Some excerpts from the website of Residencial Grande Rio that might be useful
Installations! No matter if you visit Oporto in tourism or in
business. The Grande Rio Guest House, is ready to offer you high level accommodation, equipment, and all the facilities you may need, in order to your visit to be pleasant,
quiet, and comfortable, at a low cost. The Grande Rio Guest House, offer you 22 comfortable and
quiet bedrooms. All
bedrooms are equipped with: Anti - allergic floor.
Direct dial phone to exterior. If you visit us by
business we have a wide facilities range, such as:
Fax (
24 hours a day).
Internet connection at low cost (
24 hours a day). After a busy day, come to socialize and take your favourite
drink at our
bar in a relaxing and familiar environment. If you prefer, visit and relax at our charm winter
garden. Numerous
parking possibilities. Because our guests comfort are our most concern, the Grande Rio Guest House installations, and equipment, obey to all
security requirements, so your stay to be totally
safe. We have de
Security Conformity Certify. Other equipments and services: Grande Rio also offers:
Money Exchange service. Facilities to defective guests. Domesticated animals are allowed. Tourist information. - Offer of a City Map. - We speak English, French and Spanish. - If you need we'll take care of your luggage. -
Buffet Breakfast, with a lot of choice, in order to adjust itself to your feeding routines, available between the 07.30 am and the 10.30 am. -
Bar service 24h a day. - Micro waves available 24h a day. - Automatic
wake up. - Rent-a-car, City-
tour and Cruise on Douro River, available at welcome
desk. Values general coffer. - Mailing handling. - Medic services and medicines. -
TV by
cable. Rent-a-car service available at welcome
desk
Welcome! The Grande Rio Guest House is located at a
quiet place in the heart of the World Heritage city of Oporto, at north of Portugal. Come to admire it's characteristic facades coated by fabulous Portuguese glazed tiles and granite, the kindness people, culture and gastronomy. Visit it's wonderful Monuments, the rich Churches, Museums and
gardens like: Serralves, Torre dos Clerigos (Clerigo's tower), Estacao de Sao Bento (St. Bento's Railway station), Palacio da Bolsa, Se Catedral (Oporto Cathedral), Igreja de S. Francisco St. Francisco church, Camara do Porto (Oporto City Hall)Casa da Musica (House of Music), the famous Ribeira, the Oporto Wine caves... Take an amazing Cruise on Douro River, visit the Gaia side of Ribeira, and many other incredible places. Oporto photo album;
Rooms equipped with: anti - allergic floor. Private
Bath-
room. Direct
phone dial, to exterior.
Internet facilities. Automatic
wake up service.
24 hours Bar service. To know more;
Security equipments: Our installations are composed by two buildings, one of them is a new building, the other one is a recently recovered building. Both have
Security Conformity Certificate, issued by the competent authorities. The Grande Rio Guest House is located at 150mts away from de Faria Guimaraes Metro Station (Line yellow) direction Hospital de S. Joao, having connection with S.Bento Railway Station, International Oporto
Airport, the various Highways (all directions). The River Douro and the famous Oporto Wine caves are 15 minutes away, from Grande Rio Guest House by walking. The Grande Rio Guest House team will receive you with all the sympathy and attention, in a way such, that your visit to Oporto will be unforgettable. available at welcome
desk. City-
Tour service available. What our Clients says! Also give us, yours;
Bem vindo! A residencial Grande Rio, fica situada num local calmo, no coracao da cidade do Porto, classificada Patrimonio Mundial da Humanidade, no Norte de Portugal. Venha apreciar as caracteristicas fachadas em azulejo e granito, a simpatia acolhedora do seu povo, a sua cultura, e a sua gastronomia. Porto Weather Forecast, Portugal. Visite os seus belos Monumentos, as suas ricas Igrejas, Museus, e Jardins, tais como : Serralves, Torre dos Clerigos, Estacao de Sao Bento, Palacio da Bolsa, Se Catedral, Igreja de S. Francisco, Camara do Porto, casa da Musica, a famosa Ribeira, as Caves do Vinho do Porto. Faca um deslumbrante Cruzeiro no rio Douro, conheca a Ribeira de Gaia, e tantas coisas mais. Galeria de imagens do Porto; Quartos equipados com: Pavimento anti - alergico. Casa de banho privativa. Linha telefonica com ligacao directa ao exterior. Facilidades de
Internet. Despertar automatico. Servico de
