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Checking In…Only YOU Hotel Valencia (Spain)

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This stylish 5-star hotel is located in the heart of the historic city center just a short walk from the Plaza del Ayuntamiento (City Hall). The hotel occupies a building that opened its doors in 1959 as the city’s first luxury hotel and is considered a local landmark, having welcomed national and international celebrities for decades. It has undergone a complete renovation and features lavish amenities, upscale dining options and services, and a sophisticated interior decor created by famed interior designer Lázaro Rosa-Violán.

  • Address: Plaza Rodrigo Botet, 5
  • Near the Plaza del Ayuntamiento (City Hall), Turia Gradens, 17th C. Baroque Iglesia de los Santos Juanes, Mercado Central, Mercado Colón
  • Visit the Cathedral, Palacio de la Generalidad (15th C. palace), Lonja (15th C. silk exchange), Museo de Cerámica, Museo de Bellas Artes San Pío V (Fine Arts Museum)
  • 15 minutes by taxi to the City of Arts and Sciences
  • 25 minute drive to the Albufera National Park (20 km), the largest wetland along Spain’s Mediterranean coast with over 250 species of waterfowl
  • Bus Station: 10 minutes by taxi
  • Train Station: 20 minute walk (1 km)
  • Airport: 20 minutes by taxi (11 km)

All rooms with private bath, air conditioning, individual temperature control, direct dial telephone, WiFi, USB ports, hair dryer, robes & slippers, flat panel TV, minibar, room safe

  • 2 Elevators
  • Wheelchair access to hotel
  • Room Service (24 hours)
  • Restaurant Salvaje Valencia (Asian Fusion cuisine)
  • Restaurant El Mirador (featuring paella and rice dishes)
  • Trotamundos Bar
  • Meeting Facilities to 200 ~ Audiovisual equipment
  • Fitness Center
  • Atelier de la Flor Florist
  • Tom Black Tailor
  • Reception (24 hours)
  • Laundry & Dry Cleaning Service
  • Parking nearby (at public garage, extra charge)
  • 191 guest rooms (9 floors)
  • Deluxe: Interior facing rooms with a King or Twin beds; approx. 28 m2 (2 guest maximum)
  • Premium: Exterior facing rooms with a King bed; approx. 28 m2 (2 guest maximum)
  • Junior Suite: Spacious suite with a separate living room (some with a sofabed) and bedroom with a King bed; exterior facing suites have a balcony; approx. 40 m2 (3 guest maximum)
  • Homie Suite: Large suite with a balcony and city views, separate living room with a kitchenette, and bedroom with a King bed; approx. 52 m2 – only 3 of this type (2 guest maximum)
  • Hotel offers Handicap rooms (Premium category)

For more information, pricing and reservations, contact us – click here.

Checking In…Pestana Pousada Porto (Portugal)

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The Pestana Pousada Porto is located on Porto’s most characteristic and trendy pedestrian streets lined with restaurants, traditional shops and historic buildings. The meticulous restoration of the 18th C. building maintained its classic architectural style and preserved many of the building’s original features, including vaulted ceilings, prominent stones, and interior courtyard. The ambiance achieved by the restoration is sophisticated, modern and elegant.

  • Address: Rua das Flores, 84
  • 5-8 minute walk to the city’s main sites, including São Bento train station, Clérigos Tower, Cathedral, Palácio da Borsa, Casa do Infante, Praça da Liberdade, Livraria Lello
  • 7 minute walk to Ribeira Square and the Douro River
  • Bus Station: 7 minute walk (near São Bento)
  • Train Station: 7 minute walk (São Bento) or 10 minutes by taxi (Campanha)
  • Airport: 25 minutes by taxi (19 km)

All rooms with private bath, air conditioning, individual temperature control, direct dial telephone, Wi-Fi (complimentary), hair dryer, flat panel TV, minibar, room safe

  • 2 Elevators
  • Room Service (24 hours)
  • P Gastro Bar
  • Indoor Swimming Pool & Sauna
  • Fitness Center
  • Reception (24 hours)
  • Laundry & Dry Cleaning Service
  • Parking nearby (at public garage, extra charge)
  • 84 guest rooms (3 floors)
  • Classic: Room with mostly Twin beds (only 3 with a King bed) and a city view, some with balcony overlooking Rua da Ponte Nova or Rua das Flores; approx. 21 (2 guest maximum)
  • Superior: Larger room with a King bed (only 1 with Twin beds) and a window or balcony looking onto Rua das Flores or the inner courtyard; approx. 25 m2 (2 guest maximum)
  • Superior Family: Spacious room overlooking the inner courtyard with a sitting area with a sofabed, King bed and balcony; approx. 28 m2 (3 guest maximum)
  • Superior Plus: Room located on the top floor with a King or Twin beds and a prime view of Rua das Flores or Rua da Ponte Nova; approx. 22 m2 (2 guest maximum)
  • All rooms have a shower (no bathtub)
  • Hotel offers a Handicap room (Classic category)

Note: Rua das Flores is a pedestrian street. Some taxi companies have access to this street, otherwise pick-up/drop-off point for vehicles is at the nearest intersection (approx. 200m from the hotel).

For more information, pricing and reservations, contact us – click here.

Portugal Continues to Welcome Americans

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August 31, 2021 – Portugal has confirmed that they will continue to allow entry to Americans, despite the EU’s recent recommendation that non-essential travel be halted due to a high number of Covid cases in the US. The EU has removed the US from its “safe third countries list” and recommended that member countries tighten their restrictions on countries that are not on the list.  However, the EU can only make recommendations and each member state can decide to establish their own requirements for entry.

Portugal will continue to require that all visitors provide a negative Covid test result taken 72 hours before boarding their flight in order to enter the country. All visitors also need to individually complete a Passenger Locator Card before their departure to Portugal: https://portugalcleanandsafe.pt/en/passenger-locator-card

Hotels require that guests present a negative Covid test result taken 72 hours before arrival or a copy of their vaccination card to verify that they are fully vaccinated with one of the vaccines approved by the European Medicines Agency (2 doses of Pfizer or Moderna, or 1 dose of Johnson & Johnson).

Portugal has been easing their Covid restrictions, as over 83% of the population is now fully vaccinated and nearly 95% of adults have received at least one shot.

We will provide updates as more information is made available.