This hotel in Porto is ideal for bump cars lovers
As well as being a veritable showroom of old 1970's bumper cars, the Pão de Açúcar Hotel still has original pieces from different times of the twentieth century.
Located in the historic center of Porto, on Rua do Almada, the 3 star Pão de Açúcar Hotel shows a very discreet entrance and reveals a real treasure inside.
Located in the historic center of Porto, on Rua do Almada, the 3 star Pão de Açúcar Hotel shows a very discreet entrance and reveals a real treasure inside.
Guests can visit the collection of antique toys with vintage 1970's bumper cars that have been rescued from the former Feira do Palácio de Cristal (Crystal Palace Fair) and can now be visited by anyone who frequents the hotel.
All rooms at the Pão de Açúcar Hotel include double glazed windows, vintage furniture, a private bathroom, air conditioning, satellite TV, a minibar and some also have a terrace.
Câmara do Porto (The City Hall of Porto), Avenida dos Aliados (Aliados Avenue) and the subway station that gives it its name is 1 minute from the space. Also in the immediate vicinity you can find, between 2 and 5 minutes, the tourist office, the police or the famous station of São Bento.
Although its construction began in 1939, at the beginning of World War II, it was only completed in 1945. Before officially opening the doors only in 1953, the building was connected to a nursing home on the sixth floor, with the rest floors destined to, at the time, to Sindicato da Caixa Têxtil corporativo, affection to the Portuguese dictator Salazar.
Known as "Pensão Pão de Açúcar", in a clear allusion to Rio de Janeiro and with the goal of attracting an important Brazilian market niche (especially up in the 50's), Pão de Açúcar Hotel was, until then, one of the few hotels in Porto, eventually serving as a "refuge" for great personalities when they visited the city.
Through the hotel have passed names like the fadista Amália Rodrigues, the actor and director João Villaret, a series of politicians, artists, among other figures.
place with unique characteristics in the city of Porto and with objects from different eras that can also be visited at the hotel's Online Vintage Museum, available on the website, and are part of the memory of children born in the 50's, 60's and 70.
