Hotel Pousada de Setúbal (Setúbal, Portugal)

About Hotel Pousada de Setúbal

The Pousada de Setubal is situated in the nearby historical city of Setubal, offering stunning views of the River Sado, the Tróia peninsula and all of the surrounding Natural Park of Arrábida. In this old fort of seventeenth century architecture, named São Filipe, you can feel the traces of the past, having more than four centuries of history. Just a breath of imagination could give live to the thick walls and gravestones of this historical Pousada, rising out of the cold slabs, a lively picture of live in the court during the reign of the Spanish monarch Filipe II. The restorations undergone for the adaptation to Pousada, started in 1965, have not completely erased the traits of old. A certain ruggedness gives this Pousada a relaxing environment, with suitable decor, simple and sober and fantastic conditions, be it for the magnitude of its facilities or the friendly service, either by the magnitude of their facilities, either by friendly service. Relax and watch the sunset while you delight yourself with a typical Setubal Moscatel on the battlement veranda. This Pousada has 16 elegantly designed rooms decorated in warm colours and features with cable TV, a mini bar and a private bathroom. The Pousada restaurant features a variety of typical Portuguese delicacies where you can enjoy various regional dishes, including the famous seafood and fish ‘Cataplana’, grouper pasta and famous Setubal orange pie. For those who enjoy golf, you will find near the Pousada de Setubal, São Filipe, the magnificent golf courses of Tróia and Montado. Within the Setubal region you can also go on cruises on the River Sado to do some dolphin watching, visit the beaches in Arrábida and eat traditional fried cuttlefish.