Quinta da Mata - Turismo de Habitação

We found this delightful pet friendly hotel by default. We were travelling to Porto and had a flat tyre near Chaves, which needed replacement overnight. Everyone was so helpful so helpful with our predicament and we found d this hotel on Booking.com. Luis, the hotel owner welcomed us with open arms, showed us to the delightfully rustic hotel and room reflecting the rural setting. As we settled in, Luis bought us a Port & Tonic as we watched the sun set over the valley. He prepared a very tasty dinner accompanyied by a choice of wine. We kept pinching ourselves and counted ourselves very fortunate to have made this unplanned stop. Was so sad to leave in the morning to collect our car. But we'll be back - .... no doubt.

What an amazing place to stay! The 400 year old house has been lovingly restored and is full of quirky and characterful details. Luis gave us such a warm welcome, including some lovely wine. Breakfast was hearty and plentiful. We had the place mostly to ourselves and enjoyed relaxing in the living area by a cozy fire in the evening. We only regretted not having a chance to buy some wine or have dinner as our stay was quite short.

The location was fantastic and was also part of a working farm. The rooms were excellent and the host was very welcoming and was interesting to talk to. We were allowed to walk around the farm at our leisure and included a walk up the hillside to get a wonderful view of the sunset . Overall we really loved our stay here and would thoroughly recommend it as long as you can put up with the laid back atmosphere.

We visited when the three gentlemen who rode their scooters from Porto were visiting. It was the most charming and fun evening we had while visiting Portugal. The three gentlemen were keen to tell us about Portugal through the unfiltered eyes of people who were not guiding tourists through the countryside. Our host was wonderful, exceptionally knowledgeable about the wines and olive oils produced in the Chaves region. He was also able to give us tips about what to see in Chaves before we left the area. Our dinner was tasty and good, cooked, again, using produce from the region. All the grooms in Quinta de Mata were large, clean, and comfortable. Before leaving, we had a typical and filling Portuguese breakfast.

This was a wonderful stay, we only had one night and wished we had more time here. The hosts were fantastic and extremely helpful, knowledgeable, friendly and approachable. The food we had was superb both the dinner and breakfast. We plan to return later in the summer with our family.