Pousada Serra da Estrela

Incredible hotel. Once upon a time a sanatorium for railway workers, this dog-friendly, iconic hotel is very comfortable and stylish. Spa, indoor and outdoor pool, games room, spacious bar and a nice restaurant for a special meal (or if you can't be bothered to drive for dinner). Breakfast is plentiful. Staff is very polite and attentive. We got an upgrade + cake & bubbly as a birthday surprise. We couldn't praise this place more.

The hotel is flawless, and the views are breathtaking!
It's the perfect place if you want to relax and be in touch with nature. They have a good variety of food, for breakfast and even if you want to have lunch or dinner, all delicious.
The only con would be the location, you will need a car to get there, but it is absolutely worth it!

The building is an old tuberculosis hospital, from the 30s, designed by Cottinelli Telmo, one of the best architects of the time.
It was renovated by Souto Moura, one of the best of this time, and Pritzker award winner.
Amazing landscape, worth a visit.

This newly renovated 1936 hospital, has become open to the public as a hotel in 2020.
Gorgeous hotel, with beautiful brand new rooms, all inclusive amenities for a single price: indoor pool, outdoor pool, spa, breakfast, game room.
The territory of the hotel is amazing for calm, fun and is so big that you always have your own space. From there, you can easily go to the natural parc.

We stay at Pousada in a winter rainy day and it was superb! We truly enjoyed the comfort of the Pousada. The rooms are spacious, warm and with an amazing view! The bed is huge and extremely comfortable.
Swimming pool and spa facilities are a great plus!
Teresa and Ines gave a proper warm welcome at the Pousada! Also thank you for the support from Soraia and Xavier.
The breakfast was great! A lots of variety and quality. Probably one of the best breads that I had ever tasted. Luis Jose from the restaurant shared with us about the place to buy the amazing bread, thank you! Delicious.
Definitely a place to be back!

Stayed here for Easter. Beautiful place, amazing view from the balcony in the room. Nice location, close drive to the hikes. Check in and out very smooth, staff very helpful.

Perfect place for vacation if you are looking for silence and you are mountains lover:) Great view, green park with sunbeds, two swimming pools and helpful staff. Great restaurant. We enjoyed few dinners there. For breakfast I would add some fresh vegetables like slices of tomatoes or lettuce. Anyway I really appreciate fresh bread and local cheese!

Very nice hotel with fantastic kichen

The hotel plus the scenery was exquisite, my only dislike was the food served in the restaurant. They should have a well trained chef for this type of hotel. The source material wasn’t good and they nothing to make it better.

What an exciting hotel! I knew the ruined building from childhood days and was perplexed to see here now again a hotel. Of course, an overnight stay here was mandatory. The hotel has a very special charm thanks to its history. Highly comfortable rooms and a very nice local, rich breakfast and not just this typical continental breakfast. A real pleasure here. The excursions to the mountains are great, Covilha itself has everything you need and it's easy to get there. See you again soon.

A bit expensive but worth the money. Rooms are clean, everything is in good condition and the beds are very comfortable. Breakfast and dinner are great, employees are friendly, and their covid-19 response is good. Their garden is great, a lot of space, a fantastic view, plenty of tables and chairs. The outdoor swimming pool is really small, but usually not very crowded. The building itself is very pretty and has an interesting history. The hotel is at the border of the Serra da Estrela geopark, which is absolutely stunning. Definitely worth a visit.

I had stayed at this Pousada in 2015, a mere one year after it opened, and my impressions of my short 3 nights stay were excellent. I repeated the experience this month, again for a short stay during the week, and, again, I had a most wonderful time. Excellent location, peace and quiet, large, comfortable room with a great bed, great attentive and friendly service (from housekeeping to management), great food (I recommend the very regional 'arroz de zimbro'!). And, of course, all this in a superbly refurbished, repurposed building (if you love Architecture, then this is a 'must see' and surely a 'must stay'). I definitely won't wait another 7 years to repeat the experience. Kudos to everybody and thank you!

On its own, a long way up a mountain road this is a beautiful experience. We have a dog, which normally excludes us from most hotels, but the welcome was heartfelt from the hotel management. The entrance for cars seemed a bit scary (on a bend ) but parking was easy. The room exuded calm, tall ceiling, big space, huge windows overlooking the garden, and beyond to fabulous views. Given that our normal experience is views of the bins this took our breath away. So close to easy or long walks this is definitely a place to return to for a special occasion

Of all the four PESTANA hotels I've been to, this one is the best. Very nice hotel location.

Great place to spend a couple of days. Confortable, enjoyable with a very nice staff. The pool although being small is just enough to cool down from the summer hot air. The rooms are big and well decorate (but i would love to a bench to sit on the balcony).

Excellent experience in a well remodelled old building.
Rooms have plenty of space with comfortable beds.
Food is also very good and tasty, well presented with a wonderful selection of cheese.
Breakfast with options for all ages and wants.

Great place to stay in Serra da Estrela. Loved the decoration, specially the elevator, it was extremely well conserved.
The rooms were extremely clean and well decorated, with great room temperature (being Serra da Estrela a really cold place at winter).
Definitely would recommend this place to anyone.

Awesome place to spend the weekend, 10 min drive from Covilhã, 10/10 breakfast complete with pretty much everything one would want. Huge garden with lots of seating space including hammocks and a pool to freshen up.

This place has a history about it, spend time and read about this building.
Gorgeous place to stay and relax, away from the hustle and bustle of life.
We have the Jr.Suite with a beautiful view of mountains. I could only imagine the night lights of the town underneath

This mountain hotel is amazing. Totally refurbished building with great views, 2 wonderful swimming pools and beautiful rooms. The restaurant is ok to good. The bar is nice and the staff is helpful.