Palácio Das Especiarias

Friendly staff that was extremely warm and welcomed us which made the trip wonderful. They went out of their way to make us feel at home.

Nothing

Breakfast, location, property.

Everything was amazing. From the facilities to the room it self. Amazing staff. Our room had a great view to the city and river and a great bathtub.

By trying to mantain as much as possible from the original building there's no elevator and it can get a little confusing the first couple times you go up and down all the stair. It's just little things, that in the end do not affect the stay at all.

First of all, this is a great hotel with awesome staffs!

Wifi is not very fast

Wonderful atmosphere, very warm & loving staff!

Would have liked to have my morning cappuccino!

Our room - to be fair, one of the grandest - was just magnificent. Breakfast, with the real fire already lit, and the musician seated at the piano, was a highlight of every day. The fire was still glowing when we got back in the evening, and it was a treat to settle down in front of it for a while before heading up the stairs to bed. The staff work flat out but with great charm to make the experience of staying in such a remarkable building special

The only faults we found were lack of storage space - a small wardrobe, and no chest of drawers - and the surprisingly shoddy cheap door of our room which rattled loudly at night until we jammed it with a chair. But we loved the place so much neither seriously detracted from our stay. I've read complaints of myriad small faults, but they miss the fact that Especiarias is not a five star hotel but a remarkable B&B, offering the choice to stay in a truly extraordinary building