Horta Da Moura

Recent Reviews: 234

• User:356welshb

  Trip type: Couples

  A great discovery in a beautiful area

  29 Aug 2025

  This newly reopened small hotel was a great find during our short trip in the Alentejo. It is a short 5 min drive from the beautiful fortified hilltop village of Monsaraz with its cobbled streets and amazing views.The hotel looks as though it has been artfully renovated recently with money spent on the important things. Our large double bed had a great mattress ( I had the best sleep of our entire 3 week trip) and the bed linens and towels were top class and luxurious. Our bedroom was decorated in a chic rustic style - cool tiled flooring and wooden shutters with simple painted furniture . The bathroom was large with good fittings but no stand alone shower just one in the bath . The toiletries were good.There was a coffee machine and choice of teas in the room but just one rather dry coconut macaroon to eat .We had a small terrace outside our window but this was not private as guests walked past to get to the reception area.We were greeted by the lovely friendly Rita who gave us a brief tour of the building . Adjoining reception there is a good sized sitting area with the largest inglenook type fireplace I have ever seen, a snooker table and some board games set up. While we were there the weather was very hot and so we didn’t see anyone use them but it might be different out of the summer.There are plenty of beds around the good sized infinity pool where there is also a small pool bar .the views accross the wooded from the pool are fabulous and a wonderful place to float , contemplate and relax.There breakfast was very good and taken in avery pleasant room away from the main building .There is currently no restaurant on site which is a shame but I guess one may follow if the hotel takes off. There are plenty of simple places to eat in Monsaraz but reservations are advised as it got pretty busy there at 7pm on Saturday evening.In summary we were thrilled with our discovery of this lovely place and would definitely recommend a stay there to relax and explore the area around the vast lake .

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• User:Mike_Duxxi

  Trip type: Family

  Recommended

  29 Jul 2025

  Great landscape. Good and large rooms, enjoyable breakfast. Excellent staff and amazing infinity pool. 100% recommended!

• User:nutmegger31

  Trip type: Couples

  Very nice property

  30 Sept 2018

  We were at the hotel for only one night, so did not get to explore it fully. Our suite was very spacious and comfortable. The swimming pool overlooks the countryside. The only negative - outside of their control, was that we were nearly the only guests, so it felt a little deserted. Despite that, we had a lovely breakfast with plenty of choices. It's outside of the town of Monsarz, so it has more of a resort feel.

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• User:TheTuBekes

  Trip type: Family

  Thank you so much for the taxi ride!

  08 Sept 2018

  We stayed w/ a party of 2 adults and 2 children in another hotel nearby (Barrocal). During one of our hiking trips through the parks of that hotel we got lost and off track. It turned out we were about 12km away from our hotel with only a little bit of water left over at noon that day w/ temperatures around 38°! While walking back over the main roads around Monsarraz to our hotel, we crossed a sign indicating the Horta da Moura hotel. Upon arriving we must have seen all very thirsty and desperate because the staff of da Moura was so kind to get us water and coke and put as aside their swimming pool to relax a bit. From our impression, this is another small luxury boutique hotel that is privately owned, ideally located around Monsarraz and with a very nice swimming pool.But the best had yet to come: the general manager gave us a private tour in their garden - where some of the eldest (> 2000 years old) olive trees of Portugal are growing. In the end she offered us a ride back to our hotel! All to say this is just a very friendly and nice hotel to stay.

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• User:Howard S

  Trip type: Family

  Infinity pool with views over the "horta".

  17 Jul 2018

  A lovely farm conversion, with mostly single story accommodation. Our suite felt like a cottage, with its own front door and verandah. Beautiful views over the countryside were everywhere, especially from the pool area. The staff were very helpful and friendly, telling us about lots of things to do locally. Monsaraz itself is a short drive up the hill. Its a unique village with its own special atmosphere. There are great restaurants here and we were lucky enough to be there during an arts festival.

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