Palace Hotel do Bussaco

Hotel team members were very attentive to all of our needs and requests, and provided superb and courteous service. The hotel public areas are excellent and possess a very strong sense of place. Breakfast quality and service were excellent, and very much "Five Star" quality. The same applies for the Dinner and service in the restaurant. The location of the Hotel amidst the forest, and the architecture of the Palace, are breathtaking.

The building and interior take you royal times. It's as if you are in a museum, but you can touch everything and sit on the old chairs. - true masterpieces. Respectfully, for sure. The atmosphere is very soothing. It's very calm here. If you happen to stay when there are no loud guests or big companies in the property, you'll be lucky to enjoy trully quite dinner time and peaceful time in salon with a glass of porto. Everything here makes you slow down, lower your voice and just relax or enjoy the details of the preserved interior. Yet please remember: it's not a gorgeous palace covered in gold, but place for the royal family and their guests to stay during hunting time. It's pretty modest, yet awesome. If you opt for dinner here, try meagre fish for the main dish. It's worth of the gourmet attention.

Breakfast was good. The Palace Hotel itself was gorgeous. We felt like royalty staying there. Reception desk had good folks. Being in the midst of a forest where there were well laid out trails was fantastic.

Truly unique location with gorgeous art, architecture, amazing history in a lush national forest. The staff were enthusiastic about sharing the details and very professional. It was amazing to eat where Royals had eaten and walk their gardens - so much better than peeking into a roped-off room for a few seconds on a tour. We thoroughly enjoyed our meals.

The hotel is the only option inside the forest, and it's lovely to stay in a real "palace." The staff was great and the room was spacious, including a large bathtub and a shared balcony that has amazing views. The breakfast, as everyone reports, is an extensive buffet. I don't think the quality of any of the food is extremely high, but the sheer variety of options is very welcome, including even fresh-squeezed juice and champagne, as well as some homemade breads. We really enjoyed having a drink in the bar and its outside patio. Tour groups occasionally showed up but being "inside" the palace is really a treat.