Vacation packages
Stays
Cars
Flights
Support
AARP Member Savings
My Trips
AARP.org
Join
Renew

Pousada Castelo de Estremoz - Historic Hotel

4.0 star property
Eco-certified pousada with free breakfast and a 24-hour front desk

Choose dates to view prices

Photo gallery for Pousada Castelo de Estremoz - Historic Hotel

Sundeck
View from room
Superior Double or Twin Room, City View | Minibar, in-room safe, desk, blackout drapes
Terrace/patio
Terrace/patio
Pousada Castelo de Estremoz offers an upscale rural retreat. Guests enjoy local flavors at breakfast and relax at the outdoor pool, sun terrace, or billiards room. Multilingual staff ensures a warm welcome and WiFi keeps travelers connected.

Reviews

9.4 out of 10
Exceptional

Popular amenities

  • Bar
  • Pool
  • Room service
  • 24/7 front desk
  • Housekeeping

Room options

Check availability for these dates

Tonight

Sep 12 - Sep 13
Check availability for tonight Sep 12 - Sep 13

Tomorrow

Sep 13 - Sep 14
Check availability for tomorrow Sep 13 - Sep 14
Available filters for rooms
Showing 3 of 3 rooms

View all photos for Family Room (Superior)

Family Room (Superior) | Minibar, in-room safe, desk, blackout drapes

Family Room (Superior)

Highlights

Soundproofed
Air conditioning
LCD TV
Blackout drapes/curtains
Hair dryer
Private bathroom
Minibar
Cable channels
  • 18 sq m
  • River view
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Double Bed OR 2 Twin Beds

View all photos for Standard Double or Twin Room

Standard Double or Twin Room | Minibar, in-room safe, desk, blackout drapes

Standard Double or Twin Room

10.0 out of 10
Exceptional
(3 reviews)

Highlights

Soundproofed
Air conditioning
LCD TV
Blackout drapes/curtains
Hair dryer
Private bathroom
Bathrobes
Minibar
  • 20 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed OR 2 Twin Beds

View all photos for Superior Double or Twin Room, City View

Superior Double or Twin Room, City View | Minibar, in-room safe, desk, blackout drapes

Superior Double or Twin Room, City View

8.0 out of 10
Very good
(3 reviews)

Highlights

Soundproofed
Air conditioning
LCD TV
Blackout drapes/curtains
Hair dryer
Private bathroom
Minibar
Cable channels
  • 24 sq m
  • City view
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Double Bed OR 2 Twin Beds

About the neighborhood

Located in Estremoz, Pousada Castelo de Estremoz - Historic Hotel is in a rural area. Museu Rural da Casa do Povo de Santa Maria de Estremoz and Estremoz Handicraft are cultural highlights, and some of the area's activities can be experienced at JoAo Portugal Ramos and João Portugal Ramos Winery.
Visit our Estremoz travel guideOpens in a new window
View more Pousadas in EstremozOpens in a new window
Map
Largo de D. Diniz, Estremoz, 7100-509

What's nearby

  • Torre das Tres Coroas - 1 min walk - 0.0 miles
  • Castelo da Rainha Santa Isabel - 2 min walk - 0.1 miles
  • Royal Palace & Torre das Três Coroas - 2 min walk - 0.1 miles
  • Museu Rural da Casa do Povo de Santa Maria de Estremoz - 13 min walk - 0.7 miles
  • Quinta do Carmo - 10 min drive - 5.0 miles

Getting around

  • Humberto Delgado Airport (LIS) - 97 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪O Rossio - ‬11 min walk
  • ‪Bifanas Estremoz Petisqueira - ‬11 min walk
  • ‪Restaurante Alecrim - ‬8 min walk
  • ‪Adega do Isaías - ‬6 min walk
  • ‪Bento Wine Bar - ‬11 min walk

