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Bussaco Palace Hotel

5.0 star property

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Breakfast, lunch, dinner served; French cuisine
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Reviews

8.4 out of 10
Very good

Popular amenities

  • Free Wi-Fi
  • Restaurant
  • Business services
  • Bar

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Mata do Bussaco, Luso, Mealhada, 3050-261
  • Place, National Forest of Bussaco
    ‪2 min walk‬
  • Place, Termas de Luso
    ‪20 min walk‬
  • Place, Costa Nova Beach
    ‪58 min drive‬

Room options

View all photos for Superior Double or Twin Room (+ Extra Bed)

Minibar, in-room safe, free cots/infant beds, free WiFi

Superior Double or Twin Room (+ Extra Bed)

  • 20 sq m
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Double Bed OR 2 Single Beds

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Minibar, in-room safe, free cots/infant beds, free WiFi

Standard Double or Twin Room

8.0 out of 10
Very good
(34 reviews)
  • 15 sq m
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Double Bed OR 2 Single Beds

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Junior Suite, 1 Double Bed | Minibar, in-room safe, free cots/infant beds, free WiFi

Junior Suite, 1 Double Bed

  • 21 sq m
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Double Bed

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Minibar, in-room safe, free cots/infant beds, free WiFi

Superior Double or Twin Room

7.8 out of 10
Good
(10 reviews)
  • 20 sq m
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Double Bed OR 2 Single Beds

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Minibar, in-room safe, free cots/infant beds, free WiFi

Standard Single Room

8.8 out of 10
Excellent
(3 reviews)
  • 15 sq m
  • Sleeps 1
  • 1 Double Bed OR 2 Single Beds

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About this property

Bussaco Palace Hotel

Luxury hotel with free breakfast and 24-hour front desk
This smoke-free hotel features a restaurant, a bar/lounge and 24-hour room service. Free continental breakfast, free WiFi in public areas and free self parking are also provided. Other amenities include conference space, concierge services and laundry facilities.
Bussaco Palace Hotel offers 60 accommodations with minibars and a safe. Televisions come with satellite channels.

Bathrooms include a combined bath/shower unit, bathrobes, bidets and complimentary toiletries. This Mealhada hotel provides complimentary wireless Internet access. Housekeeping is provided on a daily basis.

The recreational activities listed below are available either on-site or nearby; fees may apply.
Our customers tell us that they can't get enough of the helpful staff at Bussaco Palace Hotel. During your stay, you're just a quick walk from National Forest of Bussaco. Features include free breakfast, free WiFi in public areas and free self-parking.
  • Free continental breakfast served daily
  • Free WiFi
  • Free self-parking
  • Enjoy a bite to eat at Sala de Jantar Real, a brasserie that serves French cuisine
  • Services include a concierge, luggage storage and wedding services
  • Steps from National Forest of Bussaco and 5 minutes by car from Termas de Luso
There's a restaurant on site. You can enjoy a drink at the bar/lounge. Free breakfast is available daily. WiFi is free in public spaces.

Event space at this hotel measures 560 square feet (52 square metres) and includes conference space. A terrace, multilingual staff, and a garden are also featured at the luxury Bussaco Palace Hotel. Self parking is free.

This 5-star Mealhada hotel is smoke free.

Guests are served a free continental breakfast daily from 8:00 AM to 10:30 AM.
Sala de Jantar Real – This brasserie specialises in French cuisine and serves breakfast, lunch and dinner.
24-hour room service is available.

