The home was exactly as advertised! Amazing view of the river and Douro Valley. Spotlessly clean and I was amazed that all of the windows were also spotless to take advantage of the wonderful views.
There is a constant breeze, sometimes strong, but refreshing. When hot, shade on the deck is hard to come by, but really not much of an issue. The kitchen was modern and fairly well outfitted for cooking and eating. As with all rentals, I found that the knives were very dull, but I have learned to bring a collapsible sharpening rod! I was a little disappointed in the grill as it was very dirty and greasy, lacked grilling tools and nothing around to clean it up. My wife loved the washing machine and appliances.
We would absolutely rent here again. It fit our life style perfectly. It is a bit away from grocery stores and you DO NOT want to drive at night on any of the roads in the Douro As parking is very limited so people simply park either halfway on the road, or in some cases, in the middle of the road. Somewhat startling to round one of the constant bends in the road to find car parked in the middle of your lane.
Also, DO NOT TRUST GOOGLE MAPS. What it identifies as a road will frequently be a cobble stone, one lane road that narrows down to a small car width and requires the mirrors to be folded in. This can cause a bit of a nervous meltdown by your passengers. Okay for the locals but very nerve wracking for others.