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HOTEL ALBATROZ Cascais

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HISTORICAL PLACE

Today, with 48 rooms and 11 suites, the Albatroz Hotel has kept the architectural trace and the natural beauty of the 3 different buildings that compose it, along with the comfort

of a modern and luxury hotel.

The Main Building (Duke of Loulé’s Palace)

Acquired by the Albatroz group in 1982, and after an 18 month period of works of remodeling and extension of previous installations, the Palace of the Dukes of Loulé,

then known as “Almond Box”, was built in 1873 and was home of several families until the ‘60s, when it opened its doors to Tourism, with the name of Albatroz Inn. At that

time, it had 11 rooms, one dining room, a bar and a nice lawn, replaced by a pool some years later.

The Palace Building (House of D. António of Lancastre)

The Albatroz Palace (across the street), was bought in the year 2000. At first named House of D. António of Lancastre (the first owner); this house was built in the XX

century and keeps its architectural Italian style. Also known as “the house of the yellow ceilings”, it has a beautiful balcony with arches and columns facing the sea.

The Yellow Building (“Asse das Três” House)

With the acquisition of this Yellow House next door in 2003, the Hotel extended once again its number of rooms and meeting rooms. Originally called “Asse das Três”, it was built in the foreland of the same name, in 1922, by D. Nuno Miguel d’Almada e Lancastre. D. Nuno didn’t have children, so the house was donated to his godson Bernardo Manuel Pinheiro Espírito Santo Silva. The House belonged to the Espírito Santo family until the year 2000, when it was sold to some foreigners and then (in 2002) to the Albatroz Hotel (Group).

The White Building

Bought in 2004 and launched in the summer of 2005, the White House was the most recent acquisition of the Group. Keeping the façade of a real beach “Chalet”, the house

was perfectly integrated with the other historical buildings. The natural solarium and the lawn were enlarged allowing even better panoramic views, especially from the suite

(duplex) on the top floor of the building.

GEOGRAPHICAL POSITION

Located in the village of Cascais, next to Conceição beach and the main train station Square, the Albatroz Hotel is within walking distance from almost every restaurants and shops

in town.  The hotel is situated on the cliffs by the water, having the most beautiful views of either Estoril Coast (South side) or Cascais village and marina (North side).

BEDROOM CHARACTERISTICS

48 Rooms and 11 Suites – spread along the 3 houses and freshly refurnished, the well equipped rooms and suites offer the comfort of your own home.

The luxurious decoration with light colors turns every room into a unique, comfortable and detailed place, offering the guests high standards of well being, comprising of:

- Sea or beach views;

- Complete bathroom with hand painted tiles, bathrobes, telephone and hair dryer;

- Non-allergenic pillows;

- Cable TV with different international channels;

- Mini bar;

- Safe deposit box;

- Air conditioning;

- Digital direct dial telephone;

- Wireless Internet everywhere.

Electrical power: 220 V

Check-in time: 3 pm

Check-out time: until 12 pm

SERVICES

2 Swimming Pools - the Albatroz hotel has an exceptional location facing the Atlantic Ocean. Both pools have sea view and a nice sun terrace.

Panoramic Bar - the terrace is the perfect spot for a memorable sunset or a delicious meal, overlooking the village of Cascais.

Restaurant – from its privileged location over the beach, one can enjoy the jagged scenery of the Cascais and Estoril Coast. The gastronomic specialties are mainly fish and

shell-fish. The originality of our recipes makes the restaurant Albatroz one of the most sought and frequented in the area.

Meeting Rooms - the Albatroz Hotel has 7 meeting and banqueting rooms with different sizes, capacities and styles. All of them offer great conditions for banquets and cocktails,

private meetings or parties, as well as fantastic outside spaces overlooking the sea. The meeting rooms are equipped with fast and wireless internet connections and business

facilities (technical equipment rental, printer, copy and fax machines, translation, etc.)

