| | Facilities within the Property |
The Tryp Porto Expo hotel is a very modern building of five floors; the outer walls are lined in white marble, and there are plants and green grass on the outside. The lobby is all decorated with white marble floor and the reception is with the same style, with very modern chairs and desks, red couches and low wooden rounded tables to sit in a luminous space and with steel columns. The three lifts located in the lobby connect the reception with the 120 rooms of the Hotel. On the right hand side of the reception there is a bar called Rotunda with a special ceiling full of stars lighted by night. Here you could try all kinds of Port wines, the most famous from the city! |
The Restaurant A Lota with capacity for 100 people, offers buffet service and a' la carte, serving the best regional specialties and also international dishes. The Restaurant is nicely decorated with light wooden floors, ample windows that give luminosity, salmon columns matching with the salmon tablecloths of the rounded tables, wooden chairs and green plants. Room service is also available for those who prefer to have lunch or dinner at the intimacy of their rooms. At the Restaurants, guests could enjoy the tasty buffet breakfast, including coffee, tea, milk, juices, fruits, ham, cheese, eggs, bread, toasts, and pastries, among other options. |
The big outdoor swimming pool is ideal for the hot summers or late springs in Porto. Guests have access to this lovely outside area where they could relax, lay on the sun beds, or sit under the palm trees to read a book, newspaper or magazine, and enjoy the fresh breeze, while dipping into the clean turquoise pool from time to time.
The Tryp Porto Expo Hotel is ideal for holding meetings, conferences and even banquets! It has 16 meeting rooms and banqueting facilities for 800 people. So don't hesitate to contact the reception and organizing your next event here! The banquet room is luminous, very clean and fancy decorated in salmon colors. The meeting rooms have white walls, comfortable chairs, blackboard, and ample windows bringing light to the space. |
The front desk is open 24 hours a day, with English and Portuguese friendly staff to assist you. Guests who need currency exchange services could visit the front desk. The business center is well prepared with all the facilities, including Internet, photocopying and fax services. Secretarial services are also available. The tour desk is aimed to help guests with all the advices, tips, and recommendations for visiting the city and hiring the services needed (taxi, tours, sightseeing, etc). There's a guest parking with capacity for 120 cars, very helpful for those who come driving. |
| Property Facilities Summary: | ADSL Connection | Audio/Visual Service | Banquets | Bar | Business Centre | Car Rental | Ceremony Management | Child Friendly | Coffee Break | Concierge Service | Conference Packages | Congresses & Meetings | Dry Cleaning | Facilities for Disabled | Fax Service | Fitness Equipment | Fitness Facilities | Fruit Basket | Groups Allowed | Guided Tours | Gym | Ice Machines | Internet Connection | Internet Wireless | Laundry & Ironing | Lift | Luggage Storage | Meeting Room | Newspaper | Overhead Projector | Parking | Photocopier | Private Transfer To/From Airport | Restaurant | Secretarial Service | Sightseeing Tours | Swimming Pool | Tea/Coffee Making Facilities | Telephone | Towels for Swimming Pool | Wake Up Service | Wedding Management | Wi-Fi | Wine Tours | | |
Nearby the Hotel, guests have many options to choose from. The Tryp Porto is at only 50 meters from the Exhibition Fair of Porto (Exponor), and at only 3 km from the biggest shopping complex with restaurants and entertainments of the area. The Hotel is also very near (at 1.5 km of distance) from the beaches of Leca da Palmeira, very recommendable for visiting in summer or spring, or even in autumn for a nice walk, why not?
Other attractions nearby and for all tastes include the Provoa Casino, the Serralves Museum (a flashy Art Deco pink mansion), and the famous Port Wine wineries, where you could do a guided tour and taste the most extravagant and rich Port wines of the world (and for sure the best ones that you will ever try).
For the sports lovers, there are many options as well: the Equitation Center, the Tennis courts of Ota Conceicao, salt water swimming pools, and indoor karting, among others. Walks along the 18 hectare Parque de Serralves is a must, contemplating its greens and sculptures. Perfect for a morning or afternoon walk.
The Museu de Arte Contemporanea is a very famous museum of the city, visited by all tourists who enjoy art. It has works from the late '60s to the present. The building is a gem by itself, designed by the resident architect Alvaro Siza Vieira, and it's nearby the Hotel as well. |
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