We booked a room for just 1 night as a little romantic getaway during our holiday in Portugal. Upon arrival the peaceful area in which the hotel is located really soaks you into an relaxing mood. We were welcomed by friendly staff and even tho we arrived a little early, they made sure that our room was clean and ready for us. The room is very clean, nicely decorated and breaths the peaceful environment of the area. The spa facilities are great, we were lucky to have them all to ourselfs. There is an indoor pool, turkish steam sauna, jacuzzi and sauna. Right outside the pool area is enough space to soak up the sun on one of the chairs, a bar and a children playground. The hotel offers a library, pooltable, restaurant, roomservice, minibar, lounge area and enough activities which can be booked as an extra for your stay. Breakfast is included in each booking. Our overall experience is that this was the perfect getaway to really enjoy the peace and eachother.

Nice hotel, secluded, great service. The room with jacuzzi was amazing however, we had to book it quite in advance. The staff was great. The only downside is the breakfast, due to covid there's no buffet anymore, there's table service and portions are small; when we ordered more croissants, no croissants arrived just more bread.

Hotel management is disgusting. I booked via booking a room 1 month early and paid in advanced 209 euro for 1 night. I received a confirmation that everything is ok but one week before arrival I received that my reservation is annulated. Booking says that the Hotel canceled my reservation and they can no longer accommodate me due to overbooking. I called to the hotel and explained that I have 7 month pregnancy and it's my last change to visit and relax there. the answer -I can't do anything... For this price to have a such disgusting service!!!! so If you really want to relax - do not select this hotel not to be surprised in the end.

A very quiet and relaxing place to stay. That said a wedding party made a lot of noise one night but so what. Only bad thing was that one of the staff turned the site conditioning off for the entire hotel so that guests could sleep. True, the air conditioning is a little noisy but of you want to sleep turn it off in your room and open the balcony door. No need for everyone else to suffer.

Hotel Rural Vale do Rio We booked this as a way to split the road between Porto and Lisbon and have a good approach for visiting attractions around Aveiro and Leiria. To get into this eucalyptus forest and near the river from the chaos of the city was rejuvenating. The staff was kind and careful. The hotel looks nice, good room, view towards the forest, lots of light. Strong heating systems, it was the best heated place in 10 days stay. Comfortable bed. The breakfast was quite diverse and good. Besides spa, they offer access to entertainment room, with library, chess, cards, pool table. The restaurant is also OK. The Turkish bath was not on, it was not rally getting heated and the dry sauna had 70 percent humidity, not ok. The lock on our room door was not working. Tea and kettle in the room would be nice.