Montebelo Vista Alegre Ilhavo Hotel

Portugal , Centre Portugal
ILHAVO, Largo Da Vista Alegre, 10
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50 reviews shown

10/10

Exceptional

23 Jun 2025

Marta

Excellent hotel. Definitely 5 star

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

24 Nov 2024

Andreas

Unique historical, yet modern place to relax

Beautiful place surrounded by unique nature and history. The adjacent historical porcelain factory and related buildings, like the church, are preserved exquisitely and well worth a visit. The setting on the river makes for a serene and relaxing stay. The breakfast buffet has quite a good selection of Portuguese delicacies.

Business

10/10

Exceptional

02 Oct 2024

Helena

Hotel is old pottery factory and destination of its own.

Leisure Family

6/10

Pleasant

23 Aug 2024

Nick

My husband has stayed here previously on business and thought it would be a place I would enjoy. It was, however our stay was marred by the very poor service. This was due to a lack of trained staff . It was August , the hotel was busy and there were just not enough staff who knew what they were doing to give a level of service you should be able to expect in a 5 star hotel.
The facilities were good, breakfast was also good
and the food offer was good when you finally got it.
I’m sure if you visit at less busy times of the year you will enjoy your stay.
It was a disappointing end to our holiday

Partner

8/10

Excellent

12 Aug 2024

Joe

Location, porcelain museum

Business_and_leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

13 May 2024

Jennifer

This is a fabulous 5 star hotel. The room was very spacious, with every amenity we could wish for. Amazing and extensive breakfast buffet with freshly prepared and constantly replenished selections to suit any palate. They even had the makings for mimosas. We also had an excellent dinner in the restaurant one evening. Food was impeccably prepared and inventive- gourmet twists on local cuisine. This was our favorite of 7 hotels we stayed in during our recent Portugal road trip.

Leisure Partner

6/10

Pleasant

27 Sep 2023

Verified traveler

Catalogue of disasters

We thought we’d treat ourselves to a one night luxury stay which turned out to be quite the opposite as the electricity went off: no lights, shower, toilet flush, couldn’t shave, dry hair, have clothes ironed or get a hot meal in the restaurant. The manager said ‘it happens’ - if it happens why wasn’t there a contingency plan? A beautiful hotel but poor customer relations. No explanations, no information, no compensation, not even the offer of a glass of wine to help get through the night. To add insult to injury they booked us a restaurant in the town which, when we got there, was closed - we had to laugh! Definitely a “memorable experience” as it says in the hotel information.

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

26 Aug 2022

Sanjit

Very nice just had some difficulty with the AC. There aren’t many restaurants near the property as well so just something to note.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

13 Jul 2021

Ana

Stunning Hotel ❤

Absolutely gorgeous hotel!!
Wish i could stay for at least, 1 week.
All areas of the hotel are beautiful.
The bedrooms are spacious, super clean.
In terms of beds, the mattresses are extremely comfortable, had such a good night sleep!!!
Totally recomend this hotel. 😊

Friends_and_family Family

4/10

Poor

22 Dec 2020

Jordan

Disappointing.

Phew the hotel is pretty dated. Most facilities closed. Breakfast staff very rude. Would not stay here again unless it was an emergency.

Partner

4/10

Poor

19 Aug 2020

Verified traveler

Disappointing service

During COVID, any traveler is likely concerned about safety and cleanliness and availability of the services, so I would have expected that the hotel would take extra care to communicate these things. The front desk did not communicate well and there was no written information, so we were uninformed that 1) breakfast was on a timed / sign up basis even if included with the room 2) housekeeping needed to be requested otherwise was not provided.

Partner

4/10

Poor

20 Jul 2020

Verified traveler

Never a five star in a million years

The service at this hotel (with the exception of the friendly gentleman who led us to our table at breakfast) exists on a sliding scale between indifferent to guests' existence and hugely inconvenienced by you.

Not friendly at all and certainly not in keeping with the standards you might expect from a five star hotel.

Rooms are very comfortable and stylishly laid out - this is the best thing about the place, without a doubt.

For a hotel with so many rooms, there is only a very small pool. When we went for a swim in the late afternoon, there were a dozen people in the water and this made it quite impossible to swim at all. There were several people with their beach towels on the grass because there were so few loungers available.

We went to the beach bar for a salad for lunch. The pleasant sounding rustic salad arrived in bowls so small as to be insufficient to feed the youngest of children. And this was not a case of it being small portions of haute cuisine, it was a few leaves of rocket, with some peeled apple and cubed chicken out of a packet. My wife's version was even worse than mine, with almost no chicken, mushrooms or asparagus. At €14 a pop, I felt this was ridiculous. The offering, in terms of drinks, was uninspired and akin to what you might expect from the most basic bar.

