The Mercure Porto Centro Santa Catarina is a 4-star hotel located in the heart of Porto. With 147 rooms across different categories—recently increasing the number of suites and family rooms—we welcome guests from all over the world with a multifaceted and well-trained team, ensuring a customer experience deeply rooted in local culture while meeting the highest service quality standards.

Beyond accommodation, we offer a modern meeting room space and a unique dining concept—”A Bicicleta – Porto”—which is also committed to local and sustainable cuisine.

Climate action

Environmental protection and sustainable management have been part of our budgeting, operations, and human resource processes since the turn of the century. Some of our initiatives include:

• Tree planting – Over 20,000 trees planted in Alentejo by 2021
• Redirecting laundry savings to international environmental funds
• Elimination of single-use plastics – A milestone achieved in 2022
• Filtered water available for guests since 2018
• Luxury amenities in dispenser-type packaging since 2020
• Strict energy and water consumption control through automated alert systems
• Sourcing from local suppliers to reduce the carbon footprint of long-distance logistics
• Growing some of our own vegetables, setting an example for a green mindset
• Awareness campaigns for our teams, fostering a greener mentality and operational approach

Testimony

The future of our world is our responsibility. The impact of our efforts will be the sum of all the “small steps” we take within our hospitality operations, with the potential to shape mindsets and influence consumption habits among both guests and employees. The “green” factor of products, services, and organizations is becoming increasingly crucial for business growth and will be a key decision-making factor for future travelers in an industry with global impact.

Rui Cruz – 2023