Quinta de Sao Luiz the Vine House

The Vine House, at Quinta de São Luiz, offers an incredible experience in the heart of the Douro. The location is perfect, with stunning views over the river and vineyards. The rooms are spacious, comfortable, and well-decorated, some featuring balconies to enjoy the scenery. The Quinta itself is a place of excellence, blending history and tradition. The guided tour is engaging, and the wine tasting showcases labels from the iconic Kopke brand, making the experience unforgettable. Ideal for those seeking tranquility, comfort, and an authentic connection with the world of wine.

The welcome that we got on check- in was the most warm and professional that we have had anywhere in the Douro so far. Our room was huge with excellent views, a Nespresso , powerful shower, excellent air conditioning and very comfortable bed. We ate breakfast, lunch and dinner at the restaurant. Staff do so much to make you comfortable and make excellent suggestions for wine pairing. This is a working vineyard and your stay includes a free tour and tasting , which is very interesting. The hotel is quite new and in very good condition . There is an infinity pool with beautiful views . Like most of the hotels with great views in this region, the drive up to the hotel is along a scary narrow driveway, but here they have a clever traffic light system to ensure you do not meet a huge truck coming the other way. In an areas with so many hyper- expensive 5 star hotels , it was great to find such a stylish yet affordable alternative. Big enough to offer facilities , but small enough that personal touch and hospitality is not lost.

We only went there for dinner. Poor experience. Pork cachaço and Arouquesa was quiet good. Cod rice was very poor , salted and the rice to watery ( I suspect that there was a delay , rice became to dry and they just added hot water. The cheese and "enchidos" plate was good. Wine also good , the option we choosed. Slow and poor service! poured the wine for tasting and served the person that tasted the wine. That's not the correct procedure. The wine is given for tasting than it's served to the ladies , starting from the oldest and the latest to be served is the one who tasted it. We asked for the menu and only one was handled and again given to me instead of the ladies. Wrong. When paying the waiter handled me the multibanco device , passing it just in front of my wife. Wrong ! the right thing to do was to come by my side and handled it. Emplyoees speak to much with the clients ! it was a torture to listen to them , they should limit to the essential information requested. Expensive considering the price/quality Not to repeat

Quinta Sao Luiz, Douro Valley: The entrance foreboded a romantic story and a dramatic entrance of plunging stunning terraced vineyards. There is a deck area with classy deck chairs where you can feast to the stunning views. But the tour was disappointing. The guide seemed disinterested and was barely audible since he was barely even speaking. He made wine a dull, dry and insipid. Unlike the Kopke range of wines we tried. #eatstylishtravelstylish