Curia Palace Hotel, Spa and Golf Resort
We visit the newly refurbished Curia Palace Hotel, an historical art nouveau palace with excellent golf and spa facilities, but above all a destination hotel that offers superb value for money with rooms from just 70 Euro.
The Hotel
The refurb was completed in June 2008 to allow all-year round opening, and you would have to say that it was a hugely successful project. The architects have maintained the Art Nouveau splendour of this legendary hotel but made sufficient improvements to allow the hotel to offer superb value for money at this well-known spa destination in Anadia.
It was originally built in 1929 (ironically in the same year as the last crash!) but was a huge success. In each of the rooms are photos from a bygone age of crowds enjoying the amenities of the hotel, at balls, and gathering for huge parties.
The spa facilities are just excellent and considering you can stay here from just 70 Euro per room per night, we reckon that it's right up there as one of the best value spa hotels in Europe.
The Rooms
We would say that with the quality of the rooms, this hotel would easily classify as a five star hotel in London. They are mostly large rooms with a large, extremely comfortable bed and soft pillows. The black and white marble bathrooms have a great shower and are worthy of the Savoy Hotel. The views are pretty good too, with a choice of the farm, the front, or the golf course.
The Spa
The spa includes a brand-new indoor pool (pictured), a steam room, a sauna and separate rooms for individual treatments like massage, and, believe it or not, a treatment that includes being smeared head to toe in chocolate.
Dining
The dining area has to be one of the coolest around, with a large, airy dining area, large windows and an upper level. It's a true testimony for the architecture of the age. At breakfast time there's a large buffet breakfast with masses of choice.
Outdoor Swimming Pool
The outdoor pool is almost Olympic size, contained in a structure in the shape of a ship. Kids would love this in the summer.
Common Areas
The Art Nouveau style offers nostalgia in spades, just look at these stairs...
The Farm
There is a small farm adjacent to the hotel where pheasants are bred, as well as goats, sheep, cattle and deer. Behind the farm is the 9-hole golf course.
Booking the Curia Palace
You can book this hotel directly using this site, using your credit card to pay a 10% deposit with balance only required on checking out of the hotel. You also have the full choice of room types. Book the Curia Palace >>>
Reaching the Curia Palace Hotel
The Curia Palace Hotel is approximately 125 km from Porto International Airport and can be reached comfortably in an hour and half by car. Make sure you get sat-nav with your hire car as there are a few turns that you easily miss in this pretty rural area.
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