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and transport

  • Free self parking on site
  • Limited on-site self parking

Food and drink

  • Free continental breakfast available daily 8:00 AM to 10:30 AM
  • A bar/lounge
  • A restaurant

Restaurants on site

  • Sala de Jantar Real

Family friendly

  • In-room cot
  • Laundry facilities

Conveniences

  • 24-hour front desk
  • Laundry facilities
  • Luggage storage
  • Safe at front desk

Guest services

  • Concierge services
  • Housekeeping (daily)
  • Multilingual staff
  • Wedding services

Business services

  • 560 square feet of conference space

Outdoors

  • Garden
  • In the mountains
  • Picnic area
  • Terrace

Accessibility

  • Lift

More

  • 1 building
  • 2 floors
  • Banquet hall
  • Built in 1912
  • Smoke-free property

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Bedsheets provided
  • Free cot

Bathroom

  • Bidet
  • Dressing gowns
  • Free toiletries
  • Hair dryer
  • Private bathroom
  • Shower/bathtub combination
  • Towels provided

Entertainment

  • TV with satellite channels

Food and drink

  • 24-hour room service
  • Minibar

More

  • Connecting rooms available
  • Heating
  • Safe

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 3 PM; check-in end time: midnight
Minimum check-in age - 18

Check-out

Check-out before noon

Special check-in instructions

Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival at the property
This property doesn't offer after-hours check-in
Information provided by the property may be translated using automated translation tools

Access methods

Staffed front desk

Pets

  • No pets allowed

Children and extra beds

  • Children are welcome.
  • Rollaway/extra beds are available for EUR 50.0 per night.
  • Free cots (infant beds)!

Payment types at the property

Important information

Optional extras

The fees and deposits listed below will be charged at the time of service, check-in, or check-out.

  • Rollaway bed fee: EUR 50.0 per night

This may not be a comprehensive list. Fees and deposits are subject to change and might not include tax.

You need to know

This property is managed by a professional host. The provision of housing is linked to their trade, business or profession.
Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
Minimum Spring Break check-in age is 18 years old.
The name on the credit card used at check-in to pay for incidentals must be the primary name on the guestroom reservation
This property accepts credit cards; cash is not accepted
Cashless transactions are available
This property has outdoor spaces, such as balconies, patios and terraces, which may not be suitable for children; if you have any concerns, we recommend contacting the property prior to your arrival to confirm that they can accommodate you in a suitable room
Please note that cultural norms and guest policies may differ by country and by property; the policies listed are provided by the property
This property doesn't offer after-hours check-in. Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival at the property.
Property Registration Number 1035
If you cancel your booking, you'll be subject to the host's cancellation policy. In accordance with EU regulations about consumer rights, property booking services are not subject to the right of withdrawal.

We should mention

  • Connecting/adjoining rooms are subject to availability and can be requested by contacting the property at the number on your booking confirmation.

Property is also known as

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Bussaco Palace Hotel Mealhada
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Bussaco Palace Hotel Reviews

Reviews

8.4

Very good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 480 out of 1000 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 313 out of 1000 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 132 out of 1000 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 49 out of 1000 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 26 out of 1000 reviews

8.6/10

Cleanliness

8.6/10

Staff & service

8.2/10

Amenities

7.6/10

Property conditions & facilities

8.6/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Kay

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Grand old palace treated like you are a royal gues

This is a grand old (1800) palace built by a king as a hunting lodge in the middle of a lush forest. If you want to enjoy a grand magical stay with service that makes one feel like they stayed in a kings palace of long ago this is it! We absolutely loved it. Had dinner in the hotel,Excellant.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2025

10/10 Excellent

donald

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Fully loved our stay. Reasonably priced, superb breakfast, amazing grounds. Well done to the staff too!
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2025

8/10 Good

Daniel

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Nice place
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2025

8/10 Good

Robert

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
You are staying in a 19th century palace built for the king of portugal. It is old and in need of restoration but thats not the point. You are staying in time capsule museum. If that is your jam then you will dig it. For everyone else, there are plenty of Marriots.
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2025

10/10 Excellent

Dennis

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Jose at check-in was amazing. He went above and beyond to ensure all our questions were answered. He gave us information on the historical significance of everything around the palace and helped us arrange transportation.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2025

10/10 Excellent

Patricia

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Wonderful customer service, beautiful place
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2025

10/10 Excellent

francois

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2025

10/10 Excellent

shudan, dallas

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2025

10/10 Excellent

William

Stayed 1 night in Sep 2025

6/10 Okay

caroline

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Staff & service, amenities
I do not recommend dining at Mesa Real. The service was horrible. They were removing all ustensiles and glasses of all table around making lots of noise while we were still eating our main course. We decided to skip cheese plater and dessert. The light in this room is stronger than in a cafeteria. Takes away all the charm of our romantic dinner. The service was also poor at breakfast buffet because I had time to finish my breakfast before getting my first coffee.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2025

