Cottages in Chaves

The Hotel Rural Casa de Samaioes is something truly special in the often dreary hotel landscape. A wonderful Portuguese manor house, 5 km from Chaves, nestled amidst a vast estate planted with olive trees, fig trees, and grapevines. The old building has been skillfully renovated without compromising its historical architecture. We spent two nights in this magnificent property and were absolutely delighted. We had a very large room with a very comfortable bed and a small balcony, as well as a very spacious bathroom. The floor consisted of beautiful, wide wooden planks, not the usual carpeting. We also dined in the hotel's restaurant two evenings, and we can honestly say it was one of the best culinary experiences of our three-week trip to Portugal. The restaurant is a dream. Natural stone walls and exposed roof beams, along with oversized panoramic windows overlooking the mountains, create a truly unique atmosphere. The tables were perfectly set with great attention to detail. The restaurant offers a very generous appetizer buffet, as well as a choice of fish or meat for the main course. The dessert buffet is simply superb. We had fish on the first evening and meat on the second, and both were perfectly prepared and delicious. The service was exceptionally friendly, attentive, and professional. The very extensive breakfast, also served in the restaurant, left nothing to be desired. The service, as in the evening, was exceptionally friendly and impeccable. Chaves was the starting point and kilometer zero of our road trip along the EN 2 through Portugal from Chaves to Faro. We visited many beautiful hotels on our journey, and therefore we can say that the Casa de Samaioes is one of the best country hotels in Portugal. We are back home in Germany and look back fondly on our wonderful trip, and we are certain that we will definitely stay at the Casa de Samaioes again on our next trip to Portugal.

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We looked for a place to relax and enjoy ourselves. We found this in Valentina House, just outside of Chaves. The house was all to ourselves with a really good price. It had everything we needed from washing machine, big TV for late evening Netflix, dishwasher and everything else. The supermarket was ca 5 minutes drive to the town and this was OK for us. We really enjoyed our time there as the host Hanna and her entire family made us feel really welcome there. And thank you for the welcome treats for all of us in the kitchen. The use of the pool during the hot days was just fantastic. We will remember our days there for a long time and couldn’t ask for anything else. All the best wishes to Hanna and the family.

Very quiet and calm ambiance. Clean house and beautiful views from the windows. The swimming pool was amazing too.