Lamego Hotel & Life ★★★★

"Very basic hotel, some receptionists are not friendly. Reception could be empty, can’t find receptionist. Need to carry your own luggage."

Douro Castelo Signature Hotel & Spa ★★★★

"I've posted elsewhere that we stayed at wonderful hotels in Portugal. The "stories" were about reaching them and trying to park at them. The Douro Castelo experience was our worst! We used GPS to find the hotel. Made the mistake of making the last turn! The hotel was only feet from the last intersection. [A red "carpet" reached from the door to the intersection, but we missed it.] We drove past the entrance on a gradually narrowing street. Narrowing more! Pulled in mirrors. Scraped the car on a house [with only inches of clearance on the driver's side.] Ultimately both cars returned to the lower center of Lamego and parked in lots. We transferred to the hotel by Uber. We enjoyed our stay--once we got there. But arriving was a trama--and an expensive one at that."

Quinta da Timpeira ★★★

"the environment is beautiful, the room small but comfortable, the breakfast perfect (quantity, variety, quality) The only negative detail is that they only give a hairdryer on request and when you realize that it is missing, the staff is not necessarily available to give it to you"

Douro Mool Guest House ★★★

Muralha Charm House ★★★★

"Don't read any more. Look elsewhere! I had the most miserable time ever and I have visited 8 countries staying in literally dozens of B&bs in the last year to compare. There was no welcome into this converted terrace & the sleeping area was bizarre and vastly overpriced at £80 per person. For £80 the customer should get the best. The room was not prepared. A blocked sink, freezing cold and no heating in the showroom. Unless you count the hairdryer which had to be used it was so cold. The alterations were the worst you could imagine and totally out of keeping with the old building with cheap plastic cladding used as dividers. There was absolutely no heating in the public areas so freezing cold everywhere. No heating in the breakfast room even the woman there wore her outdoor clothes as I did being 6 layers and head covering it was so bitter. The owners simply do not care about their guests. Breakfast was in a word. Miserable. Hard cold toast. No cerals, no fruit, no cake, no rolls. no thought how to please their guests. A bizarre place. They kept saying I was the only person cold but NO other guests were ever seen in 3 days! Stange place The worst place and most depressing I have ever stayed in, not even a Happy Christmas!. "