Both look straight at Ribeira from the Gaia side, from different heights and prices. The Yeatman if this is the occasion and you want the two-star dinner, the wine spa and the pool over the whole city; The Rebello if it is a long weekend and you would rather spend the difference on the quay below your suite.
The iconPorto's wine hotel, built on the Gaia hillside so that every terrace looks back at the city, with a two-star dining room and a spa to match.
€€From about €280 a night
Choose The Yeatman if
The catch
It is across the river and up a hill: 20 to 30 minutes downhill to Ribeira, a taxi back.
The weekend oneConverted warehouses on the Gaia quay with a kitchen in every suite, a Roman-style spa and a rooftop that looks straight at Porto.
€From about €155 a night
Choose The Rebello Hotel & Spa if
The catch
There is no outdoor or rooftop pool; the spa pool is small, semi-heated and pre-booked, with children's hours enforced.
The YeatmanThe Rebello Hotel & Spa
The Yeatman
The Rebello Hotel & Spa
The verdict
Both look straight at Ribeira from the Gaia side, from different heights and prices. The Yeatman if this is the occasion and you want the two-star dinner, the wine spa and the pool over the whole city; The Rebello if it is a long weekend and you would rather spend the difference on the quay below your suite.
Questions people ask
Both look straight at Ribeira from the Gaia side, from different heights and prices. The Yeatman if this is the occasion and you want the two-star dinner, the wine spa and the pool over the whole city; The Rebello if it is a long weekend and you would rather spend the difference on the quay below your suite.
If Porto for you means port, the Douro and a terrace to drink it on, this is the hotel that was built for exactly that. Accept the hill and the taxi, and book the panoramic category. A destination hotel rather than a city base: the view, the two-star dining room and the wine spa pull you in for the evening, and the hill across the river keeps Porto at a short taxi's distance. Priced for the position and the restaurant, not for cutting-edge rooms.
It has indoor and outdoor pools. There is no beach; the nearest is a drive away.
The Gaia quay is where you see Porto best, and The Rebello gives you that view with a kitchen and a rooftop attached. It is the weekend hotel in this edit, and the value one in winter. Design-led and sociable, on the Gaia bank with Porto as the view rather than the address, and the lowest entry rate in this edit outside winter in the valley. Kitchens and suites tilt it towards families and longer weekends.
It has an indoor pool. There is no beach; the nearest is a drive away.