Casa de Canilhas

This inn has amazing views , clean rooms, nice breakfast and is reasonably priced. It is easy to find and is well located in Douro Valley. What was disappointing was the lack of interest from all staff. Our check in seemed to be a bother. One staff came and turned on the music in the lobby and didn’t even interact with us. Staff were very cold and unfriendly. This was strange to us

We can’t say enough about this beautiful property. Truly paradise found! We were lucky enough to have a private room with a porch by the pool with the most breathtaking view of the Douro Valley and river. The room was beautiful and the whole property immaculate. Breakfast was brought to us in a picnic basket and combined with our “room with a view” it was magical. The staff are so friendly. A definite highlight of our Portugal trip.

Amazing location above The Douro with outstanding views. Unfortunately, we arrived in a heat wave of unprecedented weather with temperatures in the mid 40s. Too hot to do many of things we had planned to do. However, the hotel was a little gem A family run business with a small amount of rooms, each individually furnished (I believe) in tradition Portuguese style. Our room had a balcony, with an amazing view, well equipped bathroom, large extremely comfortable bed (bed more comfortable than at home!) ample pillows, monogrammed good quality bed linen, as were the towels and quiet efficient air conditioning - a god send in those temperatures. The whole place was very serene and tranquil with lawned areas around a small pool with plenty of shade. The grounds and the house were spotless, incredibly clean and tidy in fact. Parking was on the side of the road which was not a problem. A hand full of softly-spoken young ladies (some speaking good English), dressed in white uniform seem to 'run' the hotel, multitasking reception, house-keeping, breakfast and any other jobs that needed doing but had little presence otherwise. It was all a little bit quirky - especially the white uniform - but somehow added to the tranquillity. Our breakfast table on the terrace, which was pre-ordered and served by one of the young ladies, had the most amazing views down the Douro. Wonderful start to the day. This has now been added to my list of top 5 hotels in Europe and I can defiantly recommend. We hope to return some time in the future.

Nice location with the view on the Douro. It was to cold to swim outside but we believe that in summertime it’s a great location to have a swim. While in the pool, the view must be beautiful. Breakfast was on the room but was very nice. Presented in a basket it had everything we needed inside. Fresh orange juice, coffee, bread, eggs,…. (at arrival you have to select what you want as breakfast) classical furniture (very nice in its portugese style), good bed and good shower.

Views. This is what you come for. Also we decided to spend on night in the Douro valley to experience the tranquility outside the busy streets of Porto. And we were not disappointed! The service was slightly modified because of Covid-19 regulations, but that was ok. We booked the smallest room and had the chance to upgrade to a large one against a small fee. The rooms have really comfortable beds, sufficient size and a good en-suite bathroom. The views from the property are stunning, as most of the photos here show. The breakfast that was included was more than sufficient with lots of options to choose from. The staff was attentive and very friendly. We chose to have dinner in the area - we were not very impressed with the offer in the local village Mesao Frio (we stopped at several places but none of them seemed inviting, even though we had locals with us). We decided to take a short trip by car to the next larger village, Regua, where we found several good options. We can definitely recommend Restaurante Vista do Douro, with good options, an amazing staff and resonable prices.