Octant Douro

“Upea hotelli, josta on upeat näkymät?”

Tämä hotelli oli yksi parhaista hotelleista, joita olemme koskaan asuneet Euroopassa. Huoneen panoraamaikkuna tekee kaiken eron ja saat upeimman näkymän joelle heti kun heräät! Aamiainen oli hämmästyttävää valtavan valikoiman ja laadukkaiden elintarvikkeiden kanssa. Palvelu oli erinomainen.

“Probably the best stay of my life. I feel happy, recharged and would love to go back”

This is - without a doubt - the perfect place to a weekend getaway if you’re ever in a need of recharging and escaping from the city chaos. From the moment we were cheerfully received by Catarina and given a facilities tour by Daniel to the lovely dinner served by Fatima and the rest of the incre… lisää

This is - without a doubt - the perfect place to a weekend getaway if you’re ever in a need of recharging and escaping from the city chaos. From the moment we were cheerfully received by Catarina and given a facilities tour by Daniel to the lovely dinner served by Fatima and the rest of the incredible staff at À Terra and that delicious food. To the draw dropping breakfast selection, where we were happily greeted by Sr. Ribeiro - who gave us marvelous suggestions about where to go and how to spend our time in Douro… Every single person made a difference in our stay. They are all worthy of appreciation words. And the rest? The room was incredible, with an amazing view to the Douro River; The food was absolutely delicious, made with local products. (I’m still dreaming about the covert. That’s right. The covert.) The gardens and trails around and within the property were very pleasant to walk through, … And lastly, I could not end my review without mentioning how incredible pet friendly they are. I brought my frenchie with us and she couldn’t possibly have been more well treated. With a pet kit - consisting of a bed, some treats, a bowl, a toy, a diaper and poo bags - waiting for her in our room and all of the staff giving her so much attention, she was completely in heaven. Also, the À Terra restaurant is also pet friendly, which means we were able to really enjoy the stay alongside our dog!! I can’t recommend this place enough, you have to see it for yourselves! Thank you for all the amazing staff that made our experience so great. I truly hope to visit soon :)

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“Great resort, great views, nice staff, odd room decor, and some food issues”

Very wonderful stay. Disappointed in the food though. GOOD We had the fullview room, and it was wonderful. Views were incredible. Having the terrace and a balcony was very cool. The resort itself was fantastic. They recently retrofited a pool to be heated which was great, but the adults only poo… lisää

Very wonderful stay. Disappointed in the food though. GOOD We had the fullview room, and it was wonderful. Views were incredible. Having the terrace and a balcony was very cool. The resort itself was fantastic. They recently retrofited a pool to be heated which was great, but the adults only pool was just about the same temperature but not heated. We did the Octant I boat trip at sunset and that was just incredible. The family that hosted us were great, and the boat itself was very comfortable. BAD Honestly, nothing, other than a few food issues. 1. Room service just wasn't very good. The pizza was soggy and slightly uncooked. The rest of the food was frankly kind of gross. 2. We ate at the "fancy" restaurant one night, called Raiva. Nice setting. However, when I checked in, they asked if I had allergies. I told them I had a nut and seed allergy. When I ordered bread, one of the two types of bread that came out had seeds. So no biggy, I didn't eat it and ate the other kind. When I ordered my main, i reminded them of my allergies. Then when my pork loin came out, it was full of seeds in the sauce. At that point, I told them "sorry but this has seeds all in the sauce. Moreover, the bread had seeds as well" They brought me my food back out which took about 7 minutes, meanwhile my wife's food was either going to get cold, or would be eating without me. A restaurant of that quality and in the michelin guide, they really should have refired both. Anyways, then, after our mains, they brought out some pastries. All of the pastries they provided had seeds or nuts in them. I told the waiter, and he said "oh it's ok, it just optional pastries. You don't need to eat them", i replied "well, i'd like to. But as I've now mentioned a few times, no seeds or nuts for me please. They brought me something else instead after I insisted. I was shocked that they didn't take anything off of the bill. A total of 5 items had seeds, and I had told them a total of 4 times. I would have expected them to at least take the bread off since I was only able to eat half of it. 3. the decor of the rooms is a little weird, and could probably need some renovation. It was very sterile looking and a bit dated despite having an "Avant garde" look. It didn't really match the vibe of the hotel all that well.

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