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Grande Hotel do Porto vs Castelo de Santa Catarina
Both properties are rated very highly by expert writers. Overall, Grande Hotel Do Porto scores significantly higher than Castelo de Santa Catarina. Grande Hotel Do Porto ranks #8 in Porto with recommendations from 7 publications including Oyster, Lonely Planet and Concierge.
Grande Hotel do Porto
Concierge
Fodor's
Lonely Planet
Michelin Guide
Oyster
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Rua Santa Catarina 197, Porto 4000-450, Portugal
From $62 /night
- Bar/Lounge
- Free Internet
- Room Service
- Free Breakfast
- Laundry Service
- Concierge
Concierge
"Operating as a hotel since 1880, this 94-room property isn't short on character, with a fancy Victorian facade, elaborate chandeliers, high ceilings, and marble columns."
Fodor's
"If you enjoy shopping, you can't do better than the stately Grande Hotel do Porto, as it sits on the city's best shopping street."
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Lonely Planet
Top Choice
"Open since 1880, this proud old institution preserves a good deal of its grandeur, especially in its cavernous dining room and gilded parlour."
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Michelin Guide
"This landmark hotel retains much of its former splendour, its public areas exuding an old-fashioned charm."
Oyster
Mid-Range
"Opened in 1880, Grande Hotel Do Porto is a 19th-century hotel with a rich past hosting notable guests."
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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."
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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."
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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."
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Choose between more elegant, period-furnished doubles in the castle and smaller rooms in a modern annexe.
