Palácio Estoril Hotel, Golf & Wellness
Cascais, Portugal
After more than 94 years welcoming guests to enjoy its ‘grand yet cosy’ offerings, Palácio Estoril knows a thing or two about taking care of people. With 156 accommodations ranging from single rooms to apartments and deluxe suites, the hotel offers a chance to experience luxury that’s firmly rooted in a time gone by, steeped in old-world charm and elegance.
Located on the picturesque Cascais coast, a stone’s throw from stunning Portuguese beaches, Palácio Estoril was born in the glamorous 1930s, and an atmosphere of opulence and grandeur remains. During World War II, the Hotel Palácio even provided sanctuary for European royal families who fled to Estoril, earning the area the nickname Coast of Kings.
The bar at Palácio Estoril was once a meeting place for spies and has inspired many filmmakers and writers, including former guest Ian Fleming, whose first James Bond novel was begun here. The hotel also featured in the James Bond classic On Her Majesty’s Secret Service.
For a wellness break that offers the chance to boost your peace of mind, vitality and health, few destinations can match the Palácio Estoril Wellness Center. It’s home to Banyan Tree Spa Estoril, where centuries-old Asian traditions meet modern wellness techniques, creating a serene relaxation sanctuary.
Palácio Estoril Wellness Center & Banyan Tree Spa
Palácio Estoril Wellness Center & Banyan Tree Spa
The Hotel Palácio’s Wellness Center has it all – first-rate equipment, extensive facilities to help you achieve health and wellbeing, and the two-storey Banyan Tree Spa Estoril – all set amid picturesque gardens with truly magnificent sea views.
Facilities include a swimming pool, Turkish Bath, hot tubs, saunas and a Hammam, as well as sensations (Vichy) showers. If your focus is fitness, you can work out on state-of-the-art Technogym equipment or try functional fitness classes in one of three studios, all flooded with natural light. There’s yoga, Pilates, Zumba, dance and ballet.
Wellness and fitness retreats are also on offer, perfect if you are in need of some physical rehabilitation while you unwind. There are seven-day weight loss or de-stress programmes as well as four-day yoga or Pilates reformer breaks.
The Banyan Tree Spa Estoril melds centuries-old Asian traditions with more modern wellness techniques. The expertly trained therapists have all been educated in Indonesia, Thailand and China to ensure each treatment is a moment of holistic tranquillity. Two-to-seven-day spa packages include a four-day beauty booster and the seven-day Sense of Banyan Retreat, which includes everything from rejuvenating facials to a Vichy shower and a full body massage.
The spa’s popular 150-minute Royal Banyan signature ritual delivers the best of Eastern and Western massage techniques and features a sublime warm herbal pouch dipped in Sesame Oil – the quintessential Banyan Tree Spa experience. You can also create your very own spa experience, tailored for your senses.
Spa Facilities
- Dynamic pool
- Hammam
- Sauna
- Turkish bath
- Jacuzzi
- Hydro massage
- Sensation showers
- 14 Spa treatment rooms
- Physiotherapy
- Medical dentistry
- Chinese medicine
- Nutritionalist
- Gym
- 3 Fitness studios
- Reformer Pilates studio
- Therapeutic pool
- Biofeedback
- Personal Trainers
Spa Products
- Banyan Tree Spa
- Sothys
- Biologique Recherche
- Arôms-Natur
To Stay
With a selection of suites, deluxe suites, garden suites and superior rooms, there’s something for every need and budget at Palácio Estoril.
There are single rooms for solo travellers, complete with marble bath tubs, or exquisitely decorated superior rooms with garden and park views. At 38sqm, junior suites have separate sleeping and sitting areas, while executive suites have balconies overlooking the hotel’s gardens and those on upper floors have sea views.
If you fancy spoiling yourself, the deluxe Palácio Suites – named after distinguished former guests including Her Royal Highness Queen Victoria Eugenie of Spain – are extra special.
Check out: 12:00 pm
To Eat
The Bougainvillea Terrace restaurant overlooks and opens onto the garden and pool, protected from both the breeze and the sun and serving a menu of salads, appetisers and snacks throughout the day.
Grill Four Seasons offers more sophisticated dining that is full of Portuguese flavour and international elegance.
With its connections to the origins of James Bond, Bar Estoril is the ideal place to try a Martini… shaken, not stirred.
Facilities and Activities
- Meeting/banquet facilities
- Gym and wellness centre
- Fitness group activities
- Championship golf course
Location
30 minutes from Lisbon airport. Transfers can be arranged.
























