Hotel Vice Rei

Great location, near the metro and with very good bus connections to the heart of the city or to the coastline. Plenty of food options and grocery stores nearby. There is a café with bakery products right outside the door. The hotel itself is very old style (seems to be a common theme in the city), the staff are nice and the rooms are kept very clean. The bed was comfortable :) The beds are extremely high though, if you're a shorter person you may have trouble :) On the other hand the toilet is very low (compared to central Europe) so if you're too tall you'll be sitting weird.

Unfortunately at this time there were a lot of renovations in the city and also around Casa de Música, so definitely check for that when deciding to come to Porto. But there's little the hotel can do about that. My room had an air conditioner that spilled water indoors, they said they would get it checked. The air in the room gets stuffy easily and the sliding windows can be a bit of a pain to open. The breakfast is kind of a normal continental style, but only has one type of cut (ham) and one type of cheese, no vegetable tray such as cucumber or bell peppers or such.

great location, very central, on an avenue that is one of the main ones, with several cafes and restaurants around for a cheap meal. less than 10 mins walk to Casa Da Mùsica metro station, which is one of the main because all metro lanes stop there (including purple line from airport). Helpful staff all of them.

room was not thoroughly clean because I found hair on the linen, and body soap/body gel should not come in small envelopes but in small containers just like any other standard hotel do.

The hotel's location is really good for getting around Porto. Our room was clean and well appointed. The en suite bathroom was lovely. Our needs were catered for with a care and attention that made us feel like valued customers. Marco made us very welcome and because of him we'll be recommending the hotel to everyone we know and will definitely stay there again.

We really enjoyed our stay and have nothing bad to say about the hotel.

Our room at the Vice-Rei was very comfortable, clean and quiet. The front desk staff were very friendly and helpful. We had an extremely early flight to leave Porto and they were kind enough to call a cab to be at the hotel at exactly the right time to pick us up. The bathroom had plenty of hot water and good water pressure, although the shower was pretty tiny for my very tall husband. I didn't have any issues since I'm much shorter. In general, staying at the Vice-Rei was a great experience!

The Vice-Rei is in the financial district, so we had to take either a cab or the subway to get to the historic district. The subway was an easy walk to get to and drops you off right in the middle of the historic district so that was convenient. If you want to be within walking distance to the historic district, this won't be a good option for you. However, we liked coming home to a quieter area at the end of a long day of sightseeing. There are limited restaurants nearby.

The hotel was great and it served our needs for the night. It actually exceeded my expectations in terms of cleanliness!

We asked in advance for a late check in, 1 extra hour, as it was the 1st of January. The staff wasn't receptive to our ask and never considered giving it for free, instead asked us to pay half a day. It's not a huge deal breaker but considering it was the first day of the year and a bank holiday I'd expect them to be more flexible.

Friendly personnel, very good overall cleanliness and comfort, overall calmness, feels safe since the front desk is always open. Great access to public transport (bus, metro), close proximity to a shopping center and market.

No mini fridge in the room, the windows are a bit tough to open.

Nice exposure to the local cuisine and delicacies for breakfast. The staff was welcoming and spoke a variety of languages (French and English) so it was easy to communicate with them/ Great suggestions as well of things to do and places to go. Housekeeping staff was warm and always ensured that I had everything I needed to be comfortable- plus prompt and efficient cleaning DAILY.

The rooms were not very good at resisting noises from outside or even next door/ in the hallway. The lack of shutters at the window made the rooms super cold at nights and I had to be using the heating unnecessarily.

Good location about half an hour’s walk from historical centre. But buses stop by hotel and taxis reasonable if you don’t want to walk. Hop on, hop off bus just 5 mins walk from hotel too by the park. Bom Sucesso Food Market just short walk away where you could get a good range of reasonably priced meals plus drinks. Big help for me as vegan with plenty of choice. Quite a few shops, restraints and little shopping mall nearby opposite the food court too. Friendly, professional, helpful staff, and hotel very reasonably priced. would stay there again. Little coffee shop right next door to hotel too.

For the reasonable price I was more than happy.

staff were very friendly, and helpful, the hotel was spotlessly clean, it was in a pretty good location and shopping centre to the rear and restaurants and bars nearby,short taxi ride to the historic centre .

A small fridge in the room would’ve been helpful.

The coffee shop downstairs was full of local folks having their breakfast. We went to the Mercado BOM Sucesso, A gourmet food court a block away for dinner almost every night. The people watching, food, occasional music, and good moods were contagious!

No complaints.