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Yurt Holiday Portugal

★★★★½4.9 out of 5 · 127 reviews

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Yurt Holiday Portugal is a 5-star hotel in Lisbon with 5 rooms rated 4.9/5 by 127 TripAdvisor reviewers; typical rates from about $110 a night.

About

Yurt Holiday Portugal is a glamping setup in the hills near Coimbra, about 40 minutes inland from the coast. You sleep in a yurt — the kind with wooden floors, proper beds, and enough headroom to stand — on a working farm surrounded by cork oaks and olive groves. The 4.9 rating holds across the board, but the 5.0 for service stands out; hosts are present but not hovering, and they'll walk you through the wood stove if it's your first time. The location score is honest: you're rural, which means quiet and dark skies, but also means you need a car. Breakfast uses what's on the property — eggs, jam, bread baked that morning. There's a shared outdoor kitchen if you want to cook dinner, and a natural pool fed by a spring. No Wi-Fi in the yurts, which is either a selling point or a dealbreaker depending on what you came for.

At a glance

Area: Lisbon
Star rating: ★★★★★
Typical nightly: $110
Beach access: shuttle
Kid-friendly: ●●●●○
Party score: ●○○○○
Walkability: ●○○○○
Rooms: 5
Casino: –
Swim-up: –
Kids' club: –
All inclusive: –
Vibe: quiet
wellness
intimate
family
romantic
boutique

Sargassum: not a factor

Not a sargassum coast.

Photos

Chestnut Tree Yurt - Honeymoon decorations

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Recent Pulse

What travelers are saying.

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Travelers say Yurt Holiday Portugal delivers a deeply restorative off-grid escape in the hills near Coimbra. Across 100 reviews spanning a decade, the consensus is clear: hosts (Derek, Hannah, and more recently Eva and Red) provide hospitality that feels like staying with close friends, the home-cooked meals rival high-end restaurants, and the yurts themselves—spacious, beautifully decorated, surprisingly comfortable—offer a rare blend of rustic charm and genuine luxury. You'll wake to birdsong, swim in crystal-clear river pools with no crowds, and fall asleep under a skylight full of stars and fireflies. The composting toilet takes a day to adjust to, but hot showers and thoughtful touches (hammocks, solar power, picnic hampers) smooth the edges. This isn't a drop-in weekend; most guests wish they'd stayed longer.

Standing out

Hosts remember names, cook nightly three-course meals from on-site produce, and offer picnic hampers packed daily
82 mentions
“Derek's curried goat and Hannah's lemon curd pudding became nightly highlights we looked forward to”
Wild swimming spots mapped by hosts are deserted, crystal-clear river pools with waterfalls reached by winding mountain roads
61 mentions
“We had entire swimming holes to ourselves, surrounded by wooded hills and no other tourists”
Yurts sleep four comfortably with proper beds, skylight views of stars, and solar-powered lamps keeping things cozy even in rain
48 mentions
“Bed was the most comfortable we've had camping, and watching fireflies from the hammock beats any hotel”
Dinners served by candlelight on the veranda with local wine and conversation feel like intimate dinner parties, not commercial service
54 mentions
“We ate every night on the terrace watching the sun set, and Derek's cocktails were stronger than any bar”
Children roam freely, collect eggs from hens, play with host family's kids, and fall asleep exhausted from outdoor adventures
27 mentions
“Our toddler spent mornings gathering eggs with Derek and afternoons chasing the dog—he cried when we left”

Watch-outs

Composting toilet in separate bathhouse takes adjustment, smells noticeable especially when sharing space with shower
8 mentions
“Kids refused to use the toilet at first because of the smell, though we got used to it by day two”
Mountain roads to reach property are narrow, unpaved in sections, and require confident driving on steep switchbacks
6 mentions
“Driving through neighboring village meant squeezing past stone walls with only centimeters clearance on each side”

Tips from travelers

Book full board—picnic hampers and three-course dinners save driving time and rival any restaurant in the region
Reserve kayaking or horse trekking through hosts early in your stay to secure spots
Bring a headtorch for nighttime bathroom trips and flip-flops for the short walk to the shower
Plan minimum five nights to explore multiple wild swimming spots without rushing

Maybe skip if: If you need flushing toilets, immediate restaurant access, or can't handle winding mountain roads in a rental car, this isn't your place.

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