Hotel berhampiran Sal Sem Mar, Rio Maior

We stayed at the “Campanile” hotel in Caldas de Rainha for three nights during October. It was a pleasant stay, in a modern hotel with easy access to main roads, a supermarket near-by, free parking and a room with all amenities. As is the custom lately there is only soap no shampoo, so bring some. The location is in a convenient spot for day trips to close destinations, like the Obidos Castle, the Nazere lighthouse, the Fatima shrine or the Buddha Garden of Eden; all these are within an hour drive. There was a misunderstanding between ******* and the hotel regarding the cost of breakfast. We had seen “included” when booking, but the hotel asked for pay; ******* promised to reimburse us for the cost (6 Euro/day/person). We would recommend this hotel for its location, amenities and low cost.

Me colocaram no quarto diferente do contratado (reservei um quarto superior com varanda e fui colocado num quarto SEM varanda, 20 euros mais barato). Achei incorreto tal atitude. O hotel é bom. Pequeno almoço excelente.

We had booked the castle “suite” for 2 nights. Two weeks prior to arrival my husband pulled a leg muscle. Thankfully the gracious staff accommodated a room change from the castle tower to the cottage next door. Boy, were we grateful! Had we no room change we would have abandoned our trip. There are A LOT of uneven stairs just to get to main castle. At night they are dimly lit with no handrails. Very risky for anyone with unsure footing. We did make it to the restaurant one night for dinner (slowly up stairs with breaks). Interior of castle is dreary, musty and tired looking. Having stayed in plenty of other ancient castles this broke my heart to see. The parent company needs to send some executives here for a retreat! The restaurant was, in my opinion, very worn also. Silver chargers were all scratched up, china faded and chipped and food substandard. There were only 3 groups of us in restaurant on a Saturday night…all American. That sums it up there folks! The room in cottage was spacious and bed was fairly comfortable. However, internet never worked and we ended up using a lot of data, bathroom had NO outlets, no robes/slippers, minimal toiletries, no USB ports, and you could hear neighbors through walls. They did bring us breakfast daily as my husband would have difficulty making it up stairs. That was appreciated. I think the staff is trying hard but with SO MUCH needing attention from the parent company it is probably hard to keep smiling and taking complaints. I feel for them.

We stayed here for 3 nights. We arrived by hire car, the access to the hotel from the main routes was easy and there are some parking spots reserved for guests right outside the hotel, otherwise there seems to be plentiful parking at the back of the hotel (we did not need to use this as we were always able to get a parking space out the front). The hotel is located just outside of the walls of the old town of Obidos with very easy access to the old town and all that is has to offer - there are plenty of restaurants within a 5 minute stroll of the hotel. The hotel itself is quite comfortable - good buffet breakfast, nice comfy beds, good water pressure in the shower. We did not eat at the restaurant except for breakfast. It is also very easy to visit places such as Peniche and Nazaré from here. I would stay here again were I to return to Obidos.