Paid
Children allowed

Facilities

Fitness facilities
WiFi available
Free WiFi
Parking
Non-smoking rooms
Air conditioning
Fitness center
24-hour front desk
Restaurant
Room service
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Review Highlights

Pros:
Great location
Exceptional service
Cons:
Dated rooms
Limited space for families

Categories

Cleanliness
9.55
Impeccable cleaning mentioned in review.
Service
10
Staff was super courteous and provided exceptional service.
Location
10
Location was praised as extremely privileged and excellent for tourists.
Room Quality
8.52
Rooms were spacious but felt dated and were uncomfortable for more than 2 adults.
Amenities
9.56
Great amenities mentioned, including a beautiful hotel bar and inviting atmosphere.
Value for Money
8.51
Perceived low value due to dated property and below-average breakfast.
Food and Beverage
9.54
Breakfast was highly rated and considered the best in years.
Overall Experience
9.5
Overall experience was very positive with memorable moments.
* This sentiment is summarized by AI based on user reviews.
Updated at: 2026-01-08 01:51

Property Description

Luxurious Accommodation in a Historic Palace

Stylish Rooms with Modern Amenities
The InterContinental Porto - Palacio das Cardosas offers spacious rooms with high ceilings, flat-screen TVs, and marble bathrooms. Some rooms even feature a cozy seating area with plush chairs, providing a comfortable and elegant stay for guests.

Wellness and Dining Options
Guests can enjoy a workout at the 24-hour Fitness Centre or relax at the on-site spa with 3 treatment rooms and a sauna. The Restaurant Astoria serves a variety of Portuguese dishes with a contemporary twist, while the Cardosas Bar offers a selection of cocktails and Port wines in a relaxing setting.

Book your stay at InterContinental Porto - Palacio das Cardosas for a luxurious experience in the heart of Porto's historical centre.

Important information:

Dinner consists of a three-course dinner from a set menu or buffet in a designated hotel restaurant for one or two resident adults sharing a room. Drinks are not included.

Please note that, until end of February 2026, our Wellness Center (gym, sauna and treatment rooms) will be temporarily closed for renovations.

Our team is available to assist with alternatives and ensure a seamless stay.
A deposit may be required at the property.

Check-in and check-out hours:
Check-out: 12:00 PM
Airport code: OPO

Location

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Guest Reviews

9.4
Based on 571 reviews
Cleanliness: 9.55
Service: 10
Location: 10
Room Quality: 8.52
Amenities: 9.56
Value for Money: 8.51
Food and Beverage: 9.54
Overall Experience: 9.5
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Liron family_with_children il
9
2026-08-07 via Nuitee
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Mohamed couple ae
10
Pros:

المكان رائع والموظفون كذلك والنظافة ممتازة ، الفندق خيار رائع

Cons:

لأ شي

2026-08-07 via Nuitee
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Milton family_with_children br
7
Valeu pela localização.
Pros:

O hotel é bom e muito bem localizado.

Cons:

Tive problema no primeiro dia com a porta do box que não fechava adequadamente e inundava o banheiro. Tive dificuldade de resolver com a equipe do hotel, que a meu ver não tratou a situação com a prioridade que eu gostaria. Felizmente, o gerente que estava atendo, resolveu o problema nos trocando de quarto. Para o gerente dou nota 10, mas o hotel deixou um pouco a desejar nessa questão

2026-08-07 via Nuitee
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LOUISEWMonument Couples
8
Great hotel, but pricey
Pros:

Excellent location, beautiful hotel - walking to many points of interest.
Requested a quiet room and got one - so happy for that.
Staff was extremely accommodating and welcoming.
Room was somewhat small for the price and breakfast was not included.
No complaints other than the very expensive price.

2026-07-31 via Tripadvisor
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RonandMarusia Couples Toronto, Ontario
10
Perfect Location/Excellent Accomodations and Service!
Pros:

This hotel was selected by our upcoming Scenic River Cruise company as their partner for us to stay at for 2 nights prior to our Douro River cruise. From the most delightful checkin experience, all the way to the checkout, we truly enjoyed our stay here. Breakfast buffet in their dining room was very plentiful and tasty. We also had evening wine drinks at their inhouse fancy bar and lounge. The evening bartenders were delightful and friendly. Most important was our 2 night stay in luxurious accomodations. The bed was so so poofy and comfy/ shower and basin water pressure and temperatures were fantastic. The view from our room was so nice as we could view the city centre. The staff at this hotel are extremely professional and obviously very well trained in ensuring their customers' hospitality expectations. Thank you for making our 2 night stay in Porto so wonderful!!

2026-07-30 via Tripadvisor
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Paradise10983964126 Couples
10
Amazing location
Pros:

The stay was great but the most amazing part was the location! It was almost next to everything important

2026-07-29 via Tripadvisor
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dpfeliciano Family Arlington, Virginia
10
Great Experience at the Intercontinental Porto
Pros:

The hotel is beautiful and peaceful with a great location. The staff are super nice, friendly, warm, and attentive. We enjoyed the delicious breakfast in the Astoria Restaurant each day, the options and quality were very good, adults paid full price and the kids under 9 were free.

