Cooking and Nature | Emotional Hotel

Well worth the 20 mins. ride off the Porto-Lisbon road. Hotel is in charming village of Alvados in a lovely location.|We had room no. 001 and it had a stunning design.|Don't miss the three indoor swimming pools - they were charming and intimate.||The breakfast was served in a lovely atmosphere. ||Note that at night the serpantine road to Alvados could be challenging for first time drivers in the area. We recommend to get there by daylight.

I did not know about this hotel previously, but it wasrecommended by Travelzoo and so I booked and I am so glad I did. From the moment we arrived to the time we checked out we had a wonderful experience. We were staying in the Nest section of the hotel. Our room was calming, relaxing and very comfortable. We had dinner on the first night and it was a really wonderful experience. We also booked a massage each which was excellent. Every morning our breakfast was brought to our room with a wonderful selection. |The hotel's design and ethos is perfect for the environment in which it is set. The staff are warm, welcoming and friendly and also available with advice or to help with any queries. I cannot praise this hotel enough - it was a great experience.

We absolutely loved our stay here. We had the Out of Africa room and the details were amazing to see, so beautiful! The pool is open until half of October and after that the spa will open so you can always use on of those. Breakfast was amazing! The staff is super friendly and helpful. It’s also possible to have cooking lessons but since the restaurant is closed on Sundays we ate elsewhere (great local pizzeria in Vieiro). When you are on a road trip this is such a nice stop to do nothing for a while!

Service and food are really nice. The rooms disappoint a bit. Although different and welcoming, the wooden floor creak a lot, and you can hear an be heard from the other rooms (talking, bathroom, etc). Open tub in the middle of the room is a nice touch but not very practical, as the mirror and sink are in the opposite side of the room. Ac didn’t properly work. Breakfast in the room seemed a nice things, but you have to stick to the same food and schedule, which is not great when you just wanna relax and wake up when you want… unfortunately not other option was available.. Great option, special with it location, but overall I believe price/quality ration is very high.

This hotel was the whole reason we travelled to Alvados after our visit to Lisbon, and it did not disappoint. The hotel is immaculate and beautifully designed in harmony with the natural surroundings, and this extends to the comfortable and spacious room (we stayed in room 1).||Staff were incredibly friendly and helpful, breakfast and dinner were delicious (focused on locally sourced ingredients) and the spa baths were a real treat to come back to after a day hiking in the hills.||The whole area is beautiful, there is so much to see and do. It was a perfect 3 night stay, and we would not hesitate to return.

The hotel was what I expected, cozy, warm, quiet with welcoming staff in a secluded place, surrounded by nature. Liked very much the architecture, the decoration and the discreet but helpful staff. Food is great, simple yet very good flavours using local products. A perfect base to explore the surrounding mountains and Natural park with many trails and unique nature.

Don’t have enough good things to say about this place. Truly one of THE best hotels I’ve ever stayed. On top of the beautiful location & views, the actual hotel was such an experience filled with meaningful moments — from the adorable greeting & room bag, the hearts to write letters on, the significance of every room being a different emotion, the amazing cooking class & food with chef Gi, the cozy environment and homey like lounge areas, and the relaxing spa baths. It is truly the perfect get away. The staff at Cooking & Nature were over the top fabulous - could not have been sweeter. Can’t recommend enough.

We enjoyed our stay at this hotel. Each room is themed differently, ours was “Simplicity”. It was quite good, with a comfortable bed and great shower.|We attended the cooking school, which was fun; however the cod was not to my taste.|The breakfast was excellent, with a person cooking eggs however you want them. Plenty of delicious fresh fruit and delectable danishes.|A nice rural location, surrounded by olive trees. It was lovely to hear the birds.|A 5 minute walk to a great local restaurant.