Hotel Torel Avantgarde, Porto
Expert reviews
“High on a hill in Miragaia, this decadent five-star boutique hotel is a winner. Named after prominent avant-garde artists, designers and musicians – from Warhol to Nina Simone – the luxe rooms and suites are decorated in rich colours and fabrics, with bespoke murals, handwoven rugs and homestyle perks like Nespresso machines.”
“This eclectic and charming 47-room hotel offers river views and strikingly designed rooms that reject minimalism in favour of bold colours. There is an emphasis on comfort, with handwoven rugs, soft bathrobes and superb beds. The restaurant’s food and wines celebrate its Portuguese identity.”
What guests liked
- Top location
- Comfortable beds
- Friendly staff
- Swimming pool
- Spa
All you need to know
The Hotel Torel Avantgarde, a five-star boutique hotel that has won numerous awards, is conveniently located near the heart of the city, offering breathtaking views of the Douro River.
This enchanting building from the 1940s has been revamped to incorporate contemporary conveniences, while its interior design retains a fashionable charm reminiscent of its construction era.
This lavish hotel houses 60 rooms and suites that can comfortably accommodate two to three guests. Each room, adorned with vibrant artwork, unique lighting fixtures, and a warm color palette, offers amenities like WiFi, tea and coffee making facilities, smart TVs, and minibars.
There’s also an option to upgrade your room to one that includes an outdoor balcony overlooking the water.
The hotel’s outdoor pool and hot tub exude a chic, bohemian vibe and offer an outstanding view of the cityscape below. The hotel’s restaurant, which serves modern Portuguese dishes, also boasts this stunning view.
However, the restaurant’s interior is equally captivating with its walls draped in roses, foliage suspended from the ceiling, and wooden flooring. For those who prefer to dine in the comfort of their own room, daily room service is available.
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Location
Recent guest reviews
27 April 2024
Beautiful hotel in a beautiful city - went above and beyond to make our stay special
The hotel was in a great location, lovely outside space and delicious breakfast, the concierge were absolutely superb, making great recommendations and booking dinner and excursions for us
Limited space for storing clothes and luggage
26 April 2024
Perfect
Beautifully property, amazing views right in the center of everything.
Extremely helpful and kind staff the only downside was the managements but the staff made up for their short coming
23 April 2024
Very nice, comfortable, stylish place to be. Would visit again
Lovely ambience, very comfortable, staff were most pleasant and attentive. Good breakfast
Pool was in shade from mid afternoon and sunbed area a bit small. There was some more beds in the garden area which had some sun for a while longer. They were trying to create a nice style but a bit more light available in the bathroom and wardrobe areas would have been helpful
21 April 2024
Fantastic stay in a hotel which is central to all areas
Superb views and good location
Nothing
18 April 2024
Excellent stay and will stay there again
Beautiful setting, great food, welcoming staff and fantastic view
17 April 2024
Great hotel with wonderful views
Fabulous view, great service - altogether a wonderful experience.
16 April 2024
This is the best service in my life, every detail was noticed.
Everything was fantastic. The view, the design of the hotel, bravo! An incredible spa with a jacuzzi overlooking the city panorama. This is the best service in my life, every detail was noticed. It was my husband's birthday, so they brought him a cake with a candle in the morning for breakfast, and they also put water in the car when we left. Thank you for the incredible experience.
15 April 2024
A very comfortable stay in the heart of the city.
The location is perfect, with a charming courtyard overlooking Porto and providing a stunning view of the city. The rooms are big, clean and comfortable and the staff is friendly and helpful! The breakfast menu and the spa facilities are great.
The water in the internal heated "jacuzzi" pool was sadly quite dirty, so we could not use it at all.
11 April 2024
Blissful experience in the best city
Everything - the staff, the facilities, the location, the food, the view, the spa. spectacular
10 April 2024
Excellent hotel, would recommend
Great facilities Helpful staff
Location a little out of the way
8 April 2024
Fabulous
Great breakfast
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8 April 2024
Exceptional
A wonderful hotel, we really felt as though we were treated with care and attention. It was our honeymoon and we were definitely spoiled!
8 April 2024
Exceptional
The entire team was absolutely fabulous and extremely helpful. The service was outstanding and we were treated with an amazing room upgrade. This hotel is absolutely amazing on all fronts and i highly recommend it to anyone staying in Porto. We'll be back for sure!
7 April 2024
Exceptional
We loved everything about the hotel and the service. Miguel and the others at reception and at the restaurant, bar and spa were so helpful and accommodating.
3 April 2024
Amazing! We will be back.
Loved it! Wonderful hotel, good location and lovely breakfast and dinner.
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31 March 2024
Fantastic stay. Thanks to the team.
Beautiful property. Fantastic staff. Great breakfast
Location is a little bit out of the way but only by 10 minutes on foot, not a disaster.
30 March 2024
Location, style, rooms, excellent spa with city and river views, breakfast, staff
The hotel is beautiful, with its charm, conveniently located, beautiful view of the river. The breakfasts are just great - delicious and varied! The hotel staff left a very good impression - they are always ready to help, surrounded by care and attention. Very comfortable. I would like to go back there again. I definitely recommend it for a stay in the city. It is not located in the very center, but everything is very close. But there is no noise of the city, and there are views and a pool with a view
shoe spoon in the room)))
29 March 2024
Great staff!
