The best hotels in Porto

• ✓ Only 8 rooms — pink mansion right on the Douro with Dom Luís I Bridge views
• ✓ Stone walls, original wood floors, fireplace headboard — every room unique
• ✓ Free beer on tap in the evening, homemade breakfast, 9.8/10 location on Booking

Pro tip: Book the river view room early — only a few rooms face the Douro directly

• ✓ Boutique hostel inside a 19th-century building — art exhibitions on site
• ✓ Free walking tours, cinema room, rooftop terrace and Portuguese dinners
• ✓ Ensuite dorms and private rooms — feels like a hotel at hostel prices

Pro tip: Book directly on their website — includes breakfast and gets you into events

• ✓ Bourgeois residence from 1900 — original azulejos, high ceilings, private art gallery
• ✓ Only 5 suites, each individually decorated — garden and terrace included
• ✓ 4 min walk to Bolhão metro, 5 min to Capella das Almas and Bolhão Market

Pro tip: Arrive before 6PM — late check-in has a €30 surcharge. Book directly for best rate

• ✓ Welcome glass of port wine at check-in — every room named after a port type
• ✓ Balcony with views of Cordoaria Garden and Clérigos Tower
• ✓ Wine bar with port tastings, piano and guitar in the lounge

Pro tip: Ask for a balcony room — the Clérigos Tower view at sunset is unbeatable

• ✓ Art Deco 1930s building designed by the same architect as Livraria Lello
• ✓ 13 rooms each themed after a different film — rooftop terrace with pool in summer
• ✓ 2 min walk to Aliados metro and São Bento station — best location of any hostel

Pro tip: Ask for a room themed after your favourite director — they'll try to match it