Name: Carcavelos Beach Hotel
Address: Rua De Gurue, 16, Carcavelos, 2775-581, PT

10/10

Exceptional

04 Jul 2026

Katharine

Staff was incredibly helpful, room was cleaned daily, and breakfast was delicious. The view of the ocean was lovely!

10/10

Exceptional

17 Jun 2026

Antonio

Clean room, wonderful staff excellent beach view and always a good breakfast

Self

10/10

Exceptional

31 May 2026

Hallbjörg Erla

Good view

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

29 May 2026

Antonio

Clean room , wonderful staff access to the property and good surrounds

Self

10/10

Exceptional

27 May 2026

Gorette

Being in Cascais was amazing. This Hotel was great and the staff was very helpful with everything. I loved how it was walking distance from the beach

10/10

Exceptional

26 May 2026

Antonio

The place is quiet good for a good rest and have lots of things to do around the area

Self

6/10

Pleasant

22 May 2026

Bernaly

It a little bit old and not in a good maintenance condition

Partner

8/10

Excellent

18 Apr 2026

Richard

good food

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

02 Apr 2026

Jessica

Simple but great & the location is amazing! Beach view, great breakfast, and close to many locations we can walk to

Business

10/10

Exceptional

13 Nov 2025

Patricia

If you’re looking for affordable, clean and very friendly service…this is your place.

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

14 Oct 2025

Susan

Beach view was wonderful. Breakfast hadca nice variety and coffee was excellent. Staff was courteous and helpful. Rooms are not fancy but are nice and clean.

Leisure Friends

8/10

Excellent

11 Oct 2025

Linda

This hotel is undergoing upgrade and the completed areas look great. E. G. Breakfast room on 8th floor with great views of the beach. Reception and lobby bar all look good and nice new furniture. Disappointed that the bar wasn’t open so apart from breakfast there was no access to refreshments while sitting at the nice clean and comfortable pool area. Supermarket is a short walk to the riviera hotel centre to stock up on snacks and refreshments. The square behind the hotel has a lovely selection of cafes and the locals are there too. The underpass makes beach access easy as it’s opposite the hotel to the right. Beach is fabulous. Check which room you are allocated as the end rooms do not have a sea view. All had comfortable bed and plenty of storage. Super clean bathroom. We changed after one night and had to pay an extra 10euros per night. Definitely a convenient hotel for Lisbon, airport, Cascais and sintra. Local Ubers were great and train station was a short walk.

Leisure Family

8/10

Excellent

11 Oct 2025

Luisa

In need of some updates

Leisure

10/10

Exceptional

09 Oct 2025

Imtiaz

The breakfast is great. Nice to start the day. View of the ocean and partial sunset is great. Would stay there again. Staff was very helpful and spoke English .

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

25 Sep 2025

Antonio

Amazing beach view

Business_and_leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

19 Sep 2025

Vitaliy

Nice location, close to the beach area. Breakfast very good. Staf is helpful and friendly.

Leisure Family

8/10

Excellent

18 Sep 2025

YURI

The beach is at walking distance. The pool is very nice. Staff are friendly friemdfriendlyBBfast bugget is good

Leisure Partner

2/10

Poor

13 Sep 2025

Liberato

A Disappointing Stay in a Severely Outdated Hotel
I typically try to find the positives in any place I stay, but unfortunately, my experience at this hotel was overwhelmingly negative. From the moment I walked in, it was clear that this building—while historic at 108 years old—has not been maintained properly or updated in what feels like decades.
The room had a strong, musty odor that never went away. The carpet was stained and reeked of mildew, and there was visible mold growing on the ceiling—a serious health concern. The air conditioning didn’t work, and with no proper ventilation, the room felt stuffy and uncomfortable at all times.
Basic amenities were either broken or missing: the hairdryer was non-functional, the door lock was damaged, making it hard to feel safe, and the elevator was out of order, which meant lugging bags up several flights of stairs. The bathroom was rusty, outdated, and honestly felt unhygienic.
The pool was dirty and uninviting, and clearly not maintained. Common areas felt neglected, and the entire building shows its age—badly. Old can be charming, but this place is simply falling apart. It needs a major, major renovation from top to bottom.
Sadly, the photos online were misleading, and this was not the relaxing or comfortable stay I had hoped for. I would not recommend this hotel until significant improvements are made.

