It is a rather straightforward hotel, with a fantastic, friendly staff and more than decent, confortable rooms (great pillows) and in a central location, within walking distance to the city centre and the FC Porto Dragão stadium. It has a supermarket in front, plenty bus stations around and a subway station mere 150 meters from the hotel, which is set... more

Just back from a lovely weekend in Porto having stayed at the Vila Gale Hotel. Like the reports I had read before we left, I chose the hotel based on location and price and it scored well on both counts. The twin room was airy and lovely and the staff were polite and helpful. The bar is currently being renovated... more

Not an amazing 4* hotel,but no doubt a confortable one with all the facilities a 4* should have. Clean and confortable rooms,good buffet breakfast,friendly staff,good location. more

The hotel was fairly easy to find, a metro station being a couple of minutes away. My first impression was that it looked liked an unfinished Barbican Centre, situated in a dilapidated concrete jungle. Once you entered the reception area, the outside surroundings were forgotten. I agree with previous reviews, this is not a typical 4 * hotel, more a... more

I booked three nights in October at the Vila Gale in Oporto, as they had the cheapest rate compared to similar hotels during this time-frame. I fully agree with some other reviews that this hotel is not a 4-star. Summary: - the rooms definitely need an update. Furniture is old, the bathrooms were nice approx. 5-10 years ago. A/C/TV/Fridge worked... more

This is not a 4 star hotel. It is clean and acceptable but do not be fooled, if you have ever stayed in a 4 star hotel before this is absolutely no luxury experience. We stayed in much nicer less expensive hotels in portugal (for example the sofitel in Lisbon is beautiful). Although this hotel is clean and acceptable there... more

Picked the Vila Gale because it seemed a good price for a 4 Star, near the centre and was highly rated by visiters. I can see why people like the place. Firstly it was very easy to find - from the airport you take the metro to Campo 24 Agoso which takes about half an hour at most. Once out... more

This hotel is outside the historic section of Porto. It is the tallest building and easy to find from anywhere in Porto. The walk down to the main area of Porto is about 10 minutes. Breakfast was O.K. but very crowded. There were 5 bus groups at the hotel when we were there. The room was large with a view... more

We visited this hotel in October last year for 4 days, bed and breakfast. On arrival in Porto we followed the directions we had found previous to our visit and made our way by metro to the hotel. The journey took about half hour in total, the metro is incredibly easy to use, cheap and efficient. The metro stop nearest... more