Hotel con piscina a Pinhão

We arrived as a party of six for a light lunch before a river trip along the Douro. Immediately on arrival we ordered drinks for a party of 6 and advised we needed to leave in 90 minutes and were advised that would be no problem! The drinks arrived promptly, which was encouraging, but despite each of us ordering just one course, mostly starter courses only, after 80 minutes NO food had arrived. The restaurant was far from full, and no reason was given for the appalling service. The only good thing was the wonderful setting by three river - we shall not return.

The LBV is a small hotel on top of a big hill. If you arrive by train get a taxi (out of the station and turn left). Once you're there you can have a nice ten minute very steep downhill walk back to the town through the back alleys. The hotel staff were very welcoming - Rui checked us in and was our barman that day. The rooms are modern with most having nice balconies overlooking the valley. We also love a good strong shower - be careful what you wish for if you use the water jets :) The bar was really comfortable with a great view and Rui gave us a little history of the hotel and the area. We also got introduced to Moustache the house cat who was very friendly and allowed us to befriend him (this isn't mandatory if you don't like cats but made our stay even more perfect). For those that are cat adverse there was no evidence there was a cat around and he was only allowed in as we were very keen to meet him. Breakfast had a nice spread however the fresh orange juice was a little thin and was lacking in flavour. We appreciate this is a subjective view but the 3 of us that tried it all felt the same. However this would not put us off recommending LBV to our friends. Overall we loved our stay - everyone was really friendly and the hotel was everything we wanted.