Bar 24 horas. Equipamentos de seguranca: As nossas instalacoes sao constituidas por 2 edificios, um de construcao nova, e o outro remodelado recentemente, possuindo CERTIFICADO DE CONFORMIDADE DE SEGURANCA, passado pelas entidades competentes. A 150m da Estacao de Metro de Faria Guimaraes, (linha amarela D) direccao Hospital Sao Joao, com conexao a Estacao de Comboio de Sao Bento, Aeroporto Internacional Sa Carneiro, e a Auto Estrada ( todas as direccoes), a 15 minutos do Rio Douro, e das Famosas Caves do Vinho do Porto, a Residencial Grande Rio e os seus colaboradores, tudo farao para que em trabalho ou lazer, a sua visita a cidade do Porto, seja inesquecivel para si, recebendo-o com o conforto e a dedicacao que nos e familiar. Servico de Rent-a-car disponivel ao balcao. Dispomos de Servico de. As instalacoes sao optimas e o ambiente, familiar. Como usualmente me desloco em trabalho, necessito de usar algumas ferramentas, como:
Fax,
Internet, etc. A Residencial, esta equipada com tudo isso! A. Marques (Amadora). Nao conhecia a v/ residencial, foi uma surpresa! Optima relacao preco/qualidade. Tudo asseado, sem reparos. Obrigado. Joao Borrega (Lisboa). My name is Jakub J. Macewicz, Poland and I had the pleasure of visiting your hotel in the beginning of December with my colleague. Your service was so nice that now I would like to come and stay with my wife and our little son for 2 nights. I remember the delicious
breakfast very well. It will be pleasure to stay with you again. J. Macewicz (Poland). Apos a minha estadia na vossa Residencial em Novembro, na companhia de amigos, fiquei com uma optima impressao do vosso acolhimento, disponibilidade e simpatia. Assim, dado que espero receber no final de Marco um grupo frances que quer visitar a cidade do Porto, achei como melhor opcao ficarmos instalados na residencial Grande Rio. OI, gostaria de reservar dois quartos de casal. Gostamos muito do residencial,e gostariamos de ficar ai! Estivemos na Vossa Residencial, no mes de Agosto de 2006 eu, minha mulher, e meu filho. Fomos muito bem recebidos e era tudo muito asseado. Esperamos voltar nesse ano no mes de Outubro. Os precos estao otimos. Gratos e continue assim. Armando - Sao Paulo (Brasil). Envie-nos tambem o seu; 2007 © Residencial Grande Rio. Rua do Bonjardim, 977 / Entrada: Rua de Santa Helena, 31. 4000-461 Porto. Portugal. Telef: (+351) 225 094 032. SKYPE: artur-miranda_2006.
Fax: (+351) 225 503 226
geral@residencial-grande-rio.pt
Our rates! Grande Rio Guest House offer you the best Hotel rates, under the best comfort, facilities and services. Your stay to Oporto city will be unforgettable! 02 de January; 31 de May. 01 June; 31 August. 01 September; 31 October. 01 November; 30 December. 31 December; 01 January. The rates above are expressed in Euros, by Night and by
Room, already including: All the applicable Taxes. The rates can change without prior advice. In case of changing rates, the price applicable, should be the active price in the Booking day. The stay for Childs under 8 years is free, if occupying the same
bedroom from the Adults, in a maximum of 1 Child each 2 Adults. DELAYED / UPGRADING STAYS: On Arrival day, the
Rooms can be occupied, after 14.00 pm. - On Leaving day, the
Rooms must be settle free, till the 12.00 pm. - Clients in Leaving Delay or wishing to Upgrade it's stay, will be charged, as follow: - If exiting after 12.00 pm till 15.00 pm, should pay more 25% from the daily rate. - If exiting after 12.00 pm till 18.00 pm, should pay more 50% from the daily rate. - If exiting after 18.00 pm, should pay more 100% from the daily rate. Attention: Grande Rio Guest House Reserves the right to not accept Upgrading a Stay, if the requested
Room, is already booked by others. BOOKING CANCELLATIONS: - You are free to cancel your reservation, without any charges, within the last
24 hours, from the Arrival Date. - All reservations are considered as accepted only after the Guest House confirmation. - All reservations accepted are guaranteed, till the Arrival Date 16.00 pm. Reservations with Arrival Time after 16.00 pm, should be confirmed and paid in advance. - In case of NO SHOW, without prior advice, the first night, will be charged on the Credit. Card. - Your stay payment can be done by Credit Card, Debt Card or by Banc Funds
Transfer. PAYMENT BY BANC FUNDS
TRANSFER: RESIDENCIAL GRANDE RIO, LDA. NIB : 0079.0000.17195986101.37 IBAN : PT50 0079 0000 1719 5986 1013 7 SWIFT (BIC) BPNPPTPL BANCO PORTUGUES DE NEGOCIOS. The reservation will be definitively assured, when the Guest House receives the Banc Funds
Transfer proof, by
Fax or Email, referencing the reservation reference. The Banc Funds
Transfer, should not charge the Guest House, by Transaction Commissions, or any other charges.
