MORGADIO DA CALÇADA ★★★★

"Our travel consultant, Tour Tailors, booked us into Morgadio da Calcana for two nights of a 14 night, you-drive, independent tour of Portugal. Of all the very nice hotels we stayed at, this stood out as our most memorable. This is a small, boutique hotel with a handful of modern, sparsely decorated but elegant en suite guest rooms created out of the stone sheds and out buildings of the main manor house with its 20’ high ceilings that dates back to this family’s original ownership in 1610. What made this so special for us was the personal involvement of the owner, Manuel and his daughter and sons, the totally relaxing atmosphere of the Morgadio da Calcana vineyards that surround you, and the superb candlelight, four course dinners with wonderfully paired ports and wine (which you can buy and have shipped home) from their very own grapes. It was a little hard to find as it is way up in the hills above the Douro Valley, but the drive there was incredibly beautiful. On arrival, once you locate the inauspicious doorway (it took us almost 10 minutes to locate it) and step through the beamed portal, you enter another world. You won’t be sharing this secret with a bus load of tourists. This is a special place that you should go out of your way to experience."

Quinta Nova Winery House - Relais & Châteaux ★★★★★

"Our bedroom was lovely with beautiful shower, bed and furnishings. Delightful food and wine. Waking up to breakfast in the serene dining room and attentive service, comfortable seating--no need to go anywhere else--this is the place to bring good books and to be. Enjoyed meandering towards the lake on friendly pathways where the light and view changed constantly. Wine tour was fun & impressive. I must go back to try the very inviting swimming pool. Thank you!"

Quinta Manhas Douro ★★★★

"Vi blev her som en del af en selvguided cykeltur.Hotellet har en stor terrasse på anden sal, hvor du kan nyde noget mad og drikke. Personalet er super hjælpsomt og går over og ud (f.eks. da jeg spurgte, om det var for sent for ost og kødbordet klokken 23:30, fik jeg et smil og spurgte, hvor jeg ville spise det, og de lavede en masse vasketøj for os til en rimelig gebyr). Badeværelset var lidt snu, og der er ikke en masse steder at spise i byen, men hotellet koordinerede en overkommelig lokal cabine.Jeg ville helt sikkert blive her igen!"

The Manor House Celeirós ★★★

"Alt var fantastisk fra køkkenet til tjenesten.Ændr ikke noget.En stor tak til Casa das Pipas for en helt utrolig oplevelse.Sandro tog fantastisk pleje af os og gjorde virkelig min fødselsdag uforglemmelig. Tjenesten var så opmærksom, mad og atmosfære var bare perfekte, og jeg kan ærligt ikke vente på at komme tilbage snart.De gjorde min særlige dag helt perfekt."

Casa do Santo - Wine & Tourism ★★★

Quinta de la Rosa ★★★★

"Beautiful location. If you stay there is a complimentary tour of the wine making facilities. We had dinner at the restaurant which was packed... Food was above average but our medium t-bone was more of a medium well done. Swimming pool was cool and relaxing as it over looked the river. Suggest a minimum stay of 2 nights so that you can explore the town, river walk and vineyard walk."

Casa Moinho da Mouta ★★★

Casa do Arco by Douro Exclusive ★★★★

"Selv om Trip.com er et hotel, er det faktisk Casa, der er mere som en højtstående folkeslag.Casa er beliggende i en højere position, med tre værelser i alt, og hvert værelse har sit eget navn.Ejeren har opgraderet det fignerfrie værelse, der kan ses direkte fra vinduet, den førsteklasses landskab. Selv om Trip.com introducerer 1.35 m dobbeltseng, ligner det faktisk 1.5 m indenlandsk seng.Selv om værelset ikke er stort, er faciliteterne fulde, naturligt lysende soveværelse er fantastisk.Husservice er meget følsomt, og tiden for kunstigt ophold er 16:00-17:00, Williams lillebror har behov for at grine og smil. Der er en middagsforsyning, der kræver en dags reservation, og vores reservation er 70 euro.Vi er i en landsby ved floden under huset, omkring 40 minutters gang, kan du bede hotellet om at hjælpe med at reservere og gå. Vin, der sælges i vinkælderen, er billigere end byen, og Porter er værd at købe i år!(Hjemmet har sendt en lille tønde Porter i 30 år, smagfuld, meget smuk)"

Quinta Da Marka ★★★★