Stayed here for two nights in April to watch footy at Porto stadium. Good price all things considered and an ideal place if you just want somewhere reasonable to sleep.

Staff are very friendly and helpful. Pool is scruffy and dated but just fine, you need to have sandals to go to pool otherwise you have to wear plastic foot coverings which are not cice. Sauna and steam room both good as is jacuzzi. Bar is well stocked and reasonably priced.

Taxi to town centre will cost around 6 euros and ribeira is 8 euros. No metro station anywhere near so cabs really are only way to get around.

Re. parking... I parked my car for two nights in adjacent car park and it was broken in to (along with several others)... My sat nav was stolen. Staff were very helpful and called police (also translated for me) but this was obviously a pain. Policeman told me that this area of Porto has a huge drug problem and that petty crime is prevelant here. Recommended against leaving car there or walking alone in darkness (hence why you need to get cabs).

Aside from this unfortunate incident the stay was fine, comfy beds, nice bathroom, air-con didn;t work though.

If you are expecting this hotel to be up to the 4* standard it is advertised as, you will be very disappointed. It is more like a 2*.

Negatives:
Very dated furnishings and the whole hotel (apart from the reception area) is in need of modernisation. Stairwell areas are really grim - plaster off the walls and ugly fire doors etc. Pool area is very small and very hot, and quite run-down. Rooms are not very well sound-proofed and our mattress had a big dip in the middle of it which was a little annoying. No hairdryer / iron / tea or coffee making facilities in the room (which you would expect in a 4* hotel). Not very close to the city centre (although bus stops nearby).

Positives:
Modern double glazing. Bathrooms are ok. Staff are friendly and happy to be of service and the continental breakfast is OK - fresh bread, cereal, cold meat and cheese etc. Only 10-15 min bus ride to city centre, only Euro 1,35 for one-way trip.

Overall, i wouldn't choose this hotel again when visiting Porto.

This place was pretty scruffy, very old inside, the "health club" was a hot crowded mini-pool which was very out of date. The car park across the street for the Hotel was so potholed we bottomed out the car driving in and out, plus were bombarded by beggars. The area is a 45 minute walk to down town through some really scruffy areas. The rooms stank of smoke and the breakfast was stale bread and packaged jam and nothing was freshened up. Save yourself and dont stay here!

We booked the Hotel through D-Reizen in Amersfoort
and stayed from 15/05/2007 till 19/05/2007

People in the Hotel are indeed very friendly
and apologetic and when you speak the language
then that surely helps.

The Hotel room was noisy at night by street traffic and
some other visitors had to talk loudly at night.

In the evening the room was hot and damp, the airco
did not function well.

There was a big group visiting the hotel and simultaneous
there was water leakage from the 1st floor in the area/ room
where we had breakfast.
Breakfast was disorganised and there was not enough staff available to properly prepare/ clean tables and have all in
place as need be.
This was certainly the responsibility of the hotel
to make sure this is done well no matter what.

The orange juice was not real orange juice.
The variety of breakfast food was limited.

The glasses and plates ect were wet and not clean
and dried.

This is not a 4 star hotel and I would not recommend it.