8/10
We stayed for 4 nights at Castelo Santa Catarina.
The hotel has an unusual, quirky, look to it that attracted our attention when we booked it.
From the check-in to check-out, all staff were polite, friendly and obliging. My wife celebrated her birthday during our stay and at breakfast that day, the catering team brought out a birthday cake and sang Happy Birthday, which was very nice.
Our accommodation was clean, spacious and very comfortable.
The buffet style breakfast, included in the price, was plentiful with lots of choice.
The hotel is situated centrally and it's easy to walk 10 to 15 minutes and be outside Sao Bento station and the centre of the city. The subway station Marques, which we didn't use, is a 5 minute walk away.
The only issues that detracted from our stay were the dirty, smelly bins located directly outside the hotel entrance and the night we came back and found a stain on the bed sheets that has just been changed by the house keeping staff. While clean linen was readily provided, my wife and I ended up having to re-make the bed ourselves, which is not what we expected.
However, overall, we enjoyed our stay and will return the next time we're in Porto.
Hugh
เข้าพัก 4 คืน, กรกฎาคม 2025
