We had a fantastic time on our trip to Portug...

Portugal | Apr 8 - Apr 16, 2023

Best hotel we stayed at by far! the staff was SO friendly and helpful, they went above and beyond every day to ensure we knew where we were going, gave us recommendations, etc. Breakfast was also excellent!

Location of this hotel was excellent! However, the rooms were SO small. I can't compare it to other hotels in Porto but we barely had any space for us and our luggage. The bed was very small and the air conditioning didn't work very well. Luckily, we weren't in the room often but it was definitely the smallest room of the hotels we stayed in. Staff was friendly and helpful.

VERY cool hotel given that it's inside the old fort. The room was a GREAT size and loved that it had a king size bed and bathroom with PLENTY of room for the both of us. We did have an issue where we were unable to use the air conditioning, we talked with the hotel staff and they basically told us there was nothing they could do (if one room on the floor has the heat on, no one else can turn the air conditioning on....). The breakfast was the worst of the three hotels we stayed in, but the views from the breakfast room were incredible. We did like that we had access to the spa/steam room! Location was excellent, easy walk around Cascais!

Francisco was an excellent guide! we loved that the tour revolved around family owned local restaurants and really gave us a sense of the culture/traditional foods! Everything we had was excellent.

Ricardo was an EXCELLENT guide. We appreciated his local take and approach to the tour, he made it very customized for us based on the food tour we had done the day before. We really got a sense of how the history of the city has shaped how it is today.

Rui was the BEST driver we could have had. We ended up having him for nearly all of our transportation, which was excellent because we were able to get comfortable with one another and he was able to understand and accommodate our preferences. Rui is so friendly and did an excellent and thorough job ensuring that we knew where to go, how to find him, etc. He made a reservation for us for lunch at a wonderful restaurant on our drive back and was clearly very knowledgeable about the area.

Loved this winery! Our lunch was fantastic!

Fado is definitely a unique experience! the restaurant was so unique and the food was tasty!

The bike tour was a nice change to all the walking you do around Lisbon! However, I'm not sure it was the best option to see Belem. After all our other tours in Lisbon, this one seemed more about the activity than spending time in Belem.

The combination of culture and food was great on this tour! We really loved the final stop at the wine shop!

Our driver was super kind and helpful! it was a dreary day but he made sure we got where we needed to safely!

we likely wouldn't do this as a private tour again but enjoyed the scenery!