Hotels in Porto

A pink-painted townhouse perched over the Douro on the old quayside where sailing ships used to moor to unload their cargoes of salt-cod, this is now a fancy boutique B&B in the atmospheric Ribeira district. It is cozy, family run and best for couples seeking an up-close…

When it opened in 2009, this cool, charming and affordable B&B had just six rooms, hence the name. Since then, owners Pedro and Mariana have expanded into the house next door and now there are also six suites. They insist this is not a hotel, but a meeting place where visitors…

Spain's Carris hotel chain chose Porto for their first venture into the back-backer market with this upscale hostel that opened in the summer of 2016. Occupying a traditional blue-tiled townhouse on the street leading out of Ribeira towards the Baixa, it offers a range of…

The name of this bed-and-breakfast means "the house of stories" and it has quite a story of its own. In 2009, a couple of weeks before it was due to open as a meticulously restored 19th-century townhouse B&B, fire swept through the building, destroying the interior. The architect…

Passersby often wander into the lobby of this hotel tucked away in a Ribeira backstreet thinking it's an upscale, exotic antique shop. As the name suggests (Descobertas means "discoveries) takes its inspiration from destinations reached by Portuguese explorers which means rooms may…

Behind the azulejo-covered facade of an 18th-century, five-story building (on the delightful Rua de Flores, see. p. ###) lies a different type of accommodation. Besides regular rooms, the hotel has suites and self-catering apartments for up to eight people, making it ideal for…

Porto's oldest hotel was opened in 1877, a couple of steps away from the Avenida dos Aliados. Early guests in what was for years a French-owned establishment included the great novelist José Maria Eça de Queirós and the artist Rafael Bordalo Pinheiro. The decor in the rooms is a bit…

Centrally located on Rua Santa Catarina, the pedestrianized shopping street, the GHP is a Porto institution. Opened in 1880, the hotel has played host to royalty, aristocracy and artists over the decades. You may recognize it when you walk in: its Victorian interiors were used as a…

For decades this was the default option for downtown luxury in Porto, built in 1951 as the domain of cigar chomping, port swilling stalwarts of the wine trade and barons of northern Portugal's textile and furniture trade. Guests have included Bob Dylan, the Dali Lama and the British…

Unleash your inner drama queen. The Hotel Teatro was built on the site of an 1850's playhouse, and its décor is an homage to the bohemian glamor of the site’s past. Lighting is low and dramatic. The decor comes in tones of gold, copper and chestnut. Racks of flamboyant theatrical…

If the thought of sleeping in a fish market doesn't sound appealing, think again. All right, this is not a working fish market, but traders once haggled over catches of hake and bass in this iconic 1930's building. Its cool Art Deco lines make it a lovely alternative to older-styled…

Once a convent, then the manorial abode of a business magnate grown rich in Brazil,  this 18th century neo-classical building is a Porto landmark. It lies at the foot of Avenida dos Aliados, Porto's equivalent of Time Square or Piccadilly Circus. Opened in 2011 as a hotel, it’s just…

An arty guest house in the core of Porto's trendy, gallery and design district, the Favorita’s decor the handiwork of famed French designer Sam Baron. Rooms in the main townhouse building are large and mostly white, but with colorful Portuguese touches, like cushions covered with…

Only the 18th-century formal garden and its gently trickling fountain separate this magnificent Baroque palace from the River Douro. The location and the main building are spectacular. It was built around 1750 by Nicolau Nasoni, the architect man behind Porto's landmark Clérigos…

This hip option is smack in the center of the Ribeira district and comprises two blocks of buildings, some dating back over 400 years. The main edifice is a distinctive yellow landmark where Praça da Ribeira meets the river. Within the granite architecture, the atmosphere is zesty…

This 12-floor hotel has all the comfort and service you would expect from this chain. Rooms are spacious, light-filled, and decorated in refined chocolate and white. Furnishings are contemporary and stylish. Live music is a nightly feature in the New Yorker Bar. Guests in the club…

This place really has it all: a Michelin-starred restaurant serving some of the country's finest haute cuisine; a fabulous spa; hyper-comfortable rooms; and, most of all, views. From its hillside location above Gaia's wine lodges, the Yeatman has Porto laid before it. You can admire…

Amid the shopping throng of Rua Santa Catarina,  this is a restored early 20th-century three-story townhouse with just six rooms. Its atmosphere is intimate and cozy; its prime perk is the shared kitchen and dining room for guests, plus a lounge with floor-to-ceiling windows opening…