Hotel Rural Vale Do Rio — Hotel in Oliveira de Azeméis

We booked this hotel for one night as a treat for a bit of R&R after our city break in Porto. ||We arrived a little early, about 2.30 and the room wasn't ready yet. After checking in, we went for a little walk round the grounds and by the time we returned the room was ready. |We had booked the private pool suite, as we were celebrating a birthday, and it did not disappoint! It is definitely one of the most luxurious, high tech rooms we have stayed in. Everything was spotlessly clean, the room was nice and spacious, it had all sorts of high end features(like ireless phone charging pads and a google speaker) and all the usual features were finished to a high standard. ||The terrace was lovely and although people could see us (depending on the angle) it still felt very private. The pool was lovely, it was quite warm (it was July) but still refreshing enough, especially when sitting in the shade. It was lovely to sit in the pool and take in the view of the beautiful trees. It was so still and peaceful, the only sound was the odd bird or the ringing of a nearby church bell. ||We went for dinner in the hotel restaurant. The service was great, the menu was a little limited but the food was tasty. I can't eat gluten and they had a good understanding of this. |In the morning at breakfast there was gluten free bread, cake and biscuits. It would have been good if they were covered, to avoid cross contamination, as they were next to the normal toaster but it was still good to be catered for. ||After we checked out of our room we laid by the main pool. There are lots of loungers and it was nice to use the pool, sauna and hot tub. Also, we were able to shower and change in the spa which was handy. ||Overall a great stay and we would...

We booked a room for just 1 night as a little romantic getaway during our holiday in Portugal. Upon arrival the peaceful area in which the hotel is located really soaks you into an relaxing mood. We were welcomed by friendly staff and even tho we arrived a little early, they made sure that our room was clean and ready for us. The room is very clean, nicely decorated and breaths the peaceful environment of the area. The spa facilities are great, we were lucky to have them all to ourselfs. There is an indoor pool, turkish steam sauna, jacuzzi and sauna. Right outside the pool area is enough space to soak up the sun on one of the chairs, a bar and a children playground. The hotel offers a library, pooltable, restaurant, roomservice, minibar, lounge area and enough activities which can be booked as an extra for your stay. Breakfast is included in each booking.

Our overall experience is that this was the perfect getaway to really enjoy the peace...

Depois de um ano carregados de trabalho, decidimos com o meu marido de ir aliviar e descansar a cabeça aqui neste hotel 1 noite com um casal de amigos. Eu e o meu marido reservamos pela Odisseia porque tínhamos la uma noite com pequeno almoço (pack de 49,99€), a reserva custou nós por noite 275,99€ no total 325€ por noite. Um preço que nós achávamos justos pelas fotos… Obviamente ficamos completamente desiludidos. Viemos saber no dia que o casal de amigos pagaram 270€ no total no booking. Por isso odisseias, nunca mais.

Falando do hotel em si, Decoração ok, mas nada de mais para o preço. Recepção a desejar porque foi nos dado 1 só cartão por casal do quarto, e ninguém nos levou ao quarto como em maioria dos hotéis em Portugal.

Hotel que necessita claramente de obras, muita humidade nos quartos, bolor nos tetos, juntas do duche castanhas, parede que divide o quarto e a casa de banho com pintura a descolar, mesa de centro em madeira sem cor de tão desgastada, roupa da cama com bordotos, colchão duro etc…

O jacuzzi que tínhamos no quarto ainda estava tapado, o mínimo é vir destapar o jacuzzi para os hóspedes. Jacuzzi sem pressão, velho sem manutenção alguma, temperatura máxima de 40 graus, o jacuzzi não é limpo devido a sujeira, cabelos e espuma (penso que foi os antigos hóspedes que meteram gel ou shampô), um tapeto todo velho e desgastado a esconder uma taboa de madeira que está partida… Para aqueles de desejam dormir no escuro, impossível. As cortinas não tapam a claridade.

Nível ruído do hotel, ar condicionado que faz barulho e que se ouve tudo do corredor.

Falando da piscina “exterior” que é interior, escolhemos ir ao hotel no fim de setembro já para estarmos mais descontraídos e sem muita gente, guess what? Estava muita gente, e para um hotel que é para +13 anos estava lá uma criança que tinha por volta de 3-4 anos aos berros e obviamente a mãe em vez de acalmar o filho decide durante a tarde toda de gritar com o filho a tarde inteira. Conclusão: ninguém relaxou só ficamos mais tensos. Piscina, no qual tem no máximo 1,20 de altura, impossível de nadar, detestei.

Pequeno almoço: Normal nada de mais, em salgado só tem ovos mexidos aguados e sem sal, bacon, salsichas de lata e feijão de lata. Tem alguma fruta e tem uma máquina de panquecas que em 30min avariou 4x, o staff não quer saber tivemos que chamar repetidamente para verem o que a máquina tinha, “falta de mistura” obviamente industrial que vem em sacos estranhos. Provei na mesma as famosas panquecas que demoram enormemente tempo para serem feita para no fim virem muito pequenas e sem sabor.

Hotel no meio do nada, mas tem sempre um sino a...