Douro Royal Valley Hotel & Spa

Resort

Had a stay at Douro Royal Valley and it turned out to be great. The suite was spacious with a super comfy bed, and the private garden offered a sweet river view. Waking up to the Douro River view was a highlight. The Palato D’Ouro restaurant served up solid Douro flavors, and the Ruby Bar had a laid-back vibe. Practical indulgence in the Douro's splendor. Fantastic experience.

My recent stay at Douro Royal Valley left me genuinely impressed. The suite was amazing: spacious living area, a bed that you sink into, and a private garden with a stunning river view—impeccable for unwinding. The bathroom was expansive, and waking up to the panoramic view of the Douro River was a daily delight. It's not about extravagance; it's about practical comfort in the lap of nature. Highly recommended for a high-standard retreat.

I'll start with the positive the views are stunning and the outdoor pool in the warmer months would be amazing. The decor and amenities of the room are very nice and newly done. Aside from that the hotel is really disappointing. It is really bare and lacks any personality or colour it feels like an empty museum. The staff were pleasant enough just not very attentive. The buffet breakfast was decent. The dinner was overpriced and very average but there are not many resturants locally to eat at so you are stuck. The bar food was also very average.

It was absolutely amazing stay that we had in Douro valley thanks to the Douro Royal valley Hotel&Spa, especially because our trip took place when it was mostly raining… luckily, me and my husband were able to use that time properly in the hotel’s spa, having massage, enjoying the time in the swimming pool, spending some time in sauna and even at the gym. Thanks to hotel’s facilities the trip was not a waste of time, we could rest actively, we also enjoyed very much the overall ambience of the hotel and taking care of the personell so that overall the hotel is a calm place to stay at. What caught us by surprise was absolutely stunning dinner — each out of 6 courses we had was prepared and served with such a mastery that we thought we are at the resturant with micheline star chef — chapeau bas to the Chef — your courses are absolute masterpiece and the best of the best we tried on our 2-week trip in Portugal. Thank you for this experience :)

I had the change to stay for 1 night to celebrate my birthday! I had the best time since I came back to Portugal. The staff made the experience even more special. Starting from the receptionist at check in, to the receptionist at the spa, to the pool team, the level of detail was 5 starts. I would definitely come back and recommend the hotel to all friends & family. A big thanks to the all the team and congratulations to the management team also.

Outdoor pool, rooms views and staff.

Excellent hotel to rest.

Hotel cold but quiet
Spa at the top
But the access to the spa is cold, lack of decoration one would think in a psychiatric hospital
Room at the top otherwise very clean and water available as well as coffee available in the room
Excellent view from the room
Bedding top
Room service nice.

Superb hotel with seen impressive on the Douro river. We come every year to spend a night in this magnificent establishment.

Beautiful infinity pool overlooking the Douro. Lovely room & hotel staff. Spa was outstanding.

Modern hotel with fabulous views over Douro river. The infinity pool is perfect to get tanned, relax abd have fun taking selfies with the heavenly background of the river. The breakfast is very good and the restaurant has delicious local dishes. Heaven on earth yes it can be!

Fantastic views from all rooms across the Douro, modern, comfortable rooms. Have yet to try the Spa and pools.

Horrible architecture in a beautiful setting. A perfect example of a building that should never have been authorized to be built!

Beautiful well appointed and laid back hotel! Right on the river with mooring facilities. Friendly staff and great restaurant!

The Douro Royal Valley Hotel is located in a pretty quiet village. Ideal if you wanna get a little rest from the big cities. The design is minimalistic, but I was missing a little bit more atmosphere, it was a bit too cold for me. They really need to fix the touchbuttons of the elevator. It might be fancy looking but everybody I spoke to had a problem with it‘s responsiveness. On the 7th floor there is the outdoor and indoor pool. The outdoor pool is a infinity pool. Narrow but at least pretty long so you can swim some laps if you want. The indoor pool is also big enough for some water fitness or just relaxed swimming. The gym was very small, just had like 4-5 machines in it. I was looking forward for a bit biking, but there was only a treadmill for cardio. If you like a minimalistic style and a calm area you will enjoy the hotel. As you can see in my pictures the location is very cool and the views are awesome!

The chef did us some great Vegan food! Well done! loved the pool and view.

Excellent stay. Relaxing and secure rooms. Restaurant service, local food and ambience very pleasant. Gorgeous spa/pool areas and tremendous views from room, spa and bars.

The experience in this Hotel couldn’t be better. The staff is really nice, the food is awesome and the hotel is very well situated. We love to spend time in hotels along Rio Douro, and this one is our favourite.

Amazing view of the Valley, beautiful, quiet, restful. Clean, modern, comfortable and spacious room. Restaurant not bad but can do better. Restricted card if several days on site. The dishes are lacking a bit of purpose at times. (Too salty, too heavy in the stomach…)

Rooms could be better specially the bathroom that doesn't include bath tub but the view to the river is amazing from balcony and also pool.

Excellent place, magnificent scenery.

Amazing hotel and location. Spectacular outdoor pool.

The hotel is situated next to the duoro River in the beautiful duoro valley. Sadly the hotel itself is not beautiful, but a big block of concrete. The rooms are big, nice and clean. However on the second morning the water was not getting hot. The spa has an outdoor and an indoor pool. Walking to the spa from the rooms in the fifth floor takes about 10 minutes. You have to take different elevators and to walk a few meters. The hotel is new, but a lot of the rooms and places look just empty and you feel like something is missing. The breakfast was very good. The restaurant is ok, the prices are high, the portions tiny. Most of all the hotel lacks professional personal. The staff in the restaurant and spa is not very attentive. One of the restaurant managers was just rude when we were dining one evening.

To rest there is no better.

Very stylish and clean Hotel in the Douro Valley. Probably the best Infinity Pool in the region with an astonishing view. Rooms/Suites are spacious and also in clean Design. Spa treatments can be recommended and the food is delicious. Not to miss if you want to dive into the Douro region.

The main reason to come here is the view and it's breathtaking! The rooms are also very nice, friendly staff and a really great restaurant with good prices. I highly recommend this hotel. And oh, did I mention the view…? ;)

Spectacular views. Very good restaurant. Luxury facilities.

Hotel is fantastic. I love it. But… The Restaurant took too long (1, 5 hours) to serve the diner for two and was not full. The codfish was good but very cold. And the the bill had one item w price 14€ when the correct was 6€. No more comments. ; — (

Excellence in the details.

Stay was fine nothing special, hotel has spectacular view its quite place, down town is far away its nice to stay in if your taking a road trip. Spa wasn't that good, looked professional but staff aren't, compared to the other spa's I went to.

Exceptional place. We had booked 3 nights and extended our stay. Great service, amazing scenery, top level services (pool, spa, tennis, kids club, bar, snack, restaurant…).

Nice room. Horrible Service. Women at reception said it would be a 30 euro taxi ride turned out to be 105 euro then she blamed me for not confirming with her about the taxi even tho they said everything was ready and no kidding if the hotel is booked that the person is coming! Shocking! never coming back! Terrible customer service and doesn't even consider about customer just cares about the money in your pocket, thats the 1st day. 2nd day breakfast was below average at best. We left for a walk and when we came back we had to wait 10 minutes for someone to open the door to get into the hotel.

The restaurant is a great. The view is to die for. Great service.