We´ve really enjoyed the house, the scenery, Arouca and Portugal overall. Two weeks of a lovely stay. From Quinta da Mestra in Arouca you can access Aveiro beaches, Porto, the Douro vineyards, Viseu, Passadicos do Paiva, etc. Good location I would say. Arouca itself is a nice and well-looked after town worth enjoying.
The house and the whole facility is very easy going, functional and comfy. We specially loved the porch and the "alpendre" area. Very wisely designed and planned.
What we honestly think that needs improvement is the cleaning and probably some update in home appliances. Bed linen was ok but the rest, specially kitchen cleaning, needs serious improvement. At least in our case, we had to go though the kitchen cleaning on our arrival, amongst other. Also, I would have appreciated a bit more of feedback from the owners. I don´t know if it was our comments on certain things they didn´t like but we never got an answer, not even a goodbye when we left. We bought a replacement of an old tap that broke, a water hose adaptor, we looked after the garden and never got a "thank you", not even a "goodbye". A bit dissapointing but, anyway, apart from these things to improve, the house is a good house.