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8.7

1,843 reviews

Douro Palace Hotel Resort & SPA

Douro Palace Hotel Resort & SPA

Lugar Do Carrapatelo, Santa Cruz Do Douro, Santa Cruz Do Douro, 4640-423, Portugal

Reservations:

+1-833-728-2041

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Spa/Wellness packages

Free parking

Restaurant

Outdoor swimming pool

Free wifi

Room service

Turkish/Steam Bath

Free spa

Douro Palace Hotel Resort & SPA

Welcome to the fabulous Douro Palace Hotel Resort & SPA, your gateway to the stunning beauty of Baião, Portugal! Nestled just 4mi from the bustling city center, this four-star gem offers a serene escape along the banks of the Douro River. For as little as $102 a night, you can indulge in luxurious surroundings and kickstart your day with a delightful breakfast that sets the tone for your adventures ahead!

At Douro Palace, relaxation meets contemporary elegance. Lounge by the fabulous outdoor swimming pool or unwind in the rejuvenating spa after a day of exploring the breathtaking landscapes. Guests rave about the spectacular river and garden views, enhancing your stay with tranquility and beauty. With a plethora of amenities — from soundproof rooms to free WiFi — you can savor every moment in blissful comfort. Whether you’re basking in the sun on the terrace or enjoying live music, the hotel transforms your downtime into an experience you’ll cherish.

Families, couples, and business travelers alike can find something special here. Need a kid-friendly meal? You got it! Want to host a meeting? The banquet facilities have your back! With 1,843 enthusiastic reviews backing it up, the Douro Palace has become a favored destination for those looking to combine relaxation and adventure in beautiful Portugal. So pack your bags, because your unforgettable getaway is waiting at Lugar Do Carrapatelo, Santa Cruz Do Douro!

At Douro Palace Hotel Resort & SPA, you're not just booking a stay; you're gearing up for an epic culinary adventure! Let your taste buds dance at the Eça restaurant, where modern ambiance meets delectable Mediterranean, Portuguese, and European delicacies. Picture yourself savoring each bite while taking in sweeping vistas of lush gardens or the shimmering Douro River. Whether you're feeling adventurous or simply in the mood to unwind with a good meal, the attentive staff ensures that every dining experience is as memorable as the breathtaking views.

For those in search of recreation away from the table, the seasonal outdoor swimming pool is a must-visit! Picture this: you, soaking up the sun's warm embrace, refreshing drink in hand, and the calming sounds of nature encircling you. It’s an adults-only paradise that lets you rejuvenate and soak in the picturesque surroundings. And when the evening rolls around, gather around the terrace for some live music that makes your heart soar. Nestled in this idyllic hotel, the pool and live performances create an atmosphere where fun and relaxation go hand in hand!

But that's not all – Douro Palace is more than just a beautiful hotel; it’s a vibrant hub of activity. With diverse room options designed to accommodate families, couples, or groups of friends, you'll feel right at home. The hotel caters to every need, be it hosting meetings in professional spaces or enjoying kid-friendly menus at mealtime. With such a wide array of options and a stream of positive testimonials from delighted guests, there are infinite possibilities waiting for you at Douro Palace. Ready to uncover the delights of Baião? Adventure is just a booking away!

Closest airports

Vila Real Airport

18.7mi

Viseu Airport

27.3mi

Francisco de Sá Carneiro Airport

36.4mi

Most popular amenities

Spa/Wellness packages

Free parking

Restaurant

Outdoor swimming pool

Free wifi

Room service

Turkish/Steam Bath

Free spa

Sauna

Air conditioning

Bar

Sun deck

Parking On Site

Terrace

Soundproof rooms

24-hour front desk

Non-smoking rooms

Live music/Performance

Wheelchair accessible

Beach umbrellas

Beach chairs/Loungers

River view

Garden view

Elevator

Garden

Upper floors accessible by elevator

Free toiletries

Balcony

Bidet

Soundproof

Bathtub

Rooms

Double Room with Garden View in Douro Palace Hotel Resort & SPA

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Queen Room, Garden View

1 Queen Size Bed

270 sqft

Garden view

Private Bathroom

Balcony

Bathtub

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Indulge in our cozy Double Room with Garden View, boasting a spacious 269 sqft living space and featuring a Queen size bed. Enjoy the picturesque garden scenery from your private balcony, relax in the bathtub, and unwind in the soundproof comfort of this air-conditioned haven.

