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Intercontinental Porto-Palacio Das Cardosas

Porto, Portugal • Liberdade Square • OPTIMIZE

avg. $254 / night

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An eighteenth-century neoclassical palace on Praça da Liberdade, restored as a 105-room hotel with a garden-room restaurant.

Best for: Architecture enthusiasts exploring Porto's civic heritage

Highlights:

  • Eighteenth-century neoclassical palace with original granite facade
  • Restaurant in a glazed garden room with mature ficus trees
  • Overlooks Praça da Liberdade and the Douro descent
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At the northern edge of Praça da Liberdade, where Porto's grandest civic boulevard begins its descent toward the Douro, a neoclassical granite palace that once served as a Dominican convent and later a government residence now contains the InterContinental Porto – Palácio das Cardosas. The building dates to the eighteenth century, its severe grey granite facade articulated by arched windows, wrought-iron balconies, and a roofline cornice that aligns precisely with the surrounding institutional architecture of the square — a coherence that makes the whole ensemble feel carved from the same stone as the city itself. The 105-room hotel opened in 2010 following an extensive restoration that preserved the palace's structural identity while threading contemporary infrastructure through its historic shell. The guest rooms, visible in the images, layer dark-lacquered furniture, velvet wingback chairs in dusty blue, and quilted sage bedcovers against white panelled walls hung with heavy damask drapes in tobacco and gold — a palette that sits somewhere between Portuguese aristocratic tradition and discreet Art Deco revival. Herringbone parquet grounds the rooms in warmth. The hotel's restaurant takes a sharply different approach: a glazed garden room where mature ficus trees grow through the floor, trailing ivy cascades from a suspended overhead grid, and paper lanterns hang between the canopy at varying heights, the overall atmosphere closer to a winter garden than a conventional dining room, softening the institutional weight of the palace around it.

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Intercontinental Porto-Palacio Das Cardosas Reviews

3,082 reviews

"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!!"

A Tripadvisor traveler review

Jul 30, 2026

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

A Tripadvisor traveler review

Jul 29, 2026

"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."

A Tripadvisor traveler review

Jul 22, 2026

"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."

A Tripadvisor traveler review

Jul 21, 2026

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

A Tripadvisor traveler review

Jul 17, 2026

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