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by Kelly Maurer
Tue Dec 03, 2013 8:08 am
Forum: Portugal Travel, Food & Offline Planner
Topic: Honeymoon in Douro Valley: Seeking accommodation recommendations
Replies: 13
Views: 1970

Re: Honeymoon in Douro Valley: Seeking accommodation recommendations

Wow! Thanks Glen for such a GREAT list of recommendations. I've just gone ahead and printed out your post to include in our travel binder :-)

We are extremely excited and can not wait for May!

-Kelly
by Kelly Maurer
Sat Nov 30, 2013 7:01 pm
Forum: Portugal Travel, Food & Offline Planner
Topic: Honeymoon in Douro Valley: Seeking accommodation recommendations
Replies: 13
Views: 1970

Re: Honeymoon in Douro Valley: Seeking accommodation recommendations

Hey guys! I just thought I would come back and fill you in on our official travel itinerary! We wound up working with a travel agent because the options were too overwhelming. She didn't quite get the "small boutique" idea we were going for, but it's our honeymoon and we were sold on the &...
by Kelly Maurer
Tue Oct 29, 2013 9:43 am
Forum: Portugal Travel, Food & Offline Planner
Topic: Honeymoon in Douro Valley: Seeking accommodation recommendations
Replies: 13
Views: 1970

Re: Honeymoon in Douro Valley: Seeking accommodation recommendations

Thanks for all of the great suggestions... I have sent out some inquiries on the places you have suggested. Also hoping for some input: The plan is to spend two weeks in Portugal sometime in April or May: 1 week-ish in the Douro Valley, 1 week-ish in Lisbon. Do you think that there will be enough to...
by Kelly Maurer
Sun Oct 27, 2013 7:53 pm
Forum: Portugal Travel, Food & Offline Planner
Topic: Honeymoon in Douro Valley: Seeking accommodation recommendations
Replies: 13
Views: 1970

Re: Honeymoon in Douro Valley: Seeking accommodation recommendations

Thanks for the great recommendation! The more we look at places, the more we are thinking the boutique hotels/villas are the way to go. While we like the coziness of the cabins/houses we are finding, we aren't willing to completely abandon certain level of luxury/pampering for our honeymoon. If we c...
by Kelly Maurer
Sun Oct 27, 2013 6:59 pm
Forum: Portugal Travel, Food & Offline Planner
Topic: Honeymoon in Douro Valley: Seeking accommodation recommendations
Replies: 13
Views: 1970

Honeymoon in Douro Valley: Seeking accommodation recommendations

Hello, My husband and I are planning on spending our honeymoon/1st anniversary in the Douro Valley but want to have an intimate experience that isn't too touristy. We would really enjoy to "live" there for a week or two so are not seeking inclusive hotels or pre-planned trips with a group ...