Hotel Da Vila

Travessa da Alfarrobeira 1-3, Cascais 2750-285 Portugal

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3.5
#37 of 43 hotels in Cascais
Location
4.7
Cleanliness
4.0
Service
3.5
Value
3.5

Welcome to Hotel da Vila, your Cascais “home away from home.” Hotel da Vila aims to make your visit as relaxing and enjoyable as possible, which is why so many guests continue to come back year after year.

Close to some of Cascais' most popular landmarks, such as 5th of October Square (0.1 mi) and Camara Municipal (0.1 mi), Hotel da Vila is a great destination for tourists.

As your “home away from home,” the hotel rooms offer air conditioning, and getting online is easy, with free internet access available.

Guests have access to a concierge and room service while staying at Hotel da Vila. In addition, Hotel da Vila offers a lounge, which will help make your Cascais trip additionally gratifying.

During your visit, be sure to check out one of Cascais' popular lobster restaurants such as Restaurante Mar do Inferno, Baia do Peixe, and Furnas Do Guincho, all a short distance from Hotel da Vila.

If you’re looking for something to do, Centro Historico de Cascais (0.2 mi) and Marechal Carmona Park (0.4 mi) are a nice way to spend some time, and they are all within walking distance of Hotel da Vila.

Hotel da Vila puts the best of Cascais at your fingertips, making your stay both relaxing and enjoyable.

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Free internet
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Business Center with Internet Access
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TassPatsalides wrote a review Jun 2006
london4 contributions19 helpful votes
3.0 of 5 bubbles
I recently joined my Partner for a weekend break in Cascais, she had been in Lisbon on business. Coincidentally it was my first time in Portugal.

First impressions were that the airport was absolutely mobbed on Friday night and it took some time in getting a cab, subsequently found out that there is a bus that goes straight to Cascais that leaves directly outside the arrivals terminal for only Euros 8.5, the cab journey cost Euros 50!

The hotel is new and very difficult to find as most cabbies do not seem to know the area very well.

OK starting with the good points:

1. It's new and therefore pretty tidy
2. The staff are very helpful and try hard to make your stay a happy one.
3. The position is excellent, only a short walk to the beach or restaurants and shops.
4. They were really accommodating at letting us have a late check-out which was really helpful.

Negatives

1. It's trying to be a boutique hotel but falls quite a way short.
2. Rooms are quite small and very soulless, I felt a bit like I was in a cell even though I do like minimalism these just felt bare.
3. There is no privacy unless you pull the blinds right down and because of their design you cannot have them half mast, therefore the room is either bright with everyone acroos teh road looking in or plunged into total blackness!
4. The bathroom does not have a range of shower gels etc... just shampoo, I know this is a small niggle but pretty important when you are staying at the beach.
5. The breakfast area is in reception and is pretty dark so not a nice experience, better to go out and sit in a nice cafe in the square.
6. Due to the construction of the rooms and the fact that there are no soft furnishings, noise travels quite a bit, so everyone on your floor will know when you go out or close a door...

Other than that it was pretty good and I guess they will try and sort some of these issues out in the future.
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Date of stay: June 2006
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Mobile6331 wrote a review May 2006
Ireland1 contribution5 helpful votes
4.0 of 5 bubbles
This hotel is in a great location in the centre of Cascais. Restaurants, beaches, train station shops etc. are on your doorstep.

The hotel is new and rooms were spotless. Rooms were small and basic but very good for the price paid.

Breakfast was plain and simple but again everything was clean, food was fresh and all in all it was very satisfactory.

Staff were excellent, very friendly and more than happy to help.

