Mountain lodge

Casa das Penhas Douradas

Penhas Douradas, Manteigas

A four-star hotel at Penhas Douradas, above Manteigas, at 1,500 metres within the Serra da Estrela Natural Park and UNESCO Global Geopark. It was built on the ruins of an old sanatorium, and draws on local architecture, using cork on some exteriors and birch inside. Six room types are listed, from a seventeen square metre double to a seventy-two square metre suite.

Kind of place
Mountain lodge
Size
17 rooms
Good to know
At 1,500 metres, built from the ruins of an old sanatorium.
Price indication
From €530 for the summer programme of two to five nights in a double, including dinner, guided walks, pool and picnics. No nightly room rates are published.

Verification

Details last confirmed against the property's own site on 1 August 2026.

What we could not confirm: No nightly rates appear on the site: the room pages carry 'rate from' headings with no figures. The site gives no opening season, closures or minimum stay, no directions, and names neither an architect nor a construction date.

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