Jose is the most kind person we have met on our travels! He went above and beyond to make us feel extremely comfortable and welcome in his home. His house is absolutely beautiful with the heated pool, gym facilities, our own apartment surrounded by lush greenery. We felt like we were in paradise during our stay! Thank you so much for having us and for everything you did. We really appreciated the delicious bread every morning and dropping us off at the hiking trail and bus stop. Definitely recommend to stay here ☺️

Super modern house, fully equipped! Mr. Jose is impeccable and they are going to leave it already with desire to return! I recommend

Annex with excellent conditions. Fully equipped kitchen. attractive common spaces. Swimming pool with heated water. reserved parking spaces inside, two of them covered. Fresh bread for breakfast. Friendliness and

magnificent space, excellently located for visits to the surrounding Serra da meeting Nun / Walkways Paiva. Cleaning 5 stars, fully equipped kitchen, excellent green spaces and swimming pool. As the last are first, I leave to the end of a praise to Mr. Joseph's family (Cookie included), the hospitality and friendliness demonstrated, as if we were already old acquaintances. Fully recommend.

Space 5 *, with matching hosts!

Spectacular house !!! Very good people !!! Always helpfull !!! Return is guaranteed !!!!

A quiet and relaxing family weekend. The annex is ideal for family of 4 with children of 4 and 7 years. All equipped. The heated pool is not deep and allows children to play at will. Nothing to point.

Férias a repetir, lugar belíssimo em plena montanha, com todas as comodidades. Espaço decorado com bom gosto, adorei a cozinha! Área de jardim ampla e agradável. O sr. José, a esposa e os filhos são muito simpáticos e hospitaleiros, fizeram-nos sentir em casa! Tivemos também a companhia do Cookie que foi um verdadeiro doce. Recomendo!!!

The house was spotless and Clara was a great host providing us with an enormous chocolate cake on arrival. She gave us lots of advice about where to go and what to see. The house is very private and has views of the hills. The pool is great and a good size. The garden is down some steps from the veranda. The house is well situated for exploring Arouca geological park and also the Douro river. Porto and the coast are about an hour away.

A casa onde estivemos uma semana vale sobretudo pela excelente e inexcedível anfitriã, a Sra Dª Clara.

Arouca est un village plein de charme . Nous avons été enthousiasmé par la gentillesse et l'accueil très chaleureux de Clara . Le logement est spacieux et fonctionnel . Tout est prévu pour S'y sentir bien. Nous conseillons vivement ++++++Nous y retournerons certaine ment et en profiterons pour récupérer la recette de cet excellent gâteau :) .

Séjour d'Août 2017. Agréable maison avec jardin et piscine. Toute la famille a apprécié de pouvoir bénéficier de la piscine quand il faisait très chaud. Endroit calme pour se reposer. Marie-Josée et Pierre, nos hôtes, qui étaient restés quelques jours de plus au Portugal pour nous accueillir, sont des gens charmants et adorables. De même Clara, personne chargée de nous accueillir à notre arrivée, est d'une extrême gentillesse et confectionne de délicieux gâteaux et confitures. Nous avons été très touchés de cette attention à notre arrivée, mais également à notre départ.

maison spectaculaire, avec accès à une belle piscine privée et un jardin parfait pour profiter du soleil et profiter de la belle vue. Nous avons été très bien accueillis par Carla, qui a traité tout dans les moindres détails et il était absolument incroyable pendant notre séjour. Nous avons également eu l'occasion de rencontrer la maîtresse de maison et des voisins qui nous ont fait sentir à la maison. L'emplacement est parfait, à quelques minutes de Arouca, une ville étonnante qui mérite d'être explorée en détail.

Tive o privilégio de passar um fim de semana fantástico nesta maravilhosa casa na companhia de uns amigos e de ser recebida pela D. Clara (simpatia em pessoa) que tudo fez para que a nossa estadia fosse perfeita. A casa fica a 20mn de distância dos Passadiços.

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Espaço bem localizado, próximo do centro (cafés e supermercados), com boas condições e bem equipado. A anfitriã é simpática e dá informações pertinentes sobre espaços para visitar na zona.

The house has great amenities, fully equipped with everything you need. We were greeted extremely well by the host Rita. It was our ideal stay in Arouca for a group of 5 people. Thank you Quinta da Mestra.

La casa es preciosa, tal y como publicada en las fotos, incluso aún más bonita con una parcela enorme llena de árboles frutales. Es una casa pensada para familias que quieran descansar, dar largos paseos, conocer sitios de montaña, comer genial y conocer buena gente. Quedamos encantados con la casa, nuestras anfitrionas y la gente de la zona. Esperamos repetir pronto!!!

Fantástico! Excelente localização e a recepção da Ana foi fantástica. Muito simpática, flexível com o check in e muita atenção ao pormenores. Recomendável, sem dúvida.

wonderful experience! much beyond my expectation. the beautiful house is exactly (or maybe even better) than the pictures as it shows. my husband and i were warmly welcomed by the host and his 3 lovely sons, including a 5-year-old cute little boy :) they toured us around the house to every inch and made sure we find all we need. AMAZING AND RECOMMEND TO ALL who are going to visit mid Portugal - one hour drive to Porto, great value for money!

Simply magnificent. The Dona Dulce and her boys are very simple people who are always willing to help in whatever it takes. It is a very humble family that makes us feel welcome to your home while respecting our space and privacy. The house is simple and has everything you need to feel comfortable, the grounds are beautiful, all very well-kept and clean, from the palm trees, the soccer field, game room with bar, swimming pools, barbecue ... all. If they want to walk there by area, always have the Geopark of Arouca and Paiva Walkways. We visited both and we liked quite as well as we liked very Arouca. We spent five days there and we were sorry not to have stayed longer. Highly recommended, and no doubt it is to repeat.

