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Pousada de Viana do Castelo - Historic Hotel

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Family Room (Superior) | Minibar, in-room safe, desk, soundproofing
Aerial view
Outdoor pool, pool loungers
Reception
Terrace/patio

Reviews

9.6 out of 10

Exceptional

Popular amenities

  • Bar
    Bar
  • Breakfast included
    Breakfast included
  • Pool
    Pool
  • 24/7 front desk
    24/7 front desk
  • Room service
    Room service
  • Laundry
    Laundry

Explore the area

Map
Monte de Sta. Luzia, Viana do Castelo, Viana do Castelo, 4901-909
  • Sanctuary of Santa Luzia
    14 min walk
  • Foreigners and Borders Service
    9 min drive
  • Capela de Nossa Senhora de Agonia
    9 min drive
  • Braga (BGZ)
    61 min drive
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Room options

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Family Room (Standard) | Minibar, in-room safe, desk, soundproofing

Family Room (Standard)

  • 30 sq m
  • Sleeps 3
  • 2 Single Beds OR 1 Queen Bed

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Standard Double or Twin Room | Minibar, in-room safe, desk, soundproofing

Standard Double or Twin Room

  • 20 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed OR 2 Single Beds

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Superior Double Room | Minibar, in-room safe, desk, soundproofing

Superior Double Room

  • 30 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Queen Bed OR 2 Single Beds

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Family Room (Superior) | Minibar, in-room safe, desk, soundproofing

Family Room (Superior)

  • 20 sq m
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Double Bed and 1 Single Bed OR 3 Single Beds

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About this property

Pousada de Viana do Castelo - Historic Hotel

Eco-certified hotel with free breakfast and 24-hour front desk
Along with an outdoor pool, this smoke-free hotel has a restaurant and a bar/lounge. Free buffet breakfast and free WiFi in public areas are also provided. Other amenities include conference space, concierge services and laundry facilities.
Pousada de Viana do Castelo - Historic Hotel offers 51 accommodations with minibars and a safe. LCD televisions come with cable channels.

Bathrooms include a combined bath/shower unit, bidets, complimentary toiletries and hairdryers. Guests can surf the web using complimentary wireless Internet access. Housekeeping is provided on a daily basis.

Recreational amenities at the hotel include an outdoor pool.

The recreational activities listed below are available either on-site or nearby; fees may apply.

Our customers tell us that they can't get enough of the helpful staff at Pousada de Viana do Castelo - Historic Hotel. During your stay, you'll be within walking distance of Sanctuary of Santa Luzia. Free breakfast, free WiFi in public areas and an outdoor pool are available.
  • Free buffet breakfast served daily
  • Free WiFi
  • Grab something to eat at the restaurant or stop for a drink at the bar/lounge
  • Take a swim in the outdoor pool
  • Services include a concierge, tour or ticket assistance and luggage storage
  • Just a 2-minute drive from Sanctuary of Santa Luzia and 9 minutes from Foreigners and Borders Service
There's a restaurant on site. You can enjoy a drink at the bar/lounge. Free breakfast is served daily. Public spaces have free WiFi.

Event space at this hotel measures 2616 square feet (243 square metres) and includes conference space. An outdoor pool, an arcade/games room, and gift shops/newsstands are also featured at the eco-certified Pousada de Viana do Castelo - Historic Hotel.

This 4-star Viana do Castelo hotel is smoke free.

Guests are served a free buffet breakfast daily from 8:00 AM to 10:30 AM.
On-site venue – This restaurant specialises in Portuguese cuisine and serves lunch and dinner.
On-site venue No. 2 – bar.
Room service (during limited hours) is available.

Awards and affiliations

Eco-certified property
This property participates in Green Key (Foundation for Environmental Education) – a programme that measures the property's impact on one or more of the following: environment, community, cultural heritage and the local economy.