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

11 Sep 2025

Paul

The hotel was a short walk from the beach, and has a lot of nearby restaurants to chose from. The room was clean and tidy. The breakfast was good. The swimming pool was great! I had a lovely relaxing time staying here.

Leisure

6/10

Pleasant

18 Aug 2025

Debra

This is a slightly dated hotel however the location is very good and is only a 5 minute walk to the beach. The entrance and main reception areas have been modernised but we had a room overlooking the rear of the hotel and it was in need of renovation and quite basic - definitely not a 4* hotel.

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

15 Aug 2025

Mario

The Staff at the pool bar very kind: Martin, Patricia and Ines, are very nice person

Leisure Self

10/10

Exceptional

04 Aug 2025

Esteban

Beautiful beach

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

03 Aug 2025

Michael

We really enjoyed our stay. (Myself and two children, 14 & 19) We loved being able to walk to the beach or just lie out by the pool. The staff were super sweet and very friendly. Would definitely stay here again.

Business_and_leisure Family

2/10

Poor

26 Jul 2025

asim

It was on the beach

8/10

Excellent

14 Jul 2025

Antonio

access to beach was great, breakfast was good, but no parking

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

01 Jul 2025

Amy

Great locations. Dated

Leisure

10/10

Exceptional

23 Jun 2025

andrew

I did liked very much !

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

15 Jun 2025

Wesa

This lovely hotel is just minutes away from the beach and boasts a lovely pool. While the rooms could use an upgrade, a seaview room offers a great view. There’s a service by the pool, but the restaurant is unfortunately closed due to refurbishment. However, there are plenty of other places to eat nearby.

Self

6/10

Pleasant

04 Jun 2025

Nikolaos

Brilliant staff, brilliant location but hotel is a little old and run down

Leisure

8/10

Excellent

27 May 2025

Natanael

Hotel Restaurant food sucks, half the spa jets didn't work.

Leisure Friends

6/10

Pleasant

21 May 2025

Sue

The staff was friendly and helpful. The hotel was convenient to the beach. The hotel needs a renovation.

10/10

Exceptional

19 Apr 2025

Freddie

Great place!

Leisure

4/10

Poor

17 Feb 2025

Paul

limited service

Business_and_leisure Family

6/10

Pleasant

08 Feb 2025

Mark

Clean but very out dated hotel unlikely to use again.

Business

4/10

Poor

29 Nov 2024

Valdir

Very disappointed

I was expecting much better quality for a 4*Hotel,
Hotel needs a renovation urgently.
Nice staff but doesn’t help to save the property. I had to move from my original allocated room due the mould. Unfortunately do not recommend.

Friends_and_family Friends

10/10

Exceptional

23 Nov 2024

iqbal

Lovely area

10/10

Exceptional

05 Nov 2024

J

A great location and only 200m from the beach and many good meal options only around the corner.
Relaxing foyer and a small bar that was very quiet while we were there.
The nearby beach is fabulous and again many meal options, wonderful to walk along and view the offers. Big pool but noone using it whlw we were there.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

27 Oct 2024

Bacardi

No coffee maker in foyer & room. Bar not open enough.

Leisure Partner

6/10

Pleasant

29 Sep 2024

Harvey

There was no Restaurant except for breakfast
The was no/limited bar
Good swimming pool
Excellent view from the top floor breakfast area
Late cleaning room (most days after 16.00hrs

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

28 Sep 2024

Shayla Da

The room smelled weird/musty/stale

Leisure Partner

6/10

Pleasant

28 Sep 2024

Tao

A hotel with a water view. The room is spacious, even enough for a whole family of 4-5 people. However, One suite has only one double bed, and few low furnitures. Strong recommed adding more beds or tables, Sofa beds, or even a coffee table. Room does not have a coffee machine, and only provide two bottles of water per stay. The hotel is in a tolerable transportation distance, It's easy to take a train or by Uber/Taxi to city center in 25 minutes.

