Quintinha Do Mar

My friend and I arrived at Quintinha Do Mar to freezing bedrooms and an icy Yoga/Qiqong room. Our toes were frozen doing Qigong and the experience was very uncomfortable. We were able to warm up the room for Yoga by bringing in the one and only space heater available. On our first day we learned that our home countries Switzerland and Mauritius were going into lockdown to prevent Coronavirus spread. We were forced to get the first available flights out the following morning. Given the unprecedented circumstances we hoped Quintinha would give us a partial refund. They said that because we had spent 2 days (one day in fact) they would not consider any refund.. To sweeten the bad news they offered us a free session another date in 2020. Clearly this would not be possible so we felt the offer was insulting. We were very disappointed with this unbending approach and would definitely not recommend this place for any form of 'wellbeing' session.

The surroundings are beautiful, close to the sea, and out in Portuguese nature. You can visit many places in the area like Sintra and Ericeira, or just come for complete relaxation, surfing and yoga. The friendliest people work here, and it feels like you are truly welcome.

Quintinha Do Mar is a beautiful place to calm down and relax, far away from all the tourist hustle and bustle. Perfekt for a timeout from a busy everyday life... You can enjoy the lovely garden with ocean view and the next beach is an only short way by foot. Paula and her husband are hardworking people and want to make the guests stay as pleasant as possible. The vegan food she cooks is amazing!!!!! Super variable and mainly freshly picked from the garden... I can also recommend the Yoga and Surf lessons! Alexandra, the Yoga teacher, does a great job and I enjoyed her lesson every time ? Obrigada por tudo!!

This is just a perfect place for a retreat. There are no frills, just simplicity at its absolute best. A warm welcome into a family home, basic clean and comfy accommodation, home grown and cooked delicious food, perfect yoga sessions tailored to the class and their energy, great conversations or numerous places to be alone, and a 5 minute walk to the beach.

Very beautiful place, close to the sea, you can go by foot to Ericeira (nice walk over the cliff). Paula (owner of the place) is a very nice and warm person. She and her husband/family build the whole place their own, which is really amazing, you can really see and feel they put their heart and soul into it. There is a huge garden with beautiful flowers and plants. Also there are people doing permaculture, so there is fresh veg from the garden. You can see the ocean from some places. The food (vegan) is really REALLY good; nutritious and very tasty, always in balans, so nice! We practiced yoga with Alexandra, it was hatha yoga: very gentle and relaxed ?? For sure I recommend this place!

I stayed at this place as a volunteer and had a really nice time. Paula is super friendly and super correct with the working times, so we had plenty of free time. She cooks delicious vegan food! For us women the work wasn't too hard and the beautiful beach of St.Juliao is just five minutes by foot. I have to admit that we couldn't unterstand all of Pulas decisions but it still was a chilled atmosphere and I made great friends with the other volunteers. Thank you for this time of learning and enjoying!