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Hotel Fundador

3.0 star property
Hotel in Guimarães with a 24-hour front desk and a bar

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Bar (on property)
Bar (on property)
Daily buffet breakfast (EUR 9 per person)
Lobby sitting area
Triple Room | Minibar, in-room safe, desk, blackout drapes
Hotel Fundador welcomes visitors to its central location with practical amenities. Multilingual staff assist with any needs while guests enjoy in-room WiFi, laundry services, and relaxing moments at the cozy bar. Previous visitors praise the well-maintained property.

Reviews

8.8 out of 10
Excellent

Popular amenities

  • Bar
  • Room service
  • 24/7 front desk
  • Housekeeping
  • Laundry

Room options

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Minibar, in-room safe, desk, blackout drapes

Twin Room (Single Use)

8.0 out of 10
Very good
(2 reviews)

Highlights

Soundproofed
Air conditioning
Flat-screen TV
Blackout drapes/curtains
Hair dryer
Bidet
Private bathroom
Deep soaking bathtub
  • 25 sq m
  • Mountain view
  • Sleeps 1
  • 2 Twin Beds

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Double Room | Minibar, in-room safe, desk, blackout drapes

Double Room

8.0 out of 10
Very good
(2 reviews)

Highlights

Soundproofed
Air conditioning
Flat-screen TV
Blackout drapes/curtains
Hair dryer
Bidet
Private bathroom
Deep soaking bathtub
  • 23 sq m
  • Mountain view
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

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Minibar, in-room safe, desk, blackout drapes

Twin Room

8.8 out of 10
Excellent
(3 reviews)

Highlights

Soundproofed
Air conditioning
Flat-screen TV
Blackout drapes/curtains
Hair dryer
Bidet
Private bathroom
Deep soaking bathtub
  • 25 sq m
  • Mountain view
  • Sleeps 2
  • 2 Twin Beds

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Triple Room | Minibar, in-room safe, desk, blackout drapes

Triple Room

9.0 out of 10
Wonderful
(4 reviews)

Highlights

Soundproofed
Air conditioning
Flat-screen TV
Blackout drapes/curtains
Hair dryer
Bidet
Private bathroom
Deep soaking bathtub
  • 29 sq m
  • Mountain view
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Double Bed and 1 Twin Bed

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Quadruple Room | Minibar, in-room safe, desk, blackout drapes

Quadruple Room

Highlights

Soundproofed
Air conditioning
Flat-screen TV
Blackout drapes/curtains
Hair dryer
Bidet
Private bathroom
Deep soaking bathtub
  • 34 sq m
  • Mountain view
  • Sleeps 4
  • 4 Twin Beds

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Family Room (2 Adults + 2 Children) | Minibar, in-room safe, desk, blackout drapes

Family Room (2 Adults + 2 Children)

Highlights

Soundproofed
Air conditioning
Flat-screen TV
Blackout drapes/curtains
Hair dryer
Bidet
Private bathroom
Deep soaking bathtub
  • 34 sq m
  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 Double Bed and 2 Twin Beds

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Deluxe Room, 1 Queen Bed | Minibar, in-room safe, desk, blackout drapes

Deluxe Room, 1 Queen Bed

Highlights

Separate sitting area
Soundproofed
Air conditioning
Flat-screen TV
Blackout drapes/curtains
Hair dryer
Bidet
Private bathroom
  • City view
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Queen Bed

About the neighborhood

Map
Avenida Dom Afonso Henriques, 740, Apartado 331, Guimarães, 4810431

What's nearby

  • Guimaraes Shopping Mall - 10 min walk - 0.6 miles
  • Largo da Oliveira - 10 min walk - 0.6 miles
  • Guimaraes Castle - 16 min walk - 0.9 miles
  • Estadio D. Alfonso Henriques - 18 min walk - 1.0 mile
  • Penha - 4 min drive - 1.9 miles

Getting around

  • Guimarães Station - 3 min walk
  • Porto Airport (OPO) - 36 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Churrasqueira do Toural - ‬7 min walk
  • ‪Tio Júlio - ‬8 min walk
  • ‪Nicolau - ‬5 min walk
  • ‪Bar da Ramada - ‬11 min walk
  • ‪Café Milenário - ‬7 min walk