Leisure Partner

4/10

Poor

23 Sep 2024

Ruchi

Thin walls, poor maintenance, poor response to maintenance issues. Old gross carpeting. Needs renovation.

Business_and_leisure Self

2/10

Poor

20 Sep 2024

John

Where to start is the question
The hotel is in very poor condition 😢
The lifts are not up to date
The pool is freezing (good size but really not useful)
The rooms are dated
You have to request a fridge
Low quality toiletries
Aircon old and functional but past its prime.
Didn't have breakfast although charged for it although told by others it was not great.
I would avoid at all costs

Business

4/10

Poor

19 Sep 2024

clea

I arrived and was unwell. In the evening I asked for a kettle or a way of getting some hot water and was told I could not get any and restaurant was shut. I said I needed a hot drink as I was unwell and the man just said ' go to a pharmacy'. I asked for a blanket as my room was cold and was told there were none. I had to get angry and demand a blanket and was finally given one. It was still quite cold in the room because of wind. they were completely unhelpful.

8/10

Excellent

16 Sep 2024

breck

Nice location by beach

Our first room 101 was completely awful the ac kept beeping. Very old and outdated and uncomfortable, so we complained and they upgraded and gave us a room with an actually working ac. Much better

Partner

2/10

Poor

13 Sep 2024

George

Old tired property, in very poor shape in every way. Do NOT STAY here, you will hate it. Very aged 60's era hotel. No amenities to speak of, simple basic boring buffet breakfast. Found large cockroaches in the main lobby and halls daily. My window leaked air and whistled at night! A/C unit was noisy and didn't work properly. Damaged walls, cracked concrete balconies outside...pool liner all wrinkled, and the water is ice cold. Just not worth staying here. The property needs to be completely overhauled and modernized.

Business_and_leisure Partner

4/10

Poor

03 Sep 2024

natacha

Não sou muito de deixar comentários negativos pois eu também trabalho em hotel e sei o quanto custa, mas também sei o que os hóspedes esperam de nós!! Tentei fazer conversa quando fiz o check-in, mas tive que fazer todas as perguntas porque o senhor não estava com muita vontade de falar nem explicar nada.
Quando abri a cama para deitar o meu filho os lençóis da cama estavam sujos e manchados, não havia papel higiênico no quarto, tive de ir pedir. Os quartos estão em um estado que nem as gavetas do guarda roupa abrem.
Os dias estavam ventosos e a piscina estava cheia de sujeira e folhas e nenhum funcionário se preocupou em ir limpá-la (apenas uma vez pela manhã às 10h o senhor limpa a piscina) mas à tarde alguém deveria ir buscar as folhas não foi legal ter que nadar ali. SEM FRIGORÍFICO no quarto, embora eles soubessem que eu estava viajando com crianças.
Foi a minha 2 vez e será a última, as meninas brasileiras da recepção são muito amáveis e no bar também.

Leisure Family_with_children

8/10

Excellent

20 Aug 2024

Rupert

Carcavelos Beach Hotel

Hotel was convenient to where guest was working overall happy with hotel

Business

6/10

Pleasant

09 Aug 2024

Bakir

The hotel is outdated. The breakfast options are very limited. It is very close to the beach and a supermarket which is a plus.

Leisure Self

6/10

Pleasant

02 Aug 2024

Prakash

I got a first floor hotel room without a balcony with a small window with an unappealing view - together with the dated dark décor made it seem dingy. Otherwise it was clean with a nice bath. There's no fridge or kettle so you have to go to the supermarket for drinks. Otherwise a pleasant stay in a very good location. Carcavelos itself is a lot nicer than Lisbon and Cascais as they're not rammed or designed to be catered towards foreign tourists, so you can see locals or Portuguese day trippers doing local things and going to local bars in the evening.

