Six Senses Douro Valley

Our first six senses, but won’t be our last. Difficult to compare to an Aman, but it has its own culture and its own soul. The valley room we were in was superb for privacy We had the chef’s table, private dinner one night and while it was expensive, it was so worth it. Everyone made it special and the food was excellent. The breakfast is not to be missed

Not to be missed - expensive, but worth every penny!! Simply divine.

Let me first start off by saying the manager , Daniel, who I met when checking out (apparently he says good bye to all guests) should get manager of the year award. To run a ship this tight takes huge effort and a lot of hard work. Every top hotel in the world should come train under Daniel. My wife and I are very well traveled and always stay at the finest hotels in the world, but this resort takes customer service to the next level. From housekeeping to pool staff to kitchen staff and chef’s this entire crew is best of the best. Even for kosher travelers (us) they offered us everything from glatt kosher steaks, chicken, to anything else we wanted. They offered new dishes , new pans to only be used for our stay. Never making us feel backward , every staff member knew our restrictions (no clue how even housekeeping knew) and they all were super respectful about it. Even housekeeping , they asked us on Shabbat about turn down service ,(literally came to the pool to ask us) if they can go in, if there were any lights that should be on, or off or keep as is , etc etc. That NEVER happens, anywhere. Huge shout out to chef Jose who made us feel at home with our meals, and taking the time to make sure everything was perfect. Only issue we had, was the mattress , it was wayyy too soft. Like sink in the middle soft. I only found out that they offer some mattress tops to firm it up, when we check out and I mentioned something. They should offer a firm mattress tops just like the pillow menu when guests check in. That’s it, this could be the number one hotel we’ve ever stayed at (and believe me, we’ve stayed at them all) Only regret is not being able to stay another week. We will back.. Thanks to the ENTIRE wonderful amazing staff at the Six Senses Douro Valley !!

Pros: beautiful hotel and property. Great staff Cons: Spa no amenities and you have to wait for your service where people are having an alchemy class. The quiet room After your service is lovely…but a man was shouting on his cell phone while the staff did nothing. NOTHING in the spa no razor no toothbrushes no hair band…not what I would expect. Service was great but honestly no need to book a spa service here…VERY underwhelming. I’m a spa girlie don’t do it. Stay at the hotel it’s lovely.

What an absolutely delightful place. Beautiful views, perfect grounds, very nice rooms, great food (even at the pool bar, best chicken ever), and a very attentive and nice staff that seemed proud of the place and of their work. Nothing to fault it, except our mistake in only staying one night.