Quinta De Cortinhas

I love Portugal and visit at least once a year, and I always make time to stay in Cortinhas. It's the perfect peaceful getaway. Beautiful house in nice grounds wih a large and peaceful pool area. It's a B&B, not a hotel, so don't expect hotel services. Insead, there is a very helpful and efecient housekeeper who keeps the rooms pristine and serves a very nice continental breakfast. The house is walking distance from the charming town of Arcos de Valdevez, where there are numrous resaurants for the evening meal. Romanzza is particularly recommended, for exquisite Italian food. If you're in the north of Portugal, you should visit Arcos and Cortinhas.

Stunning estate with a beautiful main house, great pool area (14m pool) and exceptional service from the housekeeper. We had a beautiful double room in the main house and our own terrace and additionally there was a bar room with fridge, microwave, etc. Our needs were anticipated (table for the terrace, etc). Although we had a bit of a communication problem (they speak only Spanish&Portugese,very little English) this wasn't really an obstacle and we had a dictionary with us which helped. Breakfast was continental with great coffee and fresh baked goods every morning which isn't always the case in Portugal. The best accomodation (it's a really beautiful villa offering B&B not a hotel) we had during our holiday in Portugal!! We would highly recommend it!