The Hotel Melia Gaia Porto is a large modern hotel, opened in 2004 and situated in Gaia village three kilometres from Porto's historical city centre and its famous wine cellars. The 287 air-conditioned guestrooms have modern decor in blue and cream with carpeted floors. All guestrooms are equipped with direct-dial phones, cable/satellite television, wireless Internet, desks, safes, minibars and marble bathrooms with hair dryers and telephones.

After breakfast (surcharge), guests of the hotel can relax in the lounge, order drinks from the bar, browse the daily newspapers or use wireless Internet (surcharge) to look up local information. There is a full service health spa offering a choice of massage and beauty treatments as well as an indoor hydrotherapy pool, sauna and steam room. Portuguese, Mediterranean, and international dishes are served in Restaurant Chanceleiros, and before or after a meal, guests can chat over drinks at Bar Vesuvio in its contemporary lounge, which has live music Tuesday through Thursday. The hotel also has conference rooms and a business centre. Multilingual staff at the front desk can store valuables in the safe-deposit box and advise on sightseeing opportunities. Guests can visit the Port Wine Cellars and the River Douro Valley, three kilometres away, the Bridges of Porto and the Se Cathedral, three and a half kilometres away, or the Gaia beaches seven kilometres away. Francisco Sa Carneiro Porto Airport is 20 kilometres from the hotel with an approximate driving time of 20 minutes.

The following fees and deposits are charged by the property upon service, check-in, or check-out.

Internet access: EUR8/hour or EUR15/day

Parking: EUR12 per day

The above list may not be comprehensive. Fees and deposits may not include tax and are subject to change.

S. Valentine
Book a stay in a “S. Valentine” rate category for travel February 13-14, 2010 and receive the following:

Breakfast buffet

VIP treatment in the room

Late check out until 3 PM

S. Valentine's dinner

SPA entrance

10 percent discount on massage services

Carnival
Book a stay in a “Carnival” rate category for travel February 15, 2010 and receive the following:

Breakfast buffet

VIP treatment in the room

Late check out until 3 PM

Carnival Party with buffet and drinks

Distances are calculated in a straight line from the property’s location to the point of interest or attraction, and may not reflect actual travel distance.

Distances are displayed to the nearest 0. 1 mile and kilometre.

Taylor, Fladgate & Yeatman 0.9 km / 0.6 mi
Rozes 1.1 km / 0.7 mi
Barros Almeida 1.1 km / 0.7 mi
Cockburn Smithes 1.2 km / 0.7 mi
Real Companhia Velha 1.5 km / 0.9 mi
Ramos Pinto 1.6 km / 1 mi
Sandeman Cellars 1.6 km / 1 mi
Porto Cathedral 2.2 km / 1.3 mi
Museum of Port Wine 2.6 km / 1.6 mi
University of Porto 2.8 km / 1.7 mi
Casa da Musica 4.1 km / 2.6 mi

The preferred airport for Melia Gaia Porto is Porto (OPO Dr. Francisco de Sa Carneiro) 13.5 km / 8.4 mi.