This property is located in Amarante which is about 1 hour drive from the Douro wine region... the…read morehotel is very nice in a nice setting. We did arrive and it looks like a Relais Chateaux... we were welcomed and got a pretty nice room... decor is on the classic old style, and we were expecting that.... Our room had a balcony that overlooked the River and the Church that was quite nice.. Room, The bed could improve as well as pillows and duvet... they could also refresh the rug in the room... even thouhg there was a lot of fabric around, I did not smell anything odd, and I am VERY picky on odors... that could not be said about the corridors of our 4th floor... it did smell odd. Lighting in the room was defecient as most hotels and trying to charge your electronics was a nightmare... once you turned your lights out, it would cut the power of your devices as well, so we had to charge in the bathroom. Bathroom was on the ok side... shower was also on the good side. The bathrobe needs a replacement as it was harsh and over-used... Staff in the lobby could be nicer.... Breakfast in the dining room was very good... great service there! As for the restaurant, I will post a review of its own as it does deserve a star in the Michellin book!!! The gardens outside are quite nice... they needed some care though.. All in all, it was a good hotel and missing some details to maintain the R.C. status in my opinion.... Enjoy

Wonderful historic location. Our room was near the service road and diesel fumes were not good…read more Great restaurant and excellent staff. Recommended

Pristine vineyard with amazing tour guide , he took us through all of the processes of making wine…read moreas well as history of the vineyard and grapes throughout the years of production. We finished up our tour with a private tasting then a beautiful 3 course meal with a wine tasting paired to what you ordered. The servers were attentive and so friendly. Would definitely recommend if you're looking for an exceptional winery expierence with amazing views of Douro valley and the river. I forgot to take photos of the food except desert!

A massive industrialized winery owned by The Amorim family (Portugal'srichest) since 2093, making…read moreprimarily still wines-according to our guide around 90% of their grapes. We had a cursory winery tour with a group of around 10 people-all Portuguese except my wife and I. It was your basic tour, walking through the winery, looking at machinery, followed by a visit to their little museum (shrine to the olden days) assembled by the winery matriarch. Afterwards, we sat outside the nice wine shop overlooking the river with amazing view and tried three wines-one white, 1 red and 1 port-nothing special to my palet. What IS SPECIAL are the amazing views from the property and the wonderful restaurant Skip the winery and tasting and book in advance a table for lunch. Depending on the menu you can order a wine flight to accompany your lunch-this way you can taste the wines while skipping the highly mechanized and uninteresting winery. Enjoy the panoramic views while enjoying a three course meal with wine (around €75 pp)

If you are going to the Douro Valley, do not hesitate. Book Chanceleiros as quickly as possible…read more This was simply one of the most amazing properties we've ever seen. The grounds are beautiful, including the pool, the dining room, and our own casita with stunning views over the valley. The exceptional hosts bend over backwards to ensure you have everything you need. I recommend having dinner there at least once. However, you can also bring in a picnic from town (5 minutes away by taxi or rental car) to eat on your private terrace. The host's also recommended a wonderful boat tour and a tour of a port house that included a bus ride to a dizzying height with the most incredible views. Ursula and her staff are just beautiful people.

Unbelievable stay! Do not hesitate to book this hotel. The location is absolutely stunning, the…read morestaff are wonderful and the dinners were unique and delicious!

