Quinta de Mourães Casa dos Rododendros

Das Frühstück war sehr einfach. Allerdings haben wir den frisch gepressten O-Saft sehr genossen.

De rustige ligging en de prachtige tuinen

Een koffiezetapparaat op de kamer zou fijn zijn.

Lovely old garden, park-like museum. The house contains a lot of antiques, much cooler even than in the museum. Very nice and quiet place with a green garden and lots of plants. Big parking, fresh air!

There were mosquitoes in the room, but it's summer outside :) you need to keep this in mind

The historic atmosphere of the house and grounds was delightful. Breakfast was a cold continental buffet with ham, cheese, fresh croissants and other breads, cereal, fresh fruit, yoghurts, jams, cakes and very good freshly squeezed orange juice and coffee. Presented at the time we requested and perfect for our needs. The grounds were magnificent, 140 acres of gardens, woods, river valley and cultivated areas for fruit vegetables and a large area given aside to blueberries. A beautiful swimming pool with diving board and sun loungers was also provided. Eduardo, the owner and his wife were very helpful, as was Antonio the manager. All in all, outstanding, and we had it all to ourselves.

There was nothing at the quinta that we didn't like but one thing is worthy of note, and that is that it is necessary to drive out a few miles each evening for dinner. We found Pedregal, about 2 miles away very good and Tomas, on the bank of the Duoro very acceptable. if prepared to drive to Gaia there is a wealth of good restaurants.

Everything excels at this Quinta. Every time we come, we feel like it is the home of our dreams. The last time we were here, Antonio asked us to please come back and bring friends. We did and it was a highlight of our friends' trip. The ambiance, the history, the amazing grounds, the customer service - all are above par. We look forward to returning in the spring when all the rhododendrons are in full bloom.