Castelo de Paiva Hotel Guide - Baloiço de São Gens hotels in Castelo de Paiva, Portugal.

"Excellent "funky" and push hotel with spacious rooms, fresh and varied breakfast (for an extra fee), courteous staff, and a very modern look. Parking available nearby, also for a fee, Just a couple of blocks away from the main plaza (Ayuntamiento de Porto) and a few (but funny and amenable to walk) blocks from the Duoro River. I would come back anytime! "

"Great location "

"This is a exceptionally pleasant hotel in a very central position in Porto. Spacious quiet room , very attentive staff and a very nice pool and garden. Breakfast was varied and plentiful. "

"Staff very kind excent service "

"Great!!!"

"All persons we had contact were wonderful, helpful, and friendly. The hotel is very modern and well laid out. Breakfast was okay and a bit pricy. The hotel was situated in a great area in Porto with many sites within walking distance. The entrance to the metro is 25 meters from the door. Parking is an issue, though the hotel helped me secure a spot one day later. "

"Comfortable room in a well placed hotel in a lovely city "

"Air conditioning was not working at times, "

"I truly don't understand why this hotel has a lot of good reviews. It is definitely overrated from my point of view. First of all, tray charge is €8.50 for room service no matter what you order. The room service guy we called didn't tell us about the tray charge and charged us directly when serving food. He also delivered to the wrong room and we ended up waiting 1 hour for a french fries! The tray charge isn't shown in the digital menu (from QR code) either until you go to the final page. I called the front desk and the lady promised a refund but they got communication issue and this whole refund thing was forgotten when checking out until I told them again... Also, you need to pay to access the swimming pool, €15 for 3 hrs or €20 for 2 days. Or if you are Hilton member, it is €10 for 3 hrs or €15 for 2 days. The fee is extremely non-transparent that it isn't displayed in any of the Expedia, hotel.com or agoda travel agency websites so I definitely didn't know I need to pay to go swimming in a five-star hotel when I book it! The fee table is also nowhere to be seen unless you email them directly to ask. The pool and sauna area are generally clean but the corridor is quite dark and one of the saunas is completely dark with no light at all, which is kinda weird."