It was a small hotel with a personal feel to it and I would certainly recommend it.
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Date of stay: April 2006
3.0 of 5 bubblesValue
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TravelFrog17 wrote a review Jun 2012
Yekaterinburg, Russia41 contributions6 helpful votes
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3.0 of 5 bubbles
Actually we needed just a place to sleep and put our bags, so this hotel was one of the cheapest (for end of May). Yes, i agree with other reviewers that the location is good: you can easily reach beach or cafes less than 5-10 min of walking. We didn't request breakfast in the hotel - and we were right! Some "breakfast" cafes (with fresh juice, coffee, fresh cookies and buns) are open since 7 or 8 nearby. And it will be cheaper than have a breakfast in the hotel.
Also i'll agree with one of the review that sometimes it was noisy: we heard new guests arriving at night to their room, how some company drank the whole night... So the walls are thin there..
The guys at reception (there're not so many of them, by the way, you can sometime see the front desk empty) speak not very good english, but they will use all their efforts to help you - with your plans, tour itineraries et c.
The room was always clean. Everyday.
So all i can say it was rather good, but we thought i'd be a little better for the money that we paid.
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Date of stay: May 2012
3.0 of 5 bubblesValue
3.0 of 5 bubblesRooms
5.0 of 5 bubblesLocation
5.0 of 5 bubblesCleanliness
3.0 of 5 bubblesService
1.0 of 5 bubblesSleep Quality
Trip type: Traveled with friends
Room Tip: try to have a higher room ( it'll be less noisy there, i think)
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Gerald H wrote a review Oct 2012
Nottingham, United Kingdom12 contributions15 helpful votes
1.0 of 5 bubbles
I was planning on staying in this hotel for four nights, but having survived one totally sleepless night, I checked out immediately the following morning. It is located adjacent a night club with thumping beat-noise and street-rowdies until 5.00am - even after a visit from the police. The hotel itself had dirty floors and windows, the sound insulation non-existant, my own single room was far too small for comfort and the shower water did not drain away but overflowed into the bathroom floor, and the breakfast was overcharged and completely insufficient. My advice - keep away from this tatty dump!
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Date of stay: September 2012
1.0 of 5 bubblesValue
1.0 of 5 bubblesRooms
3.0 of 5 bubblesLocation
1.0 of 5 bubblesCleanliness
1.0 of 5 bubblesService
1.0 of 5 bubblesSleep Quality
Trip type: Traveled solo
Room Tip: Go somewhere else.
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MaloneV wrote a review Jun 2006
London, United Kingdom173 contributions180 helpful votes
2.0 of 5 bubbles
We stayed in this hotel for one night, thankfully not any longer. We initially thought we had gotten lucky- a charming lobby and a sweet receptionist in a prime location for 110 euros per night. Unfortunately, things went downhill as soon as the sun set. The sweet receptionist was replaced by the afternoon shift, which consisted of a sneering snob that was loathe to give us 2 extra pillows to use for the night (despite the repitition of Obrigado dozens of times). We went upstairs to take a shower, noticed that the floor was wet in the bathroom, and after taking a shower we quickly realized that the shower leaked water all over the floor. Then, our air conditioner didn't work, so we had to open our window (it was very, very hot during our stay in Cascais). Well, the open window had to be closed after hours upon hours of screaming drunk party people streaming in and out of the strip club next door finally got to be too much. Now we lived in the east Village of NYC for 5 years, so we are not sound sensitive. We love city sounds, but this was unbearable. We tossed and turned in our sweat lodge (still noisy even with the window closed) for the next 2 hours until our alarm went off at 4:45 a.m. for our flight home. It was a pretty bad way to end our great visit to Portugal. There are plenty of other hotels within blocks of this one, and I would recommend trying one of those. I gave this place 2 stars only because it was clean and had parking, but you won't be getting any sleep.
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Date of stay: June 2006
1.0 of 5 bubblesValue
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4.0 of 5 bubblesCleanliness
2.0 of 5 bubblesService
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James A wrote a review Oct 2011
London, United Kingdom3 contributions5 helpful votes
5.0 of 5 bubbles
03/10/2011 -
Good points:
* Superb location, right in the middle of town, less than a 5 minute walk to the beach
* Exceptional service, very friendly and helpful
* Very clean and modern
* Relatively cheap when booked online in advance
Bad point:
* The hotel is about 2 doors down from a bar that stays open late, so there is noise from about 11pm to 3am most nights. However, if when booking you stipulate that you want to stay on the OTHER SIDE of the hotel away from the side road with the bar, you will get a better nights sleep.

The good points far outweigh the bad. This is a decent basic hotel which does the job. More 'some frills' than 'no frills'. The location is the key.

As a side note, Cascais itself is amazing, well worth a trip. For 2.40 euros you can catch a train along the coast for 35 minutes into Lisbon to explore. I am definately coming back here and would recommend the hotel and area to anyone.
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Date of stay: September 2011
4.0 of 5 bubblesValue
4.0 of 5 bubblesRooms
5.0 of 5 bubblesLocation
5.0 of 5 bubblesCleanliness
5.0 of 5 bubblesService
2.0 of 5 bubblesSleep Quality
Trip type: Traveled as a couple
Room Tip: The hotel is about 2 doors down from a bar that stays open late, so there is noise from about...
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ADM wrote a review Aug 2010
Toronto, Canada3 contributions5 helpful votes
2.0 of 5 bubbles
I'm a firm believer in hotel and book reviews. I write a ton of them and rely upon them before I make key hotel and book (or other) purchases.

