The hotel is truly charming with its stone walls and lovely lobby. Carla, the reception/manager was most helpful and gave great advice on where to go. The room was on the first floor, and she helped me with my suitcases as there is no elevator. The room was spacious and had stone walls with a little patio. I loved this place! You need to schedule breakfast in advance, and it was a delightful array of great things set at tables in the lobby in the mornings.
It was a short walk to the waterfront with so many restaurants and shopping places along the Douro River, and of course, magnificent views of Porto across the river.
There are at least a dozen port or wine cellars about a 10 minute walk from the hotel. I only stayed two nights, and if I had known how interesting Gaia is, I would have scheduled two more nights here.