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Casa Melo Alvim, North Portugal

Located in the beautiful town of Viana do Castelo, Casa Melo Alvim is a restored mansion with over 500 years of history, preserving its architecture details ranging from the Manueline style to the Romantic.

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Why you'll love windsurfing with Casa Melo Alvim!

Charming hotel in a restored mansion with over 500 years of history

Quaint rooms within the city

Enjoy a relaxed atmosphere and breakfast in your room

The hotel

Casa Melo Alvim, in detail

Casa Melo Alvim Overview

Located in the beautiful town of Viana do Castelo, Casa Melo Alvim is a restored mansion with over 500 years of history, preserving its architecture details ranging from the Manueline style to the Romantic. Casa Melo Alvim provides 20 rooms and suites, designed to offer maximum comfort to its guests. You will enjoy an excellent breakfast in the bar of Casa Melo Alvim. If you wish, the establishment has private rooms for celebrations or business meetings. 

Accommodation

The 20 rooms and suites of Casa Melo Alvim are decorated in different styles according to the Portuguese historical architecture. They are equipped with air conditioning, bathroom and hardwood furniture. Free WiFi is available in all rooms. Extra beds are available upon request, only at the Deluxe Double Room and the Suite.

Double Room
This spacious room is individually decorated in traditional Portuguese style. It features original furniture using noble woods and materials. The air-conditioned Double Room has a sitting area, a work desk, and a large marble bathroom. Rooms with two single beds are available only on request. 
Deluxe Double Room
This spacious and stylish room is equipped with a seating area, a working desk, and a large marble bathroom with a hairdryer. Each of the air-conditioned rooms is individually decorated in traditional Portuguese style. It features original furniture using noble woods and materials. 
Suite
This luxuriously decorated suite features a living room and a bedroom. The living room has a flat-screen cable TV and a sofa bed for a 3rd person (only on request and subject to an extra charge). Each of the air-conditioned suites is individually decorated in traditional Portuguese style, with original furniture using noble woods and materials. 

Services And Facilities

Casa Melo Alvim offers room service, a library and is adapted for disabled guests. If you wish, Casa Melo Alvim prepares picnic baskets for excursions or to spend the day at the beach. From the hotel you can do activities like canoeing and hiking. Casa Melo Alvim also offers private rooms for celebrations or business meetings. Please note that the parking lot is right next to the property and has an additional cost of EUR 6 per day. WiFi is available in the entire hotel and is free of charge.

Hotel Services Include:

  • safety deposit box
  • 24-hour front desk
  • snack bar
  • newspapers 
  • bar
  • facilities for disabled guests
  • luggage storage
  • air conditioning
  • Recreation library
  • canoeing
  • hiking
  • dry cleaning and trouser press
  • breakfast in the room
  • meeting/banquet facilities
  • fax/photocopying
  • car rental
  • bikes available (free)
  • shuttle service (surcharge)
  • room service
  • ironing service

Price guide

Hotel only is per room, per night. Package week is per person including flights from United Kingdom.

Month Hotel only room / night Package week pp incl. flights
Apr £68 breakfast £432
May £81 breakfast £478
Jun £80 breakfast £487
Jul £81 breakfast £505
Aug £168 breakfast £828
Sep £123 breakfast £670
Oct £93 breakfast £522
Nov £57 breakfast £363 Best value

The package week includes

  • Flights from United Kingdom
  • 7 nights at the hotel, on the meal basis shown
  • Per person, based on two sharing a room

Neither price includes

  • Airport transfers
  • Windsurf centre services — lessons, coaching, kit hire

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