Casa da Encosta Douro Valley

Localisation extraordinaire, vue sur la rivière et le Douro, sur la Quinta et sur le village de Pinhao. L’organisation du jardin et de la piscine, du comptoir pour luncher face à la rivière.

Everything - every detail is thought through. This makes a huge difference when you’re looking for a home from home experience. From the well equipped kitchen to the everything you need to start a fire, we felt fully prepared.

Incredibly difficult to be critical. My only feedback would be that the pillows could be a little bit more comfortable but I’m really clutching at straws.

The view, pool, rooms, utilities and fruit garden

Casa Da Encosta is beautiful, and totally exceeded our expectations - truly a home from home. Professionally staged photographs can make modest properties look much better than they are in reality, but in this case they do not do justice to this fantastic house and gardens. The facilities are first class, and the very generous complimentary food and drinks provided were excellent. The house is really spacious and is in a great position right on the edge of Pinhão. It's elevated position above the river affords beautiful panoramic views, and we could have sat on the fantastic terrace for hours watching the aerobatics of the swifts and swallows, or the eagles and kites soaring overhead. Temperatures were unseasonably high when we visited in mid-June - approaching 40 degrees - so having the (small but perfect) swimming pool and the shade of the fruit trees was a Godsend. Pinhão itself is a lovely small town, in a great position on the River Douro, with excellent cafes and restaurants. We certainly hope to make a return trip, and we will definitely hope to stay again in Casa Da Encosta. Obrigado for everything!

I'll be honest - I didn't love the walk up the hill in the severe heat - but the rewards awaiting in Casa Da Encosta made it well worth it.

Beautiful house in a stunning location overlooking the Duoro Valley. An easy walk of about 12 minutes into the town of Pinhao. The house had everything you could ever need and the hosts provided lots of food for a great breakfast. The cherries were beautiful!

A steep drive and difficult parking initially.

the location and view were fantastic. the house itself was well equipped amd comfortable. nothing was overlooked!

The house is amazing! There are 2 bedrooms with private bathrooms. The kitchen has everything you need for your stay. The owner has left fruits and coffee and the fridge was full. The communication with him was perfect. I hope we can come back to this wonderful house again.

The view, the location. Very well equiped. Even when it was raining we could eat outside.

Great location and beautiful views with well appointed house and generously supplied breakfast and snack foods. All the rooms were very comfortable and the outside patio was a real bonus.

The driveway up to the house is all rocks and gravel with overgrown plants so almost dangerous to get up the steep driveway. Owners should consider fixing that driveway. The pool was too dirty to use but the grounds were well kept and nice.