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Hotel Aliados
( 222 004 853;
www.hotelaliados.com
; 2nd Fl, Rua Elísio de Melo 27 ; s/d €55/65; )
Set in one of
Porto's beaux-arts buildings, this affordable hotel offers out-of-date and pokey but still de-
cent rooms with wooden floors and dark-stained wood furnishings. Plaza-facing rooms
are bright but can be noisy.
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Hotel Vera Cruz
( 223 323 396;
www.veracruzportohotel.com
;
Rua Ramalho Ortigâo 14; s/d from €50/60; )
Homey
rooms with high ceilings off the
avenida
. The carpeting can be a bit aged, but suites have
wood-tiled floors. The top-floor breakfast room is special.
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InterContinental Porto
( 220 035 600;
www.ihg.com
; Praça da Liberdade 25; r €245; )
In a painstakingly restored
former palace on the central Praça da Liberdade, this is a top choice for business and leis-
ure visitors, with classic decor that nods to the building's history, a full spectrum of amen-
ities and outstanding service.
ROSA ET AL Townhouse
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( 916 000 081;
www.rosaetal.pt
; Rua do Rosário 233; s/d €129/169; )
This gorgeously done up town
house in the thick of Porto's art district has six suites with hardwood floors and free-stand-
ing claw-foot tubs, and a lovely garden out the back. The restaurant serves delicious
brunch from Wednesday to Sunday. There are rotating exhibits, cooking workshops and
other fun events. It's pricey but worth the splurge. Rates exclude breakfast.
Grande Hotel do Porto
( 222 076 690;
www.grandehotelporto.com
; Rua Santa Catarina 197; s €74-145, d €74-155; )
Open
since 1880, this proud old institution preserves a good deal of its grandeur, especially in
its cavernous dining room and gilded parlour. Its renovated rooms are less distinguished
but still plush.
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