Casa da Encosta Douro Valley

Location. Attention to detail lovely place

Not the owners fault but the outside roadworks extremly noisy..... Bedrooms need curtains and headboards to soften acoustics Beds and pillows didnt suit us but everyone has thier own requirements

Once we had found it !! VERY HARD TO TELL FROM THE EMAIL CONFORMATION RECEIVED EXACTLY HOW TO FIND THE HOUSE ; A DETAILED ACCURATE MAP WOULD HAVE BEEN VERY HELPFUL !!

STEEP ACCESS WAS DIFFICULT - AND NOT EXPLAINED BEFOREHAND ! (WE WERE TRAVELLING WITHOUT A CAR AND WALKED FROM THE PINHAO RAILWAY STATION ) QUITE DIFFICULT ACCESS WITHIN THE HOUSE TO GET UP TO THE BEDROOMS WITH LUGGAGE (AGAIN NOT EXPLANED AT ALL IN ADVANCE )

The view is fantastic; the house is thoughtfully arranged and perfectly supplied. Beds are comfortable. Rooms are spacious. Everything was clean. Kitchen is well equipped. The hosts provide coffee, tea, juice, milk, water, bread, cheese, eggs, ham, and some lovely port wine. All in greater quantities than 4 of us could get through in 2 days. We would not hesitate to stay there again.

We are all in our 60’s and the walk up from the road is steep. Two of us have bad knees, but we managed well enough with walking sticks and taking our time. It wouldn’t keep us from renting there again.

Great to have everything there for breakfast, more than enough for all of us.

Access road was in very poor condition. After some heavy rains it was not safe

Beautiful views! Well functioning kitchen with everything we needed. The stocked refrigerator was an AMAZING surprise! It helped so much arriving on a Sunday afternoon and having fresh ingredients, milk for the kids and something to eat! Thank you so much for the high chair and baby gate!

The patio was amazing and the views exceptional. It was so lovely to have breakfast and dinner on the patio! The only quite important negative was that the patio overlooking the river was NOT safe for a crawling baby to move around. The railing that is present is not sufficient for child safety. The only recommendation I would make for the owner is updating the railing on the top patio to make it safe for babies and children.

Photos don't do it justice. The view is beautiful, especially at night along the R Pinhao to the Douro from the many terraces and outside spaces. Plenty of space for 4 or even 6. Spotlessly clean, great to have a fridge of food and homegrown fruit provided plus the most delicious homemade port. Feels very spacious and Monica the owner sent somebody within minutes to fix an issue at the property. Pool is a real bonus. If you so desired you could abseil down to The Bridge - a great restaurant by the river directly below the house!!!

The pretty steep dirt track upto the house won't suit everyone but we managed just fine in a regular car. Probably wouldn't suit toddlers or the elderly as there are steps between terraces in the gardens, but for us the gardens added to the charm.

Clear instructions to find it; lovely building; great breakfast; comfortable beds.

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