Site Review: WelcomeRural.net - Portugal

WelcomeRural.net is a rental booking site for properties in the rural regions of Portugal, they provide rental homes, small rural hotels and guesthouses. The site is most useful to Portuguese speakers but there is enough English for you to understand what the properties offer. Searching for your ideal rural vacation accommodation is done by region, there are not that many properties on this site but each one seems to be very special. There are rustic historic houses, homes built in the traditional regional styles and small comfortable hotels. Once you have selected the vacation accommodation you want you can then fill in a form to contact the owner of the property directly.

Don't let the fact that this site seems to have a mix of English and Portuguese put you off, WelcomeRural.net does provide English when it's needed most, when you are choosing the actually rental property you want. For rural accommodation rentals in Portugal you will find on WelcomeRural.net a select variety with descriptions of what you will be getting for your money. You probably won't find these rural properties on many other rental sites, they seem to be unique. For example the description of Casa do Foral in Santarem tells the story of where the property got its name and also details of the building itself " ...of the Ribatejo region of the late 19th century. Its architecture and rustic, highlights its wide walls whitewashed and covered with ivy…".

Who should use WelcomeRural.net

WelcomeRUral.net is primarily useful to Portuguese speakers although English, Spanish, French and German is also provided. Anyone looking for small intimate rustic hotels and guesthouses in Portugal where you can be close to nature will find this site useful. Perfect for a romantic getaway or even to hire for a company weekend, families will also find this form of accommodation economical as a house can be rented for the whole family.

About WelcomRural.net:

• There are large color photos of each hotel or guesthouse.

• Many of the properties welcome pets.

• The hotels, guesthouses and rentals are rated with a star system to help you select your accommodation.

• WelcomeRural.net covers: Acores, Alentejo, Algrave, Centro, Douro, Lisboa, Madeira, Norte and Porto.

• The style and price of rural accommodation vary from hostels for 30Euros to hotel rooms for approximately 125Euro.

• You can choose to see room rates in any of from several currencies.

There is room for improvement on this site in the English grammar and small amount of properties but it will be useful for those looking for something specific in this region. If you need good quality rural accommodation in Portugal checkout WelcomeRural.net for some really unique and special vacation rentals and rustic hotels.