Quinta do Palame 

We stayed here after friends from Perth recommended it from their recent trip to Portugal. It was a little out of the way of our Douro Valley trip but we enjoyed spending a night at this lovely Quinta. We arrived later than expected but the gorgeous young lady who looks after the Quinta was smiling and made us the best G&T with fresh juniper berries and orange for us to enjoy overlooking the vines. The weather was still delightfully warm so we could sit outside for drinks and also the delicious dinner of the local sausage with potato with garlic butter and a salad of vine ripened tomato, onion and capsicum. Simple but so lovely. Washed down with a bottle of their red wine (8 euros a bottle so don’t expect Grange!) the evening was really lovely. The bedroom (and all the Quinta) feels new, the room was lovely with a seperate sitting area where they had made a bed for our daughter. Shutters on the windows kept it dark in the morning. The bed was very comfy so we had a great sleep (maybe the extra port helped!) before a continental breakfast. We took our breakfast from the buffet to the outdoor verandah again to enjoy the warm morning and the views. Would recommend staying here, they have a pool which we didn’t use and bikes. An absolute bargain at around $100 inc dinner/drinks!