The communal spaces were often in unfinished concrete, which was ugly.

I think this hotel gets by purely by its association with the Vista Alegre name and its location. Disappointing.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

08 Oct 2019

Vladimir

Good stay near Aveiro

Good place to stay

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

09 Jun 2019

Wai Keung

Wonderful hotel

Everything is wonderful spacious room with pool view balcony. Indoor pool with sauna. Very good restaurant worth for lunch or dinner. Also complementary access to the Vista Alegre Museum. Nice and helpful staffs. Also you should try their Spa

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

29 Apr 2019

Michelle

Absolutely beautiful

Beautiful, new, clean, amazing breakfast and wonderful hotel

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

22 Apr 2019

PEDRO

Wonderful hotel. Great location, amazing layout. Minimalistically decorated but that's exactly what it needs. Very spacious areas. Great breakfast, for Continental. Rooms were just right. If I could change one thing it would be the bathtub curtains. This is mostly a message for the hotel. It's an old style tub, placed away from the walls, so, unless you want the water to go all over th efloor, one must close the curtains around us, 360 degrees. Once the water splashes down, it generates enough force to \"vaccum\" the curtains inwards, causing them to stick to your body everywhere. Bit annoying. On day 2, I just let the floor get wet. But great hotel an ddefinitely recommend to everyone.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

19 Apr 2019

Verified traveler

Indoor pool and spa are a perfect touch. Modern hotel with all the amenities you are looking for.

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

08 Mar 2019

Verified traveler

I Like all in the Montebelo Vista Alegre Ílhavo Hotel

Leisure Family_with_children

10/10

Exceptional

02 Aug 2018

Verified traveler

Modern, clean and excellent service. Breakfast was very good.

10/10

Exceptional

18 Feb 2026

Agueda

O hotel é excelente! Vale a pena a hospedagem se estiver com crianças, oferecem muitas atividades.

Friends_and_family Family

8/10

Excellent

16 Feb 2026

Erik Sergio

Zimmer war super leider war der empfang nicht nach portuguisiche freundlichekeit, sehr cool und sachlich ohne wenn und aber

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

25 Jan 2026

Denise Regina

Impecável

Self

10/10

Exceptional

12 Jan 2026

Angela

estadia muito agradável. Ambiente acolhedor, peq almoço muito variado e de qualidade, atendimento profissional e prestativo.

Friends_and_family Friends

6/10

Pleasant

30 Dec 2025

Damien

Hotel bom e moderno, mas o quarto que tinha reservado com cama de casal já não estava disponível. Tive que me contentar com um quarto nos andares inferiores e com cama separada.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

16 Dec 2025

Rodolfo

Dois pontos negativos.
O hotel está passando por uma reforma, o que o está deixando meio bagunçado. Porém após essa reforma sem dúvida estará em excelentes condições.
O café da manhã poderia ter opções a la carte também.

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

10 Oct 2025

Ana Flávia

Perfeito

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

20 Aug 2025

Fernanda

Una escapada maravillosa.
El personal muy atento,las instalaciones muy cuidadas y el plus de poder conocer de primera mano la historia de la célebreFabrica de la porcelana Vista Alegre

Business

10/10

Exceptional

26 Jul 2025

Patricia

Excelente

Já é a terceira vez que nos hospedamos neste hotel incrível. Piscina climatizada maravilhosa. Hotel excelente.

Friends_and_family Friends

10/10

Exceptional

30 May 2025

Ricardo Jorge

Tudo muito bem.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

04 May 2025

Joaquín Javier

El lugar es precioso y el hotel es de primera

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

10 Apr 2025

ALFREDO

Incrivel

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

30 Jan 2025

Wagner

Hotel é lindo, ao lado da fábrica é museu vista alegre

Partner

6/10

Pleasant

20 Nov 2024

Eduardo

Hotel 5 estrelas com atendimento de 2 estrelas

Um hotel 5 estrelas onde o atendimento, com exceção do incrível e prestativo Lionel, foi tenebroso. Profissionais mal educados e sem vontade de atender. Um hotel com mais de 500 quartos e preço para qualquer tipo de serviço. Nos quartos não tinham taças disponíveis e para levar ao quarto seriam cobrados 8 euros. Para que vinhos fossem abertos devia se levar os mesmos até o bar para abrir pois não emprestavam abridor de garrafa (pasmem, estamos em Portugal). Para os serviços de piscina se exigiam toucas obrigatórias onde o custo era de 5 euros - Mas porque diabos é obrigatório usar touca na piscina?
Restaurante do hotel limitadíssimo no que tange as opções e menu.
Café da manhã e conforto do quarto excelentes apesar da pessima disponibilidade de luz no quarto.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

09 Nov 2024

Ronaldo

Hotel para relaxar

Excelente hotel, muito confortável e café da manhã delicioso!

