa Senhorial um autêntico hotel de charme. Lindo lindo! Muito limpo e acolhedor. Cama muito confortável e um excelente pequeno almoço. Estacionamento pequeno para o número de quartos. Experiência óptima e a repetir. Superou as expectativas.