Villas in Chaves

The description on Booking.com of this place is somewhat vague as it didn't talk about bedrooms but mentioned a sofa-bed in the kitchen, so I arrived in some trepidation as to what I would find! I needn't have worried - the place is absolutely delightful in every way. There are a couple of apartments in the main building which is in a camping park for campervans (hence parking for a car is a breeze). The whole area is surrounded by trees and grass and so is very quiet. The location is superb as it's a ten minute walk across a lovely park, by the side of the river, to the centre of Chaves. There are three bridges one can use to cross the river (the big road bridge, the modern (stylish) pedestrian bridge and the ancient Roman Ponte Trajano) as well as stepping stones for the adventurous - there are signs to be careful - if you misjudge them you may drown! There are, of course loads of restaurants and cafes across the river in old Chaves and for those who want fast food there is a McDonalds and Burger King a ten minute walk away. Chaves is, in all ways, a lovely place. The chap running the place could not be more friendly and welcoming and tried his best to communicate with me in English, always greeting me when passing. The internet worked well both inside and outside. My apartment was on two floors and I could sit on a bench and a table and chair outside, which was great as I hate being cooped up inside. The kitchen was a bit dated but perfectly functional, with a nice feature being the old stove which has been kept. The bed is comfortable, the linen is very acceptable and there is piping hot water. On top of all that is the price, which is extremely reasonable. When I'm next in northern Portugal, I know where I'm headed first!

Very typical and cozy house from Trás-Os-Montes and very friendly owner.

Well were do you start! EVERYTHING was perfect, the hosts meet us even though we were running late due to a wrong turn on the motorway, find the place was easy once you got the co ordinates figured out with G/Maps (TomTom messed the M/way up) Parking was easy no tight lanes you park in front of property simple, the property is huge far better than the images, super clean, and lots and I mean lots of pots n pans, double oven, hob, microwave, dishwasher everything you need AND a pool to boot what more could you want it was fabulous, the Village of Boticas has a lot of shops, food markets and a fishmonger in it far bigger than we thought it would be and the locals are very nice indeed, we carried the tile table up by the pool not sure if we were allowed to but we did, old rebels we are, and it was just wonderful breakfast by the pool in the morning, tea by the pool in the evening, could not of been any better, I could of lived there forever, inside the rooms are big and the quality of well everything right down to shower screens and window blinds are a credit to the hosts nothing is skimped on, you wont be sorry booking this gem, it is a long time since we have had this kind of quality at an affordable price. don't book it, and well you have missed out on a perfect holiday retreat, if you want a bit of life Chaves is 30 mins away the big 3 supermarkets are there Lidl, Continente and Pingo has two outlets there, again a lovely town on the river with some cracking cafes and eateries in it, simple to find and simple to park in although parking can get a bit hard to find if you leave it to near lunch time to visit, what else is around Boticas, no idea, we just sat around that pool ate and drank wine for the week, it was wonderful, exercise was a walk into the village for an ice cream crepe and a beer, spent one day mid week restocking in Chaves and then more pool, food and wine, and the usual exercise taken.

Excellent