Convento de Sao Paulo Hotel

The Hotel Convento de Sao Paulo was refurnished in 1993 and is now a four star hotel unit, one of the Portuguese de Charme Hotels.

The Convento de São Paulo is located on the slopes of the Serra d’Ossa mountain range between Estremoz and Redondo. It was constructed in 1182, by monks who needed a spiritual place in which to pray.

Today, it is one of the most refined and comfortable hotels in the country. According to chronicles, the Convento de São Paulo has been visited by many illustrious figures over the centuries, most notably King Sebastian, King John IV and Catherine of Bragança, who married King Charles II of England in 1661.

The Hotel’s interior features an important collection of Portuguese tiles – more than 54,000 in total – along with frescoes, low relief terracottas and many other attractions such as a Florentine Fountain depicting the four seasons and ancient Church classified as a national monument.

The old monk cells have been converted into 35 Rooms and Suites, individually decorated, cosy, comfortable and exquisite.

All Bedrooms have private Bathroom (tiled with the beautiful Estremoz marble stone), Air-conditioning, TV, and Direct Dial Telephone and data communication.

Rooms Rural Tourism: O Cruzeiro, Casa da Fonte and Santa Barbara are outside the Main building and are without room service.

Its spacious public areas: the long corridors, the stairways, the Cloister, the Sitting Rooms with their fireplaces, the gardens and the surrounding 2,400 acres of the agricultural estate, provide the visitor the ideal atmosphere for a restful stay away from busy and stressful city life.

An exquisite service, the one you would expect in an ancient manor house, is made available to guests, making the difference from the formal de luxe hotel impersonal attention.

• Pedestrian tracks
• Bicycles
• Outdoor Swimming Pool - from 15/05 until 15/10
• Tennis
• Snooker Restaurant
• Bars
• Fishing - 15 km

The Hotel’s Ermita Restaurant specialises in traditional Alentejan cuisine, where guests the chance to sample the rich tastes of products cultivated on the estate, accompanied by wines from all over region. The Restaurant service concentrates on the traditional Alentejo cuisine, using products grown in the orchards and vegetable gardens of the Monastery – fruit, vegetables, olive oil, lamb, meat, etc. - and the wines come from the renown local surrounding vineyards.

Notable for its large inviting fireplace, the Cascata Bar and its adjoining Games Room offers Snooker and various other games. The chance to forget about the stress of city life.

Outside lies the Hotel’s Swimming Pool, which is entirely surrounded by a natural shelter of trees and bushes.