,url-https%3A%2F%2Fwww.tripexpert.com%2Fimages%2Fmarker-fade%402x.png(-8.605414,41.157867)/-8.613501526415348,41.15724572667533,15.238461796242138/1280x214@2x?access_token=pk.eyJ1IjoidHJpcGV4cGVydHdlYiIsImEiOiJja2Fud3l2MDcwbXZ0MndyeGF3eGI3ZWhzIn0.zLqNa1RECyZZadF8zfQM5w)
Casa do Conto - arts & residence vs Castelo de Santa Catarina
Casa do Conto - arts & residence and Castelo de Santa Catarina are both rated highly by travel writers. On balance, Casa do Conto - arts & residence ranks marginally better than Castelo de Santa Catarina. Casa do Conto - arts & residence ranks #18 in Porto with recommendations from 4 sources including Lonely Planet, Time Out and Frommer's.
Casa do Conto - arts & residence
Lonely Planet
The Telegraph
Time Out
Frommer's
Rua da Boavista, 703, Porto 4050-110, Portugal
From $117 /night
- Bar/Lounge
- Free Internet
- Room Service
- Free Breakfast
- Multilingual
- Kitchenette
Lonely Planet
"Porto architects, artists and storytellers have pooled their creativity to totally make over a 19th-century townhouse in an upcoming corner of town."
Full review
The Telegraph
7.0
"Casa do Conto means ‘House of Tales’ in Portuguese, which is fitting given this guesthouse’s diverse history."
Full review
Time Out
"Casa do Conto is one of the trendiest-looking guesthouses in Porto."
Full review
i
While no other meals are provided onsite, the kitchen is available to guests on request.
Frommer's
"It’s hip looks are minimalist and contemporary, with large rooms spun off from a raw concrete staircase. Each guestroom is individually designed: white and bare cement grey are the dominate colors."
Full review
Castelo de Santa Catarina
Frommer's
Michelin Guide
Oyster
Lonely Planet
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
i
Choose between more elegant, period-furnished doubles in the castle and smaller rooms in a modern annexe.
