Lawrence's Hotel

“Authentic Sintra Hotel”

This is such a beautifully restored hotel. I wanted to stay in Sintra and decided on this hotel after reading reviews as I wanted to stay in a smaller, authentic hotel. You can't get more authentic than staying in a hotel that was established in 1764 - wow! We were greeted by the gracious Amanda wh… more

This is such a beautifully restored hotel. I wanted to stay in Sintra and decided on this hotel after reading reviews as I wanted to stay in a smaller, authentic hotel. You can't get more authentic than staying in a hotel that was established in 1764 - wow! We were greeted by the gracious Amanda who carried our luggage to our room. We had a corner room that had beautiful views over Sintra and the forest. The entire hotel was cozy and comfortable. We enjoyed tapas and wine at their street side Bistro the first night upon arriving and then had the yummy included breakfast for two mornings. Pictures attached!

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“Nice Stay”

This is very nice hotel but not a 5-star. More inline with a 3-star one if you need a reference. The public areas do look historical but are worn out and in need up some repairs. Same goes with the rooms. While the rooms we had were clean they are in need of some updates. They do not look luxur… more

This is very nice hotel but not a 5-star. More inline with a 3-star one if you need a reference. The public areas do look historical but are worn out and in need up some repairs. Same goes with the rooms. While the rooms we had were clean they are in need of some updates. They do not look luxurious for sure. The bed was OK but not the best. The baths are not so inviting. It was not all bad though. We had rooms with balconies that faced a nice garden. Very peaceful and enjoyable. The front staff were great. Friendly and helpful. We had great discussions about Sintra and local life there. They made good recommendations for restaurant and followed up to make sure we enjoyed our experience. However, our experience at breakfast was not the same. The girl who worked there was unfriendly and unaccommodating. She did not seem too happy to work there. The location of the hotel is ideal. Close to the town center and the historical sites. One hint if you are going to get a ride (e.g. Uber or Bolt) to Pena Palace or Moorish Castle from the hotel is to go to the town center to initiate the ride. The front lady told us to walk to the bus/taxi stop next to the hotel. While the ride services do stop there, the palace and castle are not in that (one-way) direction. The driver had to take a detour around the hills back to town and then take the correct road to your destination. This took around 1-hour (on top of 15 minutes it took to get a driver). We almost missed our allocated time slot. If we would have taken the 5-minute walk to town center, the trip would have taken less than half of that time. This does not apply to Monserrate Palace and Quinta da Regaleira. It is the best to take the ride to those two from the bus stop next to the hotel. Quinta da Regaleira is walking distance in that direction anyway but it's an uphill walk. Walk it back even if you take a ride to go there since it is going to take more than hour to get back to hotel if you choose to take a ride service/taxi back from Quinta da Regaleira while it is only a 10-minute downhill walk back.

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