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Bussaco Palace Hotel |
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Coimbra / Bussaco National Park / Portugal |
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Bussaco Palace Hotel
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Busssaco Palace Hotel, Mata do Bussaco, 3050-261 Luso, Portugal.
The five-star deluxe Bussaco Palace Hotel is located in the heart of the Bussaco National Park on the Bussaco Mountains in the Bairrada in a spectacular and serene landscape...
only one hour away from Porto.
The Bussaco Forest is a dense wood, many centuries old, where the trees are of a gigantic stature and are rich in essences, fragrances and brilliance. This unique forest was first settled by Benedictine monks in the 6th century. Later, it was administered by priests from Coimbra Cathedral, and a Papal edict of 1622 declared that women entering the forest would be excommunicated. The Discalced Carmelites, an order of barefooted monks, took over in 1628. They built a monastery and surrounded the 250-acre (105-hectare) forest with a wall. Over the centuries, the monks and the government foresters who succeeded them have planted nearly 400 Portuguese varieties of trees, shrubs, and flowers while importing some 300 species from as far away as Mexico, Chile, and Japan and from many other places all over the world.
In 1810, 66,000 French troops attacked the Duke of Wellington and his army of British and Portuguese soldiers during the unsuccessful Napoleonic invasion of Portugal. The forest survived, and so did the monastery - although it fell into government hands in 1834, when monasteries were abolished throughout Portugal.
Later in the 19th Century, the Portuguese royal family commissioned an Italian operatic scene painter and architect to build a summer palace and hunting lodge in the Bussaco Forest. The building was completed in 1907, shortly before the assassination of the king and crown prince. The king's Swiss chef obtained government permission to turn the palace into the Bussaco Palace Hotel in 1910, and guests have been wallowing in pseudo-Manueline architecture and Edwardian comforts ever since.
It became one of Portugal's greatest houses and one of the most fascinating and historic hotels of the world, with a continuing tradition of the ultimate in luxury. This manueline-gothic palace is a landmark of elegance and comfort and surrounded by splendid gardens and the magnificent national forest of Bussaco, planted centuries ago by the carmelites.
Accommodation features: The Bussaco Palace Hotel offers refined furnishings and luxurious fittings in 60 rooms and 4 suites all with private bathroom, hairdryer, satellite TV, radio and international direct dial telephone. Air conditioning in most rooms.
Following room types are available:
- The Standard Rooms are small room and offer a queen-size bed or to twin beds.
- The Superior Room are larger than the standard rooms and offer a queen-size bed or twin beds.
- The Junior Suites are located in Palacio Brazoes.
- The Queen Dona Amelia Suite is located in the main building of the Palace.
- The King Don Carlos Suite is located in the main building of the Palace.
- The Imperial Suite is located in the main building of the Palace.
Dining: The Bussaco Palace Hotel offer one of Portugal's finest restaurants.
The Discoveries Restaurant is an elegant and palatial dining room and serves classic French cuisine and excellent Portugese spacialities, complemented by the famous Bussaco wines. Outdoor seasonal dining, on the terrace, in a romantic setting overlooking the gardens.
The Lobby Bar boasts the perfect ambience for afternoon tea, cocktails or the tasting of a rare Bussaco wine or a vintage Port.
Sports and Wellness: Long walks on the forested slopes of Bussaco or in the hotel's manicured formal garden. Tennis court. Outdoor swimming pool, tennis courts and minigolf free for guests at the Curia Palace Hotel 15 minutes away.
Meetings and Banquets: The Bussaco Palace Hotel offers banquet, conference and meeting facilities for 10 to 150 persons. Audiovisual and other conference equipment are available.
Additional features: Fax service. Room service. Safe deposit boxes.Boutique. Laundry. Car parking and park garage. Limousine and helicopter service on request. Military museum and historical monument of the Duke of Wellington's first victory over Napoleon's army in the Iberian Peninsula, at the Battle of Bussaco, in 1810. Nonsmoking rooms. Baby sitting. Pets are not allowed.
Room rates: Approximate quoted in EUR:
- Standard Single Room: From 80 (low season-ls) to 160 (high season-hs)
- Superior Single Room: From 115 (ls) to 190 (hs)
- Standard Double Room: From 95 (ls) to 185 (hs)
- Superior Double Room: From 145 (ls) to 220 (hs)
- Junior Suite: From 350 (ls) to 390 (hs)
- Queen Dona Amelia Suite: From 500 (ls) to 575 (hs)
- King Don Carlos Suite: From 800 (ls) to 1,050 (hs)
- Imperial Suite: From 1,000 (ls) to 1,150 (hs)
Rates per room and night inclusive of breakfast, service and taxes.
Extra Bed EUR 45 per night.
Halfbord per person and day EUR 40.
Fullboard per person and day EUR 70.
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