Vila Galé Porto

Really good stay bar and food very high standards

We stayed at the Vila Gale for two nights, at the end of a nine day tour of Portugal. It was a lovely hotel: the service was efficient and friendly. We were given a junior suite. it was a 30 minute walk for us to the river or the city centre (probably less for a younger couple). But near the metro if we had chosen to use it. And there were also plenty of buses. We ate at the restaurant one night and the food was excellent. However I would have liked to be seated apart from coach load of tourists who were having the buffet; quite noisy. I would be happy to stay there again.

Close to the metro, and adjacent to the regional coach station. This is very nice business style hotel, you pay extra for a room safe key which I feel for a hotel of this quality should be included in the room price. The rooms were clean and a good size, not all the views from the rooms are great, many face the industrial side of the city. The hotel is the stop off for coach tours so there is plenty of people around, this can make breakfast busy, but the staff keep food supplies topped up, and if you miss that morning rush its quiet otherwise. You could walk to the centre of Porto and the bridge etc in about 25mins.

Staff are nice. Rooms need a deep clean.

We missed slippers and a bathrobe to go to the pool and spa. The waiting in the restaurant was very long.