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    Fortaleza do Guincho

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    Estrada do Guincho, Cascais 2750-642, Portugal
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    Leaning over the Atlantic Ocean, the Fortaleza do Guincho welcomes a charming five star boutique hotel - integrated into in the prestigious Relais & Chateaux association - with a range of services that focus on the well being and peacefulness of the customers. The Hotel's restaurant, awarded with a Michelin Star, offers an unforgettable dining experience of Portuguese cuisine, made from the finest national products. The Hotel Fortaleza do Guincho has a warm and personalized service, making it the ideal place for a family holiday, board meetings or the perfect refuge for a romantic getaway. It has the perfect conditions for company meetings, special parties and events or banquets. Located just seven kilometers from the town of Cascais and 30 kilometers from Lisbon and the International Airport, the cultural and leisure offer in the region is rich and full of varieties. Along the cost line you will find Sintra and its magnificent monuments and natural landscape, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. For sea lovers abound beaches along the coast and all kinds of water sports and outdoor activities . The Hotel is surrounded by the best golf courses, while the Estoril Casino, the largest in Europe, is just a few minutes away.
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    Grade: 54 out of 100
    10Restaurantswithin 1 km
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    Estrada do Guincho, Cascais 2750-642 Portugal
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    Lisboa Airport30 km
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    Fortaleza do Guincho
    1 minMediterranean
    O Faroleiro
    8 minSeafood
    Porto Santa Maria
    6 minSeafood
    Panorama Guincho
    5 minSeafood
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    Guincho Beach
    4 minBeaches
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    Sole castle on the ocean
    Amazing place to stay for a while and to come just for dinner when. We've been here several times when been visiting different amazing beaches. Next to the hotel there is a laguna where any surfers or kite funs can enjoy. They love this place and there are many of them. The…
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    Date of stay: August 2018
    Response from Guincho0, Diretor de Vendas at Fortaleza do Guincho
    Responded 4 weeks ago
    Dear Julia P., Thank you very much for your time and comment. It is with great pleasure we learn that you have enjoyed your stay with us, our restaurant awarded with one star Michelin and our terrace where you can have an informal meal overlooking the Atlantic ocean. As mentioned by you, we are quite close from Sintra ( an UNESCO World Heritage ), Cascais, Lisbon, Obidos, Fatima ....., those are some of the points you really have to visit once coming to Portugal. We really hope to have the pleasure to welcome you again. We would like as well to thank you for sharing your experience with the TripAdvisor community. With warm regards from Guincho beach, Hotel Fortaleza do Guincho Relais & Châteaux Mariana Franco Tel. : +351 214 870 491 @ : reservations@guinchotel.pt
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    A wonderfully delicious experience
    We had lunch at the Michelin-star restaurant at Fortaleza do Guincho. It was a wonderful meal. The chef did an excellent and delicious job showcasing the produce from the area – the seafood was absolutely delicious, great organic wine and sumptuous breads. The view into the…
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    Date of stay: January 2019
    Response from Guincho0, Diretor de Vendas at Fortaleza do Guincho
    Responded 11 Feb 2019
    Dear Shing L., Please accept our apology for our late answer. It is with great pleasure we have learned that you have enjoyed your time and meal in our restaurant. We really hope you will give us the pleasure to welcome you again. For your next visit, may we suggest you to take advantage of our packages composed by one or two nights accommodation and a meal in our panoramic restaurant awarded with one star Michelin. We would like as well to thank you for sharing your experience with the TripAdvisor community. With our best regards, Restaurante / Hotel Fortaleza do Guincho Mariana Franco Sales & Marketing Manager Tel. : +351 214 870 491 @ : restaurante@guinchotel.pt
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    Perfect place to getaway
    This hotel is quite impressive. It holds on 27 rooms and therefore you get an intimate and peaceful experience. The staff is extraordinarily gracious and helpful. Our room had a balcony of sorts. We could open the windows and hear the ocean all night long. The room also has…
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    Date of stay: January 2019
    Response from Guincho0, Diretor de Vendas at Fortaleza do Guincho
    Responded 15 Jan 2019
    Dear Lesliewin, Thank you very much for your time and comment. It is with great pleasure we have learned that you have enjoyed your stay; your comment means a lot for all of us, since we work hard day after day to reach our clients expectation. Should you visit as again, please be sure that we will do as much as we can in order to make your stay as pleasant as possible. With warm regards from Guincho beach. Hotel Fortaleza do Guincho Relais & Châteaux Mariana Franco Sales & Marketing Manager Tel. :+351 214 870 491 @ : reservations@guinchotel.pt
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    Beautiful and impressive place
    Pros+ + amazing rooms ( we took the suite ) + fantastic view of the ocean + great service + Complementary bottle of port + sound of the wind and waves + Multilingual staff ( English, french, Portuguese, more possibly ) + Real “5 star feel” to it Cons – - Not…
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    Date of stay: November 2018
    Response from Guincho0, Diretor de Vendas at Fortaleza do Guincho
    Responded 4 Jan 2019
    Dear Mr. Bolsmeister, Thank you so much for such a details description of our property; I am sure that will help other travellers. We would like as well to thank you for sharing with the TripAdvisor community your experience in our property. We really hope to have the pleasure to welcome you again. With warm regards from Guincho beach. Hotel Fortaleza do Guincho Relais & Châteaux Mariana Franco Director of Sales Tel. : +351 214 870 491 @ : reservations@guinchotel.pt
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    A superb gastronomic Christmas Lunch
    We were in Portugal and we wanted a Christmas lunch treat...a real taste of Portugal from fish, meat and wine. Already approaching the hotel is spectacular with the beautiful coastline, convivial welcome and we arrived early for an aperitif in the cosy bar area ( with access to…
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    Date of stay: December 2018
    Response from Guincho0, Diretor de Vendas at Fortaleza do Guincho
    Responded 4 Jan 2019
    Dear Roger W, Thank you very much for your time and comment. We are extremely pleased to know that you have enjoyed your time and meal in our restaurant; but having an 11 years old kid happy is certainly the most challenging situation, therefore we are extremely grateful for your comment. We really hope to have the pleasure to welcome the all family again. With our warm regards, Hotel Fortaleza do Guincho Relais & Châteaux Mariana Franco Director of Sales Tel. : +351 214 870 491 @ : reservations@guinchotel.pt
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    Hi can you tell me how far away from town/restaurants/bars the hotel is, we are travelling with our adult children who will want some nightlife within easy reach of the hotel, we also don't like to only eat in the hotel restaurant. Many thanks
    It is 7 Km. Easy cab but the hotel gives you bikes. We watched movies there in the beach and then enjoyed dinner and drinks on an amazing roof top bar!
