Both put wine at the centre, with ten spa treatment rooms each. Six Senses Douro Valley, from about 800 euros, if the vineyards are the trip and you will stay two or three nights; The Yeatman, from about 290, for Porto across the river and a two-star dinner.
The spa oneThe place to go when the Douro is the holiday and the spa is the reason, not a day trip from Porto.
€€€€From about €800 a night
Choose Six Senses Douro Valley if
The catch
Rates are the highest in this edit and reviews question value at peak; guests also report a service charge added to the bill.
The iconPorto's wine hotel, built on the Gaia hillside so that its terraces look back at the city, with a two-star dining room and a spa to match.
€€From about €290 a night
Choose The Yeatman if
The catch
It is across the river and up a hill: 21 minutes downhill to Ribeira, a taxi back.
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Six Senses Douro ValleyThe Yeatman
Six Senses Douro Valley
The Yeatman
The verdict
Both put wine at the centre, with ten spa treatment rooms each. Six Senses Douro Valley, from about 800 euros, if the vineyards are the trip and you will stay two or three nights; The Yeatman, from about 290, for Porto across the river and a two-star dinner.
Questions people ask
Both put wine at the centre, with ten spa treatment rooms each. Six Senses Douro Valley, from about 800 euros, if the vineyards are the trip and you will stay two or three nights; The Yeatman, from about 290, for Porto across the river and a two-star dinner.
Go for two or three nights with the spa and the vineyards as the point, ideally in May, June or the September and October harvest. Sleep in a Quinta River room facing the Douro and budget for the transfer. A self-contained wine-country resort where the spa and the kitchen are the holiday and Porto is a day away. It is the biggest spend in this edit and the least connected to the city, and that is exactly what it is for.
It has indoor and outdoor pools. There is no beach; the nearest is a drive away.
If Porto for you means port, the Douro and a terrace to drink it on, this is the hotel that was built for exactly that. Accept the hill and the taxi, and book the panoramic category. A destination hotel rather than a city base: the view, the two-star dining room and the wine spa pull you in for the evening, and the hill across the river keeps Porto at a short taxi's distance. Priced for the position and the restaurant, not for cutting-edge rooms.
It has indoor and outdoor pools. There is no beach; the nearest is a drive away.