Airbnb
Penafiel
“Douro Villa with swimming pool, Penafiel, Portugal” – https://www.airbnb.com/rooms/403641
- This place looks great. Haven’t stayed here yet.
Amarante
“House with the best view in town – outdoor patio” – https://www.airbnb.com/rooms/26921003
- Absolutely wonderful and very reasonably priced. Definitely will stay here again and possibly for a week or tw0+.
- Stayed here in October 2023
Hotels
Quinta de la Rosa – https://www.quintadelarosa.com/
– “Sitting on the banks of the Douro, near the town of Pinhão, this quinta has been in the same family since 1906. A producer of premium wines and ports, olive oil and vinegar, Quinta de la Rosa has 23 rooms scattered across the estate, some unfolding across terraces and hills. The restaurant, Cozinha da Clara – named after owner Sophia Berqvist’s grandmother, who was given the quinta as a christening gift – uses produce from its own gardens and has a terrace overlooking the river. The more casual Tim’s Terrace has the same astonishing views, but serves pizza and barbecue. Wine tours and tastings, as well as guided vineyard walks are available, and every year the quinta hosts the La Rosa hill challenge, where people swim across the Douro and climb up the hill on the opposite bank.” – The Guardian (May 2021) – Top 25 Best Places to Stay in Portugal List
Douro41 Hotel & Spa – https://www.douro41.com/en/
Six Senses Douro Valley (Splurge) – One of the top hotels in Europe
Penafiel
Solar Egas Moniz (around $100) – https://www.solaregasmoniz.com/en/rooms/#
Toward Spanish Border
Castelo Rodrigo (Under $100) – https://www.casadacisterna.com/
— Ana Berliner and António Monteiro were Lisbon biologists who fell in love with this lonely historic hilltop village deep in the Parque Arqueológico do Vale do Côa, near where the Douro reaches the Spanish border. At Casa da Cisterna they’ve created 11 sweet rooms from two village houses and turned the ancient cistern that once supplied the village’s water into a swimming pool with panoramic country views
Articles
Douro Valley, Portugal | 7 Best Wine Travel Experiences of 2020 – Wine Enthusiast