10/10 Excellent

Ahmed

Stayed 1 night in Sep 2025

10/10 Excellent

Jing

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
One night dream stay in king's place. Super friendly staff. Nice breakfast a lot do around for nature lover. The road is narrow compared to north America, try to check in ealier. Avoid drive in dark
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

Olga

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Beautiful location. rooms a bit outdated. But we had a great stay .
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

8/10 Good

Nick

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort

A unique setting

There is no doubt that this is a beautiful historic building. The architecture is remarkable and the position amazing . The interiors have been preserved from the early 20th century and are stunning. The staff were very good , knowledgeable , efficient and friendly. It’s supposed to be 5star but I don’t think it is , although the prices are. If you want to stay in a unique hotel for a special occasion give it a go. Personally I wouldn’t stay more than 1 night but if you want to explore the area around then a longer stay is recommended. The food was fine . The wine expensive and I’m not sure the hotel is as good as it thinks it is
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

Nataliya

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Beautiful place to stay, friendly stuff, room was small and dark, didn't had a palace feel but building itself is beautiful. Very good breakfast. Lots of parking!
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

8/10 Good

stefania

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Amazing place!
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Antonio

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Beautiful location and property. So much history in the building. Would definitely stay there again!
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

8/10 Good

Maryann

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The property grounds are beautiful. The room was nice, had views of the garden. The breakfast was fantastic, everything you could possibly want. The hotel is older and showed its age and could use a bit more upkeep (i.e wallpaper that was starting to peel). The room was clean and bathroom was lovely.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

6/10 Okay

Cesar, New York

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Staff & service, amenities
Incredible & historic palace to ‘visit’; unfortunately the hotel stay had many issues but the majority are staff with lack hospitality training, which means they can be addressed hopefully. Other inconveniences are: no WiFi in rooms (which is understandable), but it was really hot inside the room so even sleeping with balcony doors open it didn’t help. Bathrooms are really really old so managing hot/cold water for showering is super tricky. Zero amenities so don’t expect almost anything. Fortunately we stayed only one night which made it interesting but def not something I would recommend. Dinner was a mere ok (also understandable). They run very short on staff so also expect a slow service in overall.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Joaquim, Mississauga

Travelled with partner, Travelled with group
Liked: Amenities
Location, excellent grounds, nice trails and an amazing timeless palace with incredible architecture from the past centuries.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Keith

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Incredible hotel. wonderful stay. Very old building.
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2025

10/10 Excellent

Zoya

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Magnificent hotel-palace surrounded by lush gardens. It was a real treat to stay there. Impeccable helpful staff. We stayed in a simple double room with a garden view, but the hotel itself and the grounds were magical. Hope not the last time. Definitely will return
Beautiful landscape around the castle
“Water” hiking trail near the hotel
Stayed 2 nights in May 2025

4/10 Poor

Claudio, Calgary

Travelled with family, Travelled with group
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Can you imagine a hotel that pretentiously advertises itself as 5-star, without Wi-Fi in all the rooms and other areas, air conditioning ( temperature outside 30 degrees Celsius), with obvious lack of building maintenance, etc? If you can't do it, this is the hotel! (I don't want to think what it must be like during the winter, since there are only a small electric heater in the rooms) This hotel doesn't qualify for more than 3 stars (if we consider the location of the building, its history and surrounding area ... no more). This comment is not related to the service provided by the staff, which was good. (Unsuccessfully, I have tried to add photos)
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2025

10/10 Excellent

Christina

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The food at the palace was excellent. The grounds around the buildings are beautiful and extensive. There are Kms of lovely trails through the trees.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2025

6/10 Okay

Dylan

Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Room was small and basic. The castle was amazing and buffet was wonderful. Lunch limited.
Stayed 2 nights in May 2025