Advantages & Flaws

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    The family management gives the hotel a personal touch, and reviews repeatedly mention friendly and helpful staff who give tips about the city and transport.
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    Free garage parking is extremely rare in central Porto, where public car parks charge high daily rates and many streets in the historic centre are restricted or one way.
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    Marquês metro station, about five minutes away, is on Line D, which runs directly through the centre, stops at Trindade, Aliados and São Bento and continues over the upper deck of the Dom Luís I bridge to the port wine cellars of Vila Nova de Gaia.
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    Rates often start around forty five to eighty euros, good value for a clean, well run hotel in a city where prices have climbed sharply.
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    The residential Marquês and Paranhos neighbourhood shows everyday Porto life, with local cafés, bakeries and the large Quinta do Covelo park nearby.
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    Breakfast is continental and simple, and several guests say it could be better.
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    The hotel is a two star property last renovated many years ago, so furnishings are simple and somewhat dated.
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    The historic Ribeira is around twenty five minutes on foot, much of it downhill, which means a steep climb back, although the metro solves this easily.
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