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Breakfast, view, service, location are very good

The hotel is beautiful, located in their own vineyard. You can also participate in their own wine tour and wine tasting. Breakfast and dinner in the restaurant are of a high standard. Breakfast is included in the price and dinner is not expensive. Our group of 6 ordered the menu menu with wine pairing, and we were almost full. Two of us lived in a large wine barrel, which was fun but a bit small (especially after seeing other people ’s rooms contrasted), and there was a short walk to get back to the hotel ’s building, so if It is not recommended for children or elderly people.

We enjoyed our time at this hotel but advise that its best suited to travellers who have a car. Its not very close to anything else so requires a walk or drive into the next town of Regua, on the opposite river bank and over a bridge. If you're having the hotel breakfast or dinner its less of a problem. Rooms have good views of the river, Regua and vineyards. They aren't amazing, or large but are modern, clean and have the amenities most travellers require. The hotel has a relaxed vibe and staff are friendly and helpful. There's a terrace with lounges on the level where the outdoor spa, indoor pool and sauna are located. (swimming caps for the pool are mandatory and can be purchased) , which all makes for a pleasant afternoon relaxing after wine tasting or cruising the Douro river. Staff happily deliver drinks to the spa and terrace. We ate dinner once at the restaurant and enjoyed it very much. On our second night we even returned to have the chocolate desert again! Breakfast was good too. The restaurant has a spacious terrace with river views which makes it a pleasure to sit outdoors there. The parking garage, however, is a challenge, and most guests park on the street. Overall, we had a great time here.

El hotel esta bastante bien aunque en nuestro caso tenemos un ”pero” que detallaré a continuación. Hicimos la reserva por booking y se ve que por algún error mío solo indiqué que éramos 2 adultos y 1 niño, cuando en realidad éramos 2 adultos, 1 niño y 1 bebe de 4 meses... juraría haber seleccionado todo eso en booking, pero bueno... además en peticiones había puesto ”cuna extra” y ”cama supletoria” (las cuales constan en la reserva de booking)... pero al llegar al hotel nos habían asignado una habitación con una cama doble y un sofa cama (cama supletoria extra)... a lo cual yo les pregunté si podría tener cuna en la habitación y me dijeron que en esa habitación no se podía meter una cuna porque era muy pequeña. Ese es mi pero... no me sugirieron moverme a otra habitación, no se si es que el hotel estaba completo, pero no me dieron mas opción que ”buscate la vida”. Una vez en la habitación yo creo que si se podía haber metido una cuna, había algo de sitio y nos hubiese facilitado la estancia. Y ni siquiera me la ofrecieron aunque sea por intentarlo... Luego a modo de favor, me dijeron, que como el bebe era muy pequeño no me cobrarían el extra... a mi esto me da absolutamente igual. Porque yo si tengo que pagar lo pago, que para eso mi idea era contratar una habitación para 2 adultos, 1 niño y 1 bebe.... Lo que me molestó fue que la chica de recepción ni siquiera hiciera el esfuerzo por gestionar la cuna. Al final apañamos durmiendo con el bebe en la cama doble (que era de 1,50m). Cambiando de tema, el desayuno esta muy bueno y es recomendable, el personal de la zona de desayuno es muy amable y muy atento. Me sorprendió que tuviesen fresas, arándanos... Sobre la piscina exterior, decir que es pequeña, pero esta bastante bien, aunque tienen muchas tumbonas, nosotros no dimos cogido ninguna.... nos toco en el suelo, pero bueno, para estar un rato tampoco esta tan mal, es césped artificial. Si vas con niños que no saben nadar recomendado chaleco o similar. Sobre el SPA... te requieren un gorro y chanclas... el resto te lo dan ellos. El gorro te lo cobran a 6€ sino tienes.... Compramos 3 pero solo usamos 1... porque al final mi mujer y mi hijo no llegaron a ir... pero no devuelven el dinero. Los asumo, pero espero que otras personas no cometan el mismo error. Algún chorro del spa no funcionaba, y por el resto es un spa muy normalito. Ideal para relaj**** un poco. Los niños solo pueden ir al SPA en un horario especifico. Cuidado con eso. Sobre la localización, se puede decir que esta muy cerca del Magikland por si teneis pensado ir.

A nice welcoming reception. All the staff appeared to speak english which is very welcome and always makes me realise how lacking the Brits are at languages. We had a deluxe room which had a spectacular view of the river. It also had a small balcony but no seats so seemed a bit pointless. The heat hit us as soon as we opened the door so we tried to lower the air con to 16 degrees but it remained stifling hot. In the end we had to sleep with the balcony door open otherwise we wouldn’t have been able to sleep in the heat (this was March!) The room was really clean with a fridge and complementary bottled water. They had also provided two miniatures of port, custard tarts and biscuits which were very nice and appreciated. However, there is no coffee making facilities in the room. There were nice toiletries but bolted to the walls as is the trend in eco friendly hotels. The pillows were lovely and soft and the towels nice and big. We had a drink in the bar at lunch time and they serve small dishes & tapas. We had a selection of meat, cheeses & breads which was plenty big enough for two for 15 euro. We had half board so had dinner which was lovely. Well presented dishes which were tasty. Mains were around 25 euro if you didn’t have half or full board. Wine 7 euro for a small glass which seemed a bit steep. No table water offered just bottled water to buy. Breakfast provided a good selection of the usual cold meats, cheeses, pastries, cereal & fruit. There was also a small hot food selection. A carafe of your preferred juice was provided. However, the hot drinks were from one machine which meant there was frequently a queue and they weren’t very hot. Not much to ask for fresh tea and coffee at breakfast. The service in the hotel was very friendly throughout which was appreciated.

It was absolutely amazing stay that we had in Douro valley thanks to the Douro Royal valley Hotel&Spa, especially because our trip took place when it was mostly raining… luckily, me and my husband were able to use that time properly in the hotel’s spa, having massage, enjoying the time in the swimming pool, spending some time in sauna and even at the gym. Thanks to hotel’s facilities the trip was not a waste of time, we could rest actively, we also enjoyed very much the overall ambience of the hotel and taking care of the personell so that overall the hotel is a calm place to stay at. What caught us by surprise was absolutely stunning dinner- each out of 6 courses we had was prepared and served with such a mastery that we thought we are at the resturant with micheline star chef- chapeau bas to the Chef - your courses are absolute masterpiece and the best of the best we tried on our 2-week trip in Portugal. Thank you for this experience :)