It's why what I'm about to write is in the best interests of people just like me who use these things to avoid problems in advance.

This hotel is not what it promises nor sets out to be. It's got a lovely entrance, a sweet middle location -- if only from the fact that it's just a few minutes away from the beach and the main squares of Cascais -- and clean, though tiny, rooms. As for the other platitudes people here are claiming in their reviews, I don't know whether we were staying in the same facility? I mean, really?

I came to the hotel on the evening of the 19th of August -- staying until the 22nd -- as a kind of central spot for my forays around Estoril and Cascais. I was alone from Prague where I live (a major tourist mecca), and in PT for a handful of days to get some R&R and unwind after a very arduous August of intense work, hoping that all of the good things I'd read about in these reviews would actually come to fruition.

Given that there was more than a fair share of negative reviews as well, I was hoping against all hope that none of that stuff would come to pass...I was wrong.

The clerk at the desk as I'd arrived -- I won't mention his name, but suffice it to say it was a "he" -- inserts me in Room #3, which is in the sort of "annex" of the hotel (rooms 3, 4, and 5, I believe, form the annex -- so be very careful if you make the faulty decision to stay here and get chucked into one of those rooms). The annex is immediately adjacent to the noisy busy parking area with a nightclub right next door with blaring music from around nine in the evening to well past 4 am or later.

The annex is lined up with flat area of the hill's rise upon which the hotel sits. I arrived on a Thursday night, late. Bad move already. From Thurs. until Sunday morning when I departed I didn't get a good night's rest. Not a single one. 95 EUR a night for this crud.

I'm was furious that the guy shunted me into Room #3 all because I came alone.

I'd have understood it if I was a little hard to handle, drunk, loud, or otherwise belligerent. Moreover, I'd paid the hotel directly -- not through Expedia, for instance, my normal course of action -- which means that the hotel got to keep all of the action, less a merchant's fee for my Visa card processing, which kind of burned me up.

The corridor to these :"annex rooms" was well lit, but the architecture of the hotel building itself was wonky -- those three rooms were being bombarded all night by the sounds of tourists and drunk locals reveling in the alley. In fact, someone in the parking area etched the initials "Z-E-N -- and I have a photo to prove it " in the frosted glass of my room's sole window which I'd only noticed the day following. Vandalism. The noise was exceedingly loud filtering through from the alley and it's a wonder they even built rooms and maintain them on that floor and not have their guests throwing furniture out the window to quell some of the constant ruckus. For the price I'd paid, it was totally unacceptable. They're likely expecting tourists to be so wasted that they won't notice it when they bumble back into the hotel in the early morning hours.

About the window: there is *no grill* so if some unscrupulous local drunkard or tourist wants to cause a little mischief and a guest accidentally leaves their heavy window a crack open to get some air in the stuffy overheated room, someone can toss in some rubbish, a stink bomb, a bottle, or worse (or just catch you totally naked) -- and for those of you security-conscious types out there, be very careful. The window is low-slung enough that someone can slip into your room and even steal your belongings on the table adjacent just by reaching in. Perhaps some jerk might cause mischief by even hopping into the room for the thrill of it. I couldn't -- for the life of me -- understand why the window didn't open in a vertical way. Only horizontally? Epic fail HOTEL DA VILA!!! This was just rotten.

The room is cramped as all get-out. The desk has no chair. I kept stubbing my toe and scratching my legs as I tried to pass the gap between the bed's edge and the bureau as I skipped off to the nightly toilet run, and I'm not a big guy, so I can't see why this was such a problem. It was painful. I've got the scratches to prove it.

Wi-fi was working, which was a relief, but I'd gladly surrender ensuite free wi-fi to get a little R&R at the hotel. I was so burned up that I didn't even go out on my last Saturday night in the city because I know that I'd have been up for the entire night with the nonsense going on next door. It was pure garbage.

