About this property

Overlooking Gilão River, this guest house offers a riverfront esplanade and simply decorated rooms with free Wi-Fi in Tavira. Princesa do Gilão offers a bar on site. Some rooms at Gilão have a private balcony overlooking the river, and all have a private bathroom. All rooms have air conditioned and satellite TV. A 5-minute walk there is a variety of restaurants and bars. Tavira’s Gran Plaza shopping centre is a 15-minute walk from Princesa do Gilão, offering plenty of shops and eateries.There is public parking nearby. Pego do Inferno, an idyllic waterfall hidden between lush vegetation, is 10 km away. Tavira Train Station is 1 km and Faro International Airport is 30 km away. The border with Spain is around 25 km away, through EN125 national road. Right in front of the Hotel there is a public car park that is paid, except on Sundays and public holidays. The Hotel has a small car park for guests, but it is always subject to availability upon arrival.

Couples particularly like the location — they rated it 9.6 for a two-person trip.

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Property highlights

    • Situated in the best rated area in Tavira, this property has an excellent location score of 9.6

    • FREE parking!


Availability

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Room type
Number of guests
 
1 extra-large double bed
1 single bed
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1 extra-large double bed
2 single beds
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1 double bed
1 double bed
1 single bed
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1 double bed
2 single beds
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1 double bed
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Guest reviews

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Guests who stayed here loved

  • Denise
    United Kingdom United Kingdom
    Breakfast selection was good but not included in the booking.com price River room view was super . Light, bright and spacious King size bed was King size and not two doubles pushed together. Supremely comfortable bed. Good bed linen and comfy...
  • Caroline
    United Kingdom United Kingdom
    Ideal position in the town beside both the old roman bridge and the new pedestrian one .The staff are very friendly and helpful. Our room looked over the river and was spotlessly clean and comfortable. We were able to leave our luggage before...
  • Nicola
    United Kingdom United Kingdom
    Good location, lift & communal area clean, very reasonable breakfast, room was a good size very clean and linen fresh with comfortable bed & pillows.
  • Christine
    Portugal Portugal
    Beautifully positioned for the old town, great restaurants and bars in a five min walk
  • Francesca
    United Kingdom United Kingdom
    Nice clean room with lovely balcony, great location and AC. Great price.
  • Ridziauskas
    Lithuania Lithuania
    The location, staff and cleanliness was admirable. Overall it was a nice place!
  • Paul
    United Kingdom United Kingdom
    Great location amazing view just needs a kettle and maybe a fridge
  • Patrick
    Spain Spain
    Wonderful staff. They even gave me a charger to borrow and I feel bad because I forgot to give it back. We happened to be there for a festival and the band was great. Good restaurants can be busy so book earlier.
  • Rogier
    Netherlands Netherlands
    The hotel room was clean, the bed was good/comfortable and the bathroom had everything necessary. The staff was very kind and helpful. The location was also very good, towncenter was really close.
  • Jayne
    United Kingdom United Kingdom
    Great location next to river Room at back of hotel facing street Some decor old and worn Comfortable clean room

Quality rating

Booking.com rated the quality of this property as 4 out of 5 based on factors such as facilities, size, location and services provided.

Property surroundings

House rules

Princesa do Gilão takes special requests - add in the next step!
Check-in
From 14:00 to 18:00
Check-out
From 08:00 to 12:00
Cancellation/ prepayment
Cancellation and prepayment policies vary according to accommodation type. Please enter the dates of your stay and check the conditions of your required option.
Children and beds

Child policies

Children of any age are welcome.

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Cot and extra bed policies

Cots and extra beds are not available at this property.

No age restriction
There is no age requirement for check-in
Pets
Pets are not allowed.
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Smoking
Smoking is not allowed.

The fine print

Need-to-know information for guests at this property

Please note that the total amount of the reservation will be charge at the check-in.

Please note that the property features 2 rooms for guests with limited mobility.

License number: 0970