Hotel Casa do Tua

Such a wonderful place to stay. Friendly, clean, quiet, wonderful views across the river Douro and a great little pool area!! I simply loved this hotel. Exceeded my expectations. It's just across the Street from the railway station, so couldn't be any easier to get to from Porto, Pinhao or wherever (I made the journey from Lisbon by train!). A very warm welcome on arrival. Rooms are quite large and very comfortable. The place is so relaxing and quiet! Breakfast is a good selection of cold meats, breads, fruit, yogurt and tasty cooked-2-order scrambled eggs. The swimming pool overlooks the Douro and the views are spectacular. Hardly any noise - a train every now and again - it's mostly birdsong from dawn to dusk to accompany you as you relax. I only wish I could have stayed longer! Nice walk along the river and an interesting small museum/information centre about the area just across the street.

My wife and I stayed at Hotel Casa do Tua for three nights. We booked the apartment unit so that we could sit out on the balcony and enjoy several glasses of wine whilst watching the boats go by and taking in the view of the olive trees and the vineyards on the opposite bank. The unit was extremely clean and the facilities in the kitchen were more than adequate if you wanted to cook you own meal. José is an exceptional host. We left behind my wife's eBook reader and adaptor by mistake. José contacted us right away and offered to send it to us after first finding out the shipping cost. We reimbursed him via PayPal and the eReader arrived in Canada two weeks later beautifully wrapped. We couldn't have asked for a better response. Breakfast on the deck in the morning (if you don't want to do your own breakfast) and a swim at the end of the day made for a very relaxing time. We recommend taking the train to Pinhao - an 18 minute ride at a bargain price - and visiting the Quinta do Bomfim winery.

É um local onde dá prazer usufruir do enquadramento do espírito ferroviário e do rio Douro. Tranquilidade, simpatia, bem estar, vontade de regressar . Conjuga na perfeição o alojamento, a gastronomia no Calça Curta e a esplanada da tasquinha ao lado da Estação da CP e linha desactivada do Tua. Vamos regressar!