Laundry;

Valet Parking;

Business Center;

24h Room Service;

Laundry Service;

Twice-daily housekeeping service;

Complimentary shoe shinning service

Babysitting service available

SPORTS AND RECREATIONAL FACILITIES IN THE AREA

- Special prices for golf, with reduced rates for our clients in the courses that are available

in this region;

- Nautical sports;

- Casino;

- Tennis club;

- Rambling;

- Horseback ride;

- Bull ring;

- Racing Cars Circuit;

- Restaurants, bars and discos;

- Museums, parks and palaces;

- Cinemas;

- Cascais Shopping;

- and more.

CASCAIS

The village of Cascais is situated between the Sintra ridge and the Atlantic Ocean. On the second half of the 12th century, Cascais was just a small fishermen’s village. It

was usual to say that the name of Cascais came from the plural of “cascal” (shells in heaps), which was related to the thousands of shells from the shell-fishes found in that

area.

In 1364, King D. Pedro I granted Cascais the Municipality charter, although it was only made effective in 1370. When the discoveries began, Cascais became Lisbon’s sentinel and it was also the first Portuguese land to be sighted by the navigators when they came back from their long sea adventures. For this very reason, Cascais was one of the first places to have a lighthouse (where now Farol da Guia stands) during the kingdom of D. Manuel I (16th century). In 1859, with the construction of the main roads that connected it to the villages of Oeiras

and Sintra, Cascais started to recover from the stagnancy in which it had been. In 1870, the royal family already took their swimming in the beautiful beaches, which made them

the best ones in Portugal and originated the boom of Tourism. Finally, under the supervision of Fausto Figueiredo and his partner Augusto Carreira de Sousa, the Estoril project began as a centre of tourist international ambitions. But it was only after the First World War (1916) that the construction of the Casino started. After a period of intense constructions, helped by the evolution of the roads, Cascais became one of the most famous Tourist Centers, lodging during and after the Second World War groups of refugees and exiled, such as the Counts of Barcelona, King Humbert II of Italy, Carol II of Romenia and many other personalities from the cultural and sportive panorama.

Now a day, Cascais is still a reference in Portugal’s Tourism, always trying to catch up to the most exigent guests and their quality criteria.

This fishing village of Cascais has an area of 2 007 acres and approximately 35 000 inhabitants. Although fishing is no longer its main industry, it still keeps all the traditions.

Day in day out, one can watch the interesting show of the fishermen’s arrival and subsequent auctioning of fish at the “lota“ (lot). A no less interesting show is the pleasant

market, on Wednesday mornings.

THE  SUBURBS

ESTORIL

 A mere 100 meters from Cascais, Estoril has many tourist and seaside resort traditions. Its architecture is well balanced with a variety of elegant palaces and gardens and it has always been sought by the Portuguese and foreign tourist alike. The Casino and its broad gardens are a must for any visitor. Also, the stroll along the jagged wall, which links Cascais to

Estoril, is very pleasant.

SINTRA: The distance from Cascais is around 12 km. At such a short distance, one can admire a totally different scenery from that of the Coast and the picturesque village of Sintra, the very heart of the luxuriant mountain (that bears the same name). The reasons for a visit to this region are innumerable, they range from the Palace to the various monuments and

castles of the “Serra de Sintra“, from the flowery gardens to the extensive wood, with more than 3 000 species of plants, or from the outdoor walking to the enchanting landscape.

QUELUZ:  Built in the 18th century, in the Versailles Palace style, the Palace of Queluz used to be a Royal summer residence. The fascinating beauty of its architecture, the interiors and surrounding gardens, allied to the good Portuguese cuisine of the Palace restaurant are well worth a visit.

CABO DA ROCA: :  Located at 23 km from Cascais, it is the most western point of Europe or, as our poet Luís de Camões wrote, “Where the land ends and the sea begins“. The lighthouse was built in 1772.

.ARRABIDA: 50 kilometers away from Cascais, south of the River Tejo, Arrábida offers a picturesque view of both sea and mountains. On one side we have the clear calm waters of the bay and on the other the dramatic Serra da Arrábida.

SESIMBRA: About 50 kilometers south of the River Tejo, Sesimbra is a fishing village of many traditions. Don’t miss the Ruins of the Moorish Castle which rise above the village.

There are also lots of nice Restaurants specialized in Regional dishes.

 

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