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Overview
Oenophiles rejoice: a lofty hilltop perch in Portugal’s celebrated wine region, boutique hotel Six Senses Douro Valley happily reconciles healthy living devotees with their inner hedonists. Stays at this striking terracotta-hued 19th-century manor are all about wellbeing: luxuriate in river-view rooms, climb ancient trees in the grounds’ nature trails, feast on organic produce from the kitchen’s own gardens and surrender to the ministrations of the spa’s skilled therapists.
Highlights:
Romantic river views
Out-of-this-world spa
Hill-framed pool
Smith extra
60-minute private workshop at the Earth Lab
In the know
Also need to know:
The hotel is well adapted for disabled users thanks to large lifts, ramps to public areas and spacious rooms, one of which has a specially equipped bathroom for wheelchair users. Rustle up your own body scrubs, hair masks and lip balms at the Alchemy Bar. Run once a week, the free hour-long workshops use seasonal organic ingredients from the garden; it’s essential to book ahead.
Packing tips:
The surrounding woods call for walking meditation or tension-busting runs: bring a pair of trainers and comfortable leggings to try out morning yoga with forest views.
Dress code:
Relaxed linen and a sweep of red lipstick.
Mr and Mrs Smith reviews
Every hotel featured is visited personally by members of our team, given the Smith seal of approval, and then anonymously reviewed. As soon as our reviewers have returned from this luxury hotel in Portugal and unpacked their massage oils and bottles of port, a full account of their countryside break will be with you. In the meantime, to whet your wanderlust, here's a quick peek inside Six Senses Douro Valley…
Step through Six Senses Douro Valley’s impressive bolted door and leave your cares on the door step: perched above the snaking Douro river in the vine-studded valley that bears its name, this 19th-century manor has been transformed into a luxurious modernist retreat.The interiors have been livened up with polished concrete, understated linen and glittering light fittings – a veneer of urban cool that perfectly offsets the sweeping views of terraced vineyards greeting guests from every floor-to-ceiling window. At the heart of the resort, the award-winning Six Senses spa is the hub for bodies – and souls – in search of pampering. Indulgent massages, meditative forest walks and aerial yoga are all on the menu here, as are tactile, sensory pleasures such as tree climbing and wine tasting from the cellar’s extensive library. Hedonists needn’t worry: with an organic garden producing much of the kitchen’s produce and a chef enamoured of his Josper grill, they’ll be well catered for here.
Accommodation details
Address:
Quinta Vale de Abraão, Samodaes, Lamego, 5100-758
Samodaes
Portugal
Check-in Details:
Normal Check-in: 15:00
Normal Check-out: 12:00
Location:
41.5 mi / 66.9 km from city centre
General facilities
- Onsite laundry
- Spa
- Valet parking
- Exercise gym
- On-Site parking
- Internet services
- Restaurant
- Pool
- Room service
Dining information
Restaurant:
Helmed by chef Nuno Matos, restaurant Vale de Abrãao is a contemporary dining space sprawling across an open kitchen, a dining room and a sun-kissed terrace. The menu celebrates the region’s produce and the day’s harvest from the organic gardens. Inside, the open cooking station has a wood-fired oven and Josper grill for culinary theatrics; outside, courtyard tables are arranged around a trickling fountain, with serene views of the surrounding vineyards.
Top Table:
A terrace table at the top of the steps commands the best views of the pool and gardens. Book the chef’s table to watch the maestro at work.
Last Orders:
The kitchen is open until 10pm.
Room Service:
Burgers, sandwiches, moreish tapas and lavish platters of cheese and charcuterie can be brought to your room.
Hotel Bar:
All polished concrete, low-slung sofas and large communal tables, Quinta Bar & Lounge is a sociable spot for afternoon tea or a pre-dinner game of pool. The fruity, zesty cocktail menu changes according to what’s ripe in the garden. The Wine Library features a high-class take on the vending machine: a card from reception lets guests pick their own mini bottle from an extensive selection of Douro Valley wines, all of which go down a treat with a tempting little something from the tapas menu.
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