Twin Room with River View in Douro Palace Hotel Resort & SPA

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Room - 2 Twin, River View

2 Twin Beds

270 sqft

River view

Private Bathroom

Balcony

Bathtub

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Enjoy breathtaking river views from the comfort of our spacious Twin Room. With its private balcony, luxurious amenities including a bathtub, minibar, and flat-screen TV, and a peaceful atmosphere on the upper floors, this room is perfect for a relaxing stay for two adults.

Double Room with River View in Douro Palace Hotel Resort & SPA

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Double Room, River View

1 Double Bed

270 sqft

River view

Private Bathroom

Balcony

Bathtub

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River View

Twin Room with Garden View in Douro Palace Hotel Resort & SPA

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Room - 2 Twin, Garden View

2 Twin Beds

270 sqft

Garden view

Private Bathroom

Balcony

Bathtub

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Double Room with Garden View in Douro Palace Hotel Resort & SPA

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Double Room, Garden View

1 Queen Size Bed

270 sqft

Garden view

Private Bathroom

Balcony

Bathtub

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Romantic, River View

270 sqft

Balcony

Minibar

Flat-screen TV

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This package includes: - Sparkling wine and chocolates in the room, upon arrival; - Romantic décor in the room; - Special surprise in the room; - Candlelit dinner for 2 at Eça Restaurant, with the Chef's Menu (drinks are included); - Feet, hands or scalp relaxing treatment (20 minutes); - Free access to the Spa relaxation area; - 20% discount on Spa treatments; - Late check-out until 15:00 upon availability.

Twin Room, River View, Balcony

1 Twin Bed

Balcony

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Twin Room, Garden View, Balcony

1 Twin Bed

Balcony

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Room With Garden View, Balcony

Balcony

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Garden View With Balcony

Standard Room

Balcony

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Standard

Suite

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Suite Standard

Deluxe, River View

x10

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Room Deluxe River View

Guest reviews

8.7

1,843 reviews

Categories of assessments

Cleanliness

Comfort

Location

Facilities

Staff

Value for money

WiFi quality

Breakfast

Featured reviews:

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Trippn

10

September 2023

It all started with the outstanding location of the Douro Palace Hotel & Spa, it's a 10 min (if that much) taxi ride from Aregos rail station, and it's calming inviting signature scent (which I wanted to get a bottle of HINT!, HINT!) then came our room with it's view of the Douro River, vineyards and pool, yet another piece of heaven all ours for the next couple days. Good size room, quite, very comfortable beds, clean, good vibe, our terrace was just supreme, bathroom good size, thou I must say I don't get those showers with a 1/2 door? I always felt like I didn't want to soak the floors so I found myself always sapping up the floors (not what I signed up for, could have just been me, who knows), also had a running bowl all night (rm 204, just didn't want to make a big deal of it). Staff is just exceptional, professional, extremely friendly, tentative, and just welcoming. We had a breakfast plans quite the daily spread (thou same spread daily) it was quite a tasty variety (would be nice if a tip was left for the server as the tables don't get cleaned by themselves PEOPLE! (could be just me). Had several dinners at the Resort also quite a tasty (thou limited) menu, I even had the same meal twice whilst there and enjoyed it like it was the first time tasting it. Grounds are just what the soul needs, we walked about to the vineyards then to see the baby goats, and parent's Romeo and Juliet. The immediate pool area speaks for itself with it's views, I/we couldn't help feeling like I/we were constantly sliding off the edge of the earth whilst laying on the loungers as they're on a slant (I do understand it extends to the view) but you're just sliding off the lounges even with towels as a liner. Overall it was just an absolutely Great destination for us all. Very thing about the Douro Palace Hotel Resort & Spa what what we didn't know we needed.

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Yevhenii

10

May 2023

The hotel is amazing The views are breathtaking, you basically wake up and see Douro valley right from your bed. They have Chefs restaurant in the hotel. Food there is very delicious, starters, main dishes and deserts. We tried a lot there and every dish was great. Also hotel has its own farm with various herbs, fruits and vegetables, that are used then in the restaurant. They also have very clean and relaxing SPA, which is free for hotel guests.

