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The Porto Palacio Congress Hotel & Spa, recently elected a member of ¿The Leading Hotels of the World¿, is specifically geared towards business and leisure tourism, meeting strictest quality standards. The hotel is approximately 500m from Casa de Musica, 1 Km from the Modern Art Museum and a 5min drive from the Douro River. It is situated in the heart of the business district of the city of Porto, and has been refurbished and expanded and its surroundings have been completely renovated during 2006. As part of the improvements the public areas have been redecorated and the rooms have been fully renovated keeping in touch with new concepts of comfort and fitted with cutting-edge technology equipment. The hotel boasts a top floor lounge with panoramic views over the ocean and river, a fantastic 1,500 sqm spa, a 3,200 sqm health club, 6 thematic restaurants, conference and meeting facilities, and 251 rooms. All of the rooms have a city or a river view, plasma TV, ergonomic positioned minibar, as well as complimentary Wi-Fi internet access. The exterior area of the hotel has been subject to a number of refurbishments. An artwork by the well-known Portuguese sculptor, Pedro Cabrita Reis, has been erected. The significance of this work within the Contemporary Art circuit has made the hotel a reference point in the city¿s main avenue - the Avenida da Boavista - as a complement to such important institutions as the Serralves Foundation, with its Museum of Contemporary Art and the Casa da Musica.
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