Carmo's Boutique Hotel - Small Luxury Hotels of the World

Every room is differently styled - all wonderful with lots of charming details. There are different types of rooms: Those in the main building either with a small terrace (a bit overgrown though) on the ground floor, or with french balconies. There are also a few "tents" - a lot of privacy with grand terraces. Up the hill through the vineyard some villas with private pools. The main pool is lovely with a lot of afternoon sun and enough cabanas or iron beds in the garden. Food: Breakfast is wonderfully presented. Dinner is either a three course menu to choose from (need to be pre-ordered until 4pm) or snacks / small delicious dishes a la carte in the evening. Staff: Charming and very helpful. A small, well hidden gem we´d go back to when in the area!

A great boutique hotel to kick back and relax for a few days while traveling in Northern Spain and Portugal. The staff couldn't be nicer and we're always very helpful.

Lovely, quirky property. Great food and service. Spa was wonderful. Rooms a bit small but very comfortable. Pictures of bathtubs are limited to some Rooms so disappoint to have a view or tub. Outdoor cocktail area was charming as was the decoration. Great place overall.

Wonderful personal welcome and stay- great accommodation (we booked a 2 bed villa- gorgeous modern design with own pool) , wonderful excursions arranged for us (we did horse riding, golf and canyoning), tasty food (including amazing breakfast!) all beautifully presented . Beautiful hotel within 7 mins of the wonderful village of Ponta da Lima. Highly recommend

Had a gorgeous 3 night stay at this last stop on our tour of Northern Portugal. We stayed in one of the "tented" rooms which was amazing. Very roomy and highly specced. Breakfast was good and we ate in one evening enjoying a very tasty meal for reasonable price. The pool area including the beds are first rate and for most of the time we were there had this area to ourselves. Really can't find anything significant to fault, simply stunning place. You will most probably need a car to stay at this property to allow you to explore the fabulous surrounding towns.

Have you ever pulled into a hotel and the second you get there- you feel like you should run away as fast as you can? Well- this is that kind of place. Book here at your own risk- I should have read the trip advisor reviews before booking and wasting money and time and aggravation 1- the reception was beyond un welcoming- we were not treated nice at check in and we appeared to be the only guests at the hotel 2-the hotel and grounds looked nothing like the photos advertised- 3- the room stunk and whatever industrial strength chemicals used to clean the room caused an immediate reaction to a skin breakout 4- the dining room was in the same lobby as check in and in everything smelled bad- like a bad roadside inn from 1964 in the poconos with the same depressing musty oder all around we ran out of the place within 5 minutes of arrival as it was run down/ smelled bad// was noisy and next to a main roadway and the staff was beyond rude at check in - it was a scary place that was no way close to what was promised on the false advertising website we booked for 2 nights- asked for a refund on one night and were laughed at - they told us go ahead and post a bad social media review- we dont care and that summed it up- they don't care stay here at your own risk- you have been warned!

I just wish I had read more reviews before booking this place, since everything the negative reviews describe is exactly right, especially in relation to the manager / owner’s attitude, poor value for money and general lack of quality in all the services provided. This is NOT a 5 star hotel. We encountered several problems including a faulty elevator, shower and AC, an ant invasion, extremely poor selection of foods for breakfast (on the second day the only cake served was the leftover of the previous day cake) - but the worst was the management lack of professionalism when politely confronted with these issues. She simply dismissed them and even lied when answering our google review saying the ant invasion was due to our child’s diapers (!) - not only we obviously didn’t have dirty diapers in our luggage, but also anyone with kids probably knows that ants are not attracted to dirty diapers! We were celebrating a special date which was ruined by this terrible experience.

We stayed at this quirky and luxurious hotel for 3 days while in the Minho region. This boutique hotel is high end with eccentric decor and top notch service. The hotel is centrally located, and the perfect location to explore the area. We dined in one night. Meal was traditional Portuguese and absolutely delicious. They make the dinner especially for you, and it did not disappoint. Morning breakfast was yummy with lots of hot and cold choices. Exploring the grounds was fun, especially visiting some of the owner’s personal collections. During the warmer season, the pool looks relaxing. The bed in our room was one of the most comfortable I have ever slept in. Made me not want to get out of it!!! Room was comfortable and had everything we needed. The staff at the hotel were so wonderful and offered to tend to whatever need we may have had. If you’re in the area, you want to stay here. It is a truly unique gem, and you’ll feel like a welcome and distinguished guest. I cannot recommend enough!