We were very well welcomed by Joseph and his entire family, including the friendly dog Cookie. I strongly recommend!

Jose and family very friendly, not forgetting the Cookie, the house dog that is sweet. The house is good surrounded by a beautiful garden. Rooms / clean and comfortable toilet, with a good fully equipped kitchen. Jose left us every day fresh bread for breakfast. Housing has the added value of having a gym with several appliances and a games room (Flippers, Snooker, Table football and other games), a small football field and pools one of them heated. House is located to know the Arouca region, visiting Paiva Walkways, Sierra Freita, Waterfall Frescha Misarela. I recommend this family. 5 *****

Fantastic stay, largely thanks to the friendliness of the hosts that make us feel at ease and are always willing to help, but also giving us space and freedom. One should also recall the lively presence of Cookie, the family dog. The house for guests is cozy and clean. The kitchen, although small and less practice, has all the accessories needed for quick meals. The common areas offer plenty of diversity - so much that it becomes difficult to leave home! Recommended both to relax and to enjoy. Good location in a quiet area, perfect to meet the Arouca Geopark.

Mr. Joseph and his family (including Cookie!) Received us very well and made us feel at ease. We had total freedom to roam around the property and make use of public spaces. We love the freshly baked bread every morning, thank you! It's a great space to relax. I recommend and come back for sure.

The area is very quiet and Mr. Joseph showed us all the space and was very attentive! We really enjoyed the house and recommend 100%!

As soon as we arrived we were welcomed by Mr. Joseph, for his family and the Cookie. The facilities are fantastic, well organized and clean, the room is great for both relaxing or divirtir. It was a great experience and we want to repeat!

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Fatima has a lovely house in the Arouca valley, completely surrounded by mountains. Fatima is such a warm and friendly host. She works really hard, keeping her home lovely and making you feel comfortable and at ease straight away. She made us breakfast each morning, recommended restaurants, day trips, and booked us activities. Fatima didn't speak English but this wasn't an issue. Her daughter Silvana was really helpful and friendly and translated some information for us. The garden is an amazing, providing us with fruit through out the whole trip. Fatima provided us with loads of information before the trip and was an amazing host. We could not have asked any more of Fatima, she was amazing.

La maison est tres spatieuse, les hotes sont tres acceuillant et tres sympa je les recommande fortement. La maison est propre et bien ranger on est pret du centre ville.

Email good care, but for the rest we can mention few other zakens.

Wonderful stay in a charming and lovely family manor, offering a great view over the valley. We have discovered peaceful old stones, a flowery courtyard, and the manor is well located on the heights of Arouca. Many authentic treks and good restaurants surprised and impressed us.

This was a great trip to Arouca. The house is great and beautiful, we crearly felt the soul of this old but very warm family mansion. Incredible garden. The hosts were very comprehensive about our checkin time, and gave us a lot of useful advice on our trip. Totally worth it!

This house is equipped with all the comforts for a perfect holiday. Lots of space and tranquility. Centrally and tactical located. The owner of the house is very welcoming and fast response to any questions. it was a wonderfull stay Recomended for small groups or families. Or for nature, activity, outdoorsy and sport people

Toujours à l'écoute, toujours réactif Miguel a cette qualité qui nous a rendu de grands services. Nous avons aussi apprécié d'avoir une épicerie située la porte à côté qui nous éviter de reprendre la voiture quand il manquait quelque chose. Très joli séjour dans un site exceptionnel.

Très bonne expérience dans cette maison. Grand, calme, confortable ... Nous apprécions toute l'hospitalité. Ils étaient très chaleureux et attentionné. Le retour à Arouca, revenez visiter cette maison. Pour les familles ou groupes d'amis.

Maison très agréable et spacieuse. Apéritif et confiture offerts. De la place pour se garer dans le jardin. Nous recommandons cette location.

A casa tem boas condições e está situada numa localidade calma. O facto de ter árvores à entrada dá-nos mais privacidade. Tem uma varanda grande, com uma mesa, o que possibilita disfrutar as refeições no exterior. Fica a cerca de 30m dos Passadiços de Paiva, mas está perco de Arouca. O pai do Miguel, que foi quem nos recebeu, foi muito simpático, prestável e muito flexível no check-in e check-out. Foi uma experiência positiva! :)

Boa localizacao casa grande e bem equipada boa amabilidade do senhorio em tudo muito agradecidos por tudo

Em 1º lugar, destacar que em Arouca se encontra muita vitalidade e algo para fazer, passadiços, geossítios, praias fluviais, bons restaurantes (quase todos no centro, 1 na serra, é bom ir com fome ...). Para usufruir há que estar perto, e a Casinha está de facto, 4 km por boa estrada, estacionamento incluído (estávamos no centro de Arouca num flash). Dentro, está bem equipada e confortável (fomos 4, os miúdos ambientaram-se bem), muito bom. Parabéns aos proprietários, obrigado !

A Casinha à Porta é um excelente lugar para se visitar a região de Arouca. Está localizada num sítio excelente, perto de tudo e a simpatia do Fernando e da esposa contribuíram para fazer seta estadia inolvidável. As instalações são óptimas, o Fernando e esposa muito amáveis e sempre disponíveis e a localização, ambiente excepcionais. Aconselhamos vivamente.