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Castelo de Santa Catarina vs Hotel Boa Vista
Castelo de Santa Catarina and Hotel Boa Vista are both rated highly by writers. Overall, Hotel Boa Vista is preferred by most professionals compared to Castelo de Santa Catarina. Hotel Boa Vista comes in at 78 with recommendations from 5 sources like Time Out, Lonely Planet and Frommer's.
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.
Hotel Boa Vista
Frommer's
Oyster
Lonely Planet
Time Out
Fodor's
Esplanada do Castelo 58, In Foz Do Douro, Porto, Portugal
From $64 /night
- Bar/Lounge
- Free Internet
- Room Service
- Free Breakfast
- Laundry Service
- Concierge
Frommer's
"Set within an antique villa, a few steps from the São João do Foz fortress, this hotel evokes old Porto at its most nostalgic."
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Oyster
Mid-Range
"Hotel Boa Vista is a mid-range property housed in a charming 19th-century building in the quiet Foz da Douro area, where the Atlantic Ocean and Douro River meet."
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Lonely Planet
"A classic, 19th-century seaside inn outside and a thoroughly modern if somewhat characterless hotel inside."
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Time Out
"The fourth floor has a terrace open to the general public, with a lovely view of the sea. And you don’t have to starve there – they sell snacks and cocktails."
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Fodor's
"True to its name—which literally means "nice view”—this hotel has eye-popping views from the rooftop pool and sun terrace of the Douro Estuary and the Atlantic Ocean."
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