Two Baixa addresses five minutes apart. Casa da Companhia if you want the all-rounder on pedestrian Rua das Flores with a rooftop pool and a rate that stays sensible; The One Monumental Palace if you want marble, a starred French dining room and the Aliados facade outside the window.
The all-rounderThe Porto hotel that balances address, pools, spa and price better than most, without being the best at any one of them.
€From about €165 a night
Choose Casa da Companhia if
The catch
Taxis cannot reach the door on a pedestrianised street, so expect a short walk with luggage and a public car park about 200 m away.
The grand oneThe grand hotel on Porto's main avenue, a 1923 landmark with a starred dining room and a proper spa, where the address does the work.
€€From about €220 a night
Choose The One Monumental Palace if
The catch
Superior and Deluxe rooms are 29 square metres, which feels tight at the rate.
Casa da CompanhiaThe One Monumental Palace
Casa da Companhia
The One Monumental Palace
The verdict
Two Baixa addresses five minutes apart. Casa da Companhia if you want the all-rounder on pedestrian Rua das Flores with a rooftop pool and a rate that stays sensible; The One Monumental Palace if you want marble, a starred French dining room and the Aliados facade outside the window.
Questions people ask
Two Baixa addresses five minutes apart. Casa da Companhia if you want the all-rounder on pedestrian Rua das Flores with a rooftop pool and a rate that stays sensible; The One Monumental Palace if you want marble, a starred French dining room and the Aliados facade outside the window.
The hotel in this edit that gives up the least: central, with two pools and a spa, and priced under the grand houses. It is the sensible choice rather than the memorable one. The most balanced set of numbers in the Porto edit: central, sensibly priced and with pools and a spa you would not expect at this rate. Nothing here is extreme, which is the point.
It has indoor and outdoor pools. There is no beach; the nearest is a drive away.
If you want to stay on Porto's main square in a building that has always been the grand one, this is the address. Pay for the avenue-facing category and let the spa and Le Monument carry the evenings. The most central address in this edit and the most classically grand, a polished city hotel you leave every morning and return to for the spa and a starred dinner. Priced for the avenue and the building rather than for space in the rooms.
It has an indoor pool. There is no beach; the nearest is a drive away.