Family-friendly Hotels in Porto

A very nice boutique hotel. The public area and guest rooms are very well designed. The bathroom facilities in the room are good. There is a coffee machine and kettle. Chocolates are given at turndown and a bottle of porter is given at welcome. The front desk service is average. The girls in the afternoon class are better than the ones in the morning class.

Much about this hotel was very good. The building itself is a splendid Art Deco creation, with a wonderful staircase, and the owners have filled it with pieces of retro furniture (including dodgems and fragments of vintage cars). Our room had a slighty retro feel too, with dark brown furniture, which we liked, but was also tidy, clean and comfortable, with air conditioning. The situation is good: it takes about 10-15 minutes to walk downhill into the centre. But there is a ”but”: everyone was most polite to us, but we somehow felt a bit ”processed”, rather than looked after, and we missed a personal touch. Perhaps breakfast sums it up. As we checked in, we were told, politely but firmly, that they ”needed” to know when we would be having breakfast each day during our stay. We weren't quite sure, and guessed a time (in fact we did need to modify it from time to time, but it turned out that people were quite ok about this, if we told them the night before). Then, when we turned up at breakfast, there was a rope across the entrance. We had to wait until one of the staff came over, checked our room number, and then allowed us in. It's true that the breakfast room is not very large (and, actually, it took a while to work out how to find everything), but I just felt that this could have been handled in a more friendly manner - for example, to ask ”what time would you like breakfast?” puts one in a better temper than ”we need to know when you want breakfast.” Would I therefore recommend this hotel as a place to stay? Not at the moment, I regret to say. But I hope that a friendlier atmosphere might be cultivated there.

Located in Porto (Centro / Baixa), Vandoma Living Suites is within a 15-minute walk of Porto Historic Center and Ribeira Square. This apartment is 0.2 mi (0.4 km) from Ponte Infante D. Henrique and 0.5 mi (0.9 km) from Praça da Batalha.Enjoy recreation amenities such as a seasonal outdoor pool or take in the view from a garden. This apartment also features complimentary wireless internet access and concierge services.Featured amenities include express check-in, express check-out, and luggage storage. A roundtrip airport shuttle is provided for a surcharge (available 24 hours).Make yourself at home in one of the 7 individually decorated guestrooms, featuring kitchens with full-sized refrigerators/freezers and ovens. 43-inch Smart televisions with digital programming provide entertainment, while complimentary wireless internet access keeps you connected. Conveniences include laptop-compatible safes and coffee/tea makers, and housekeeping is provided daily.

With a stay at Pedra Ibérica, you'll be centrally located in Porto, within a 5-minute drive of Ribeira Square and Porto Historic Center. This hotel is 0.6 mi (1 km) from Bolhao Market and 0.6 mi (1 km) from Chapel of Souls.Take in the views from a terrace and a garden and make use of amenities such as complimentary wireless internet access.Featured amenities include dry cleaning/laundry services, multilingual staff, and luggage storage. Self parking (subject to charges) is available onsite.Stay in one of 17 guestrooms featuring flat-screen televisions. Complimentary wireless internet access is available to keep you connected. Private bathrooms with showers feature complimentary toiletries and hair dryers. Conveniences include safes and desks, and housekeeping is provided daily.