2026-07-22 via Tripadvisor
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Voyager821869 Couples
6
Not great
Pros:

Breakfast was not good. The buffet had a warm bar section that was not warm at all the first day we were there and barely warm the second day. The hot dishes were okay but warm not hot. The black coffee tasted like cheap instant coffee and the cappuccino foam was very dense. Bread knife was dangerously dull. We avoided doing any other meals at the hotel because of it. Back courtyard area weirdly faces a chinese EV branded area and has dead olive trees in pots. Not much to look at. Room was okay, and had a nicer view out the front of the building. Only 1 chair at a desk so no where to sit together as a couple and relax. Shower was small but the bathtub was a good size. We enjoyed the couples massage that we got, it was the highlight of the stay. However the hotel gym is weirdly located in the same hallway so after checking in and changing into robes you're walking by people in workout clothes to the massage room.

2026-07-21 via Tripadvisor
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Pedro Jaime couple br
10
vale a pena a escolha deste hotel
Pros:

A localização é excelente perto de tudo. O atendimento das equipes desde o check in ate check out excelente. Cafe da manha excepcional

2026-07-20 via Nuitee
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X6693YPstepheno Business
10
Porto in Luxury
Pros:

The hotel was exactly what I have grown to expect and respect about all IHG properties. We love the entire brand.

2026-07-17 via Tripadvisor
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eleighny Family Los Angeles, California
10
Intercontinental is a perfect choice for Porto
Pros:

Perfect location, gorgeous hotel and rooms, attentive staff, great breakfast and bar areas- 10/10 for sure ! Centrally located so walking the city is easy. Highly highly recommend.

2026-07-13 via Tripadvisor
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steven family_with_children us
9
2026-07-11 via Nuitee
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soheils510 Family
4
Very underwhelming
Pros:

I have the Platinum-Ambassador status and thought I would get a slightly better experience. It was very disappointing. Let's start with the positives
- Beautiful lobby and restaurant
- Friendly staff
- Great location

Now a series of not so good experiences. We had 2 rooms for 5 of us. The kids room got upgraded to the nicer view. It was always too warm and humid even after we had the technician there.
The other room had more powerful AC which was blasting over the bed all might. The position of all outlets were behind the furniture making it hard to plug in. No speaker or way to cast. Only one bottle of water per day and they wanted to charge almost $7 for a second one (very stingy for this level of hotel). The large bathroom of one room had only a sheer drape covering large window overlooking the square so at night, a free show for people in the street (staff offered to come put something over it but seriously, couldn't they put normal draped.
Maybe I'm just used to level of quality and service that I get from Hyatt hotels but this was way below my expectations.

2026-07-06 via Tripadvisor
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ebjoseph Couples East Kilbride, South Lanarkshire, Scotland
10
Perfect - not a overstatement
Pros:

From beginning to end, this hotel was perfect. It truly is a stunning hotel with amazing rooms, great food, a joyous bar, extraordinary restaurant and above all, an amazing team dedicated to providing the best hospitality in Portugal.

My wife was celebrating her birthday, which is why we chose this hotel, and during our stay we enjoyed some lovely surprises that made it ultra special.

Reception team know how to bring Joy to your day. Shout out to an efficient team that included: Beatrice, Ines and Diogo.

This hotel has a top tier concierge team whose expertise and indepth local knowledge we relied on to make several reservations, which turned out perfectly. We are immensely grateful to Tiago and João, who provided much-needed advice that made our five-day break go smoothly. They really go out of their way to ensure you receive the best hospitality! Nothing is too much trouble for them.

Breakfast was wonderful. A glass of fizz was the perfect way to start the indulgence. Ricardo, Sara and the rest of this extraordinary team make it all run like clockwork. Despite a busy breakfast service, we always received full attention.

I can’t single out a single negative about this hotel. Initially, I thought of it as a hotel with a good location, but that would be underselling it. The people who work here are what make it truly special. I couldn’t imagine a trip to Porto without staying here.

2026-07-06 via Tripadvisor
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michaelpR1452TW Solo travel San Francisco, California
10
Amazing Hotel
Pros:

A wonderful hotel in a great location. Very comfortable clean, nice size rooms and bathrooms. The staff is amazing, friendly and professional.

The concierge team will make sure you have a
Amazing experience in Porto.

Looking forward to hopefully returning in a not too distant future.

2026-07-02 via Tripadvisor
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GilesAO Couples
10
Great location !
Pros:

Top class hotel in perfect location for sightseeing and restaurants. Staff very friendly
Would definitely stay here again

2026-06-30 via Tripadvisor
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Giles couple us
10
2026-06-30 via Nuitee
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T4483NMpatrickf Couples
10
Great staff, hotel, location.
Pros:

Amazing staff. Attention to detail is second to none. Amazing hotel, amazing location.

2026-06-29 via Tripadvisor
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zorro26 Family Bucharest
8
Great Location!
Pros:

We stayed in July for few nights at this property during our trip to Portugal. The location is very good and in walking distance to most of Porto’s highlights. It’s a historical Palace, very clean and with good service. The A/C was working very well, the room was large as well as the bathroom. The only downside was the noise coming from the street almost all night.
Overall we had a pleasant stay and recommend this property.

2026-06-28 via Tripadvisor
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MURAT GURKAN couple tr
10
tekrar gidersem aynı yerde kalırım
Pros:

Konum oda ve personel

Cons:

Kahvaltı

2026-06-24 via Nuitee