Castelo de Santa CatarinavsHotel Aliados
Castelo de Santa Catarina and Hotel Aliados are both endorsed by expert writers. Overall, Castelo de Santa Catarina is preferred by most reviewers compared to Hotel Aliados. Castelo de Santa Catarina is ranked #15 in Porto with recommendations from 4 publications like Oyster, Michelin Guide and Lonely Planet.
Castelo de Santa Catarina
R. Santa Catarina 1347, Porto 4000-457, Portugal
From $59/night
- Bar/Lounge
- Free Internet
- Free Breakfast
- Laundry Service
- Concierge
- Family Friendly
Frommer's
"Today the tile-covered exterior walls almost give an encapsulated history of Portugal." Full review
Michelin Guide
"This astonishing fairy-tale villa complete with a crenellated tower...provides reasonably priced, comfortable accommodation only 10 minutes from Porto's centre."
Oyster
Mid-Range
"Castelo de Santa Catarina is a historic mid-range hotel that's a five-minute walk from the Marques Metro station, north of Porto's historic core." Full review
Lonely Planet
"Castelo Santa Catarina is a whimsical, late-19th-century, pseudo-Gothic castle, a fabulously over-the-top hideaway in palm-shaded, azulejo-smothered gardens complete with its own chapel." Full review
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Choose between more elegant, period-furnished doubles in the castle and smaller rooms in a modern annexe.
Hotel Aliados
Rua Elisio de Melo 27, Avenida dos Aliados, Porto 4000-196, Portugal
From $47/night
- Bar/Lounge
- Free Internet
- Room Service
- Free Breakfast
- Laundry Service
- Concierge
Concierge
"This residencial—a simply hostelry that's a bit like a boarding house, only without the meals—lies smack in the center of the old city, overlooking busy Avienda dos Aliados."
Fodor's
"The well-equipped, comfortable rooms in this excellent pensão are usually in great demand, partly because it's right in the center of town." Full review
Michelin Guide
"This beautiful Beaux-Arts building located in the centre of town boasts polished wood floors and newly furnished rooms."
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Best to request one at the back.
Lonely Planet
"Set in one of Porto’s beaux-arts buildings, this affordable hotel offers out-of-date and pokey but still decent rooms with wooden floors and dark-stained wood furnishings." Full review