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You can actually sleep in a giant five-star wine barrel

Adrianna Zappavigna
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8 Mar, 2019 04:36 AM3 mins to read

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Fancy spending the night in a wine barrel? Check out Quinta Da Pacheca Hotel. Photo / Quinta Da Pacheca

Fancy spending the night in a wine barrel? Check out Quinta Da Pacheca Hotel. Photo / Quinta Da Pacheca

If a weekend in wine country is right up your alley, then brace yourself. This accommodation is next level.

A vineyard in Portugal has come up with a genius way to spend the night making pour decisions (see what we did there?) in style, news.com.au reports.

Welcome to Quinta da Pacheca in Douro, Portugal, where guests can sleep just feet from the sprawling vineyard in luxurious oversized wine barrel rooms.

Shut up and take our money.

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The property owners — Paulo Pereira and Maria do Céu Gonçalves — have created a stunning place to take your partner in wine or even your besties to spend a weekend sipping and appreciating the gorgeous surrounds.

"Quinta da Pacheca created the wine barrels as a bold architectural project of suites to reinforce the originality of the wine tourism offered at the site," a vineyard representative told Metro. "In an idyllic romantic setting, these wine barrel rooms will provide visitors a unique experience to the nature and significance of the Douro wine region."

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Each 30m suite includes a private wardrobe and bathroom with walk-in-shower, round beds, skylight windows (for quality selfies) and a private terrace.

They're also fully airconditioned and fitted with Wi-Fi (just imagining all the "cheers" Boomerangs).

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Every inch of the 56.6ha estate is totally Instagrammable.

It even has its own on-site restaurant where guests can enjoy the fruits of the vine, as well as other locally sourced products like jam and olive oil.

This wine-lover's dream could be yours for no less than $400 a night.

Yes it's a little on the pricey side, but if you're a "wine glass half full" kind of person, you can book here.

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