Hospedería Conventual de Alcántara

A nice welcome from reception staff and a comfortable room and bathroom. There was a nice ambience in the hotel and the restaurant staff were very friendly. There was a lovely bar area to sit out in the warm weather but also space inside. The half board option was excellent value. On-site free parking. Hotel is slightly out of town and easy to get to.

We were unable to adjust the controls to cool the room down and the weather was unseasonably hot. The only option was to sleep with the window open which we weren’t keen about.

The location is amazing! It's an isolated town, acessible by two regional roads (so check-in available up to midnight is a huge bonus), but has everything you need within walking distance (including bars, restaurants, a pharmacy and an ATM). The convent stays a top of a hill and looks beautiful. It's fully renovated, although the room was quite basic decoration wise. Check the small inner garden and the swallow nests at the front! Plenty of free parking. Staff at the reception were always super nice! Confortable and huge double bed, extra blanket provided. Very quiet too. The breakfast was pretty good, and although the breakfast room is small, there is a lot of variety (including spanish cheese and jamón).

Our room could be cleaner, the bathroom mirror, for example, had a lot of splatter. Little natural light on the room.

charming converted convent ( with historical milling equipment onsite from its former life) in a quiet, ancient town. the goats with bells outside our window were the perfect country ambiance. The menu de dia was a good value, a small bar on site and a king bed proved to be a restful overnight stay. The town is rich in Roman antiquity surroundings.

When asked about the spa, we were just told it was closed. The Pool was a green mess and not suitable to get in

Breakfast and evening meal were good. The room was spacious, with a separate sitting area containing two sofas. We had a large bright bathroom. Parking is easy.

The lighting in the room was too insufficient for my eyesight so I could not read or do my crossword. There was only one eextremely small window in the room. This was our 4th visit and previously we had more natural daylight from windows. The room decor was rather drab and very plain.

Comfortable room. Pleasant staff especially the hard working lady who served dinner.

This is a rambling building and our room was as far as possible from reception, though the hotel wasn’t busy. Corridor lights were on motion timers which didn’t always come on very quickly and, having taken a wrong turning in the maze of corridors, I fell down some unseen steps, so be careful. The hotel is in rather an isolated position. It hasn’t actually been a convent since 1835 and was most recently a flour mill!

Both the lady at reception and the lady in the restaurant were amazing, very friendly and welcoming. The swimming pool was very nice and located in a very quiet corner outside the building. The room was very spacious and the air conditioning was very efficient.

Not being able to stay one or 2 more days.

We had a lovely, peaceful stay. Room spacious and comfortable , with all the facilities we needed, inc. a bath! The evening meal was delist, and the breakfast perfect for getting us underway for a long journey through Portugal. The site of Imperial Eagles just across the Border was a bonus.

Not much, if anything

The size of the room. Breakfast was rich and tasty. The antique cereal mills they have on display for guests in the entrance area (we detected that exhibittion by serendipity, staff did not tell us)

No Wi-Fi in the room. WI-FI was available in the breakfast room. Staff did not tell us and did not give Wi-Fi password before we requested it. The swimming pool opens at 11 am and closes at 8 pm, i. e. when most guests are on their sightseeing programs. Reading is difficult in the room, because of the few lamps in the room.

We have stayed in this hotel before and were happy to return. We had large comfortable room in a very interesting building with a lovely internal courtyard. The staff were very friendly and welcoming. The buffet breakfast was excellent. The restaurant served good quality food at a reasonable price.

The hotel was very clean and very interesting. The room was very large and had all we needed. We had the meal in the restaurant, the food was good and the staff excellent.

We had no hot water in the morning for a shower or to shave. Breakfast was not at all good. We arrived for breakfast around 9.20 to find no scrambled eggs left and very little bacon left. The orange juice, what little was left was not very nice.