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Rubens Hotels & Spa

Rua Azevedo Magalhães 165
Rated 8.0 in 382 reviews

Rubens Hotels & Spa is an inviting destination in Vila Nova de Gaia, Portugal, offering a blend of comfort and sophistication. Nestled amidst the picturesque landscape near the Douro River, this contemporary hotel emphasizes relaxation and well-being, making it ideal for both leisure and business travelers.

The accommodations at Rubens Hotels & Spa are designed with modern décor and equipped with a range of amenities to ensure a comfortable stay. Guests can expect spacious rooms that create a serene atmosphere, featuring comfortable bedding, stylish furnishings, and thoughtful touches that enhance their experience.

The hotel boasts a spa that offers a selection of treatments aimed at rejuvenating both body and mind. With facilities that include saunas, massage rooms, and relaxation areas, visitors can unwind after a day of exploring the beautiful surroundings. In addition to wellness offerings, Rubens Hotels & Spa features a restaurant serving a diverse menu that showcases local and international cuisine, giving guests a taste of the region.

Whether guests are looking to enjoy the historical charm of Vila Nova de Gaia or seeking a peaceful retreat, Rubens Hotels & Spa serves as a convenient and appealing base. The blend of modern amenities, attentive service, and a peaceful environment makes it a notable choice for those visiting this captivating part of Portugal.

 Swimming pool

Climate and Weather

January
 14°
 5°
 14°
 4
Sun hours / day
 16
Rain free days
February
 15°
 6°
 14°
 5
Sun hours / day
 15
Rain free days
March
 17°
 7°
 14°
 6
Sun hours / day
 19
Rain free days
April
 19°
 9°
 15°
 7
Sun hours / day
 18
Rain free days
May
 21°
 12°
 16°
 8
Sun hours / day
 21
Rain free days
June
 24°
 14°
 17°
 9
Sun hours / day
 23
Rain free days
July
 26°
 16°
 19°
 10
Sun hours / day
 27
Rain free days
August
 27°
 16°
 20°
 10
Sun hours / day
 27
Rain free days
September
 25°
 15°
 19°
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Sun hours / day
 23
Rain free days
October
 21°
 13°
 18°
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Sun hours / day
 20
Rain free days
November
 17°
 9°
 16°
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 16
Rain free days
December
 15°
 6°
 15°
 4
Sun hours / day
 16
Rain free days