Breakfast was a major shill. I don't know what breakfast one of the previous commenters here was so happily eating and getting full on -- the meal consists of only sliced white and wheat bread, one brand of sliced cheese, some meats, and some jams. Yogurts and some fruits pieces are thrown in for the mix for variety, and I can't even pour my own coffee? I have to ask for one every single time? No desserts even? No small cakes? No bread choice? No eggs on demand? Not even scrambled? For 95 EUR/night, this is what I'm getting? I paid the same rate for a 4-star hotel in Lisbon and got a lovely breakfast spread and a totally pristine and quiet room. In the capital in the downtown area. So what gives?

The eating area is mega-cramped. If you're claustrophobic and like to eat in peace, dream on.

Also, I don't know how this hotel gets off billing itself as a "business" hotel. I asked if they had an iron and an ironing board somewhere on the premises so that I could press some shirts before stepping out for the evening -- the attendant on night duty looked at me as if I was from Pluto. He's like: "We don't have that facility here." I go: "But you do have cleaners that clean the place every day and they have a cabinet that you have the keys to, right?" I was thinking that they don't place crinkled sheets or tablecloths on the beds or the tables, so what gives? I mean, what if there's an emergency or something? Are they going to call their 24-hour pressing service to come and sort things out? See what I mean?

I couldn't even wear some my nice -- though wrinkled - duds that I'd brought to Cascais for nights at the clubs or for restaurants there without using a makeshift 3rd-best option which was to steam my shirts while I was in the shower. A very poor substitute...

I'm happy the attendant was able to show me how to get my hotel in Lisbon the next day via Portuguese Google Maps, because if he was going to tell me "we don't have that facility here" again, I was going to freak out.

I was *thoroughly unhappy* with my stay. Even the gruff manner in which the initial attendant asked that I pay for all three nights in advance at around ten at night when I'd arrived. Bad karma, bad touch. Taking an imprint, or freezing a deposit, that'd have been cool. But the whole approach was so smarmy and grubby that it left a bad impression in combination will all of the things that happened to me as described above.

I would not stay here again and not tell my friends to stay here either. I have >4,000 Facebook friends, and not to one of them -- even my enemies -- would I advise to stay here and waste their hard-earned money.

The way I saw it, stay at hotels slightly outside of Cascais' main drag, along the sea coast towards Boca de Inferno, and then take cabs or rent a bike or walk (that's what I did) into town for your daily and clubbing and eating/drinking needs. Staying in the city itself is not worth the small premium that you pay for places like Hotel da Vila. Total rip-off for people who have long-since paid off the property's mortgage and are just sitting back on their laurels skimming off the cream because this seems to be the going rate for Cascais at this time of year.