Languages

English, Portuguese, Spanish

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and transport

  • Electric car charging station on site
  • Wheelchair-accessible parking available
  • Onsite parking includes off-street options

Food and drink

  • Free buffet breakfast available daily 8:00 AM to 10:30 AM
  • A bar/lounge
  • A restaurant

Family friendly

  • Arcade/game room
  • Laundry facilities
  • Outdoor pool
  • Soundproofed rooms

Conveniences

  • 24-hour front desk
  • Free newspapers in lobby
  • Gift shop/newsstand
  • Laundry facilities
  • Luggage storage

Guest services

  • Concierge services
  • Housekeeping (daily)
  • Tour and ticket assistance

Business services

  • 2,616 square feet of conference space
  • Meeting rooms

Outdoors

  • Garden
  • Pool loungers

Accessibility

  • If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • Lift
  • Wheelchair-accessible parking

More

  • 1 building
  • 4 floors
  • Banquet hall
  • Eco-friendly cleaning products used
  • Smoke-free property

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Bedsheets provided

Bathroom

  • Bidet
  • Free toiletries
  • Hair dryer
  • Private bathroom
  • Shower/bathtub combination
  • Towels provided

Entertainment

  • LCD TV with cable channels

Food and drink

  • Limited room service
  • Minibar

More

  • Air conditioning (climate-controlled)
  • Connecting rooms available
  • Desk
  • Eco-friendly toiletries
  • LED lighting
  • Recycling
  • Safe
  • Soundproofed rooms

Policies

Check-in

Check-in time starts at 3:00 PM
Late check-in subject to availability
Minimum check-in age - 18

Check-out

Check-out before noon

Special check-in instructions

Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival
For more details, please contact the property using the information on the booking confirmation

Access methods

Staffed front desk

Pets

  • No pets allowed, but service animals are welcome

Children and extra beds

  • Children are welcome.
  • Rollaway/extra beds are not available.

Payment types at the property

Important information

Fees

Guests will be asked to pay the following charges at the property:

  • A tax is imposed by the city and collected at the property. This tax is adjusted seasonally and might not apply all year round. Other exemptions or reductions may apply. For more details, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • A tax is imposed by the city: From 1 November - 30 April, EUR 1.00 per person, per night, up to 5 nights. This tax does not apply to children under 16 years of age.
  • A tax is imposed by the city: From 1 May - 31 October, EUR 1.50 per person, per night, up to 5 nights. This tax does not apply to children under 16 years of age.

We've listed all charges provided to us by the property.

You need to know

This property is managed by a professional host. The provision of housing is linked to their trade, business or profession.
Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
This property accepts credit cards and cash
This property reserves the right to pre-authorise the guest's credit card prior to arrival.
Long-term renters welcome
This property uses eco-friendly cleaning products
Safety features at this property include a fire extinguisher
This property is professionally cleaned
Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival. For more details, please contact the property using the information on the booking confirmation.
Property Registration Number 1484

We should mention

  • Connecting/adjoining rooms are subject to availability and can be requested by contacting the property at the number on your booking confirmation.

Property is also known as

Pousada Monte Santa Luzia
Pousada Monte Santa Luzia Hotel
Pousada Monte Santa Luzia Hotel Viana Castelo
Pousada Viana Castelo Monte Santa Luzia
Pousada Viana Castelo Historic Hotel
Pousada Viana Castelo Historic
De Viana Do Castelo Historic
Pousada de Viana do Castelo - Historic Hotel Hotel
Pousada de Viana do Castelo - Historic Hotel Viana do Castelo

Pousada de Viana do Castelo - Historic Hotel Reviews

Reviews

9.6

Exceptional

Rating 10 - Excellent. 224 out of 285 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 54 out of 285 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 6 out of 285 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 1 out of 285 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 0 out of 285 reviews" "

9.8/10

Cleanliness

9.6/10

Staff & service

9.0/10

Amenities

9.2/10

Property conditions & facilities

9.2/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Stacey

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
Beautiful place to stay and understand it historical but could still use a little modernization.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

Juan

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2024

8/10 Good

stuart

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
This is a cool old castle, that needs some tlc. The pool is nice but didn’t have enough chairs and could use a facelift. Rooms were nice but ac was terrible.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2024