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

27 Jul 2024

Morris

Great hotel, nice environment, excellent staffs, wonderful breakfast 😊

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

23 Jul 2024

Pauline

Staff excellent
Breakfast buffet great
Reception staff very helpful

Pool great

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

16 Jul 2024

Arthur

Nice hotel that’s across the street from the beach

Leisure Self

10/10

Exceptional

15 Jul 2024

Lori

The hotel is in a great location. All the common areas are clean. The pool area was really nice. Staff where great. The rooms are a bit outdated but overall for location and price its worth it.

Leisure Partner

6/10

Pleasant

12 Jul 2024

Verified traveler

It needs remodeling urgently

Good location, close to basic stores and to the beach, but the rooms are very old, not well maintained, small and missing basic things (like a door tag). The breakfast room view is great and the quality of the food as well, just not sure if it makes up for a loud ac, squeaky bed and bad pillows.

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

23 May 2024

karan

nice to stay

Friends_and_family Family

8/10

Excellent

24 Apr 2024

Gideon

Nice hotel, close to cascais. Property is old need some innovation.

Leisure Partner

6/10

Pleasant

12 Apr 2024

Antonio Mba Figueira

The heating did not work on the third floor, as well as in several rooms on the 1st floor. But the hotel behaved well and put us on the 7th floor. They were of more value than what we paid for our reservation. Very friendly breakfast waiters and very good service. It is a hotel that clearly has difficulties but the service is good and we must support them. I will return.

Business Family

8/10

Excellent

02 Apr 2024

Nigel

2 minute walk to the beach and local amenities including shops, cafes and restaurants. Common areas of the hotel including The Reception and the Restaurant were good. Room quality not so hot although it did have a good bed and a large new TV.

Leisure Self

10/10

Exceptional

28 Mar 2024

Mary

Staff were helpful and welcoming.
We had a wonderful sea view on 7th floor.
Everything in room worked (except for light bulb in standard light).
Breakfast excellent and again wonderful view.
Lots of restaurant around corner from hotel.
Would definitely stay at hotel again.

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

01 Feb 2024

Mark

Excellent

Excellent hotel, friendly service, great location and lovely breakfast with stunning views from the 8th floor dining room.

Friends_and_family Friends

6/10

Pleasant

29 Jan 2024

Ryan

Great staff, nice area just a little dated. Small room

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

16 Oct 2023

Karim

On a adoré, Uber pas chère le train pour aller au centre a10 minutes à pieds, et le cadre est très agréable.

Leisure Family

6/10

Pleasant

30 Sep 2023

Luis

I was disappointed when the room was. Not exactly what we wanted
This room was older and the TV did not work , I did mention this to reception and they only sent some out the next day , the rest was great

8/10

Excellent

30 Sep 2023

Joseph

Nice hotel but the restaurant was only open for breakfast and the bar in the lobby was never open

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

21 Sep 2023

John

Comfortable, convenient location

Room in good shape front rooms have great beach view a close walk away. Lots of nearby walkable shopping and restaurants...

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

13 Sep 2023

cheryl g

What we liked best -- bathtub -- powerful shower faucet (which I miss already) and soaker tub - used both daily. Also liked balcony view of beach.

Great breakfast - eggs, breads/pastries, fruit, yoghurt, cereal, cheese, crepes, toppings of chia and seeds, etc.

Helpful staff, especially front desk.

5 minutes walk to beach, restaurants, grocery shops, bank, pharmacy, etc.

What I didn't like -- need to lobby vacuum carpet more frequently, doors jammed (bathroom and balcony) so we just left ajar all the time, tell smokers to stand far away from doors on the outside

Overall, happy and safe experience.

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

03 Sep 2023

Pedro

Like staying at grand parents house by the sea

Charming hotel reminding me of summer holidays in my grand parents house by the sea:
A bit dated but comfortable and functional (except air con on first room).
Location is excellent but be prepared to hear the odd speeding car or motorbike during the night as in any property near the Marginal Av unfortunately.
Breakfast had a good selection and the food was fresh, the breakfast room is on the 8th floor and it had amazing views over the ocean and the coast.
We paid a fair price that reflects the condition of the property, only downside was having to change room after the first night due to non functioning air con, second room had a modern air con and it was absolutely fine.

