The Yeatman
Rua do Choupelo, Vila Nova de Gaia, Portugal
Location
Over Porto and the Douro
In Vila Nova de Gaia across the Douro from Porto, in the historic port-wine-lodge district on a hill overlooking Porto and the river, next to the Taylor's lodge and World of Wine, a five-minute walk from General Torres station.
Transfer
A Porto transfer
From Porto airport across to Vila Nova de Gaia, set on the hill above the port lodges with Porto a walk across the Dom Luis I bridge.
Villas
Around 109 rooms
Around 109 rooms and suites, each named after a Portuguese wine producer with themed antiques, all with a private terrace or balcony and Porto and Douro views; top suites have a domed wooden bed resembling an oak wine barrel.
Best For
Who it suits
Couples for the romance, wine and views, the gourmet, wine and Douro crowd and culture travellers, with some families — a wine hotel over Porto by the Taylor's port family, with a twenty-five-thousand-bottle cellar and two-Michelin dining.
Board Basis
Bed & breakfast
Bed-and-breakfast with a buffet, with the two-Michelin Gastronomic Restaurant, a twenty-five-thousand-bottle cellar for tastings and a wine bar and lounge.
About the Resort
A wine-lover's hilltop hotel over Porto
The Yeatman is the wine-lover's hilltop hotel over Porto and the Douro — owned by the Fladgate Partnership, the family behind Taylor's port since 1838, on a hill in Vila Nova de Gaia across the river from Porto in the historic port-lodge district. Its theme runs deep: around 109 rooms each named after a Portuguese wine producer with themed antiques, a twenty-five-thousand-bottle cellar, a decanter-shaped outdoor infinity pool over the Douro and a Caudalie Vinotherapie grape-based spa with Roman-style baths. The two-Michelin-starred Gastronomic Restaurant from chef Ricardo Costa is Porto's premier table, every room frames Porto and the river from a private terrace or balcony, and wine tastings, seminars and Douro Valley trips fill the days. The setting is the heart of port country: the Taylor's lodge and the World of Wine quarter sit next door, the Dom Luis I bridge and the UNESCO Ribeira are a walk across the river, and the terraced vineyards of the Douro Valley lie an hour upriver. It is the Porto-and-wine pick of the page — pairing naturally with a Douro Valley wine trip.
Accommodation
Rooms & suites
Around 109 rooms and suites are each named after a Portuguese wine producer with themed antiques, all with a private terrace or balcony framing Porto and the Douro, and top suites with a domed wooden bed resembling an oak wine barrel. The whole hotel is a love letter to Portuguese wine, the river and the city laid out from every room on the hill. Waking to the Dom Luis I bridge and the Ribeira across the water is the quiet pleasure of a stay.
Signature
Superior Room
Sleeps two. A wine-producer-named king with a terrace and river views, over Porto and the Douro.
Wine-namedPorto/Douro outlook
River
Deluxe River-View Room
Sleeps two. A king with a panoramic terrace, over the Douro.
Panoramic terraceDouro outlook
Suite
Junior Suite
Sleeps two to three. A king with a sitting area and terrace, over Porto.
Sitting areaPorto outlook
Signature
Barrel Suite
Sleeps two. A king with an oak-barrel domed bed, over the Douro.
Oak-barrel bedDouro outlook
Food & Drink
Dining
The two-Michelin-starred Gastronomic Restaurant from chef Ricardo Costa is Porto's premier table, backed by a twenty-five-thousand-bottle cellar for tastings and seminars and a wine bar and lounge. It is wine-led fine dining at the highest level, the cellar and the Douro view as much the point as the plate.
Signature
The Gastronomic Restaurant
The Gastronomic Restaurant, two Michelin stars, by Ricardo Costa.
Cellar
The wine cellar
The wine cellar, twenty-five thousand bottles, with tastings.
Bar
The wine bar
The wine bar, and lounge.
Wellbeing
The Caudalie Spa & pools
The Caudalie Vinotherapie Spa brings grape and vine-based treatments and Roman-style baths, joined by indoor and outdoor infinity pools — the outdoor one decanter-shaped, overlooking the Douro. Wellness here keeps the wine theme to the last, a grape-based spa and a decanter pool with the river and Porto spread below.
A Vinotherapie spa
A Vinotherapie spa, grape-based, by Caudalie.
A decanter-shaped pool
A decanter-shaped pool, over the Douro.
A 25,000-bottle cellar
A twenty-five-thousand-bottle cellar, with tastings.
Activities & Experiences
Signature Experiences
The wine, the Michelin dining and the views define a stay — taste through the twenty-five-thousand-bottle cellar at tastings and seminars, swim the decanter-shaped pool over the Douro, and dine at the two-Michelin Gastronomic Restaurant. The Taylor's lodge and the port houses are next door, the UNESCO Ribeira a walk across the bridge, and the Douro Valley and its terraced vineyards an hour upriver. The World of Wine quarter and Livraria Lello are a short walk and tram across the river in Porto.
The 25,000-bottle cellar
The twenty-five-thousand-bottle cellar, tastings and seminars.
A decanter-shaped pool
A decanter-shaped pool, over the Douro.
Two-Michelin dining
Two-Michelin dining, the Gastronomic Restaurant.
The port-lodge district
The port-lodge district, Taylor's next door.
Douro Valley trips
Douro Valley trips, wine country.
Getting There
Location & transfers
By air
To Porto
From Porto airport across to Vila Nova de Gaia.
By the river
Vila Nova de Gaia
In Vila Nova de Gaia on the hill above the port lodges, over Porto and the Douro.
Guest Reviews
What Our Clients Say
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“I had stayed at Four Seasons, One&Only and Velaa before visiting The Yeatman. They are all magnificent. But this is different in a way that is hard to articulate.”
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Good to Know
Good to know
Board basis
- Bed-and-breakfast with a buffet.
Year-round
- Year-round, Porto is a year-round city.
Made for couples
- Made for couples, wine and gourmet travellers.
Getting there
- From Porto airport across to Gaia.
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