We stayed here for 2 nights at the start of the tour. The public areas in the main building are absolutely stunning with large rooms, high ceilings and period furniture and we fervently hoped our room would be in this section. Sadly we were put in the garden wing where the cheaper rooms are, but this was only to be... more

Relais Chateaux? I don't think so. Our trip to the Hotel Quinta Das Lagrimas was the classic bait and switch. Drawn in by images of the beautiful 18th century villa, we were insteaded unceremoniously shunted off to the "new building". The "new building" is a euphemism for dormitory, because the new building appears to be a . . . dormitory.... more

We stayed 3 nights as part of a self-drive tour of Portugal. We stayed in the main Palace, which I would recommend. The room was beautiful, as was the rest of the Palace public rooms. We also walked round the romantic gardens, which were lovely. They also have a pitch & putt course which we did not use, but did... more

I have to say that I really can't fault our three night stay here. Having read the reviews below we were prepared for a rather cold reception but it could not have been further from the truth. Both the manager and assistant manager were extremely welcoming and were always on hand to offer advice or suggestions - nothing was too... more

The most outstanding part of this hotel was the service. The assistant manager went out of her way to make us feel welcome, gave us a history of the hotel, along with her impressions of the city (Coimbra) where she had gone to university. I'll always remember the welcoming bottles of water (still and sparkling, and more importantly complimentary), and... more

My overriding memory of Quinta das Lagrimas will be the amazing Michelin-starred Arcadas da Capela restaurant attached to it, rather than the hotel itself. Location seems to be a recurring theme amongst reviewers of this property, so let's deal with that first. It is some distance from the city centre, and its immediate surroundings of some down-at-heel, low-rise blocks of... more

This is a great place to take ones girlfriend/fiancee/wife/mistress. It has a lot of charm and is an impressive old building totally renovated to today's standards. The room was very big and comfortable with a nice small garden terrace. The hotel's spa is really top as well. There is a very modern black tiled spa sort of underground in a... more

Quinta Das Lagrimas is a real mix of old and new. An old but contemporarily fitted old palace with long corridors and comfortable rooms. And an ultra modern building aimed more at business and the health spa. Make sure you choose the right zone for you. We stayed in the older palace, which was the better option and one I'd... more

as previously noted, it is a bit difficult to find-- when you find that front gate, you are suppossed to drive down it, appearances to the contrary... A car is very convenient to have, but the trip to town is walkable--at least once or twice. The riverside restauarants are even closer over the pedestrian bridge. The surrounding developments as you... more