8/10 Good

colin

Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2024

10/10 Excellent

Caroline

Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

Caroline

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Beautiful property, super friendly and helpful staff with spectacular views.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

Bernadette

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Excellent property fantastic view
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2024

10/10 Excellent

Alicia

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great views and lovely historic hotel.
Great view and excellent service. The room was comfortable and the hotel is clean. The breakfast is fabulous. It was raining so that made walking down to town challenging but I loved it.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2024

10/10 Excellent

Mark

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
This is a first class hotel with responsive amd friendly staff. The location can be spotted from miles away at the summit of a very high hill above which provides wonderful sights of the city and river. The dinner was outstanding and the staff attentive.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2024

8/10 Good

Antonio

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Gorgeous resort with amazing views!
We had a bit of a rocky start during our stay. First we had to wait for our room to be ready. To my surprise, the superior double room that I booked was much smaller than both the photo and description on the hotels.com website. When I went to questioned the front desk about it, I was told I had the correct unit booked! There were larger rooms on the website for less $!! Later we found out the a/c unit wasn't cooling off, front desk was called and informed the problem was with the third floor and "maintenance was looking into it"! We had to sleepwith the windows open to get some cool air into the room, which also meant waking up at crack of dawn because of light coming into the room. To be fair, the gentleman in the front desk was so embarrassed the next morning, that he immediately moved us to another room which was not only bigger but also had a balcony! He also apologized plenty for the A/C problem, something that the lady totally ignored the night before! As for the rest of our stay, gorgeous resort with amazing views. Restaurant serves very good breakfast and excellent lunch! Service was also superb at restaurant. Can't say at the bar because no one bother to show up to serve us in the 15' we waited outside at the table! Pool is gorgeous with amazing views of the ocean!
Stayed 2 nights in May 2024

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Excellent stay
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2024

10/10 Excellent

Robin

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Fabulous in every way.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2024

10/10 Excellent

Douglas, Burlington

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
First visited this Pousada in 1997 and said if we ever come bs k to Portugal we must come back to this beautiful panoramic location. We were very pleased with our reception, room and the great breakfast and dinner. Even better than we remembered,
Stayed 3 nights in Apr 2024

10/10 Excellent

Patricia

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
This is a beautiful property with amazing views over the town and ocean. The hotel is lovely, a tad dated but it is beautiful. It is a twisty drive with switchbacks up to the hotel for those with my fear of heights!
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2024

10/10 Excellent

Alexandre

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Friendly staff, amazing views of the city and the ocean, comfortable rooms and nice bar.
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2024

10/10 Excellent

Marcell

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Very beautiful and unique hotel!
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2024

10/10 Excellent

Urs

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2023

10/10 Excellent

Kelvin

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Beautiful, elegant common areas . Very comfy bed and bath. Great breakfast, lots of variety.
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2023

10/10 Excellent

Beverly

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The hotel sits at the top of a little mountain and has spectacular views. The service is great. Food is delicious and they serve a wonderful breakfast buffet. I hope to stay here again. You can take a funicular to go into town.
Stayed 3 nights in Nov 2023

10/10 Excellent

Jill C.

Travelled with family
Lovely old hotel
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2023

10/10 Excellent

Paul

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Lovely historic rooms and building in amazing location with the old fort and 360 degree views
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2023

10/10 Excellent

Lino

Stayed 1 night in Jul 2023

10/10 Excellent

Yigao

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
The hotel is located at the summit of Monte Santa Luzia and offers a commanding view of the basilica standing just below it. The facility is great and servies are sufficient. The hotel manager went out of his way to help by driving home and bringing in his own WiFi converter for us to use, because the hotel equipment was waiting for repair on that day and there was no WiFi on the floor we stayed.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2023

10/10 Excellent

Casey

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Views 😍
Lovely hotel with beautiful views and walking trails. Staff is just lovely. Thank you for such a peaceful, relaxing visit! Will definitely be back!
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2023

10/10 Excellent

Brian Rick

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2023