About this property

Pousada Castelo de Estremoz - Historic Hotel

Upscale eco-certified pousada in a rural location
You can look forward to free breakfast (local cuisine), an airport shuttle, and a terrace at Pousada Castelo de Estremoz - Historic Hotel. In addition to a garden and laundry facilities, guests can connect to free in-room WiFi.
You'll also find perks like:
  • An outdoor pool along with sun loungers and pool umbrellas
  • A 24-hour front desk, meeting rooms, and a TV in the lobby
  • Multilingual staff, an elevator, and a billiards/pool table
  • Luggage storage, concierge services, and a reception hall
Room features
All guestrooms at Pousada Castelo de Estremoz - Historic Hotel have thoughtful touches such as air conditioning, as well as amenities like free WiFi and safes.
Extra conveniences in all rooms include:
  • Bathrooms with tubs or showers and free toiletries
  • LCD TVs with cable channels
  • Daily housekeeping, desks, and phones

Awards and affiliations

Eco-Certified Property
This property participates in Green Key (Foundation for Environmental Education), a program that measures the property's impact on one or more of the following: environment, community, cultural-heritage, the local economy.

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and transportation

  • No onsite parking available
  • Airport shuttle available
  • Onsite parking includes off-street options

Food and drink

  • Free local cuisine breakfast available daily 8:00 AM to 10:30 AM
  • A bar/lounge
  • A restaurant

Things to do

  • Billiards/pool table
  • Outdoor pool
  • TV in common areas

Family friendly

  • Laundry facilities
  • Outdoor pool
  • Soundproofed rooms

Conveniences

  • 24-hour front desk
  • Laundry facilities
  • Luggage storage

Guest services

  • Concierge services
  • Housekeeping (daily)
  • Multilingual staff

Business services

  • Business center
  • Meeting rooms

Outdoors

  • Garden
  • Pool loungers
  • Pool umbrellas
  • Terrace

Accessibility

  • Elevator

More

  • 1 building
  • 3 floors
  • Built in 1970
  • Designated smoking areas (fines apply)
  • Reception hall

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Bedsheets provided
  • Blackout drapes

Bathroom

  • Bathtub or shower
  • Free toiletries
  • Hair dryer
  • Private bathroom
  • Towels provided

Entertainment

  • LCD TV with cable channels

Food and drink

  • Limited room service
  • Minibar

More

  • Air conditioning (climate-controlled)
  • Desk
  • Phone
  • Safe
  • Soundproofed rooms

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 3:00 PM; Check-in end time: anytime
Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before noon

Special check-in instructions

Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival at the property
For any questions, please contact the property using the information on the booking confirmation

Renovations and closures

The property is closed between October 1 and October 29.

Access methods

Staffed front desk

Pets

Pets not allowed (service animals welcome)

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome
Cribs (infant beds) are not available

Property payment types

Important information

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card, or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
Guests must contact this property in advance to reserve cribs/infant beds and rollaway/extra beds
This property accepts credit cards, debit cards, and cash
This property reserves the right to pre-authorize the guest's credit card prior to arrival.
Long-term renters welcome
Safety features at this property include a fire extinguisher and a smoke detector

Property is also known as

Pousada Estremoz
Pousada Hotel Estremoz
Pousada De Estremoz - Rainha Santa Isabel Hotel Estremoz
Pousada De Hotel Estremoz
Pousada Castelo Estremoz Historic Hotel
Pousada Castelo Estremoz Historic
Pousada Castelo de Estremoz Historic Hotel
Castelo Estremoz Historic
Pousada Castelo de Estremoz - Historic Hotel Estremoz
Pousada Castelo de Estremoz - Historic Hotel Pousada (Portugal)

Frequently asked questions

Does Pousada Castelo de Estremoz - Historic Hotel have a pool?

Yes, this property has an outdoor pool.

Is Pousada Castelo de Estremoz - Historic Hotel pet-friendly?

No, only service animals are welcome at the property.

How much is parking at Pousada Castelo de Estremoz - Historic Hotel?

This property doesn't offer parking.

What time is check-in at Pousada Castelo de Estremoz - Historic Hotel?

Check-in start time: 3:00 PM; Check-in end time: anytime.

What time is check-out at Pousada Castelo de Estremoz - Historic Hotel?

Check-out is at noon.

Where is Pousada Castelo de Estremoz - Historic Hotel located?

