Casa Melo Alvim

Our experience at this hotel was outstanding. After a long day's walk with backpacks on the Camino Portuguese, it was wonderful to be greeted by the hotel's reception staff with an invitation to take a bath and relax and then come back to the front desk with our passports to complete the check in. We were also invited to feel free to bring any hand washed laundry that we did to the front reception to be dried in the hotel's dryer and returned! The room was very attractive, roomy and comfortable. The breakfast had everything that we could possibly want and was available early, which was appreciated. I highly recommend this hotel.

It's a 500 year old manor house that was completely restored with careful attention to the details of the times. It's in the center of town and easily accessible to all the sites of Viana. The staff are extremely friendly, courteous and accommodating. The breakfast choices were excellent. Lots of protein choices, yogurt, pastries and fresh fruit. The coffee was very good. One of my favorite breakfast choices.

After a long day of walking we received a very warm welcome. It was built in the 1500s, very tastefully restored. They have a happy hour and a brewery restaurant. The beds were a bit hard however, it was a nice large room and bathroom. The wifi connection was good.

This place is just a block off the Camino trail. We were in room 109 which was relatively large, had two twin beds and old hardwood floors. A drawback was there just a wood door between our room and the room next door and we could hear their conversations. The guy at the front desk desk was extremely helpful. The breakfast was good.

Casa Melo Alvim, a lovely boutique hotel located in the historic centre of Viana do Castelo, Portugal, provides exceptional service and well appointed rooms. The staff are always smiling and attentive. Specifically, We need to acknowledge Rui, who checked us in, helped us move our car to the correct parking location, and speaks English fluently. We had an enjoyable conversation about dogs and cats. He’s a serious animal lover (as are we)! Our conversation with Rui was the perfect start to our vacation in Viana do Castelo! We hope to return to this wonderful hotel.

This Hotel exceeded all our expectations. It had a excellent staff who helped us with everything we requested from Taxi help to advise on great restaurants to sites to visit. The rooms were very clean and comfortable. The breakfast was always well kept with fresh fruit and juice as well as a taste of European cuisine. Thank you so much for the great service and comfortable stay.

This hotel is so beautifully restored and it’s in an ideal location, right next to the train station and the funicular to the hilltop Santa Luzia, in the heart of Viana do Castelo, yet quiet and peaceful. There are many lovely spaces to sit, chat, work, play games, in the common areas. There’s a pool and patio adjacent to the bar, which also serves as the breakfast room. Important for me, due to some mobility limitations: there’s an elevator.||I stayed for five nights while my husband was walking the Portuguese Camino, and he took a rest day here and stayed two nights. Our room (202) was, I believe, a standard double room, but it was spacious and very comfortable. It was serviced daily and spotlessly clean, the bed was very comfortable, there was space to unpack and a desk to organize my things (one small drawback being the limited number of outlets, leading me to have to charge my phone next to the sink, risking it getting wet), there was a soaking tub!, and a seating area looked out the window with a view of Santa Luzia (as well as some construction and renovation or maintenance on the railroad station 😊).||Some earlier reviewers disparaged the breakfast provided. Something must have changed if their reviews were accurate (maybe their feedback inspired improvement), because the amount and variety offered was considerable: a variety of breads and cereals, spreads, cheeses, deli meats, yogurt, fruit, hard boiled eggs, hot scrambled eggs, bacon, plus juice, coffee, and tea. Quite an appetizing colorful display!||The best feature of this hotel though is the incredible staff! Everyone was gracious and always willing to help, with a smile. Daniela and Alberta were especially attentive and helpful to me, and Rui went way “above and beyond” in helping me get train tickets, arranging a massage for my pilgrim husband when he arrived, attending to special requests, giving excellent restaurant recommendations, etc. My heartfelt thanks for all the help so readily and graciously given.||I would definitely stay here again and highly recommend it.

A very pleasant one night stay. Staff were friendly and courteous. We received a free upgrade to a suite when we checked in (not sure why but a nice surprise). The bedroom was spacious, comfortable and clean. We ate in the tapas bar and the food was good and the craft brews were excellent (we both chose IPAs). A special word of thanks to the reception staff who were very kind to me when I was feeling unwell the following morning when we checked out. I was able to rest in the library until it was time to catch our bus. Highly recommend!