and Nature - Emotional Hotel
Concept-driven design hotel with a nature-meets-gastronomy focus. Bold, cinematic room themes. Think less minimalist spa retreat, more immersive personal experience in a natural park setting.
Book the Cooking Lesson Dinner in advance — it must be reserved at least 2 days before arrival and requires a minimum of 2 people.
Why It Matters
One of the only hotels in Portugal — possibly anywhere — where all 12 rooms are individually designed around specific human emotions, each with a distinct colour palette, materials, and atmosphere inspired by cinema classics. The signature Cooking Lesson dinner, where guests cook their own meal with a chef, is the cornerstone of the experience.
A 12-room design hotel inside the Serras de Aire e Candeeiros Natural Park, where each room is themed around a different human emotion, inspired by cinema. The concept is genuinely unusual: you pick a room named 'Saudade | Melancholy' or 'Fantasy | Fun' and the décor, colour palette, and even the lighting commit hard to that emotion. Concrete and glass exterior, ancient olive grove out front, three indoor thermal pools, and a restaurant where dinner is a literal cooking lesson — this is a place with a strong idea of what it wants to be.
Where You'll Stay
12 room types available
Adventure | Discovery
Themed around the thrill of exploration and new discovery. Bold, energetic design suited to those who come to hike the Natural Park's trails.
Curiosity | Surprise
A room full of unexpected details and visual surprises designed to spark wonder. Each corner reveals something new.
Exotism | Sensuality
Themed around the exotic and the sensual. Bold palette and materials chosen to create an atmosphere of rich, foreign mystery.
Fantasy | Fun
A world of giant mushrooms, blue flowers and chocolate waterfalls — a room that makes adults feel like children. The boldest, most theatrical of the 12 rooms. Family room sleeping up to 4.
Future | Destiny
Forward-looking theme exploring possibility and fate. Individually decorated with its own colour palette and atmosphere inspired by cinema.
Luxury | Passion
A room built around the idea of passionate luxury. Rich materials and warm tones designed to evoke desire and indulgence.
Past | Nostalgia
A journey into memory and the comfort of the familiar. Warm, retro-inflected design evoking a gentle longing for times gone by.
Romance | Glamour
Lush and theatrical. The Romance | Glamour room is designed for celebration and grandeur — think rich textures, bold statement pieces, and an atmosphere that doesn't do subtle.
Saudade | Melancholy
A room built around saudade — the untranslatable Portuguese yearning for something loved and lost. Dark tones, walls that 'speak of moments already lived.' Deeply Portuguese in concept.
Serenity | Joy
Light and calm. This room leans into brightness and happiness rather than drama. Probably the most immediately accessible for guests not fully committed to the concept.
Shelter | Protection
Designed to evoke a deep sense of safety and enclosure. The warmth of wood and natural materials wraps the space in a cocooning atmosphere.
Simplicity | Meditation
Stripped-back décor using refined natural materials invites reflection on what actually matters. Has a dedicated meditation area. Adapted for reduced mobility. The absence of clutter is deliberate and complete.
The Property
Eat & Drink
1 venue on property
Restaurant
Spa & Wellness
Treatment Menu
On Property
How you'll actually spend your days.
Evening bonfire in the open courtyard, weather and fire-authority permission permitting. A popular social spot reviewed fondly by guests.
The famous limestone caves of the region — Alvados, Santo António, and Mira de Aire (the largest in Portugal) — are in the immediate vicinity. Free bicycles are also available to explore them.
Cook your own meal alongside the hotel's chef in a relaxed private setting — as a couple, family, or group of friends. Dishes use herbs from the hotel garden and regional seasonal products. Must be booked at least 2 days before arrival. Minimum 2 people.
Rent an e-bike on-site and explore the Natural Park on any of 10 mapped routes. Routes available in the hotel's Trails app.
Guided horseback rides through the Serra D'Aire, step by step or trotting. Available for children too. Run in partnership with the Equestrian Centre of Alcaria.
Create and decorate your own pottery pieces with a local artisan in the village of Alvados. Good option for families. Supports a local craft tradition.
Guided meditative walks in Alvados integrating mindfulness, yoga practice, and a tea ritual using herbs typical of the Serra de Aires and Candeeiros. Designed to engage all five senses through the four elements of nature.
Six waymarked walking routes through the Serras de Aire e Candeeiros Natural Park. A local guide service is available subject to availability with 24h advance reservation. Routes available via the hotel's own Trails app (iOS and Android).
Amenities & Practical Info
The details that matter for planning.
Self-service bar on the furnished outdoor terrace. Guests help themselves and record their consumption. Good selection but noted in reviews as on the pricier side.
Function rooms surrounded by nature, seating up to 25 people in a U-format. Suitable for small corporate retreats or private events.
Full buffet breakfast included with every room. Noted by guests for its quality — made-to-order eggs, homemade granola, yogurt, in-season fruits.
Dedicated game room for families with children.
Seasonal outdoor pool in the middle of the olive grove garden. Surrounded by ancient millenary olive trees and a magnificent oak grove. Sun loungers and hammocks available. Open April 1 – October 15.
Three indoor immersion tanks at different temperatures (cold, warm, hot). Exclusively reserved per session. Open October 1 – June 30, 9am–9pm. Children 4+ permitted; under-16s excluded from cold pool.
Biosphere-certified hotel measuring environmental, community, cultural-heritage, and local economy impact. One of very few certified hotels in central Portugal.
Airport transfers available on request with surcharge. Guests must contact the property with arrival details before travel.
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