I was in doubt which hotel to choose in Elvas. Then I got a promotion from the Pousada chain and I stayed at the Pousada. It was easy to reach by car and we had a lunch at the Pousada before exploring the town. The hotel looked like a hotel from the “60-ties” where not much had been done since then. Our room was Spartan. The whole hotel looked like a hotel which had been very nice 40 years ago But we had an OK night here and the staff was OK as well. The town of Elvas was very interesting with magnificent city walls. Not many tourist either. Please include Elvas in your visit in Alentejo (together with Evora). In the evening we dined at another hotel, Hotel S. João de Deus. We (and you) should have stayed there……….

me and my boyfriend stayed at "Pousada de Santa Luzia" for a weekend in May 2009. It may look a little old on the outside, but the rooms are lovely decorated and clean, the staff is very pleasant and the breakfast very complete. We would recomend it.

This apparently was the first state-run pousada in Portugal, dating back to the 1940's. So its history is more as a 1940's period piece than a truly historic property. It's on the main highway and is a very steep 10 minute walk from the lovely walled city of Elvas. The common areas, hallways and rooms are just as you might imagine they were in the 1940's. As such, our room was pretty spartan---small with mid-century furniture, small TV and a somewhat cramped bathroom. It's like some bed and breakfasts where you sacrifice comfort to feel the history. Overall, we were a little disappointed with the room, our first in a pousada. Since a full breakfast was included in the room price, the price we paid ($123) was, however, reasonable for what you get. Parking is not a problem---you park your car just in front of the hotel.

The pousada's grounds are nice, with a particularly pretty pool area, The restaurant also is very good, both for dinner and breakfast. We had an excellent dinner in the restaurant. My only issue is that they brought you several little appetizer dishes which we thought were complimentary, only to find when we got the bill that they were added in to the price. But these little dishes were very good, so we didn't complain.