Michelin Restaurants in Vila Nova de Gaia and near Rubens Hotels & Spa

Estação de São Bento
Estação de São Bento
Railway station in Portugal
1.4km / 0.87mi
Porto Cathedral
Porto Cathedral
Cathedral
1.3km / 0.78mi
Teatro Nacional São João
Teatro Nacional São João
Theatre in Porto, Portugal
1.3km / 0.79mi
Teatro Municipal Rivoli
Teatro Municipal Rivoli
Theatre and cinema in Porto, Portugal
1.7km / 1.1mi
Casa-Museu Guerra Junqueiro
Casa-Museu Guerra Junqueiro
Building in Porto, Porto District, Portugal
1.2km / 0.75mi
Porto City Hall
Porto City Hall
City council of Porto, Portugal
1.9km / 1.2mi
Episcopal Palace of Oporto
Episcopal Palace of Oporto
Episcopal palace
1.2km / 0.75mi
Museu Municipal Casa do Infante
Museu Municipal Casa do Infante
Building in Porto, Porto District, Portugal
1.3km / 0.79mi
Lello & Irmão Bookstore
Lello & Irmão Bookstore
Portuguese publisher
1.8km / 1.1mi
Palácio da Bolsa
Palácio da Bolsa
Building in Porto, Porto District, Portugal
1.4km / 0.9mi
Church of São Francisco
Church of São Francisco
Church in Porto, Portugal
1.4km / 0.86mi
Igreja Paroquial de Santo Ildefonso
Igreja Paroquial de Santo Ildefonso
18th-century church in Oporto
1.4km / 0.9mi
Parque Municipal das Virtudes
Parque Municipal das Virtudes
Garden in Cedofeita, Santo Ildefonso, Sé, Miragaia, São Nicolau e Vitória, Portugal
1.9km / 1.2mi
Casa Oficina António Carneiro
Casa Oficina António Carneiro
House in Porto, Portugal
1.9km / 1.2mi
Museu Militar do Porto
Museu Militar do Porto
Military museum in Porto, Portugal
1.4km / 0.9mi
Café Majestic
Café Majestic
Café in Porto, Portugal
1.5km / 0.96mi
Vicent
Vicent
Cultural heritage monument in Porto, Portugal
1.5km / 0.92mi
Mosteiro da Serra do Pilar
Mosteiro da Serra do Pilar
Building in Vila Nova de Gaia, Porto District, Portugal
0.7km / 0.41mi
Igreja de Santa Clara
Igreja de Santa Clara
Church in Porto, Portugal
1.1km / 0.71mi
Ponte Pênsil Dona Maria II
Ponte Pênsil Dona Maria II
Former pensil bridge in Porto
1km / 0.63mi
Torre Medieval
Torre Medieval
Medieval fortification in Porto
1.3km / 0.82mi
Portuguese Photography Centre
Portuguese Photography Centre
Archival institution in Portugal
1.7km / 1.1mi
Cadeia e Tribunal da Relação
Cadeia e Tribunal da Relação
Building in Porto
1.7km / 1mi
Museu dos Transportes e Comunicações
Museum of Transport and Communications in Porto, Portugal
1.8km / 1.1mi
Igreja da Serra do Pilar
Igreja da Serra do Pilar
Building in Vila Nova de Gaia, Porto District, Portugal
0.7km / 0.44mi
Igreja dos Clérigos
Igreja dos Clérigos
Baroque church in Portugal
1.7km / 1mi
Igreja de São Bento da Vitória
Igreja de São Bento da Vitória
Church in Porto, Portugal
1.6km / 1mi
Chapel of Souls
Chapel of Souls
Building in Porto, Porto District, Portugal
1.8km / 1.1mi
Capela dos Alfaiates
Capela dos Alfaiates
Building in Porto, Porto District, Portugal
1.2km / 0.72mi
Clerics Tower
Clerics Tower
Baroque tower in Portugal
1.7km / 1.1mi
Teatro Sá da Bandeira
Teatro Sá da Bandeira
Theatre and cinema in Porto, Portugal
1.5km / 0.95mi
Igreja da Misericórdia
Igreja da Misericórdia
Church building in Porto, Porto District, Portugal
1.5km / 0.94mi
Igreja de São Nicolau
Igreja de São Nicolau
Church in Porto, Portugal
1.3km / 0.82mi
Igreja do Carmo
Igreja do Carmo
Church in Porto, Portugal
1.9km / 1.2mi
Igreja dos Carmelitas
Igreja dos Carmelitas
Church building in Porto, Porto District, Portugal
1.9km / 1.2mi
Parque das Águas
Parque das Águas
1.3km / 0.83mi
Jardim de João Chagas
Jardim de João Chagas
Cultural heritage monument in Porto, Portugal
1.7km / 1.1mi
Casa-Museu Teixeira Lopes
Casa-Museu Teixeira Lopes
0.9km / 0.57mi
Antigo Local do Castelo de Gaia
Antigo Local do Castelo de Gaia
Building in Vila Nova de Gaia, Porto District, Portugal
2km / 1.2mi
Igreja do Terço
Igreja do Terço
Church building in Porto, Porto District, Portugal
1.3km / 0.82mi
Igreja de São João Novo
Igreja de São João Novo
Building in Porto, Porto District, Portugal
1.6km / 0.99mi
Igreja de São Pedro de Miragaia
Igreja de São Pedro de Miragaia
Church in Portugal
1.8km / 1.1mi
Jardim da Praça do Infante Dom Henrique
Jardim da Praça do Infante Dom Henrique
1.3km / 0.84mi
Igreja de Santo António dos Congregados
Igreja de Santo António dos Congregados
Church in Porto, Portugal
1.6km / 0.98mi
Misericórdia do Porto Museum
Misericórdia do Porto Museum
1.5km / 0.94mi

