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Porto Downtown Hostel Reviews

Praça Guilherme Gomes Fernandes no 66 - 1o floor, Porto, Portugal

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83%

Great hostel, great location, very reasonable price and friendly/ helpful staff. Very very happy with it!


100%

by far the best hostel i have ever been to! clean, super friendly staff, awesome breakfast, loads of entertainment and of course.. location! location! location!

  • Novice Nomad
  • 11 Jan 2012
  • Anonymous
  • Israel
  • Male 25-30
  • (2 reviews)


80%

very nice staff, namely vera, clean, cozy and the best location one may ask for at porto.

  • Novice Nomad
  • 30 Dec 2011
  • Anonymous
  • Portugal
  • (Gender undisclosed)
  • (1 review)


93%

Great place in the center of town. They have all the facilities you need as a traveller. From big kitchen to tv-room with a comfi couch and many dvd's for the rainy days. Bed are comfortable and everything is cleaned daily.


80%

Really nice and comfortable hostel with lots of charm. However, winter is not the best time to be staying here, as it was freezing cold both in the dorms and the communal rooms. Some heating or insulation would be nice

  • Novice Nomad
  • 28 Dec 2011
  • Anonymous
  • Norway
  • Mixed Group 18-24
  • (1 review)


100%

Well, i think staff, stuff and location were excelent. Only two things maybe to make them better: it was very cold in every room of the hostel, none heater was found inside of the building; the noise outside, there are so many bars close to the hostel and it was complicated to sleep profusely....maybe thiker windows´d improve the stance. The best: people We´ll return

  • Novice Nomad
  • 27 Dec 2011
  • Anonymous
  • Spain
  • Male 25-30
  • (1 review)


70%

We had a problem when we arrived there. It was closed and nobody even sent us an e-mail to inform that! So we had to wait a while to check in. The room was a little cold, and also the water to take a shower. The wifi wasn't that good. In the other hand, the staff was friendily and they gave us all informtion we needed! The hostel is well located!

  • Novice Nomad
  • 26 Dec 2011
  • Anonymous
  • Brazil
  • Female 18-24
  • (1 review)

Owner Comment (Show)
Hello! first of all we wish you a happy 2012! Concerning about the hostel being closed, yes, we were, for Christmas...and we sent an email to every guest (checking-in next day) when they made the booking and we have no fault at all that you arrived in the city at 5a.m....so next time we recommend you to check your email before you come to an hostel because we know by experience that peolpe do not read all the information send. About wi-fi well, no one ever complained about that too :) have a nice trip

100%

Nothing negative to say about the hostel. I stayed just one night, but I can say that I am very pleased with my stay there.

  • Novice Nomad
  • 17 Dec 2011
  • Anonymous
  • Spain
  • Male 25-30
  • (1 review)


96%

Downtown Port has a great location as it is in the center, where there is much of the sights of the city of Porto. It's near the train station San Sebastian. The staff are friendly and helpful, ready to help. The rooms are clean with comfortable beds, clean bathrooms, but outside the room. I suggest to travelers who bring ear plugs because there are bars in the region with intense movement. I draw attention only for breakfast, this item could be improved. Finally, a cost-effective.

  • Novice Nomad
  • 13 Dec 2011
  • Anonymous
  • Brazil
  • Female 31-40
  • (1 review)


96%

One of the best looking hostel we have ever been to! The staff is really great, everything is very clean, room was really neat. This hostel is definitely for people who like the nightlife, because it is located just outside the party area in Porto, therefore around midnight it can get really loud, so if you are not going to party, it is quite hard to fall asleep...

  • Novice Nomad
  • 26 Nov 2011
  • Anonymous
  • Poland
  • Couple 18-24
  • (5 reviews)


96%

This place was excelent the only reason i gave it good for fun was because i was the only person there.....the staff is amazing at this hostel.....


93%

Great Hostel! We hat a room for 10 persons and that was great. Huge bathroom. One and only small thing you need to know: Hostel is in the centre and lot of partying is going on on the streets in the weekends. There is some noise. But as long as your tired enough or party yourself, its perfect! Really great!

  • Novice Nomad
  • 18 Nov 2011
  • Anonymous
  • Switzerland
  • Mixed Group 31-40
  • (1 review)


100%

Very good hostel, the stay was wonderful. Just Perfect. Anything to complain!!

  • Novice Nomad
  • 29 Oct 2011
  • Anonymous
  • Brazil
  • Mixed Group 18-24
  • (3 reviews)


93%

Very well placed. Clean and organized hostel. The experience was fantastic!


96%

Porto downtown hostel was great! We got in around 1 am and the staff were waiting for us and ready to show us around! We stayed in a great room with personal lockers. The breakfast was decent, but what really was awesome was how inviting and homey it was. A great place to stay for a night for a quick day in Porto!

  • Novice Nomad
  • 21 Oct 2011
  • Anonymous
  • USA
  • Female 18-24
  • (1 review)


63%

Wanna get lost due to bad directions from the metro to the hostel? downtown porto is the one for you! Feel right at home with staff members telling you to clean up your close off the floor, it'll be just like you're living with your mom! Enjoy the lovely music of all the drunks singing outside your window while you can remain completely sober in your hostel room which is an alcohol free zone!

Owner Comment (Show)
Hello! First we thank you for the time you spend given us a review. Probably you were the first one that got lost with our directions nevertheless you could not gone to far because the hostel is just 5min walking from any metro station or bus stop. About the singing in the streets is just because you are right in the center of city with all nightlife around ...and that´s why we think there is no need to stay and partying inside the hostel while life is just around the corner... Well...living with mom is always good but its not what we want at all...we want guests to feel at home but not a messy home :) and living in community always had some rules... Have a nice trip

93%

This is one of the best hostels i have stayed in. I will definitely recommend it anyone. Good friendly staff, good size dormitories, clean washrooms, well stocked kitchen and central location in Porto

  • Novice Nomad
  • 16 Oct 2011
  • Anonymous
  • Portugal
  • Male 31-40
  • (1 review)


100%

I wish the hostel was bigger!!!

  • Novice Nomad
  • 12 Oct 2011
  • Anonymous
  • Brazil
  • Female 25-30
  • (1 review)


80%

The staff was wonderful, the room was fine, the kitchen was fantastic. Overall, our stay was pleasant; however, it was very loud at night because of locals partying outside which made it difficult to sleep.

  • Novice Nomad
  • 07 Oct 2011
  • Anonymous
  • USA
  • Female 18-24
  • (1 review)


96%

really party town-- just out your window

  • Novice Nomad
  • 30 Sep 2011
  • Anonymous
  • Italy
  • Couple 18-24
  • (2 reviews)


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  • 29 Jan 2012 (83%)
  • Great hostel, great location, very reasonable price and friendly/ helpful staff. Very very happy with it!
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