Friends_and_family Family

8/10

Excellent

28 Aug 2023

Zulmira

👍

10/10

Exceptional

23 Aug 2023

Fabiola

We had a great time. Their breakfast was great and the view from the restaurant is amazing. Great service!

Friends_and_family Family

6/10

Pleasant

09 Aug 2023

douglas

Property is so much older looking than the pictures. The rooms were old fashioned (still with keys, not cards) and even an old sliding lock for the door of the bathroom. Curtain rail in the bathroom kept falling down and was the cheap press on type. Location was fine, but for the price, needs a facelift.

Leisure Family

2/10

Poor

22 Jul 2023

Karen

Rooms did not have what was advertised, ie broken air conditioning no mini bar no tea/coffee facilities staff not interested or helpful or friendly, restaurant very poor mouldy bread & fruit at breakfast never been 4* maybe 2* at a push definitely would not return or recommend

Leisure Friends

6/10

Pleasant

25 Jun 2023

A.Cristina

Dated property in disrepair but clean and great location across the road to the best beach in the area and walkable to many dining options and grocery, pharmacy, etc. Great breakfast buffet with spectacular view but restaurant closed the rest of the day. No bar or lounge option on top floor or lobby. No snack bar or bar at pool, shade available around pool. Two of the front doors broken and One elevator down for 1 of the 2 week stay.
Property is in serious need of upgrades

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

16 Jun 2023

A.Cristina

Very dated but very clean Hotel with comfortable bed, crisp clean sheets and linens. Fresh smelling (even some higher end hotels smell musty but this hotel always smells clean and fresh. Great breakfast buffet on top level with fabulous ocean views. Unfortunately same restaurant was closed for dinners as was the lounge and bar and pool was also closed

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

04 Jun 2023

Beata

Near the beach. Large room, nice ocean view.

Leisure Family

2/10

Poor

25 Apr 2023

Tracy

Carcavelos Beach Nightmare

Possibly the worst hotel stay ever. Hotels.com should be ashamed of themselves for associating with this property. I want a refund or at minimum a credit for two nights stay elsewhere. Filthy property overall. No pool towels, dirty ring around plastic pool liner, no pool service, no umbrellas, pool lining detached from pool, structural cracks, room not serviced, linens not correct size for bed so bunched up beneath you, shards of glass in tub, door difficult to open every time, no amenities, no bar service at all at pool or elsewhere in hotel, carpet from 1970s and filthy, signage in elevator states times for breakfast, lunch and dinner when in reality only breakfast was available. The only two redeeming qualities was that breakfast was decent and the view from that dining room was nice. The sweet young Brazilian man at the front desk was extremely polite but powerless to do anything about these issues. This hotel, billed as a 4-Star hotel is barely a 1-Star hotel and the pictures online are not representative of the reality. This place is utterly horrible!

Partner

6/10

Pleasant

24 Mar 2023

Steven

The building is extremely run-down on the outside. The rooms are dark, and haven’t been updated in decades. The bed was confortable enough and the shower was hot. The highlight was the descent breakfast buffet with a gorgeous view of the Atlantic from the 8th floor restaurant.

Business Self

6/10

Pleasant

17 Oct 2022

Andre

Tv stop working. It took a day to fix

Leisure Family

8/10

Excellent

26 Sep 2022

Stephanie

Fantastic

As expexted . Fantadtic location.
Staff very friendly

Partner

2/10

Poor

25 Sep 2022

Giancarlo

Absolutely Orribile!

Absolutely not recommended to anyone! The room was not clean and the old wardrobe was smelling so bad, no fridge in the room, the tv was old and not working properly! After my complaining they changed my room with some improvements but still not worthy the money they charged for the period.

Business

8/10

Excellent

18 Sep 2022

Brenden

This was a perfect property and location for us to have a quieter 2 week stay in Carcavelos.

Leisure Partner

6/10

Pleasant

08 Aug 2022

Mirella

Rooms and bathrooms are in need of upgrade. Doors still have keys 😳. No safe or mini fridge either.👎

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

20 Jul 2022

A.Cristina

Dated but clean. Excellent buffet breakfast with amazing view
Walk to beach and restaurants
Comparable to Riviera Hotel but 30€ less per night!