About this property

Hotel Fundador

Hotel in the city center
Hotel Fundador provides amenities like dry cleaning/laundry services and a bar. Guests can connect to free in-room WiFi.
Other perks at this hotel include:
  • Free self parking
  • Buffet breakfast (surcharge), a front-desk safe, and a 24-hour front desk
  • Multilingual staff, an elevator, and smoke-free premises
  • Guest reviews say great things about the first-rate property condition
Room features
All 97 rooms have comforts such as air conditioning, as well as perks like free WiFi and safes.
More amenities include:
  • Bathrooms with deep soaking tubs and bidets
  • Daily housekeeping, desks, and phones

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  • Parking included
  • Free WiFi
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Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and transportation

  • Free covered self parking on site

Food and drink

  • Daily buffet breakfast available 7:30 AM to 10:30 AM for a fee: EUR 9 per person
  • A bar/lounge

Family friendly

  • Soundproofed rooms

Conveniences

  • 24-hour front desk
  • Safe at front desk
  • Vending machine

Guest services

  • Dry cleaning/laundry service
  • Housekeeping (daily)
  • Multilingual staff

Accessibility

  • If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • Bathroom emergency pull cord
  • Elevator
  • Grab bar near toilet
  • Wheelchair accessible (may have limitations)
  • Wheelchair-accessible lounge
  • Wheelchair-accessible registration desk

More

  • 1 building
  • 12 floors
  • Built in 1980
  • Smoking not allowed

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Bedsheets provided
  • Blackout drapes

Bathroom

  • Bathtub or shower
  • Bidet
  • Deep soaking bathtub
  • Hair dryer
  • Private bathroom
  • Towels provided

Entertainment

  • Flat-screen TV

Food and drink

  • Limited room service
  • Minibar

More

  • Air conditioning
  • Desk
  • Phone
  • Safe
  • Soundproofed rooms

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 3:00 PM; Check-in end time: anytime
Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before noon

Special check-in instructions

Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival at the property

Access methods

Staffed front desk

Pets

Pets not allowed

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome
1 child, up to the age of 3 years, can stay for free if using existing beds when occupying the parent or guardian's room
Cribs (infant beds) are not available

Property payment types

Important information

Optional extras

  • Fee for buffet breakfast: approximately EUR 9 per person

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

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card, or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
This property accepts credit cards; cash is not accepted
Cashless transactions are available
Property Registration Number 562

We should mention

Only registered guests are allowed in the guestrooms

Property is also known as

Fundador Guimaraes
Hotel Fundador Guimaraes
Fundador Hotel Guimarães
Hotel Fundador Hotel
Hotel Fundador Guimarães
Hotel Fundador Hotel Guimarães

Frequently asked questions

Is Hotel Fundador pet-friendly?

No, pets are not allowed at this property.

How much is parking at Hotel Fundador?

Self parking is free at this property.

What time is check-in at Hotel Fundador?

Check-in start time: 3:00 PM; Check-in end time: anytime.

What time is check-out at Hotel Fundador?

Check-out is at noon.

Where is Hotel Fundador located?

Located in the heart of Guimarães, this hotel is within a 10-minute walk of Igreja de Sao Francisco and Casa dos Lobo Machado. Igreja de Nossa Senhora da Oliveira and Largo da Oliveira are also within 15 minutes. Guimarães Station is only a 3-minute walk and Covas Station is 26 minutes.

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Hotel Fundador Reviews

Reviews

8.8

Excellent

Rating 10 - Excellent. 150 out of 337 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 152 out of 337 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 29 out of 337 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 5 out of 337 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 1 out of 337 reviews

9.0/10

Cleanliness

8.6/10

Staff & service

8.8/10

Amenities

8.4/10

Property conditions & facilities

8.8/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Trupti

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Lovely spacious hotel 10 minute walk outside the historical centre. It has la lovely bar on 12 floor with nice view
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2025

10/10 Excellent

Percy

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Walkable distance to main point of interest
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Jennifer Santos