Public areas have exceptionally amazing views, but windows there need a bit more love

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Judith

9.1

July 2023

Well appointed hotel in lovely gardens and vineyards Breakfast was very good indeed with a wide choice. The view from our window was beautiful and the room was spacious .

A bit remote and situated at the end of some very twisty roads. Although we were encouraged to drink bottled water rather than tap water we were given only one bottle and told we could not have another one.

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Harold

8.2

July 2022

Breakfast was exceptional. Probably the best quality and selection we have come across in our travels. The location (when you can find it) is excellent with superb views over the River Douro. The hotel is about 10 minutes walk away from the railaway station where the trains will take you to Porto or the other direction along the river.

The hotel was, for us, extremely difficult to find. We had set our GPS to Baiao but discover that Baiao is more like an area rather than a place. Once we arrived in Baiao it took us a long time to find the hotel. Perhaps Booking.com should give a better description of how to find the hotel. Whilst the quality of our evening meal was good (but pricy) we found the waiter over-bearing/obsequious. The following day we chose to eat out at Regua for this reason.

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Iris

9.1

October 2022

Staff is very helpful and nice room is big with beautiful view to the douro river from the balcony Excellent restaurant with delicious food, nice bar Beautiful architecture

The breakfast was fine, but I expected more selection of eggs (only scrambled eggs), and there are no vegetables at all, even not one tomato. I expected more from 4-star hotel -The inner pool is not hot enough, no jacuzzi, and you have to wear swimming cup for both man and woman, therefore is not useful at all

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Emily

8.2

June 2022

This place is gorgeous and really peaceful. It is easy to get here from Porto on the train if you don’t have a car. The breakfast is brilliant and the food in the restaurant is very fresh and good. The spa is great and I really enjoyed my treatments. I had a river facing room and it was just stunning and a blissful place to switch off for a few days. There is a nice little farm with animals and vineyard on the property.

I’m sorry to say but I found the staff to not be particularly helpful or friendly and it felt a bit cost- focused. I was annoyed to have booked a spa slot in advance of my stay and the second I arrived in my room to receive a call to say it wasn’t possible (in a rather rude way). Maybe a better booking system and communicating this before you arrive rather than as soon as you arrive in the room to relax with the beautiful view would make it a more pleasant welcome…

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Tatyana_tk

10

December 2022

Amazing comfortable room with glass wall and stunning views over the Douro Valley! Delicious breakfast and great food at the restaurant. Open Swimming pool with beautiful views. Peaceful & relaxing indoors swimming pool with saunas. You can also make beautiful walks in the hotel vineyards or walk / drive down to the train station for some scenic train trip along the river. Overall it was an amazing experience you want to repeat again!

Everything was great! Only one thing to want - to prolong indoors swimming pool hours

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Heather

10

June 2023

Beautiful hotel set in the gorgeous Douro River Valley. Luxurious room, fabulous restaurant, the grounds are gorgeous.

Don't use GPS to reach this hotel!! It will take you the "fastest" route, through tiny towns on cobblestone streets. The staff at the hotel said it happens to everyone. My question, if they know this, please prepare & attach clear, specific directions to our reservation confirmation! These tiny roads are dangerous to navigate.

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Caroline

10

July 2023

The staff surprised us with cake and a bottle of wine on our arrival (it was my husband's bday). Beautiful hotel, spectacular views, great food, friendly staff, a chef's garden, vineyard and relaxing pools and spa. We enjoyed our time relaxing. What a wonderful treat after walking the camino portugese. The sommelier, Ferminio, was so friendly and kind. We will recommend to friends and family.

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Cc

9.1

July 2022

The hotel is contemporary, well designed and has great facilities. The outdoor pool, bar and snack area was lovely with great views and plenty of seats for all to enjoy. A special mention to the pool guy who was very helpful and enthusiastic. We particularly enjoyed the labyrinth that was our hotel, so many different facets; the indoor pool, the spa, the bar, the games room, the vineyard, the farm, the gardens - it just went on which made it great to unwind and take our time to explore. The view from our room (river view/ground floor) and balcony was simply breathtaking, like a painting! Would highly recommend this place.

