Pestana Vintage Porto Hotel

For anyone planning to stay in Porto and enjoy the sites of either side of the Douro River, the Pestana Vintage Porto offers a perfect location. We enjoyed every aspect of our stay. The bedroom and bathroom were spacious. The bed was super comfortable with a nice variety of pillows. The breakfast buffet was excellent. And the staff was super friendly and very helpful in recommending great places to eat and in booking reservations and transportation.

We were very disappointed with our four day stay at this so-called five star hotel. We have visited other vintage/historical authentic 5 star hotels and we expect age related aspects but that doesn’t excuse the cheap soap dispensers that don’t work or the mediocre to poor breakfast food and bad housekeeping. We started out with two washcloths, then one disappeared and a day after both were gone. The breakfast was worthy of a 2 star hotel. For two days we didn’t know that they were hiding the cold cuts in another room. When we finally found them, it was not worth the trouble. Bottom line is that if I pay $700 to $800 per night at least don’t get miserly with the toiletries and the quality of the breakfast you provide. The location is very nice but be aware that Uber or Bolt cannot pick you up from the hotel due to the historic center restrictions and only taxis called by the hotel can enter. You would expect that you can trust these taxis since they also charge you more, but be careful. Always ask for the approximate fare and if you can pay with a card. I was told what my fare should be and the taxi driver doubled the fare when I wanted to pay by card as agreed. Of course I didn’t let that happen but it added to the bad impression I already had.

Lovely hotel in heart of Ribeira in Porto, right on the Douro. We had a river view room looking over to Vila Nova de Gaia. Service was very friendly from our waiter Oliver, with breakfast on the terrace of the RIB restaurant next to the quayside. Our room was spacious and well appointed. Enormous bed, lovely marbled bathroom. We ate in the RIB restaurant one night and one night on the terrace by the front doors, both very good. Lots of other eateries and bars just outside the front door. A word of warning though.. everywhere else in Porto is uphill!

Right in the middle if everything. The location was the perfect place to experience Porto on the riverfront. The staff was very friendly and attentive. Especially Oliveira at breakfast! We loved the wine bar at night, having a glass of wine, listening to music and people watching. The view was breathtaking!

Lovely hotel ,comfy bed Great location Lovely staff nothing too much trouble for anyone of them