Must-see hotels in Porto

  • Moov Hotel Porto Centro

    Aliados & Bolhão

    Set in a restored art deco building (and former cinema) on central Praça da Batalha, this place offers a dash of style at low prices. Rooms are slick and…

  • Hotel da Música

    Boavista

    Part of the Mercado Bom Sucesso, the Hotel da Música ups the style ante with clean, minimalist, open-plan rooms in light hues and with parquet floors…

  • Casa das Laranjas

    Foz do Douro

    This squat, mint-hued town house resides in the heart of Foz, just a short amble from the sea. Its bright, wood-floored, beautifully refurbished rooms…

  • Charm Guesthouse Douro

    Vila Nova de Gaia

    Charming indeed, these Gaia digs have boutiquey flavour, with eye-catching fabrics, design elements and bursts of fuchsia and aquamarine in the stone…

  • BessaHotel

    Boavista

    BessaHotel sports a clean, minimalist aesthetic. Yes, it teeters on corporate blandness at times, but it’s one of the better options in Boavista, and lack…

  • Magnólia Hostel

    Aliados & Bolhão

    You'll find a good vibe at this attractive, well-maintained hostel with a range of rooms spread over three floors of a converted town house. There's a…

  • Hotel Eurostars das Artes

    Miragaia

    This stylish hotel has a boutique feel with handsomely outfitted rooms featuring contemporary furnishings, spark­ling marble bathrooms and wi-fi. There’s…

  • Hospedaria Boavista

    Boavista

    Eight spacious budget rooms await in your Porto grandma’s house. The carpet may be industrial, but the furniture is antique, the ceilings are high, the…

  • Residencial Santo André

    Aliados & Bolhão

    A charming four-floor walk-up with spiralled staircase and 10 oddly curvaceous rooms, some with bathrooms. They’re humble but spick and span, and it’s the…

  • Hotel Infante de Sagres

    Aliados & Bolhão

    A time warp with well-coiffed doorstaff, crystal chandeliers and ornately decorated common areas, this place is a plush getaway in the heart of the city…

  • Grande Hotel do Porto

    Aliados & Bolhão

    Open since 1880, this proud old institution preserves a good deal of its grandeur, especially in its cavernous dining room and gilded parlour. Its…

  • Hotel Boa Vista

    Foz do Douro

    A classic 19th-century seaside inn outside and a modern, if somewhat characterless, hotel inside, the Boa Vista sits at the mouth of the Douro, one block…

  • Happy Porto Hostel

    Miragaia

    Behind a blue-tiled facade, Happy Porto lives up to its name, pleasing backpackers with its views of the Douro and appealingly bright, stone-walled, wood…

  • Koolhouse Porto

    Boavista

    Surely one of the best deals in this neck of Porto, the Koolhouse has bright, cheerful rooms that overlook gardens as well as well-kept apartments in a…

  • Residencial Belo Sonho

    Aliados & Bolhão

    Belo Sonho has simple but comfy rooms with parquet floors and small but tidy bathrooms. Management doesn't speak much English, but is warm and friendly.

  • Hotel Aliados

    Aliados & Bolhão

    Set in one of Porto’s beaux arts buildings, this affordable hotel offers bright rooms with wooden floors, the best of which have balconies with views of…

  • Porto Downtown Hostel

    Aliados & Bolhão

    This popular hostel has large sunlit dorms with new beds, and common areas with shag rugs and beanbag chairs strewn about. It's right near Porto's main…

  • Hotel Vera Cruz

    Aliados & Bolhão

    Homey rooms with high ceilings off the avenida. The carpeting and beds are a bit outdated, but suites have wood-tiled floors. The top-floor breakfast room…

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