Casal dos Capelinhos - Douro

Beautiful property with an excellent location. Staff worked hard and it felt like a 5 star hotel. Food (especially the dinner) was incredible and we highly recommend.

Our only complaint is that we wished we stayed 3 days instead of 1! We were sad to leave and all agreed this was the best stay on our trip.

I stayed here just over a week ago. It’s really fabulous. Nestled right in the middle of one of its many vineyards in the beautiful steep Douro valley hills and built amongst old and new farm buildings. The old grape processing building is now the shop and wine tasting area. The bedrooms are super modern and beautifully decorated. They look out onto the rows of vines just outside. I went to a group wine and port tasting run by one of the family João which I fully recommend. We bumped into Pedro the chief winemaker. He told us a lot about the general challenges of growing wine in the Douro region and this year’s heatwave. The history of wine growing goes back many centuries here and is fascinating. In the evening there is a very attractive small restaurant in a refurbished old farm building to eat in with a set 4 course menu and a good choice of food options. The food was excellent and presented and served by a cheerful and friendly team. You can obviously choose one or more of Casal dos Capelinhos’s wines to go with your meal which makes it very special. There is a wonderful infinity pool too, which is great for an early morning swim before breakfast. (Or anytime - I went several times!) Just the sounds of birds and the wind rustling the vines, which are literally right next to the pool - so peaceful. Breakfast itself is excellent with a wide choice of cheeses, meats and all the usuals. Online administration by Andreia, with very quick and helpful responses to my questions when booking. It’s clearly a well run established family business with a cheerful team I highly recommend staying here and I will definitely stay again if I get the chance!

Can’t think of anything I didn’t like …..!

The people, the setting, the food! It’s all incredible! We did the wine tasting and had dinner there one night and loved it. The staff really looked after us and I would 100% recommend this hotel to anyone. The sheets were also so beautifully soft! The pool was just glorious too - perfect for catching some sun and reading a book a little tipsy after some wine and lunch

Pool, dinner, very good welcome cocktail.

Nice property with very nice view. They try but... Not enough beds at the pool for all the guests, Overpriced 600 eur per day for 4 people half pension, no hot water at shower, wine automatic system 5 eur per 1 dcl, some forks and spoons not clean....