An imposing 18-floor building with a magnificent glass facade, the Ipanema Park Hotel, in Oporto, stands out not just because it is the city's most modern and best-equipped 5-star hotel, but because it also offers its guests the best they could want for.

The Ipanema Park, uniquely located as it is in the best part of the city, between Boavista and Foz, a scant few minutes from the highway and downtown Oporto, not only provides its guests with the luxury and comfort of its 281 rooms and suites, but with a vast complex of facilities and services. These include 11 multipurpose rooms, restaurant, bars, 2 pools, health club, shopping gallery and private parking.

Muted tones, contrasting with the colorfulness of innumerable flower arrangements, fine materials, spaciousness and glassed-in zones, mark the interior, where elegance, good taste and discretion reign.

Spread out on two levels, with two separate lounging areas, the "Twin Trees" bar, lets you unwind with a relaxing view and permanent animation. The place par excellence to drop by for a leisurely drink or a tasty snack.

Overlooking an enchanting garden, the "Jardim d'Inverno" Restaurant strikes an elegant cord in a discreet ambiance. It serves dishes allying the best in Portuguese culinary arts to international specialties and "cuisine naturelle".

Meeting the most exacting standards of comfort, its 281 rooms and suites are naturally equipped with minibar, radio, satellite TV, phone in both room and bathroom, fax line and safe. It suites - 1 diplomatic, 14 executive and 3 junior - also offer excellent settings in comfort.

The hotel's other services and facilities are accommodated in first-class installations: on the ground floor, health club with a heated indoor pool (with natural light), solarium, gymnasium, sauna, turkish bath, scottish shower, sub-aquatics, squash and keep-fit facilities; and on the15th floor, outdoors and enjoying a panoramic view overlooking the city, river and sea, lies another pool, surrounded by a terrace with a nice bar - "Top of the Roof". For other events, the hotel boasts 11 multipurpose rooms, with areas of between 28 and 370 m2, able to hold up to 500 people.

A lively and varied cultural program completes the picture that makes the Ipanema Park a natural meeting place for "tout Oporto" and a place that is proud to play host to leading national and international personalities.