Aquapura

Need to know

Rooms

71, including nine suites and 21 villas.

Rates

€250–€2,000, including Continental breakfast and taxes. Villas, €400–€2,000, room only, including tax.

Check-out

Noon, but, subject to availability, this may be extended to 4pm without charge. Check-in, 2pm.

Facilities

Spa, gym, tennis courts, five hectares of woodland, library, free WiFi throughout. In rooms: flatscreen TV, air-con, minibar with free bottled water, Aromatherapy Associates toiletries.

Poolside

Scented with honeysuckle and surrounded by olive trees and a clematis-clad old stone wall, the heated outdoor pool has stunning views both from and towards it, thanks to the green vine-lined hills around the terrace and the grape-purple mosaic tile.

Eco-friendly

The hotel has started an energy efficiency programme and is striving for sustainability. Everything possible is recycled, and Aquapura is involved in conservation efforts to preserve the local woodland.

Also

Aquapura’s subterranean spa includes an indoor hydrotherapy pool with heated water beds, a herbal sauna, a panoramic sauna, a laconium and a steam room.

Food & drink

Hotel restaurant

Adorned with a quartet of soothing oval water features, Almapura caters to the elaborate, jus-drizzled side of things, leaving the adjacent Vale d’Abraão to supply a more informal bar menu during the day. The breakfast spread – a generous platter of fruit, cheeses, pastries, eggs, bacon and pancakes couple with Pommery bucks fizz – is a reason to get up on its own.

Dress code

Crisply ironed shirts and shoulder-slung polo-necks seem to be the in thing among the hotel’s Spanish clientele, but we recommend going for casual elegance.

Top table

Go close to the window to make the most of the view, or, better still, secure a spot on the patio to soak up the sun.

Last orders

Dinner in Almapura is available from 7pm. You can sample the Douro’s finest wines in the bar until 2am.

Room service

Snacks, soups, salads and sandwiches can be brought to you until midnight.

Hotel bar

As befits a hotel surrounded by grapevines, the wines and ports at Aquapuro are exceptional and the sultry standalone bar area overlooking the Douro is the perfect place to enjoy them.

Also worth knowing

Children

Kids are very welcome and baby cots are provided free. Under-12s can sleep in extra beds for €100, over 12s for $150. Babysitting can be booked a day in advance for €20 an hour. There’s a children’s menu in the restaurant. More…

Weddings

This hotel is suitable for weddings. More…

Smith Members offer

A cocktail each on arrival and a Douro gift (either a bottle or wine of a silver leaf); members staying three nights or more also have a choice of a three-course meal or a 55-minute spa treatment each

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