Casa Vela Boutique House

Great location - an easy 10 minute stroll to the centre of town. Our room was comfortable and well equipped with a balcony and kitchenette, good free wifi, good shower and heating (it was December). The staff are friendly and helpful. The breakfast area and lounge / reading room are delightful - a chance to relax and to mingle with other guests and the hotel cat. The gardens are beautiful and the pool looked inviting but we didn’t try it.

This was my second day here, and although for budget reasons I booked the same kind of double room which wasn’t really to my liking, we got to stay in a superior double room with a free upgrade. This year‘s room was much nicer, with a normal, private bathroom around the corner from the bed, with a door! Small, but cozy, and had a very sweet tiny balcony with just a bistro table, and two little chairs overlooking the garden. Very comfortable mattress and sheets and pillows, with modern spacious, standing shower. It was not a problem for us to go down and up a somewhat steep, narrow staircase for this room. — no elevator in this part of the hotel. Excellent, friendly, helpful welcome at the reception desk. We were even able to check into our room this afternoon. Complimentary fruit, coffee, and delicious cake were available into the evening. The hotel is in a beautiful former private dwelling with lovely crowds, in an upscale residential neighborhood an easy walk to the waterfront and historic center.

The junior suite was a nice size although quite dark inside due to outside vegetation. Also limited clothes hanging space and no drawers. Gardens were beautiful and well tended. Pool was nice though could have been a little cleaner. Buffet breakfast was very nice, especially so as there are few close by alternative places to grab breakfast.

Love the location, close to town while being tucked away in a neighborhood. The rooms back directly to the beautiful foliage and pools, making this feel like an oasis in the heart of Cascais. I had a room with kitchenette, which was quite convenient. The shared living room area is a nice spot to relax with a glass of wine from the honor bar.

We loved everything about this little hotel. It is a true gem for the cost. The staff were excellent; alwyas helpful and were happy to store our luggage on the day of arrival. The room was clean, comfy and lovely. We were in the older section of the hotel which had a lovely living room where you could sit and read. There was cake, fruit and coffe availabe all day, and an honour bar if you wanted a drink. Breakfast was excellent, The pool looked lovely but we were there in Febraury and so did not use it. But we did sit on the patio and in the gardens. It took about 10 minutes to walk into the old town and we always felt safe.