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    How far to a safe beach for swimming ? Thank you
    Good morning from Hotel Fortaleza do Guincho, Thank you very much for your interest in our property. Hotel Fortaleza do Guincho is located just in front of the beach where you can swim, but for the ones who do not fell very confident in the ocean, 15 minutes way you can find a beach where the ocean is really calm. Should you need any further information, please do not hesitate to come back to me. Hotel Fortaleza do Guincho Relais & Châteaux Mariana Franco Sales Director Tel. : +351 214 870 491 @ : reservations@guinchotel.pt
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    Is there a fitness facility at the Fortaleza do Guincho? We are looking to book a stay in October?
    Dear Alberta, I am really sorry for my late answer, but I did not realise that we did not answer to your question. I am afraid the Hotel is built is a fortress from the XVII century without space to have a fitness centre, but we are located just in front of the beach in a very quite area where you can go out and run; beside we do have a special agreement with a club close by us where they have a fitness centre. Should you need any further information, please do not hesitate to come back to us. With our best regards, Hotel Fortaleza do Guincho Relais & Châteaux Tel. : +351 214 870 491 @ : reservations@guinchotel.pt
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    Hello very welcoming Fortaleza do Guincho staff and all prior guests, We booked 4 nights from April 26 to April 30 and are planning to go to Sintra and twice to Lisbon. Here are my questions: 1. Would it be possible to arrange a taxi to go to Sintra and pick us up on the way back? How much would it cost? We will have a car, but do not want to fight traffic and search for parking in Sintra. 2. Can we drive to the train station (which one?), safely park there and take a train to Lisbon? We do not mind paying for parking. 3. How easy is the road leading to the hotel? Is it very curvy? Thank you so much for your help!
    Greetings from Hotel Fortaleza do Guincho, What a great news to know that you are staying with us. Further to your query we are pleased to come back to you. 1 ) Sintra To go to Sintra it shouldn't take more then 20 minutes driving. We can arrange you a private English speaking driver to take you to Sintra and to bring you back to the Hotel and that should cost 90.00 euros, or we can call a regular taxi to the Hotel to take you to Sintra and that should cost around 40.00 euros ( one way ), to come back to the Hotel you can find a taxi in Sintra normally it is really easy. 2 ) To drive to Lisbon the best way is to take the train in Cascais ( the trip should take around 20 to 25 minutes ); and from our property to the train station in Cascais is less than 5 minutes driving along the cost in a nice and easy road. There is a parking place next to the train station. 3 ) It depend from where are you coming, but coming from the highway it is really easy, even if you take the panoramic road along the cost coming from Lisbon. However if you have any problems to find us, please call us and we will be more than happy to help you. Should you need any extra information please don't hesitate to come back to us. We remain at your entire disposal for any further information. Best regards, Mariana Franco Hotel Fortaleza do Guincho Relais & Châteaux Te. : +351 214 870 491 @ : reservations@guinchotel.pt
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    Does the hotel restaurant have a dress code policy? We like to think we usually look nice :) but we do not want to arrive underdressed....
    Good afternoon from Restaurant Fortaleza do Guincho, Thank you so much for your interest in our restaurant. Further to your message, I am pleased to let you know that the dress code in the restaurant is casual elegant. I hope we will have the pleasure to welcome you. I remain at your entire disposal for any further information. Best regards. Restaurante Fortaleza do Guincho Mariana Franco
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    "Take a glass of wine per course to take advantage of the excellent choice."
    "Courtyard rooms are a touch small and the fortress window makes them a bit claustrophobic,check out the rooms on the first floor"
    "Non parking lot view"
    "the rooms have a closed balcony with a window. Calm and comfortable."
    "The hotel has so few rooms I don't think one can go wrong...we had a couple, all lovely."
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    PRICE RANGE
    €127 - €294 (Based on Average Rates for a Standard Room)
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    LOCATION
    PortugalCentral PortugalLisbon DistrictCascais
    NUMBER OF ROOMS
    27
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