Quinta da Conceicao

A lovely place. Beautiful inside and out with fine furniture and well planted, tasteful gardens. A superb pool too. Above all, a warm welcome from Matt and all his team who produce delicious food and a particularly outstanding breakfast. We loved our stay and are planning a return. Thanks to all, including Sawdays, for a very happy time. Our party included 3 generations and all loved it.

This is a gem! Very warm welcome with a drink from Matt who was so accommodating as they had just had a weekend wedding and were not officially open! Elegant,spacious,comfortable and very relaxing. Glorious large pool,comfy loungers and drinks in the fridge in the kitchen. Spa available on request. Extensive grounds. We had dinner twice with pre-dinner drinks and wine and pudding wine outside under the moonlight in gracious surroundings. Matt could not have been more helpful and enjoyed our chats! Excellent value! Would love to return!

We have just left after a lovely stay. Matt’s advice and suggestions were invaluable. Thank you to Patrick and Thierry for cleaning the car this morning. A beautiful house and a restoration to be proud of. We hope to return.

Such a stunningly beautiful, historical house moulded into a fantastically comfortable hotel. Matt's warm personal welcome and his account of the history of this fascinating place, the wonderful bedroom and its special bathroom, the huge pool, gorgeous dinner and breakfast, little help-yourself bar and deep sofas make it a great place to allow yourself to be pampered! We so hope we can return - this time for longer!

This is my husband and myself's second visit to Quinta da Conceicao, Azeitao. I would highly recommend this beautiful restored baroque manor which has been lovingly restored over the past 5 years. We chose to "stop 'n flop" by the pool but used it as a base for visiting local beaches (15mns), Lisbon city, castles and to see the locality. The care and attention to detail offered here is second to none and Matt is always on hand to offer his help and share his knowledge of the area. The accomodation is 5 star as is the delicious cuisine prepared from the fruit and vegetable garden on site.

Quinta da Conceicao is a very special place, one of a kind! Extremely clean and comfy rooms, great shower and a proper hair drier(!). Communal spaces are amazingly welcoming and ideal for relaxing, spacious and bright, you only have to choose your preferred spot! I'll have to come back for the pool in the summer :) Matt, you couldn't have been a better host, you made us feel at home and your food was superb! "Ordinary" pastel de nata will never do justice to your delicious home-made ones! Thanks!

Matt has really nailed and made this place gorgeous. He deserves all the accolades and business he will surely receive and is already now starting to receive. Visit it now before it gets booked out! Stayed here for 3 days with our 6yr old son - we all loved it - it's great location - 45 mins Lisbon airport (allow 1 hr 10 mins at rush hour), close - 5 mins - to great towns & vineyards, 15 mins to various beaches. Superb bedrooms, proper bathrooms, great drawing room, fab solar heated pool - even in October warm enough for a 6yr old! Built in 1715 & restored with great respect. Nice one Matt!

If you want or need peace, the most pleasing rooms and gardens (and pool), a tactful, relaxed host and two gorgeous little dogs to stroke then you must head here. It's so easy to get to Lisbon if you crave the buzz of crowds and want to do serious sightseeing, but it will be wrench to tear yourself away. I enjoyed Matt's dinners and I think he provides everything you could need wrapped in discreet luxury and good taste.

Everything about this special place is pleasing: the sense of spaciousness, the generosity of the host, the expansive skies and gardens, the deep stillness. Matt's aesthetic sense informs everything from the carefully placed furniture and pictures to the perfectly proportioned salt water pool. He is the epitome of hospitality, tactful, attentive but gentle in his ministrations and a good cook too. A perfect place to unwind, think, write or paint. Caterina gives a good massage and pedicure in the spa.