Istay Hotel Porto Centro

“Great Location, will be back! ”

Booked this Hotel based on how close it seemed to the "main square" of Porto. Little did I realise how fantastic the location was!! It is 10mins walk from the Main Metro station, Trindade. By the way i would highly recommend traveling around Porto by metro, once you have the zones sorted in your... more

Booked this Hotel based on how close it seemed to the "main square" of Porto. Little did I realise how fantastic the location was!! It is 10mins walk from the Main Metro station, Trindade. By the way i would highly recommend traveling around Porto by metro, once you have the zones sorted in your head it is simple, fast and safe/clean! The area of Batalha, where the hotel is located, is about 1 minutes walk from the main shopping street, less than 5 minutes to the nearest decent supermarket (dolce), 5 minutes walk to Avenue dos Aliados (Porto sign etc), 2 minutes (right outside hotel) to a stunning view of Porto's most famous iconic bridges. A few minutes more takes you to a bridge further inland that gives stunning views over the Dom Luis bridge, ribeira district etc. The Hotel itself - basic (previously easyjet hotel) but has everything we needed. Check in was easy, as was check out. We opted for the late check out which was great for our evening flight. There are two lifts, a small breakfast room where there is a sufficient buffet available (pastries, breads, cereals, fruit, yoghurts etc) and we didnt hear any noise through the walls. The rooms are a good size with air con included (God send). Our pillows were a bit on the small side but overall, for the price, we couldnt complain. The bathroom is a little quirky but serves its purpose. Wifi worked and easy to connect to. Bathroom had showergel so need for ours. All staff were polite and helpful and the only reason i havnt given the Hotel a 5 star rating is purely down to it being a budget chain and no fridge/hair dryer etc in the room. I would, however, absolutely return here!

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“Okay hotel”

We were surprised at the cost of hotels in Porto being higher than other places that we had stayed in Portugal. Whereas we had found nice moderate priced but very nice/cute hotels elsewhere, we had a harder time finding what we were used to at the same price. The hotel was clean, the staff were... more

We were surprised at the cost of hotels in Porto being higher than other places that we had stayed in Portugal. Whereas we had found nice moderate priced but very nice/cute hotels elsewhere, we had a harder time finding what we were used to at the same price. The hotel was clean, the staff were friendly and helpful, the breakfast was good, location was fine, and the room was just okay. Since we were here 3 nights we wished we had spent a little more for a little nicer room .

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