Casa de Sezim

Wonderful
Traveller Type: Traveling as Couple
  : Lovely historic hotel, beautiful grounds, great breakfast, excellent service.
  : I did notice some cobwebs in the doorway to our room, and there was a bit of a musty smell. But thats understandable for an historic property.

Wonderful
Traveller Type: Family with Young Children

Very Good
Traveller Type: Traveling as Couple
  : Historical background& decoration.. feels like sleeping in a museum!

Wonderful
Traveller Type: Traveling as Couple
  : A beautiful historic property, tastefully decorated with period furniture-Amazing features in the public rooms. The shady grounds and swimming pool were a welcome respite from the autumn heatwave. Delicious breakfast on the terrace. All very relaxing with family estate produced wines available to purchase.
  : The bumpy, un-surfaced driveway leading to the estate was difficult to negotiate! A tricky, very busy 10 minute drive to get into the centre of Guimaraes.

Good
Traveller Type: Traveling as Couple
  : Amazing building and history. Nice gardens and pool. Friendly owners on site
  : Restaurant was closed so we had to get in the car and drive a few miles into town (we were trying to avoid driving in the dark)Stairs to the room felt a little unsafe.

Very Good
Traveller Type: Family with Young Children
  : Very charming old farmhouse , lovely pool and good breakfast

Pleasant
Traveller Type: Traveling as Couple
  : A charming old, former family residence-cum-winefarm with a handful of rooms just on the outskirts of Guimaraes and above the autostrada (which one doesnt hear). Vintage wallpaper, floors and furniture, family memorabilia and photos from decades and a century passed; seasoned with a good number of ceiling and wallstains from pipe breakages over the centuries (which of course are impossible to cover as the beautiful old wallpaper cannot be replaced)-, cobwebs on banisters and railings of the patio, weeds on the steps and paths, long-dirty windows yet otherwise spotless clean guest facilities all add a certain charm to what expects the guest and hence it is rated 3-star. A variety of plentiful sweet and savoury cold breakfast items plus eggs of choice are served at your table from 8:30 (they could vary a bit and upgrade to local cheese and ham instead of Lidl fare though) and a 3-course dinner upon request on some days. Nice big clean pool in the beautiful garden with sun loungers. Huge communal lounge and TV area and honesty bar on the ground floor underneath the rooms. 10-min Uber or taxiride (6-8) to Guimaraes. No bars or restaurants nearby or in walking distance. No walking to anywhere from here either, except on the vinyard and property themselves. We commuted once into Porto, left the car at the free park-and-ride closest to Porto and took the Metro 5 stops right into So Bento station mid-town (train ride from Guimaraes: 70 min).
  : Sadly the charm of this property does not extend beyond its building and garden as no family resides here. The single owner did not show much interest in hospitality and the guests or their stay and so we felt the atmosphere strangely and sadly sterile for such a warm family home. Also there is no information on the property, area, town or tips for activities or restaurants etc in the rooms to help improve the guests stay but would have been appreciated. The rooms are all but sound-proof of course and we did hear the owners TV above us long into the night and every step on the passage outside the rooms, however it did not bother us much and all guests were fairly considerate. Sadly they leave you stranded with no dinner in-house on days when most restaurants in town are also closed (Sun/Mon). All rooms face into the courtyard (however the size of a football field) and none has a nature view.