Both have two pools and a spa. Torel Avantgarde suits design-minded couples who will pay for a river balcony and climb home from Ribeira; Casa da Companhia suits a first Porto trip on foot, from pedestrian Rua das Flores, five minutes from São Bento.
The design oneThe Porto hotel where design is the reason to stay, with a river-facing balcony and a garden pool doing the rest.
€€From about €215 a night
Choose Torel Avantgarde if
The catch
It is on a hill roughly 1 km from Aliados and about 19 minutes' walk from Ribeira, uphill on the way back.
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
No Uber or Bolt to the door: only official taxis and licensed transfers may drive into the pedestrianised street, and the public car park is about 200 m away.
| Best for | Torel Avantgarde | Casa da Companhia |
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| Best design hotels in Porto | On the list | Not on the list |
| Best spa hotels in Porto | Not on the list | On the list |
| Best value hotels in Porto | On the list | On the list |
| Best central hotels in Porto | On the list | On the list |
| Best hotels with a view in Porto | On the list | Not on the list |
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Torel Avantgarde
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The verdict
Both have two pools and a spa. Torel Avantgarde suits design-minded couples who will pay for a river balcony and climb home from Ribeira; Casa da Companhia suits a first Porto trip on foot, from pedestrian Rua das Flores, five minutes from São Bento.
Questions people ask
Both have two pools and a spa. Torel Avantgarde suits design-minded couples who will pay for a river balcony and climb home from Ribeira; Casa da Companhia suits a first Porto trip on foot, from pedestrian Rua das Flores, five minutes from São Bento.
If the room is the point of the trip, this is the Porto hotel that treats it that way. Pay for the balcony and accept the hill. Design is the highest bar on this chart and the reason to book; the location score reflects a hillside a kilometre from the centre rather than anywhere remote. Everything else sits in the middle, which for a 60-room city hotel with a pool is the right place.
It has indoor and outdoor pools. There is no beach; the nearest is a drive away.
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.