Long story short: DO NOT stay without a car and a solid command of Portuguese. Expect some…read morechallenges. First, the good. The grounds themselves are lovely, with lots of trees, seating areas scattered around the lawns, and docks on the river for sunbathing. We spent our sunny days kayaking and swimming in the small river inlet. The daily breakfast was very convenient, though it was mostly processed dairy and bread with instant coffee and not much fruit. Our two villas were cleaned daily by friendly staff. These villas are not designed to be convenient for international travelers. There is one taxi in the whole village, and the driver only speaks Portuguese, so we had to wait for a call back from a villa manager so that she could call the taxi driver to see if he was available. We had a very difficult time finding transportation from the train station to the villas upon arrival, and the walk would have been over an hour. At one point the usual driver was unavailable and we had another driver who drove so erratically up the dirt hill that the pregnant member of our party was fearful for her safety. There is no nearby restaurant or grocery store accessible without a taxi ride, so we arranged for a drive to the store on our second day. There is one restaurant that delivers (after a call to the villa manager once again), but they have a very limited take out menu that doesn't include vegetarian options. We were told many times that tours or activities could be arranged, but because we were more that 4 people, no options seemed to be available to us. All transactions (including food delivery and tours) apparently need to be conducted in cash. I didn't realize that we had even booked our room using a money order instead of a credit card, which I would have refused had I booked it myself. Lastly, our reservation was changed without our consent. We were shown to our rooms by a housekeeper who only spoke Portuguese and realized that we were shown one small villa instead of the larger one we'd reserved. We called the manager, who told us there was an issue with that villa, and promised to modify the price when we checked out. We later saw people checking out of our reserved villa, which they had apparently overbooked despite there being fat too few options for any confusion to have occurred. We had a nice enough time cooking our own meals and lounging by the river, but we didn't get to eat out, take a boat tour, or see a winery like we'd planned. I wouldn't count on the staff to hold our reservations or help us get to the train on time in the future, so I won't be returning.

I visited Quinta de Marrocos during a wine tour in the Douro Valley region! Quinta de Marrocos is…read morea small winery and hotel! The tour consisted of us seeing how the grapes are crushed (still by some people) although they have the technology..the traditional ways are followed by Quinta de Marrocos! We I visited it was harvest season so there were humans crushing grapes in 4 hour shifts...what?!? After we saw how the grapes were crushed and prepared to be fermented...we saw the wine barrels and of course ...were led to the deck with a beautiful scenic view to taste the port wines and other offerings! The 10 year Tawny was a favorite of mine! This tour was pretty good and I enjoyed the time spent here at Quinta de Marrocos!

As part of our Douro River Valley tour with Cooltours Oporto we stopped here for a tour of their…read morewine/port making operations. Our guide did a lovely job of explaining their process for making both their wines and port. Given it was harvest time we got to see the vats filled with grapes which was a real treat. We then sampled some of the product which was very good. Overall a nice tour with stunning views of the river below. Glad this was one of our stops.

Just completed my 2 night stay in LBV house hotel from March 1st to March 3rd 2026. I must praise…read morehow helpful and professional the receptionist Benilde and Lia. When I first arrived, Benilde has helped me all along the way. She was kind, patient and extremely effective. The room was clean, bright. The breakfast was fresh and nutritious. The location was perfect. You can see the Douro river and vineyard right in front of you. This is my best stay in my 8 day trip in Portugal. Benilde certainly made this place sweet and enjoyable to stay. If I will be here again, I will stay in this place without a heartbeat. Thank you LBV house hotel, and thank you Benilde.

When I tried to put together a day trip to Douro Valley, I thought the price of 145.00€ per person…read moresomewhat pricey, but after the day, I can totally say it's worth it. Winery visit: I can spend on my own 30-40€ to visit the major wineries near the station, and listen to canned speech by employees. Or I can let Jorge takes me to small producers, where the owners personally take us to tour the properties that have been in their families for generations, pour us their wine, and over the glasses discuss everything from his recent NY visit to Vivino's effect on wine consumption. Lunch: I can spend 20-30€ at one of the restaurants near the station. They will likely be good, but it won't be as special as family style dinner in a vineyard manor that is hundreds of years old. Boat tour: There are hour-long boat tours for 10€ at the dock, where the narration is either from a recording or a printed handout. Here, Jorge takes us out on his own little speedboat, and answers any question we have as we go along. And to be able to drink all the wine samples and not have to worry about navigating the narrow, steep, unpaved and signless roads up and down the valley? Priceless.

Absolutely the highlight of our trip. We went to so many wonderful wineries - had an amazing lunch…read moreand learned so much about the Douro Valley