Casa da Comareira

Beutiful place, quiet, a bit rustic but very comfortable.

It would have been nice to have a small cooking facility

Adorámos a aldeia, as casinhas de xisto são lindas, e óptimo para descansar. A Cátia e o colega uma simpatia. Gostamos muito de ver o museu, aconselhamos as casinhas da Comareira 🥰

Peaceful and isolated.

It has a nice view, so you can sit outside and enjoy it. Really silent atmosphere where you get to hear just the sound of leaves and eventually crickets or goats :) And a very nice breakfast!

The surrounding atmosphere set the expectation to get a night of sleep hearing crickets or absolute silence, but i think an adjacent room had the flushing toilet running. It was a quiet white noise of water moving… but still break the “mood”. (I had to disconnect the mini fridge for silence too)

Room was clean, warm, and very cosy, with an amazing view over the valley. Bed was comfortable with ample pillows and blankets. Nice hot shower. Not once did I feel chilled, which is amazing considering the rainy mountain weather in the winter. A lot of snacks provided in the room. Lovely local animals. The buildings are very nice. It was very, very windy one night and there was no draft! Amazing. The village is incredibly quiet at all times, and perfect to just enjoy nature. You feel distant from busy cities, and in fact, you are. There's no quick drive to Burger King around here. Perfect for people seeking solitude and escape. Easy walking distance (10-15 minutes) to Aigra Nova, and there are hiking trails of things to see around the area. Parking was no issue, and the walk down the steep hill to the room was not that bad, even in the rain. Breakfast was okay, and it's very necessary to take advantage of it as there is no kitchen, no cafes or minimarkets nearby. It wasn't spectacular or a lot of variety, and everything is cold, but the food was fresh, the bread was very good, and it was nice and relaxing to sit in the loft and eat on a foggy morning. The honey and applesauce was to die for! The little shop has great prices for souvenirs too. You can drive to breakfast or walk. The staff were AMAZING. If it wasn't for them, I don't think this experience would have been so enjoyable. They are all so friendly and welcoming, and have excellent English (if you don't speak Portuguese well). And they made sure to have the heat on before I arrived which was a wonderful touch that I really appreciated. In my experience, it's rare for accommodations to do that for their guests.

Many things did not work properly. Wi-fi did not work at all on my laptop, so I could do no work, and it rarely worked on my phone but when it did it was very weak, kettle was broken, fridge froze my fruit and was dirty inside (it has seen better days), no coffeemaker at all, TV only sometimes worked (it would have sound but no picture half the time), not a lot of light at night. Lockbox was fussy and I had problems with it, and no communication from hosts when I asked for assistance. I eventually had to fix it myself in the pouring rain. But if you want remote and rustic, you should be prepared to do without wi-fi and a kitchen, I guess! I got a lot of unexpected reading done. Breakfast should have a bit more variety. Considering it is a tiny mountain village, you can't expect a lot however so I'm fine with it, but a little yogurt or something a little more substantial beyond bread wouldn't be a bad addition. The waffles being served cold was... interesting. I don't know if that is European thing however, since it's the second time I've experienced that. Guests above were incredibly noisy until late with children screaming, dropping, dragging, and rolling items around, and constantly walking with shoes on above. It was so noisy I had to sleep with ear plugs in the first night. Not very relaxing at all. Perhaps carpeting or telling upstairs guests to be considerate of others would be helpful, or not allowing young children. The floors are very thin. (I did not hear any noise from the room beside me.) Although not related to the property specifically, it should be noted that travel between villages can be a bit tricky. To Aigra Nova is no problem, newly paved roads. To Pena however, it's basically muddy, very rocky off-roading on the side of mountain for part of it, perhaps due to all the rain. I wasn't expecting that but I'm glad I had an SUV.