Holliday Villa - Casa do Sobreiro

Great area to rest and relax. Beautiful scenery. The house is very large. Great kitchen. Mostly all positive. If I had to be picky, I would say the water is not drinkable, so you need to buy bottled water. Also, the upstairs bathroom had a funny smell, expected in with older homes. We had a great stay.

We had a wonderful stay at this beautiful home outside of Porto. The house itself was spacious, comfortable, and very well maintained. The kitchen was large and well-equipped, making it easy for our family to cook and spend time together.One of the highlights was the stunning pool overlooking the Douro River. The views were absolutely breathtaking, and it was the perfect place to relax after a day of exploring the region.The air conditioning worked exceptionally well in all of the bedrooms, which made sleeping very comfortable, even during the warm weather.The road leading up to the house is a typical Portuguese hillside road—quite steep and a little intimidating the first time you drive it. However, after a day or two, we were completely comfortable navigating it, and it became second nature.Overall, this was a fantastic place to stay and an excellent base for exploring Porto and the surrounding Douro region. We would happily stay here again and highly recommend it to anyone looking for a peaceful retreat with spectacular views.

This is a very beautiful villa that looks even nicer in person that the photos, it’s spacious, very well priced, and has beautiful views. We will definitely stay again, however there was a few problems that ruined our stay.Firstly the house was very unclean in some areas, the bathrooms smelt bad and the showers need a very good clean, the floors were absolutely filthy and left our feet black from walking around. A few of the doors and windows were broken and wouldn’t lock properly which left us to feel quite unsafe. There is a few areas where the host could pay more attention to detail eg make all the light bulbs the same colour instead of one warm and one cold bedside lamp in both the same room. One big thing is the electrical wiring is appalling. My partner is an electrician and was appalled at how bad the wiring is, there is exposed cables and wiring outside which is very dangerous. Lots of the sockets are lose and you can see the cables behind them which again is very dangerous especially if you have young children. The beds are very squeaky and uncomfy and could do with being upgraded. However, the host was quick to bring a new cot when we mentioned that the one provided was broken which is good. Another thing is most of the appliances in the house seem to be gas but there is no carbon monoxide detector which again is dangerous.I think that if all of these issues were sorted it would be perfect. However we would stay again and for the price it’s great.

Property was as described in the outline. Great location, an amazing view. Lots of room for 3 couples. It was the attention to details that caused us to only rate it 3 stars. Too many little items that need improvement. Main bathroom on 2nd floor smelled, and algae growth at the bottom of the shower door. Lights in upstairs onsuite bathroom not functioning. No toaster in kitchen, had to purchase our own toaster. All the beds except the single beds need the mattresses replaced. Kitchen lacking measuring cups and toaster oven was not working. The seats by the fireplace in the living room, no little tables to put your drinks on. Hopefully you will take these suggestions as ideas to make the villa a true 5 star destination. We did enjoy our stay and all the WhatsApp communication before arrival, while there, and during leaving was excellent. Rick