Hotel Sao Joao De Deus by RIDAN Hotels

We had a lovely, large room with a patio door that opened overlooking a very nice street view. Lovely traditional tile headboard to the bed and grand curtains over the door. Breakfast was fantastic, the breakfast room was really beautiful, and the staff (Catarina?) talked with us briefly and we enjoyed chatting with her about life in Elvas. Lovely outside terrace with a great view of the surrounding area. Friendly staff. We felt at home here. Olive trees near the pool and a courtyard full of orange trees. We loved the spacious courtyard and beautiful trees.

If you want to visit the 17th Century defences of Elvas and the matching Star Fort, this is the hotel to stay at. Right on the walls at the entrance into the old town. Old fashioned hotel in the good sense. Excellent and helpful staff. Note that car parking can be difficult in old Elvas so take that into account. Once you park, do not move until necessary. Elvas also still has a garrison of Portuguese military. Do visit the Military Museum, it is very interesting and you might see the horses that are still keep there.

Staff was amazing at handling a situation in our room and were quick to transfer us to a better room with no additional costs and offered free breakfast for both days (we had a water puddle in our room). We understood the situation and we were ok with it but the staff went beyond to give us an amazing stay and make up for the incident (which wasn’t their fault at all). The pool was great, the building is very calming and has a very good ambient. The breakfast is impeccable with an amazing patio to enjoy the morning sun. I was impressed with the mattresses and how fresh the sheets and towels were! Probably one of the best places I’ve stayed!

Breakfast in the courtyard was very nice, the pool and area was very well kept, the staff were lovely and the hotel was in a fairly good state.

nice breakfast with several choices of breads, fruits, cheese, meats, yougurt, fresh juices, eggs. Located in a place within the city walls making it reasonably easy to walk everywhere around the churches, castle, mercado etc. A short drive to the forts and a minute drive to the aqueduct. Only an hour to Merida Spain with it's roman ruins to explore. great price, loved the old furniture, the patio for eating breakfast was awesome too. so beautiful.