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

10 Jul 2022

Robert

Nice in a retro way.

Business Partner

8/10

Excellent

23 Jun 2022

Colin

The staff at the hotel were very helpful in getting us a reservation at a fado and also helped in figuring out what to do with a parking ticket that we received in Cascais. Location close to the beach was nice and the area seemed quiet. The property is a bit dated, the door to our room always took a couple of minutes to open as the lock was finicky. The restaurant on the 8th floor has a wonderful view. We went there for supper as we got there late and didn't want to go out - a bit less than underwhelmed with the luke warm spaghetti buffet that they had going - had to ask them to refill the soup and spaghetti sauce as there was none left, otherwise we would have had luke warm plain spaghetti. Seems like they don't have a lot of people at the restaurant in the evenings. The included breakfast was good though with the same view.

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

10 Apr 2022

Silvana

A little old

Leisure Family

4/10

Poor

20 Mar 2020

Verified traveler

This used to be a great hotel 30 years ago, but now it's falling apart. Need to change management, and update it.

Friends_and_family Family

8/10

Excellent

06 Mar 2020

Elizabeth

Great

Great hotel with great views and great breakfast

Friends_and_family Family

2/10

Poor

01 Mar 2020

James

hotel with very rude and aggressive Staff

At check in time I was advised that I couldn’t move to a sea view facing room and that there would be an upgrade fee of 15 euros a night . This never happened before so that was disappointing. What happened after was even worse . I returned to the hotel After midnight so the hotel was closed and I had to stand in the cold and ring the bell and wait for someone to come . This tool over ten minutes . When the man did come and I told him I was not happy standing in the cold he said f you. I then started to film him and he ran at me and grabbed my phone. I grabbed it back off him and closed the lift door quickly behind me . The man had dark hair and a beard . Completely outrageous .

Self

10/10

Exceptional

24 Feb 2020

Kris

Hotel was walking distance to the beach and restaurants. Had a great view. Easy check in and out.

Leisure Friends

10/10

Exceptional

20 Oct 2019

Verified traveler

Clean rooms amazing breakfast with amazing view from 8th floor . Beautiful breakfast room with really good breakfast choices and stunning view of the ocean. Simple hotel but clean with amazing ocean view . Great location .

Business_and_leisure Self

6/10

Pleasant

15 Oct 2019

Verified traveler

It’s ok, but as advertised 4 stars, I don’t really understand why classified it as 4 stars hotel. Quality of the rooms poor, lobby not class or clean environment poor, etc and so on. Overall ok but not very good.

Business Self

8/10

Excellent

05 Oct 2019

Verified traveler

Excellent stop off point to visit Lisbon.

Excellent hotel with great view from the 8th floor breakfast area. Some parts look a bit 70s but clean and friendly with great location.

Partner

2/10

Poor

30 Aug 2019

Verified traveler

Doesn’t even have WiFi. Pls imagine the rest. Unbelievably bad

6/10

Pleasant

17 Aug 2019

HelderCosta

Excelente Localização, o alojamento deixa muito a desejar.

Leisure Family_with_children

10/10

Exceptional

17 Jun 2026

Patricia Angelica

A great place. Nice view.

Friends_and_family Family

4/10

Poor

21 May 2026

Nelson Alex

Equipe excelente, café bom. Condicionador de ar horrível, barulhento, muito antigo e que não refrigerou adequadamente. Colchão duro, longe do padrão de conforto de hotéis similares.

Self

8/10

Excellent

13 Feb 2026

Dario

quartos impecavel, funcionários corteses

Business

8/10

Excellent

11 Feb 2026

Sergio

O hotel precisa de cuidados e reforma. Durante toda estadia os elevadores não funcionaram. Algumas vezes tive que subir e descer de escada.

Business

10/10

Exceptional

12 Jan 2026

Domiciano

O café da manhã é excelente, todos os funcionários são muito simpáticos.
O hotel em si é antigo e necessita de algumas atualizações, mas de maneira geral gostamos muito de tudo.