Torel Palace Porto

The location is good as it is a short walk to the train station and there is a square near by with a number of excellent restaurants. The hotel is on a somewhat quieter street and that is a plus. Our room with a balcony was great for sitting outside with a table and two chairs. The staff is great and very helpful with local recommendations etc. The breakfast is excellent and they made accommodations to prepare a breakfast to go on our checkout day as we had an early flight. Would definitely stay again

First and foremost, the staff were tremendous!! They were incredibly helpful organizing our visit to Portugal, long before we’d arrived and throughout our stay (restaurant reservations, booking wonderful Douro tour as well as other train arrangements and more). The hotel itself was anything you wanted it to be- quiet spots to read or relax, popular lounge, beautiful building with historical stories to tell. The restaurant Blind was a once in a lifetime experience, if we had a vote they’d get a Michelin star! We’ll stay here again when we return to Porto.

The hotel is gorgeous and very charming, rooms are nicely decorated with lots of nice touches in line with the literature theme (think every day a different bookmark, lots of books to pickup and check in the hallways and room), location is good, staff is super friendly and helpful. Breakfast has a good buffet selection, and nice a la carte options but could use a few more veggies. The restaurant terrace with the pool behind the tables is a pleasure to sit at.

Such a beautiful hotel with stunning rooms. When I think of boutique hotel, this is exactly what comes to mind. The details and ascetics are highly matched by the level of care and service from the staff. Everyone here that we met genuinely wanted us to have a pleasant stay which was so refreshing. The breakfast was amazing and for our check out we had to catch an early train which meant we would miss out on breakfast. Reception arranged a breakfast box for us which was a treat for the train journey to Lisbon. Little details like this just made our stay wonderful!

The staff were particularly kind, helpful, and professional. The welcome was generously hospitable. The building has been beautifully restored, although a couple of the bathroom fixtures, reflected the age of the building,, but not adversely. The breakfast offered anything you could possibly want, including cooked to order selections from the kitchen. Try the eggs Florentine! The light food/drink offerings in the library are delicious. Mario is so helpful and knowledgeable. Torel Palace is a haven of peace in a busy vibrant city. (actually stayed three nights, not the one that booking.com recorded)