Hotel Casa Holstein Quinta SaoSebastiao

An old, rundown, poorly maintained hotel that does produce some level of tranquility and calmness but not at these prices. First of all we had problems with electricity in our room and had to change rooms for one night until they figured out the cause. The cause was never communicated to us but you could tell it was just the general state of electric infrastructure of this place since I bet it did not see any general maintenance since at least the 1980s. The rooms don’t utilize any modern ways of locking doors or accessing amenities - it’s literally all the same like it was in the XIX century - spring locks, bar locks and latches on windows, visible spaces between doors and the frame and doorposts. The faucets in the bathroom were loose, the door to the shower screeched like hell and the couches were worn out. The carpets were almost invisible - that’s how worn out they were. The sheets, robes, towels and bathrooms and rooms were generally clean. Since it is an old never renovated villa with old wooden doors and windows you can hear everything that your neighbors are doing - including watching TikToks on their phones. The surrounding area and gardens were an absolute forgotten mess like out of a post apocalyptic novel. The pool was greenish dirty and sunbeds were all dusty and stained. The area around the pool didn’t see a sweep in a few weeks. The breakfast was very modest. No warm dishes of any kind, not even scrambled eggs. A few choices of ham and cheese, hard boiled eggs and some tomatoes and cucumber. The bread was fresh and tasty. Breakfast was served surprisingly late from 9 to 11 am. The staff at the front desk spoke English depending on the person on duty - from very good, almost native, to very poor, struggling. They visibly cling to the historic side of the place but it does require a general renovation as it is not worth the money in its current state.