Old Bones, Golden Mornings: Why Hotel Sol e Serra Still Shines in Castelo de Vide If you're expecting sleek, modern minimalism, Hotel Sol e Serra might not be your cup of tea. Yes, the building shows its age. Yes, the décor leans heavily into the vintage—some might say dated—charm of decades past. But if you can see beyond the walls and embrace the character, you’ll find a hidden gem. What really elevates this place is the people. The staff are genuinely warm and welcoming, making you feel like a returning guest even on your first visit. And then there’s the breakfast: generous, varied, and far beyond what you’d expect for the price. We're talking a spread that could rival higher-end stays, served with care and without pretension. Hotel Sol e Serra may not be flawless, but it has heart—and in a town as enchanting as Castelo de Vide, that’s more than enough. We recommended and certainly will return.

Excellent restaurant within the hotel that just opened. Breafast selection has been increased, all dinners that I ate were exquistely prepared. Grilled Octopus was the best I've had in a long time. Room temprature is easily adjusted to my personal comfort level. Staff, especially Rui Oliveira was very helpful at the front desk numerous times.

Facilities are showing age in some areas, but were very clean and in good repair.

Great value for money! I love the location, the quaint decor with hand painted wooden furniture, the breakfast, the pool with palm trees, the free parking, the price. This is a place I would highly recommend for people looking for comfort and a great deal. We will surely come back!

it was a bit anonymous, and in the breakfast room they had music on as well as the tv which was a bit disturbing. But the TV was switched off as soon as I mentioned it. It might be a bit noisy when full, as the walls appear a bit thin, but we were there with very few people so I wouldn't know. Picky folks might mind the dated decor and the bits and bobs that need a bit of TLC and DIY, but for this price, you could expect a lot worse and we were pleasantly surprised. So no real negatives really.

We were given an upper floor room with a balcony and a view of the mountains (accessible by lift or stairs). A good buffet breakfast was served in the first floor dining room which has a tree growing through it as part of the décor. There was free parking outside the hotel, which is a few minutes walk to the town centre. It made a good base for walking in the area.

It was a great location and we had a great check-in experience. The breakfast was generally good, they had a great selection of things to choose. The bedroom was a good size although the view wasn't great.

The pillows were not great quality, the shower only had a wand that you had to hold this made showering harder, the coffee was not great and you had to queue and wait for the toaster, These are only small things but the coffee has to be better.

The location is amazing love the town , the hotel is clean but very outdated this didn't affect our comfort for some of us

Facilities are very old and even though they work everything is very aged and very close to brake

Staff made the stay very comfortable.

The pool opening was limited to 10am to 8pm. I thought this was restricting to a single night use. Perhaps a covering note could say that the use would be at your own risk.

Location is great. The hotel is picturesque and well designed. The rooms were big and comfortable enough. Some members of staff were very nice and helpful, some others weren't so. Breakfast was good with enough variety and choices.

This hotel is full of potential but desperately needs modernisation. One of our rooms was damp. Every night we had mosquitoes in both rooms although we were very careful not leaving the windows opened in the evening. We believe they might be coming in through the AC vents. There were squashed mosquitoes and blood stains on the walls that should have been cleaned.

The breakfast has improved, there was traditional bread that I could eat. Fruit, although it would have been betterif it was cut and ready, rather than having to cut it yourself with a butter knife.

Just give the guests fresh cut fruit to spoon into a bowl

Lovely pool, helpful that we could store our bags before catching the bus back to Lisbon. Very nice stay.

It is a wee bit old, but that didn't matter at all. Everything was fine.