What to do in Vila Nova de Gaia and near Rubens Hotels & Spa

Estação de São Bento
Estação de São Bento
Railway station in Portugal
1.4km / 0.87mi
Porto Cathedral
Porto Cathedral
Cathedral
1.3km / 0.78mi
Teatro Nacional São João
Teatro Nacional São João
Theatre in Porto, Portugal
1.3km / 0.79mi
Teatro Municipal Rivoli
Teatro Municipal Rivoli
Theatre and cinema in Porto, Portugal
1.7km / 1.1mi
Casa-Museu Guerra Junqueiro
Casa-Museu Guerra Junqueiro
Building in Porto, Porto District, Portugal
1.2km / 0.75mi
Porto City Hall
Porto City Hall
City council of Porto, Portugal
1.9km / 1.2mi
Episcopal Palace of Oporto
Episcopal Palace of Oporto
Episcopal palace
1.2km / 0.75mi
Museu Municipal Casa do Infante
Museu Municipal Casa do Infante
Building in Porto, Porto District, Portugal
1.3km / 0.79mi
Lello & Irmão Bookstore
Lello & Irmão Bookstore
Portuguese publisher
1.8km / 1.1mi
Palácio da Bolsa
Palácio da Bolsa
Building in Porto, Porto District, Portugal
1.4km / 0.9mi
Church of São Francisco
Church of São Francisco
Church in Porto, Portugal
1.4km / 0.86mi
Igreja Paroquial de Santo Ildefonso
Igreja Paroquial de Santo Ildefonso
18th-century church in Oporto
1.4km / 0.9mi
Parque Municipal das Virtudes
Parque Municipal das Virtudes
Garden in Cedofeita, Santo Ildefonso, Sé, Miragaia, São Nicolau e Vitória, Portugal
1.9km / 1.2mi
Casa Oficina António Carneiro
Casa Oficina António Carneiro
House in Porto, Portugal
1.9km / 1.2mi
Museu Militar do Porto
Museu Militar do Porto
Military museum in Porto, Portugal
1.4km / 0.9mi
Café Majestic
Café Majestic
Café in Porto, Portugal
1.5km / 0.96mi
Vicent
Vicent
Cultural heritage monument in Porto, Portugal
1.5km / 0.92mi
Mosteiro da Serra do Pilar
Mosteiro da Serra do Pilar
Building in Vila Nova de Gaia, Porto District, Portugal
0.7km / 0.41mi
Igreja de Santa Clara
Igreja de Santa Clara
Church in Porto, Portugal
1.1km / 0.71mi
Ponte Pênsil Dona Maria II
Ponte Pênsil Dona Maria II
Former pensil bridge in Porto
1km / 0.63mi
Torre Medieval
Torre Medieval
Medieval fortification in Porto
1.3km / 0.82mi
Portuguese Photography Centre
Portuguese Photography Centre
Archival institution in Portugal
1.7km / 1.1mi
Cadeia e Tribunal da Relação
Cadeia e Tribunal da Relação
Building in Porto
1.7km / 1mi
Museu dos Transportes e Comunicações
Museum of Transport and Communications in Porto, Portugal
1.8km / 1.1mi
Igreja da Serra do Pilar
Igreja da Serra do Pilar
Building in Vila Nova de Gaia, Porto District, Portugal
0.7km / 0.44mi
Igreja dos Clérigos
Igreja dos Clérigos
Baroque church in Portugal
1.7km / 1mi
Igreja de São Bento da Vitória
Igreja de São Bento da Vitória
Church in Porto, Portugal
1.6km / 1mi
Chapel of Souls
Chapel of Souls
Building in Porto, Porto District, Portugal
1.8km / 1.1mi
Capela dos Alfaiates
Capela dos Alfaiates
Building in Porto, Porto District, Portugal
1.2km / 0.72mi
Clerics Tower
Clerics Tower
Baroque tower in Portugal
1.7km / 1.1mi
Teatro Sá da Bandeira
Teatro Sá da Bandeira
Theatre and cinema in Porto, Portugal
1.5km / 0.95mi
Igreja da Misericórdia
Igreja da Misericórdia
Church building in Porto, Porto District, Portugal
1.5km / 0.94mi
Igreja de São Nicolau
Igreja de São Nicolau
Church in Porto, Portugal
1.3km / 0.82mi
Igreja do Carmo
Igreja do Carmo
Church in Porto, Portugal
1.9km / 1.2mi
Igreja dos Carmelitas
Igreja dos Carmelitas
Church building in Porto, Porto District, Portugal
1.9km / 1.2mi
Parque das Águas
Parque das Águas
1.3km / 0.83mi
Jardim de João Chagas
Jardim de João Chagas
Cultural heritage monument in Porto, Portugal
1.7km / 1.1mi
Casa-Museu Teixeira Lopes
Casa-Museu Teixeira Lopes
0.9km / 0.57mi
Antigo Local do Castelo de Gaia
Antigo Local do Castelo de Gaia
Building in Vila Nova de Gaia, Porto District, Portugal
2km / 1.2mi
Igreja do Terço
Igreja do Terço
Church building in Porto, Porto District, Portugal
1.3km / 0.82mi
Igreja de São João Novo
Igreja de São João Novo
Building in Porto, Porto District, Portugal
1.6km / 0.99mi
Igreja de São Pedro de Miragaia
Igreja de São Pedro de Miragaia
Church in Portugal
1.8km / 1.1mi
Jardim da Praça do Infante Dom Henrique
Jardim da Praça do Infante Dom Henrique
1.3km / 0.84mi
Igreja de Santo António dos Congregados
Igreja de Santo António dos Congregados
Church in Porto, Portugal
1.6km / 0.98mi
Misericórdia do Porto Museum
Misericórdia do Porto Museum
1.5km / 0.94mi

