Golden Tulip Caramulo Hotel and Spa

My girlfriend and I booked the Golden Tulip as the location would provide us with much needed peace and quiet from our hectic lives and we weren't disappointed. On arrival at 03.00 on a Monday morning we were warmly welcomed at Reception and advised that we had been allocated room 106. I had requested a mountain view when making our booking but as most of us have experienced when booking online it can be rather hit and miss. The two of us collapsed straight into bed and when we pulled the curtains back in the Morning we both said the same thing WOW, as the view was simply amazing looking down into the valley some 1000 metres below. Breakfast on the first Morning was rather chaotic with a significant number of people checking out but this was the only time we had to wait to be seated and every Morning there was an excellent selection of food to cover all tastes. On four occasions we eat in the Restaurant for our evening meal and we could not fault the food (buffet) that was on offer for 21 euros and a bottle of red or white could be purchased for 12 euros and every night Nicole's mother made us very welcome. Our days with the exception of the two days when we visited local places of interest were spent around the outdoor swimming pool where there are plenty of sunbeds to choose from and there is absolutely no need to get out of bed at the crack of dawn to go down to the pool to reserve your beds for the day. The coldness of the pool water can be a bit of a shock when you first plunge in but you quickly become accustomed to it. Our room was a large size with a bath/shower, colour TV and a balcony to sit on in the evening to take in the sun going down. It would be remiss of me not to mention in this review two young ladies by the names of Ines Silva & Nicole Correia who manned the Reception along with carrying out a number of other duties who were simply first class when it came to dealing with requests from Deborah and I and we will never forget the part they played in us enjoying a fabulous time at the Golden Tulip which I know we will return to one day.

Such a beautiful property, big rooms, exceptionally clean, excellent staff service and always ready to help. The manager was just absolutely amazing and very understanding. The highlight for me was the gym. Loved it ! My children loved the swimming pools, the architecture of the building and it's history. The only thing that was a small issue was that there is no public transport and expensive to get taxis to main city. Hence i would recommend one hires a car or drives their own. Nevertheless the beauty of the property and the amazing staff made up for it all. Thanks a million for everything. Absolutely brilliant !!

Lovely hotel with bundles of charm, epic views and great staff

Viajamos em familia para comemorar o meu aniversário, em familia com a a minha mãe e sogra. Hotel localizado em plena serra, num local priviligiado e com umas vistas de cortar a respiração. Receção e entrada muito bonitas, decorada com mobiliario antigo, lareiras, tem também mesa de bilhar, jogos de tabuleiro disponíveis e matrecos . O hotel encontra-se visivelmente a precisar de renovação, na minha opinião a zona de SPA( nem se pode chamar spa porque só tinha piscina) deveria estar encerrada porque está muito degradada, com muita humidade e completamente ao abandono. Zona exterior da piscina também a precisar de manutenção, mas fica num local muito bonito, dentro de um jardim. Os quartos são antigos, contudo são muito espaçosos e limpos. Fomos em regime meia pensão, com PA e jantar e comemos muito bem, o jantar era buffet, com pouca variedade mas muita qualidade, um bacalhau com broa e Arroz de Pato deliciosos, bem como as entradas e sobremesas. Apesar de alguns pontos negativos por achar que o hotel está efetivamente a precisar de obras, ressalvo os funcionários, em especial a menina da receção, sempre incansável a garantir sempre o nosso conforto. A experiência final foi positiva, tendo em conta o preço pago.

Hotel antigo a precisar de obras de remodelação. Quartos amplos com decoração antiga mas agradáveis, atenção que alguns têm o AC avariado. Salas de estar com decoração acolhedora mas muito frias, só se está bem ao pé da lareira em dias frios. Staff muito simpático fazem os impossíveis pelos hóspedes. Banho turco e Sauna estão inactivos, ginásio antigo mas espaçoso. Piscina olímpica com água morna mas pouco cuidada e balneários velhos. Em resumo hotel actualmente não reúne as condições para ser 4 estrelas mas é agradável para visitar o Caramulo com estadia a um preço razoável. É limpo