Situated in a rural location, this eco-certified pousada is steps from Torre das Tres Coroas, Capela de Santa Isabel, and Castelo da Rainha Santa Isabel. Royal Palace & Torre das Três Coroas and Museu Rural da Casa do Povo de Santa Maria de Estremoz are also within 15 minutes.

Have a question?

AI iconBeta

Get instant answers with AI powered search of property information and reviews.

Pousada Castelo de Estremoz - Historic Hotel Reviews

Reviews

9.4

Exceptional

Rating 10 - Excellent. 149 out of 222 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 60 out of 222 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 12 out of 222 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 1 out of 222 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 0 out of 222 reviews

9.6/10

Cleanliness

9.4/10

Staff & service

8.8/10

Amenities

9.2/10

Property conditions & facilities

9.0/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Ian

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great stay! Would recommend it or any of the posadas!
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2025

8/10 Good

Susanne

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The views & the decor are absolutely beautiful - feels like a castle! Staff average & no service available at the pool when we arrived. Directions could be clearer - especially noting that the name on the front of the hotel is different from what it is booked as.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

Stefanie

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Magical

This is a magical hotel. Absolutely stunning and so special in this lovely, beautiful town.
Stayed 1 night in May 2025

10/10 Excellent

B

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
We enjoyed our stay. Very palatial and relaxing.
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2024

10/10 Excellent

Inge Elli

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
This unique hotel sits on top of a hill and has awesome views all around. We loved staying in this old castle and the staff and amenities are great ! We felt like royalty and really enjoyed our stay and the breakfast.
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2024

8/10 Good

Wayne

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Location was great and castle was neat to stay in. Make sure you book a 2nd floor room as they have individual air conditioning. 1st floor does not. We asked to move rooms from 1st floor to 2nd floor as the first room was hot. They were able to accommodate us. Breakfast was also very nice. Easy parking at hotel. Easy walking into city with lots of restaurants there. I would stay at this hotel again.
Stayed 3 nights in May 2025

10/10 Excellent

Jim

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Amazing location in a really uniques Saturday market town. Dining at the castle is elegant and more options in town.
Stayed 2 nights in May 2024

10/10 Excellent

caron

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Excellent hotel. Clean and historic.
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2023

10/10 Excellent

Shadi

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Felt like Royalty! Elegant Pousada, cordial staff, great location! If perfection is the goal, the only disappointment was poor quality of a margarita drink:-)
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2025

10/10 Excellent

Linda

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
What a lovely day! The property itself is lovely and the staff made it an absolutely incredible experience.
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2024

10/10 Excellent

Tracey

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Absolute must stay. Gorgeous grounds, wonderful pool, best breakfast, location and history are incredible.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2022

10/10 Excellent

Catherine

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The property is beautiful and well maintained. Helpful and attentive staff. I have stayed at several of the historical castle properties and they are all unique and consistently good value for the price.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2024

10/10 Excellent

Dr Derek

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Must see pousada

Fantastic stay, highly recommended. The staff were great and breakfast were wonderful. Architecture was extraordinary. Hope to visit again!
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2022

10/10 Excellent

Raul

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
This property is beautiful and everybody made me feel at home. Great location, great building, great staff ….. doesn’t get any better. Thank you all for making my visit a true pleasure.
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2022

10/10 Excellent

Mary

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
What a wonderful experience. The setting is magnificent. There is beautiful furniture and art everywhere. The service was excellent, the rooms very modern and clean and the dining was first class. I had mentioned on my dinner reservation that it was my husband’s birthday and the waitress brought us a complimentary glass of bubbly and wished him happy birthday - very nice touch! Would highly recommend.
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2024

10/10 Excellent

Andrew

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Amazing experience in memorable hotel

We really enjoyed our stay at the Pousada Castelo Estremoz. It's in the old town of Estremoz on a hilltop: you drive through an arch and over a drawbridge, up cobbled streets to a square where there's free parking. The hotel certainly has a wow factor: it's like stopping in a museum with many historical items and paintings set in grand rooms. Our room was actually quite small and the bathroom tight but had everything you needed although getting things like extra drinking water was not so easy. We ate in the restaurant - nice food and certainly grand if not a little formal for us. Breakfast was quite simply amazing - so much choice and all really good quality. l loved our stay - the odd quirks of staying in a historic building are massively outweighed by the amazing experience and I would highly recommend the hotel.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2024

8/10 Good

DANIEL

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
An absolutely beautiful and authentic place. The best Pousada in Portugal, I believe. Great breakfast and bar area, but sad that the restaurant is closed during dining hours. Also, hard to climb the hill on foot from Estremoz if you didn't come by car. Only problems with the room itself were the hard bed and one of the shower attachments didn't work well. But the incredible historical beauty of the place tends to overshadow the problems.