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Great place in a good spot

The room was spacious, clean, modern and very walkable to the nearby historical attractions and restaurants. The staff were wonderful, friendly, and very helpful. Breakfast was plentiful and very tasty. Would definitely stay here again when in Guimarães.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2023

10/10 Excellent

Susanne

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Perfect

Great location, free underground parking, nice variety at continental breakfast. Great view from the large comfortable room. Nice rooftop bar.
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2024

8/10 Good

Zephnad

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Good
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2024

8/10 Good

nasrin

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
No air condition But the front desk lady ( very kind lady I forgot her name) understood our problem and changed our room to different room to get more fresh air .
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2022

8/10 Good

Rogerio

Very good
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2025

10/10 Excellent

diane

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Amazing service and room was amazing. only concern would be the parking very limited
Stayed 7 nights in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

Monica

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The hotel is in a great location, close to transportation and check-in was easy
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

Virginia

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Un hotel muy agradable, sin lujos y adecuado para viajes breves
Stayed 1 night in May 2025

8/10 Good

ANGEL JUAN

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Estupenda estancia. El desyuno bueno, aunque podría mejorar algo mas en variedad
Stayed 1 night in May 2025

10/10 Excellent

PAULO SADAO

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Hotel muito bom. Higiene perfeita. Staff muito simpático.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2025

6/10 Okay

Darlene

Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
I liked the location. The breakfast was wonderful especially dining with a view. The room, on the 11th floor, was like a sauna. Airconditioning did not work. It only pumped out heat and was very noisy. Better wear ear plugs as the rooms are very noisy.
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2024

10/10 Excellent

OLGA

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The staff was very nice and the property grounds was close from everything!
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2024

8/10 Good

Fernanda

Liked: Cleanliness
Breakfast – should have more choices to choose from
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2024

10/10 Excellent

Alexander

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Very impressed with this hotel - it had plenty of space, was modern and clean, free parking and a free breakfast on the 12th floor with incredible views of Guimaraes. Good value too. It's next to the train station so it is convenient (I didn't hear any noise from trains or road). It's a 5-10 minutes walk into the old centre, but plenty of restaurants along the way. I'd stay here again.
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2024

10/10 Excellent

PABLO

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Muy buena estancia. Personal muy amable y dispuesto. Buena habitación y buenas vistas
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2024

10/10 Excellent

Ashleigh

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Our room was very clean, comfortable and bigger than we expected. All staff we met were very friendly and helpful. The breakfast also exceeded our expectations. We have been very happy with our stay.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2023

8/10 Good

Günter

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Sehr freundliches Personal! Großes Zimmer! Und toller Ausblick! Frühstück war gut. Durchaus zu empfehlen nur etwas weit vom Schuss.

10/10 Excellent

Fernando

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
.
Stayed 6 nights in Aug 2023

10/10 Excellent

RUBEN

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Hotel recién remodelado muy moderno y cómodo y personal muy atento. Nos prestaron servicio de lavandería muy rápido y eficiente
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2023

10/10 Excellent

Sandrine

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Bon rapport qualité prix

Très bon accueil. Chambre confortable et salle de bain spacieuse mais insonorisation des chambres très mauvaise. Bon petit déjeuner et vue magnifique sur la ville
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2023

10/10 Excellent

Tianxiong

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Excellent location

Excellent location for travelers by train and also walking distance to historic center.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2022

10/10 Excellent

Philip

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Breakfast was ok, no restaurant in the hotel, although there are some really good places close by.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2022

8/10 Good

PEDRO

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Boa opção próxima às principais atrações

O hotel é aparentemente o prédio mais alto da cidade, proporcionando uma vista panorâmica do centro histórico no café da manhã (último andar). É um prédio antigo que foi praticamente todo reformado e o quarto que ficamos tinha um tamanho acima da média, sendo que só o ar condicionado que deixou um pouco a desejar. O staff foi bem atencioso e o check-in/check-out foram bem rápidos. O estacionamento é bem conveniente. A localização é muito boa: ao lado da estação de comboios(trem), cerca de 20 minutos caminhando até o centro histórico e aproximadamente 15 minutos caminhando até um grande supermercado/shopping.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2022

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