Background

Barn during restoration

Having moved from the UK and spent 5 years in Philadelphia in the USA, we looked around in Portugal for an historic Casa in need of tender loving care, to restore it to its former glory and to extend the experience to guests wishing to stay with us in Portugal. Quinta do Scoto, built in 1746, had been empty for over 20 years and was in need of major restoration works. It has been a privilege for us to restore the Casa, Barn, wells, irrigation tanks, aquaduct and 7 acres of land. This restoration will enable this substantial historic property to survive for at least another few centuries.

Stone Aqueducts

Thank you to Sr. Miguel, and his workers, of Ladrimar Construções Lda (261 461 465) for their high quality workmanship and commitment to completing the restoration. We highly recommend them - so much so we have named one of our suites after Sr. Miguel.

Grounds

Much of the ground floor of the Casa has traditional Portuguese antique painted tiles and many unique and unusual features. The sympathetic restoration has retained these features whilst updating standards to those that add to the experience of our guests. As an example, our professional advisors and some of the approval bodies wished for the sizes of accommodation to be reduced to allow for more guests. Our vision was to provide spacious rooms with high quality traditional and antique furnishings. We wanted to be different even if this meant that we weren’t maximizing the financial potential seen by others.

Sr. Miguel Suite

We have tried to avoid those things we didn’t like, and to adopt the good experiences and the things that we have liked, from our stays at many historic properties. For example, breakfast is taken in the main house, but should you wish, we will deliver a breakfast basket to your room so that you may enjoy this in bed or overlooking (or even in) the grounds of the Quinta. There will also be a complimentary bottle of wine to greet you in your bedroom to settle the dust from your journey.

So please browse our website. We hope that you will get some feel of the experience and surroundings you will enjoy during your stay.

You might like to see what our guests write about their experiences at the Quinta by following this link to the TripAdvisor website.