Localization! Grande Rio Guest House, is located at high Oporto zone, in a
quiet place with easy accesses, at Santa Helena Street. In order to guide you, we provided bellow a collection of routs and local Maps. So, please take a
tour within the most convenient maps, for you. If you decide to arrive to Grande Rio Guest House by Metro, please change at Trindade Station to yellow line direction Hospital S. Joao, and exit next stop at Faria Guimaraes station. You'll find easily the Grande Rio Guest House at your left hand, at Santa Helena Street, few meters away. If you come from Oporto's
Airport. Follow Red Line (direction Estadio do Dragao). At Trindade station, change to yellow line (direction Hospital S.Joao). Exit the next stop at Faria Guimaraes station. Tell to follow to Oporto
Center to the
taxi driver. The travel cost should be about 20,00. Follow IC1 ( Avenida. AIP) direction Oporto. Exit to VCI, direction Ponte do Freixo. Exit right on the 3rd. exit to Paranhos - Porto Centro. Repeat the same trajectory of those arriving by Highway A3/A4, after the 4th paragraph. If you come from south Portugal. After exit the Highway A1, follow to Ponte do Freixo. At the end of Ponte do Freixo (Freixo bridge), you'll find the Dragao Stadium, at your left. Follow ahead, and take the right traffic belt. Exit to Antas - Porto Centro. Follow Avenue Fernao de Magalhaes, and take the right belt trafic. At the 3rd traffic lights, follow over your right hand into Constituicao Street. After passing the Marques de Pombal Square, turn left into S.Bras Street. Go ahead to Camoes Street. Turn left at the 2nd traffic lights. On the next traffic lights, go ahead into Paraiso Street. At the end of Paraiso Street, turn left to Bonjardim Street. Turn left again to Santa Helena Street. Grande Rio Guest House is about 50mts away at your left. Alternative trajectory. As an alternative, we suggest: After passing the Dragao Stadium go ahead without exiting to Antas. After passing the A3/A4 Highway entrance (do not enter), exit to your right to Paranhos- Follow the trajectory already indicated to those coming from A3/A4 Highway, after the. If you come from A3/A4 Highway: If you come from A3/A4: Exit to VCI, direction A1 Ponte da Arrabida. Exit to right to Arca de Agua. Turn left the Roundabout during 180º, and take again the VCI Ponte do Freixo direction. Follow the next right exit, to Porto Centro. At 2nd traffic lights, turn to right into Faria Guimaraes Street. The next traffic lights, turn right again to Covelo Street. Turn left to Pedro Ivo Street. Turn left again to Dr. Adriano Paiva Street. Turn right into Dr. Joaquim Kopke Street. Go ahead to S.Bras Street. Take the left traffic belt, and go ahead to Camoes Street. At the 2nd traffic lights, turn left. At the next traffic lights, go ahead into Paraiso Street. At the end, turn left to Bonjardim Street. Grande Rio Guest House, is at your left, 50mts away. If you come from Via Norte: Follow VCI, direction Ponte do Freixo. Turn right at the 2nd exit to Porto Centro. Follow the same trajectory as defined above, after the 5th paragraph. Book your stay, on-line; Or use the contact means bellow.