This was a fantastic hotel for two low cost travellers coming to Porto for a long weekend city break.The hotel itself has a lovely old fashioned feel which might not suit those looking for modern crisp interiors but it more than makes up for it with clean calm charmingly old fashioned stylings. The breakfast buffet was fantastic with a wide... More

This centrally placed hotel certainly struck me as value for money (£37 per night). It has very friendly, efficient and helpful staff and the rooms are clean and more than adequate with perhaps a slight caveat on the size of the shower cubicles which are small and have the usual supposedly adjustable demented cobra shower heads. The tram, train and... More

This was our first trip to Porto, and we chose this hotel after reading the previous reviews on Tripadvisor. The information given by the hotel staff on how to get to the hotel was clear, (we used the metro system for the majority of our travelling - it is so easy, clean and not crowded). All of the hotel staff... More

I stayed in this hotel for a few nights while visiting Porto. Due to it's central location, it was the ideal starting point to visit the city. The rooms were clean, comfortable and of a good size. The breakfast was ok, but the room it was served in was spectacular. Take some time to check out all the little corners... More

We really enjoyed this hotel. It is quaint and you feel like you are taken back in time. The hotel is adorned with photographs and memorabilia that document the history of the hotel.Our room was spacious, in good decorative order and kept spotlessly clean by Donna Maria. The reception staff are polite, efficient and helpful. We stayed here for a... More

Charming old atmosphere hotel, with a great staircase, beautiful old furniture and charismatic dinning room and lobby. Fair rooms, as well in retro atmosphere. Staff unmatching the charisma and feeling of the place. More

It was a very quirky art deco hotel with unique furnishing and where it was slightly shabby - ie stair carpet - it only lent the air of shabby chic so much better. It was a budget hotel price wise but I really enjoyed the quirky side of it - there were wooden toilet seats on the wall! Things like... More

This was the forth tour of the Shaftesbury crew which this time numbered 8 and ranged from sub 50 to almost 70. The hotel, well I agree with the last reviewer. Stunning reception, breakfast to die for, fantastic helpful staff who all spoke good English, stunning views from the third floor room as the back of the hotel especially when... More

We stayed here for 4 nights. Pros... location, great comp breakfast and the price. Cons... poor to non-obtainable wi-fi, no drawers or any other space to store our clothes, the every 15 minute church chimes that we endured 24hours. Which you would hear at any nearby hotel.\ The staff were great . The price per night was very good. We... More