Both have a starred dining room and an indoor pool. The One Monumental Palace suits a first trip on foot from the Baixa, with no terrace or river view; The Yeatman suits wine lovers and occasions, with river views only in its Panoramic categories and a taxi back from Ribeira.
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 €285 a night
Choose The One Monumental Palace if
The catch
Superior and Deluxe rooms are 29 square metres, which feels tight at the rate.
The iconPorto's wine hotel, built on the Gaia hillside so that its terraces look back at the city, with a two-star dining room and a spa to match.
€€From about €290 a night
Choose The Yeatman if
The catch
It is across the river and up a hill: 21 minutes downhill to Ribeira, a taxi back.
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The One Monumental PalaceThe Yeatman
The One Monumental Palace
The Yeatman
The verdict
Both have a starred dining room and an indoor pool. The One Monumental Palace suits a first trip on foot from the Baixa, with no terrace or river view; The Yeatman suits wine lovers and occasions, with river views only in its Panoramic categories and a taxi back from Ribeira.
Questions people ask
Both have a starred dining room and an indoor pool. The One Monumental Palace suits a first trip on foot from the Baixa, with no terrace or river view; The Yeatman suits wine lovers and occasions, with river views only in its Panoramic categories and a taxi back from Ribeira.
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 City Views, ask for the avenue side, 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.
If Porto for you means port, the Douro and a terrace to drink it on, this is the hotel that was built for exactly that. Accept the hill and the taxi, and book the panoramic category. A destination hotel rather than a city base: the view, the two-star dining room and the wine spa pull you in for the evening, and the hill across the river keeps Porto at a short taxi's distance. Priced for the position and the restaurant, not for cutting-edge rooms.
It has indoor and outdoor pools. There is no beach; the nearest is a drive away.