Hotel description Pousada do Gerês-Amares - Santa Maria do Bouro
This air-conditioned hotel is located between the city of Braga and the Gerês mountain range, set in a restored Cistercian Monastery, one of the most representative of the period in Portugal. With a style in line with monastic sobriety, but with comfortable and modern decoration, this hotel is an absolute must for those wishing to explore the many cultural sites of Minho. The hotel has 30 rooms and 2 luxurious twins. It provides guests with a wide range of facilities, including an entrance hall with 24-hour reception, a hotel safe, a hairdresser, a bar, a games room, a TV room, a restaurant, Internet access/ WLAN, room service and parking for those arriving by car.
Room description
The rooms and suites have air conditioning, cable TV, a minibar, a hairdryer, a safe, dressing gowns, a telephone and lovely views of the hotel's surroundings.
Sport activities description
Activities and sports facilities at the hotel include an outdoor swimming pool, parasols for sunbathers, family games and snooker. In the surrounding area guests can enjoy a range of water sports and visit a shooting range, a golf course and a paintball centre. There are boat trips and guests can go canoeing, on a bicycle tour or horse riding. There are mountain range tracks on Gerês as well as plenty of attractive country walks. Guests can also go river fishing or hunting close by.
Meal service description
The menu offers a selection of local specialities including clear chicken broth, roast cod topped with corn bread and stewed chunks of pork loin, as well as a range of regional desserts.
Hotel location description Pousada do Gerês-Amares - Santa Maria do Bouro
The nearest hotels in the chain are Gerês (27 km away), Guimarães (36 km away), Viana do Castelo (60 km away) and Vila Nova de Cerveira (70 km). Some interesting places to visit in the area are Peneda/ Gerês spa and National Park, Caniçada and the Vilarinho das Furnas dams, Braga Cathedral, Bom Jesus and the Sameiro sanctuaries. It is also worth paying a visit to the traditional village of St. Isabel do Monte, the Our Lady of the Abbey sanctuary, Rendufe monastery and the Roman road.
Payment methods description
Credit cards: American Express, Diners Club, MasterCard and VISA, cash or deposit are all accepted as methods of payment.
Description Pousada do Gerês-Amares - Santa Maria do Bouro
- » Number of floors (main building): 2
- » Total number of rooms: 32
- » Double / twin rooms: 32
Hotel type
- » Historic hotel
- » Design hotel
Methods of payment
- » Visa
- » American Express
- » MasterCard
- » Diners Club
Room facilities (Standard room)
- » Shower
- » Satellite / cable TV
- » TV
- » Hairdryer
- » Bathroom
- » Bath
- » Safe (*)
- » Individual air-conditioned
- » Direct dial telephone (*)
- » Minibar (*)
Facilities
- » Safe
- » Sun loungers
- » Room service
- » Wheelchair accessible
- » 24h. Reception
- » Public Internet (*)
- » 24h check-in
- » Mobile phone network
- » Restaurant - non-smoking area
- » WLAN access point (*)
- » Restaurant - Air-conditioned
- » Parasols
- » Outdoor pool
- » Car park
- » Bar-s
- » Dining room
- » Hairdresser
- » Air-conditioned in common areas
- » TV room
- » Game room
- » Breakfast room
- » Conference room
- » Reception area
- » Restaurant -s
Restaurant
- » Half board
- » Lunch à la carte
- » Bed and breakfast
- » Dinner à la carte
Activities
- » Horse riding (*)
- » Bike / mountain bike (*)
- » Billiards / Snooker
- » Golf (*)
- » Canoe (*)
Interest points
- » Caniçada: 20km
- » Peneda-Geres National Park: 67km
- » Braga Cathedral: 18km
- » Sameiro Sanctuary: 19km
- » Vilarinho das Furnas Dam: 36km
Distances (in meters)
- » Bar / Pub / Amares: 12km
- » River / Cávado: 600m
- » Town centre / Amares: 12km
- » Shopping facilities / Braga: 24km
- » Beach / Esposende: 55km
- » Restaurants / Cruzeiro: 100m
- » Next big city / Braga: 24km
- » Tourist centre / Braga: 24km
- » Train station / Braga: 24km
- » Bus station / Braga: 24km
- » Golf course / Ponte de Lima: 70km
- » Disco / Club / Amares: 12km
- » OPO Airport - Oporto: 69km