Breakfast, pastries and staff were great!
Room was very cold wouldn’t get hot, the room was very dark. Wish location was more convenient
28 March 2024
Exceptional
Our experience at Torel Avantgarde was nothing short of magical. From the warm welcome to the impeccable service and attention to detail, they made my wife's 30th birthday celebration unforgettable. Communication with the staff, even before our visit, was exceptional, and they made sure that our wish was their priority number one. Torel Avantgarde has earned our highest recommendation for anyone visiting Porto.
Nothing to complain about.
26 March 2024
Fabulous
This is a gem of a hotel and in a perfect location to explore the beautiful city of Porto. The staff were so friendly and helpful especially Sofia on reception. Excellent breakfast too. We will definitely be back!
24 March 2024
Perfect City Break!!
Great hotel in a good location, perfect for our 3-day City-break. Loved the unusual decor. Very friendly & helpful staff. Comfortable, well finished room. Breakfast excellent, plenty of variety & enjoyed eating on the terrace.
24 March 2024
Exceptional
Most beautiful Hotel in Porto, pure Design, we got free Upgrade to the Mozart Suite with free chocolate and Sparkling Wine, direct dream view towards the Dhouro with huge bath tub with Dhouro view. Such a kind Team. EXCELLENT breakfest 5 Stars well deserved. Very quiet and super comfortable bed
21 March 2024
Spoilt and well looked after with excellent facilities, views to die for, relaxing sun terrace and away from the bustle.
The staff. I didn’t just like this aspect, but we all loved their friendliness and excellence in looking after all their guests.
Some of the rooms were a bit of squeeze.
21 March 2024
Exceptional
Staff, services, accommodation,breakfast-All perfect
Hotel facilities
Food & Drink
- - Restaurant
- - Bar
- - Breakfast in the room
- - Snack bar
- - Special diet menus (on request)
- - Kid meals (additional charge)
- - Wine/champagne (additional charge)
- - Fruits (additional charge)
- - Coffee house on site
General
- - Room service
- - Non-smoking rooms
- - Facilities for disabled guests
- - Family rooms
- - Lift
- - Safety deposit box
- - Soundproof rooms
- - Car hire
- - Heating
- - Allergy-free room
- - Non-smoking throughout
- - Air conditioning
- - Designated smoking area
- - Shuttle service (additional charge)
- - Airport shuttle (additional charge)
Reception services
- - 24-hour front desk
- - Express check-in/check-out
- - Tour desk
- - Luggage storage
- - Concierge service
- - Private check-in/check-out
- - Lockers
- - Invoice provided
Activities
- - Sauna
- - Fitness centre
- - Spa and wellness centre (additional charge)
- - Massage (additional charge)
- - Hot tub/Jacuzzi
- - Hammam
- - Indoor pool
- - Indoor pool (all year)
- - Public Bath
- - Beauty Services
- - Facial treatments
- - Waxing services
- - Manicure
- - Pedicure
- - Body treatments
- - Body scrub
- - Spa facilities
- - Spa lounge/relaxation area
- - Spa/wellness packages
- - Back massage
- - Neck massage
- - Foot massage
- - Couples massage
- - Full body massage
- - Fitness
- - Yoga classes
- - Fitness/spa locker rooms
- - Walking tours (additional charge)
- - Bike tours (additional charge)
- - Themed dinner nights (additional charge)
Outdoors
- - Garden
- - Terrace
- - Outdoor pool
- - Sun terrace
- - Outdoor pool (all year)
- - Outdoor furniture
- - Outdoor fireplace
Entertainment and family services
- - Babysitting/child services (additional charge)
Cleaning services
- - Laundry (additional charge)
- - Dry cleaning (additional charge)
- - Ironing service (additional charge)
- - Trouser press (additional charge)
- - Daily housekeeping
Business facilities
- - Fax/photocopying (additional charge)
Parking
- - Parking garage
Transport
- - Public transport tickets (additional charge)
- - Airport pick up (additional charge)
- - Airport drop off (additional charge)
Accessibility
- - Wheelchair accessible
- - Toilet with grab rails
- - Higher level toilet
- - Lower bathroom sink
- - Emergency cord in bathroom
Pool and wellness
- - Infinity pool
- - Pool with view
- - Heated pool
- - Pool bar
- - Pool cover
- - Sun loungers or beach chairs
- - Sun umbrellas
- - Fence around pool
- - Swimming pool
- - Swimming Pool
Miscellaneous
- - Key access
- - Security alarm
- - Smoke alarms
- - CCTV in common areas
- - CCTV outside property
- - Fire extinguishers
- - Breakfast takeaway containers
- - Delivered food is securely covered
- - Access to health care professionals
- - Thermometers for guests provided by property
- - Face masks for guests available
29 April 2024
Overall I loved this hotel and very glad we chose to stay here. I would highly recommend.
Staff were amazing and very accommodating. Our room was very small but we are quickly moved to a bigger room immediately. Breakfast options and restaurant was wonderful. Pool are was nice.
The fact you have to walk through the restaurant to get to the pool (in swimwear / robes) isn't ideal. The outside gate was locked most of the time. Lighting in the room could have been a bit better, lamps next to the bed weren't ideal for reading etc.