The restaurant was very dark (brown walls!) and had almost no natural light, a shame as there was this spectacular view right outside but no windows to make the most of it. The service was incredibly slow, staff were not attentive or warm. We opted to have room service thereafter for the remainder of our stay. This was the only let down.

Points of Interest Around Douro Palace Hotel Resort & SPA

Attractions

Amarante Water Park (Parque Aquático Amarante)

11.3mi

Amarante

11.7mi

Igreja de Nossa Senhora da Oliveira

27.5mi

Guimarães

27.5mi

Guimarães Castle (Castelo de Guimarães)

27.7mi

Santo Inácio Zoo

27.7mi

Restaurants

Eça

Cuisines

  • Mediterranean
  • Portuguese
  • European

Ambiances

  • Modern

Pools

Location

  • Outdoor

Age restrictions

  • Adults only

Availability

  • Seasonal

Amenities of Douro Palace Hotel Resort & SPA

Spa/Wellness packages

Free parking

Restaurant

Outdoor swimming pool

Free wifi

Room service

Turkish/Steam Bath

Free spa

Sauna

Air conditioning

Bar

Sun deck

Parking On Site

Terrace

Soundproof rooms

24-hour front desk

Non-smoking rooms

Live music/Performance

Wheelchair accessible

Beach umbrellas

Beach chairs/Loungers

River view

Garden view

Elevator

Garden

Upper floors accessible by elevator

Free toiletries

Balcony

Bidet

Soundproof

Bathtub

Stay rules - Douro Palace Hotel Resort & SPA

  • Check-in / Check-out

  • Pets

  • Internet

  • Age restrictions

  • Parking

  • Reservations

  • Children and beds

  • Cards accepted at this property

Frequently Asked Questions - Douro Palace Hotel Resort & SPA

When are the check-in and check-out times for Douro Palace Hotel Resort & SPA?

For Douro Palace Hotel Resort & SPA, you can check in after 03:00 PM and the check-out deadline is 12:00 PM.

Is free parking available at Douro Palace Hotel Resort & SPA?

Yes, there is convenient and free on-site parking available at Douro Palace Hotel Resort & SPA. The parking is public and does not require a reservation.

How much does a stay at Douro Palace Hotel Resort & SPA cost?

Rooms at Douro Palace Hotel Resort & SPA are available starting from $102. Prices might vary according to room availability and chosen dates. To see the current rates, please add your travel dates.

Which room categories can I book at Douro Palace Hotel Resort & SPA?

The types of rooms available at Douro Palace Hotel Resort & SPA include Double Rooms with Garden or River View and Twin Rooms with Garden or River View. All rooms are non-smoking and have a size of 269 sqft. The Double Rooms have either a Queen size or Double bed, while the Twin Rooms have two Twin beds. All rooms can accommodate a maximum of 2 adults and 0 children.

What activities does Douro Palace Hotel Resort & SPA offer?

At Douro Palace Hotel Resort & SPA, guests can enjoy their time by indulging in various leisure amenities. They can relax and rejuvenate at the on-site spa, which offers wellness packages and a range of massage treatments, including full-body, hand, head, couples', foot, neck, and back massages. For those looking for a refreshing swim, there is an outdoor swimming pool available. In addition, guests can unwind at the Turkish/Steam Bath and sauna, or lounge by the pool on the sun deck, using the provided beach chairs and umbrellas. The hotel also offers live music performances for entertainment.

For dining options, guests can visit the on-site restaurant named Eça, which offers a modern ambiance and serves Mediterranean, Portuguese, and European cuisines.

Please note that the availability of the outdoor pool may be seasonal, and there may be age restrictions for its use.

Does Douro Palace Hotel Resort & SPA feature a pool area?

The Douro Palace Hotel Resort & SPA has one pool available. The pool is located outdoors and is only available seasonally. There are age restrictions, as it is limited to adults only.

Are there restaurants located within Douro Palace Hotel Resort & SPA?

Yes, the Douro Palace Hotel Resort & SPA has a restaurant called Eça on site. The restaurant offers a modern ambiance and serves Mediterranean, Portuguese, and European cuisine.

Does Douro Palace Hotel Resort & SPA accept credit cards?

Yes, Douro Palace Hotel Resort & SPA accepts credit cards. They accept JCB, American Express, Diners Club, Visa, Mastercard, and Maestro. Cash is also accepted as a payment method.