10/10 Excellent

Lane

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed two nights and we were royally treated to a huge suite with a living room. The staff went out of their way to book restaurants and tours for us. We were made to feel very welcome. Parking was close, and free, outside the front door. The castle is filled with incredible furniture and antique paintings even in our bedroom. It has been well refurbished into a unique hotel with the feeling that you’ve stepped back into the 17th century. We walked up the stairs to the top of the tower, and had amazing views of all of Estremoz. The breakfast was the best we had throughout Portugal with an amazing variety and endless food. We also had dinner there which was superb. Great value all around. Do not not miss this rare experience!
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2023

10/10 Excellent

Tracy

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Our two nights here during a two week road trip around Portugal went by far too fast. One of the coolest places we have ever stayed in. The drive up to the castle and over the draw bridge was unreal (with plenty of space to park near the entrance of the Pousada) and being able to climb up the old worn marble steps to the top of the castle and peer down onto the town below through the crenels was other worldly. From the staff’s kindness, to the views from our room, to the reprieve from the Alentejo heat in the pool, and the beautiful antiques lining the halls, we gladly stepped back in time here. Providing the best of all breakfast buffets we had along our trip, we were overwhelmed with fresh, local breads, meats and cheeses among a host of traditional hot foods and sweets. And having dinner in the enormous dining room with only two other couples made us feel like royalty, although we felt unworthy of such attentiveness the staff provided, along with an amazing, traditional Alentejo dinner. A grand sense of solitude was underscored by the cool dense fog that rolled in both mornings when the local roosters would sound off. This was our home base for a day trip to Évora and a full day of exploring the town of Estremoz (check out the Azulejos museum!!) and we only wished for more time in this rural gem, packed with so much history.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

Patricia

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Linda a pousada um restaurante excelente boa comida e variadade de vinhos serviço de excelência o pessoal super simpático Adorei um Pousada de excelência.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Jeffrey

Beautiful historic hotel . Rooms could do with electric outlets next to the beds and bathrooms could be updated. The service is bit too formal- when we requested a dinner reservation we could not get the time we wanted and when we arrived a half hour after our requested time there were only two tables taken- it was empty.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2025

8/10 Good

Gilbert

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities

Séjour réussi avec quelques petites réserves.

Hotel musée, accueil parfait, restaurant banal mais excellent petit déjeuner, tout pour satisfaire, mais quelques petits défauts en dehors du restaurant, par exemple par de corbeille à papiers dans la chambre, un seul fauteuil. Nous avons ensuite rayonné dans la région avec intérêt et plaisir.
Stayed 3 nights in May 2025

10/10 Excellent

Norma

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort

Excelente

Stayed 1 night in Apr 2025

8/10 Good

Gertrud

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2025

10/10 Excellent

Uga

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Amei a experiência

Limpeza impecável Café da manhã perfeito Roupa de cama deliciosa O Hotel é uma experiência
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2025

  • † More information about the $50 gift card with flight package benefit may be found at: https://www.expedia-aarp.com/lp/b/vacationpackages50prepaid

  • English Copyright 1995 – 2025. All rights reserved. Use of this Web site constitutes acceptance of the Expedia User Agreement and Privacy Policy. Expedia pays a royalty fee to AARP for the use of AARP’s intellectual property. These fees are used for the general purpose of AARP. All goods or services and discounts offered via the AARP® Travel Center powered by Expedia ®, are provided by third-party suppliers. AARP and its affiliates do not endorse and are not responsible for the goods or services and discounts made available on this site. Offers are subject to change and may have restrictions. Please contact the AARP® Travel Center powered by Expedia® directly for full details. AARP and its affiliates are not insurers.