I got better service from 3-star restaurants right on the beach...
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Date of stay: August 2010
2.0 of 5 bubblesValue
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5.0 of 5 bubblesLocation
5.0 of 5 bubblesCleanliness
2.0 of 5 bubblesService
1.0 of 5 bubblesSleep Quality
Trip type: Traveled as a couple
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C B wrote a review Oct 2012
Jacksonville, Florida139 contributions54 helpful votes
3.0 of 5 bubbles
Pros: Reasonably priced, especiallyconsidering location. It is centrally located, hotel rooms are clean and well kept. Staff is friendly and helpful.
Cons: Next to an "after hours discoteque" so the constant muffled sounds of the "thump thump thump" of bass can be heard from just about past mid-nite until 5-6 in the am. Persons who are lighter sleepers may want to get a room numbered ending in 04 or higher to better your chances of distancing youself from the discoteque.
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Date of stay: October 2012
5.0 of 5 bubblesValue
3.0 of 5 bubblesRooms
5.0 of 5 bubblesLocation
4.0 of 5 bubblesCleanliness
4.0 of 5 bubblesService
2.0 of 5 bubblesSleep Quality
Trip type: Traveled with friends
Room Tip: Light sleepers...go for rooms ending in o4 or higher to distance yourself from the discoteque...
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elenkahu wrote a review May 2012
Amsterdam, The Netherlands119 contributions142 helpful votes
4.0 of 5 bubbles
We stayed in this hotel by chance: the one we booked originally had to relocate us to Hotel Da Vila due to some problems with plumbing.
It is a proper 3 star hotel with nothing special to mention. It indeed has great location: right in the center and around 10 minutes easy walk to the nearby beach.
The hotel seems to have been renovated recently: both the room and the shower are clean and functional. The room is on the small side & has no chairs, fridge or tea making facilities, so I would not recommend this hotel if you are staying longer than a couple of days.
The beds are extremely uncomfortable though: they are kind of bouncy and every time you turn in them, you feel like you are falling off the bed.
They provide only hand soap and shower/shampoo gel, so bring your own body lotion if needed. They do have hairdryer in the bathroom which is not a usual thing in 3 star hotels.
We did not have breakfast but if you go down the road to the nearby bakery you can get breakfast rolls and coffee for as little 6-8 euro for two people.
You need to pay for the internet, but i could not get it work for some reason on my computer.
All in all, it is well priced hotel with great location and perfect for a couple of nights stay in Cascais.
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Date of stay: May 2012
4.0 of 5 bubblesValue
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4.0 of 5 bubblesCleanliness
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2.0 of 5 bubblesSleep Quality
Trip type: Traveled with family
Room Tip: all rooms seem to be good: ours was on the top floor
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HondaRS250 wrote a review Nov 2010
Ballymena, United Kingdom1 contribution2 helpful votes
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Near to Tourist office and easy to find, the hotel let us check in 3 hours early, no problems at all. Our room was clean and modern, cleaned and new towels daily, nice shower, comfortable bed and a good selection of tv channels. There was free internet access in foyer. All of the hotel staff were friendly and helpful. The hotel is near all of the bars and restaurants and just a short walk from the train and railway station and taxi rank. It is an ideal base for going to see Motogp at Estoril circuit. I don't understand some of the reviewers - it seems that some people expect 6 star facilities but only want to pay youth hostel prices! It was a really nice modern hotel, we got a great deal from Travel Republic approx £35-40 a night. We would definately recommend the hotel to others and stay there again if we return to Cascais.
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Date of stay: October 2010
4.0 of 5 bubblesValue
5.0 of 5 bubblesRooms
5.0 of 5 bubblesLocation
5.0 of 5 bubblesCleanliness
5.0 of 5 bubblesService
5.0 of 5 bubblesSleep Quality
Trip type: Traveled as a couple
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RonBiggles wrote a tip Jan 2017
Lanaken, Belgium199 contributions159 helpful votes
3.0 of 5 bubbles
"Rooms at the back are quieter."
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Paulo wrote a tip Jan 2016
Oeiras, Portugal70 contributions21 helpful votes
4.0 of 5 bubbles
"Room with a view"
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C B wrote a tip Oct 2012
Jacksonville, Florida139 contributions54 helpful votes
3.0 of 5 bubbles
"Light sleepers...go for rooms ending in o4 or higher to distance yourself from the discoteque that is next door."
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Gerald H wrote a tip Oct 2012
Nottingham, United Kingdom12 contributions15 helpful votes
1.0 of 5 bubbles
"Go somewhere else."
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TravelFrog17 wrote a tip Jun 2012
Yekaterinburg, Russia41 contributions6 helpful votes
3.0 of 5 bubbles
"try to have a higher room ( it'll be less noisy there, i think)"
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$77 - $141 (Based on Average Rates for a Standard Room)
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PortugalCentral PortugalLisbon DistrictCascais
NUMBER OF ROOMS
40
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Frequently Asked Questions about Hotel Da Vila
Which popular attractions are close to Hotel Da Vila?
Nearby attractions include Zazulê (0.2 miles), Centro Historico de Cascais (0.2 miles), and Praia da Rainha (0.2 miles).
What are some of the property amenities at Hotel Da Vila?
Some of the more popular amenities offered include a lounge, room service, and a business center.
What food & drink options are available at Hotel Da Vila?
Guests can enjoy a lounge during their stay.
What are some restaurants close to Hotel Da Vila?
Conveniently located restaurants include Malacopa Taco Bar, Ka Sushi Cave, and Seventh Brunch Cascais.
Is Hotel Da Vila located near the city center?
Yes, it is 0.07 miles away from the center of Cascais.
Are any cleaning services offered at Hotel Da Vila?
Yes, dry cleaning and laundry service are offered to guests.
Does Hotel Da Vila offer any business services?
Yes, guests have access to a business center and meeting rooms during their stay.
Are there any historical sites close to Hotel Da Vila?
Many travelers enjoy visiting Fortaleza de Nossa Senhora da Luz (2.7 miles), Cidadela de Cascais (0.3 miles), and Quinto Patino (2.0 miles).
Is Hotel Da Vila accessible?
Yes, it offers wheelchair access and reduced mobility rooms. For specific inquiries, we recommend calling ahead to confirm.