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Located in the border town of Elvas, the guests house Garcia de Orta provides its customers with friendly service in a family environment. Right in the heart of the UNESCO World Heritage city is an ideal place for those who visit for business or pleasure. The proximity of the historic wall that defines a fortified perimeter around the town and other monuments of recognised beauty and interest, and the most commercially active area will make your stay more pleasant, surrounding you with traditional useful services. It is the right choice for those seeking a good quality / price ratio, there is also special offers for extended stays and groups.
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HOTEL STYLE
Budget
Family
Languages Spoken
English, Spanish, Portuguese
Location
Avenida Garcia da Orta 3A, Elvas 7350-048 Portugal
Name/address in local language
Garcia de Orta - Alcamim Guesthouse
88 reviews
Getting there
Good for walkers
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We stayed in this lovely guest house overnight on our visit to Elvas with our four legged family member. He was very welcomed here and was made to feel like home. The guest house's host was friendly and helpful. It is a smalls guest house with nice cozy rooms. There is public parking across the street from the guesthouse. I absolutely recommend to stay here!
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Date of stay: September 2020Trip type: Travelled with family
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Comfortable beds and decent shower and bathroom. AC worked well too. Great daily prices too and super location close to everything. Parking is across the street so very convenient. We really liked it and were glad we did not stay in a more expensive hotel.
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Date of stay: June 2021
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The Garcia de Orta guesthouse was a perfect spot for "adventure travellers" exploring Elvas. Just inside the main town gate, and easy walking distance from the bus station. I understand this was originally part of a bigger hotel that no longer exists. It's a funny little place, in some ways--all upstairs, with really no lobby. But the proprietor was very friendly, and the room was great. A lovely shuttered window looking out south over the walls and towards the fort. The room cost ~ 35 euros or so for two, with a fully functional ensuite bath. The room was spacious, for a small Portuguese guesthouse, and very comfortable.
Although no breakfast was included, downstairs and just around the corner to the right is a neat little cafe where the locals all drop in for coffee and a pastry--with a proprietor who could, and would, make toast--almost unheard-of in Portugal and great with the good, strong Portuguese espresso.
I'd definitely stop again here if I were re-visiting Elvas, which is charming and intriguing.
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Date of stay: March 2011
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Trip type: Travelled as a couple
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Rooms are of very varying quality, though many are new, the room sizes can vary from TINY to medium, but price is the same.
location was very good. In the end we slept there for one night (had intended to do 2 nights).
Internet works only in some locations. Do note that there is no breakfast nor possibility to store things in cold.
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Date of stay: August 2014
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Trip type: Travelled with friends
Room Tip:Â Rooms on 3rd floor had better wifi than 2nd floor.
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The accommodation is fine and the location very good with free parking just across the road. We have found the mattresses hard everywhere we have been in Portugal so far but here was ok. The staff member who provided us with the map was very enthusiastic, bordering on theatrical and went through the map highlighting a route for us to take. Really liked Elvas overall and could have filled two days here, though we only spent one, with the two big outlying forts. We only had chance to drive past.
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Date of stay: August 2018Trip type: Travelled as a couple
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One of the cheapest you can find for the quality. The room is small but enough for a couple to be for some days. Its in an excellent location inside Elvas walls and the staff is the most friendly. They gave us a map and clear directions for restaurants and sightseeing.
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Date of stay: November 2017Trip type: Travelled as a couple
Room Tip:Â hotel location
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The hotel location is good, from bus terminal, walk 10 minutes, enter gates of Olivenca, turn left, you can find a yellow building, that is the hotel. This is a home operated hotel, only several rooms, the room is not large, but clean & comfortable. The is a small balcony, one can review the scenery. The onwer is a nice lady, who provided a town map, & told us how to find the sites. Elvas is a small town, one can walk all town on foot. There are two castles out the town. A small supermarket is in short distance, if you need more, walk 10 minutes can reach a large one near the bus terminal. We stayed one night, & feel it is very comfortable.
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Date of stay: February 2016
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Trip type: Travelled as a couple
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The Hostal is within view of the bus station but its uphill over cobblestones so carrying luggage best to use taxi. (7 Euros :) ) Room was small but adequate, very prettily decorated. Bathroom is enclosed in glass because window to outside is in bathroom area. Quit bright. Windows amazingly block the traffic and noise from the outside. Window faces one of the ancient portals constructed around the 12 century. The double bed was very comfortable. I asked the woman in charge if she could heat a sandwich for me; she returned it hot, with a table cloth, napkins, plates on a tray to use the small table in the room. To boot, she gave me a small jar of delicious, homemade plumb fruit preserves. There is no lift. We were on the 3rd floor and the air conditioning was great. Rooms and hallways were kept very clean. There was no general gathering room. Only stayed there two nights, would definitely stay there again.
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Date of stay: June 2014
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Trip type: Travelled as a couple
Room Tip:Â Room on the third floor facing the outside is very bright and nice. If morning noise gets too...
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"Room on the third floor facing the outside is very bright and nice. If morning noise gets too loud, you can close the window; with the air conditioning it is no problem."
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PRICE RANGE
AU$64 - AU$73 (Based on Average Rates for a Standard Room)
LOCATION
PortugalAlentejoPortalegre DistrictElvas
NUMBER OF ROOMS
9
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