Partner

6/10

Pleasant

08 Oct 2024

Felipe B

Não vale o preço. Café da manhã com poucas opções. Restaurante que não oferece a qualidade pelo preço. Funcionários pouco simpáticos.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

31 Aug 2024

Joseph Hugh

Comfortable visit

We enjoyed our stay at your hotel.
The staff was friendly , helpful and professional.
We especially enjoyed the indoor pool and exercise room.
The breakfast buffet wes excellent!
We also enjoyed the Vista Alegre ceramics on display and neighboring museum.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

18 Aug 2024

Sylvain

Magnifique

Magnifique hôtel et prestations.

Partner

6/10

Pleasant

10 Aug 2024

OLIVIER

Accueil pas digne d’un 5* .cet hôtel devrait être 4* pas plus!!!! Accueil impersonnel vous devez vous débrouiller avec vos valise depuis la voiture puis pour trouver votre chambre car personne ne vous accompagne . Ensuite trop de famille avec enfant qui occupent bruyamment une piscine trop petite pour le nombre de client . Service minimum à la piscine digne d’un hôtel ibis …A éviter

10/10

Exceptional

30 Jul 2024

Alicia

excelente

Leisure Family

6/10

Pleasant

12 Jun 2024

Mauricio José

Lindo com atendimento frio e \"blaze\"

Estrutura do Hotel, excelente, mas, o atendimento em geral pela equipe de todo o hotel é frio

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

07 Mar 2024

HISBELLO

Formal demais

Hotel muito bom, mas peca por atendimento formal.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

09 Feb 2024

Alice

Great value for money near the Venice of Portugal

Very spacious bedrooms, extremely comfortable beds & finally a Hotel which provides good pillows of different sizes.
Breakfast was a buffet breakfast including fresh, cut fruit, plain & flavoured yoghurts, pastries, cooked options (thankfully with real eggs used for their scrambled eggs & not a powder base mix), bacon, beans, mushrooms, sausage, different breads & rolls, pancakes & crepes, fresh fruit juices…..this was a real treat.
The gym is also a large room compared to the norm. The pools are both indoor and outdoor options & yes, they are large.
Sauna & steam rooms are poolside inside as is a jacuzzi.
Plenty of parking is available on site.
Vista Alegre is world renowned and is worth taking the very few steps to visit their shop & their museum, especially off-season when the weather may not be perfect

Self

4/10

Poor

14 Sep 2023

Jan Willem

Geen 5 sterren ervaring

Personeel moet nog leren om klanten het 5 sterren gevoel te geven.
Prachtig design gebouw, maar meer is het ook niet.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

14 Aug 2023

Maryline

Tres bel hotel
Architecture magnifique
Accueil lamentable
Salle du petit déjeuner tres mal insonorisée

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

26 May 2023

Alexandre

Surpresa maravilhosa!

O hotel é impecável com uma equipe de 1ª linha. Com a história por trás de tudo o charme aumenta ainda mais. Recomendo de olhos fechados.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

14 Dec 2022

Kim

Good room but bad wifi

The room was good and had also a good view but really bad wifi and the maintenance/standard level was not the best. Irons are not made available, so you would need to order the service and then be dependent on availability and paying for it.

Business

10/10

Exceptional

17 Oct 2022

Fabio

Ótimo hotel e excelente café da manhã.

Hotel incrível, muito bom. Limpo, café da manhã sensacional. Apenas o chuveiro não estava tão bom em razão da falta de pressão na água. Há diversas opções de lazer no próprio hotel, como visitação ao museu, igreja e loja da Vista Alegre. Para quem vai a Aveiro e está de carro é uma excelente opção.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

10 Oct 2022

Blanca Maria

Las instalaciones ceramicas y el concepto del hotel.

Leisure Friends

10/10

Exceptional

23 Sep 2022

Ines

A estadia foi ótima. O hotel é lindo, e tem uma vista para o rio lindíssima. Os funcionários são muito simpáticos. O Quarto era muito espaçoso e estava tudo limpo, adorei!

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

20 Jul 2022

Maria Silvia

Maravilhoso

Hotel maravilhoso, quarto super moderno e confortável. Excelente. Restaurante delicioso. Recomendo muito

Partner