About Vila Nova de Gaia

Vila Nova de Gaia, located just across the Douro River from Porto, offers a variety of experiences that highlight its unique charm and cultural heritage. One of the most notable activities is visiting the Port Wine Cellars, where you can learn about the history of port wine production and participate in tastings. Many of the cellars provide guided tours, allowing visitors to gain insight into the winemaking process.

Strolling along the Cais de Gaia provides a picturesque view of the river and the Porto skyline. This waterfront promenade is perfect for leisurely walks and offers several cafes and restaurants where you can enjoy local cuisine. The area is particularly pleasant in the evening when the lights of Porto reflect on the water.

For those interested in culture and history, the Mosteiro da Serra do Pilar is a significant landmark. This monastery, with its impressive circular church, offers panoramic views of the city and the Douro River. The architecture and the historical context make it a worthwhile visit.

Art enthusiasts might appreciate the GAIA Art Gallery, which showcases contemporary works and often features local artists. This space not only promotes artistic expression but also engages the community through various cultural events.

If you enjoy nature, the Jardim do Morro provides a lovely park setting with gardens and benches, ideal for relaxation. The views from this park, especially at sunset, are quite rewarding.

Finally, consider taking a river cruise along the Douro. These cruises provide a different perspective of both Gaia and Porto, allowing you to appreciate the beauty of the surrounding landscapes and the iconic bridges that connect the two cities.

In summary, Vila Nova de Gaia offers a blend of wine culture, scenic views, historical sites, and artistic expression that can enhance your travel experience in this part of Portugal.




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