Vila Foz Hotel & Spa - Member of Design Hotels

Although the hotel is lovely and our room was very clean, the staff was extremely rude. I suspect that if you do not arrive in a Jaguar, Rolls Royce, and the like you are not treated well. The staff, particularly the wait staff in the downstairs restaurant was very rude. Breakfast was nice, lots of choices. However, the female waiter was not pleasant. When we arrived for breakfast the guy at the door said we could anywhere we wanted so we chose the patio. When we got there the female waiter told us "you will sit here" and pointed to an awkward table when there were many more available tables. Then she would not give us a minute to review the menu but insisted that we put in our order immediately; I really only wanted the buffet but she insisted that we had to have something off the menu. We tried to reserve a table at the downstairs restaurant for an early dinner, but were told that was impossible. Amazingly there were many tables open when we arrived without a reservation. That said, the food was very good. Our room was in the new building and was very nice, very clean and comfortable with a little sitting area on the patio. Fortunately, it did face the sea but we were on the bottom floor of rooms so trees blocked out view of the sea. Not the hotel's fault but beware when reserving a room. I have to add a good comment--the valets, porters, and busboys were extremely nice.

We checked out of the Vila Foz Hotel today. An incredible hotel, close to beach, lovely restaurant, beautiful rooms with such incredible views, so relaxing. What made the stay so pleasure was not just that, but the people. The staff in particular were so friendly and kind and the customers likewise. I already miss the hotel. Thank you so much for such warm memories of my first trip to Porto and thank you to the staff for recommendations of where to visit.

This hotel is in two parts, an older chateaux-like building and a modern rectangular building that has the accommodation and the spa. The two buildings are joined by an eccentrically designed underground passage. The spa includes an excellent steam room, sauna and beautiful (if small) pool. There was a gym but who goes on holiday to use a gym! Rooms either face the street behind the hotel or the sea, I wish we’d had the later. However, the room was excellent. The service was uniformly superb. Breakfast was great – with a wide range of options and attentive service. I didn’t try the hotel restaurant, which is highly rated. I would certainly return.

The grounds, room, the bar and the spa were all top notch. Service in the restaurant and bar was very good and still friendly. Breakfast was a great spread every morning. We really enjoyed the location and proximity to the beach, restaurants and the city. We will absolutely be back!