This hotel was just terrific. It was beautiful -- like a castle. You would never know that the street was nearby. The staff was extraordinarily helpful -- going so far as to lend us a transportation card we could use to purchase public transportation during our stay. There were buses on the street, and the subway was just up the... more

We stayed at the castelo, and what a jewel of a place. It is an oasis of beauty in the bustling city, down the hill from it is porto central, and the location is very close to all the wonders Porto has to offer. The breakfast was delicious and the rooms were lovely. I cannot say enough about how lovely... more

We came across it in the "Lonely Planet". It turned out to be the perfect place to stay: the building is just fantastic (period with so many details it would take you hours to discover all of it), the staff is very friendly and most helpful. You feel instantly welcome and at home! It's a ten minute walk to the... more

Absolutely excellent. Two night in the baroque suite on the second floor: gorgeous. very big, luminous, with very peculiar antique forniture and painted ceiling. the bed very confortable and the bathroom clean and very spacious too. the price more than reasonable for such a room. There are other room facing the cosy garden for those who do not want to... more

I love the castle! It was beautiful, clean and the grounds were awesome! Breakfast was something to look forward to also. John, the owner, and Diego were so helpful with anything and everything from dinner reservations to hotel reservations in our next city. I took the business cards from the castel to my travel agent and shared our great experience.... more

My spouse and I stayed 2 nights in a room inside the castle. We had booked this hotel just because it is an old castle, for extraordinarity. I did not know what to expect and still don't really know what to think of it. But overall experience was good. The rooms were decorated in old style and were somewhat nice.... more

Stayed here twice in September 2008. The first time we had a beautiful room in the main building that was full of antiques and had an amazing chandelier. The views were wonderful. The service was excellent. We enjoyed having a drink in the beautiful garden - I could have spent a couple of days just lounging and reading there. The... more

I originally saw the property on Booking.com, but they said no rooms were available when we needed one. I decided to write the property directly and just ask, since I had noticed this worked with other properties. The hotel wrote back immediately that they had two double rooms available at varying price ranges. One was a garden room for 50EUR,... more

Having read previous reviews we were prepared for the "down sides" to this hotel. For us there weren't any apart from the really quite bad shower in the bathroom!! Taxi from the airport cost £20. Metro back was £3. We had a small, basic room in the Tower with a 4 poster bed and a chandelier I could quite easily... more