Balneario Acuña

Excellent hotel in Caldas de Reis offering free thermal pools and complementary spa. The room was clean very silent and located in the housing complex adjacent to the pool & spa. Had a good night sleeping. Breakfast was good served in a big room with more than enough tables for the guests.

Stayed here for one night whilst hiking the Camino. The hotel building itself is very lovely but I understand the other comments about it having a lot of potential. Our room was absolutely huge which was fantastic and we had plenty of radiators to keep us warm and dry our clothing, which after a full day of hiking in the rain was very much appreciated. Unfortunately, because the hotel is on a main road it meant it was very noisy at night, we wanted to keep the windows open to let some fresh air in but it was far too loud. The thermal pool is a really great touch, although only the small pool was thermal, the larger pool was regular. The breakfast at this hotel was great, probably the best on our Camino. There was lots of choice and no queues which was fantastic. Unfortunately the restaurant didn’t open until quite late so we decided to go out rather than wait all night (can highly recommend Mesón Bermana, amazing food 5* experience a short walk away). Watch the stairs as well, they’re very uneven and lots of people were tripping up/down.

The hotel needs a lot of work. The rooms are worn, sparsely furnished and when you book you assume you will be in the historic building however they put you in the detached motel type rooms. They are a long walk from the lobby/dining room.

I stayed here during my camino both this year and last. It is such a beautiful hotel and the rooms are amazing! After a long day of walking it is such a pleasure to check in and treat yourself to the beautiful pool and comfortable bed. The front desk staff is incredible and they do everything possible to make sure you have a 5 star experience! Thank you for another incredible visit! I hope to see you again next year!

Our group of 4 slept here for 1 night during our recent Camino walk. Good: * Our rooms were very private and quiet, so we could catch up on some quality sleep; * Friendly reception and wait staff - nice touch to pack picnic breakfast for us to go when we departed too early for regular breakfast; * Warm pool provided some welcome muscle relief! Bad: * None at all. OK: Wi-fi signal strength.

I don't like to write a poor review but this was the worst place we stayed in our couple of weeks on the Portuguese Camino. the place needs some decent maintaining. The rooms in the building out the back near the pool are damp/humid and were unbearably hot. The temperature perhaps cannot be helped but it is obvious that the roofs and walls leak as evidenced by the blown out plaster and paintwork despite the rooms seemingly refurbed not that long ago. The dampness combined with the heat meant there were a lot of bugs, flys, mosquitoes and also large centipedes climbing the walls and ceilings. This explained the smears all over the walls - clearly where previous guests had also been killing bugs. We moved rooms once as we were put in the end room next to a plant room with a constant machinery noise and that surrounded by all the laundry storage carts and rubbish stacked. However, the second room although had no noise still had the bug problem. The pool was okay but again the grounds aren't well kept, many tiles in the pool are missing or have mould round them and the loungers are broken or dirty. It also got very crowded as they sell entry tickets to non-residents. I cannot comment on breakfast as we decided not to eat here based on our overall experience. At this price I would definitely find a different option if at all possible.