Picolo recommends · Hotel in Porto, Portugal
The One Monumental Palace
A former grand café on Avenida dos Aliados, brought back to life with marble, mirrors and lofty ceilings, and a spa below.
Morning light falls through the tall windows of the café, across marble tables and gilded mirrors that once served Porto society. The One Monumental Palace has turned this old café building on Avenida dos Aliados into a hotel, and the café downstairs is open again.
Below street level there is a spa with an indoor pool. Rooms look either onto the broad avenue or onto a calm courtyard at the back, which makes a real difference at night.
Picolo’s verdict
Why we chose The One Monumental Palace
It suits couples after polished, old-world style in the heart of the city, with a spa ready for the days when Porto rain sets in. The café alone makes breakfast feel like an occasion.
The avenue is busy, and traffic on the cobbles carries into the front rooms at night. Ask for the courtyard side if you sleep lightly. And this is a city hotel: there is no river view from the rooms.
What you get
- Restored historic café on the ground floor
- Spa
- Indoor pool
- Classic luxury service
- Quiet courtyard rooms
A day at The One Monumental Palace
- Morning
- Coffee and a pastry under the mirrors in the café.
- Midday
- Down the avenue and through Praça da Liberdade towards the river.
- Afternoon
- Back to the spa and the pool when the rain moves in.
- Evening
- Dinner nearby, then a nightcap with the avenue lit up outside.
Location
Avenida dos Aliados, Porto, Portugal
Open in MapsQuestions about The One Monumental Palace
Does The One Monumental Palace have a pool?
Yes, an indoor pool is part of the spa in the basement, so it can be used whatever the weather.
Which rooms at The One Monumental Palace are quietest?
Rooms facing the inner courtyard are calmer than those on the avenue, where traffic and cobblestones can be heard in the evening.
Can non-guests visit the café at The One Monumental Palace?
The historic café on the ground floor has reopened as part of the hotel, and it is worth asking the hotel about current opening hours for outside guests.
Other hotels nearby
InterContinental Porto Palácio das Cardosas
For a palace on the square at the end of the same avenue.
Updated 6 Nov 2026All articles
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