Vera Cruz Porto Downtown Hotel

“Nice and pleasant!”

This is a 2 star hotel with a very good rate! Located right on the main street and close to different attractions, restaurants and train station. Cozy, comfortable and very helpful staff. Filipa was our main point of contact at the hotel since she was at the reception everyday and make our 2 days... more

This is a 2 star hotel with a very good rate! Located right on the main street and close to different attractions, restaurants and train station. Cozy, comfortable and very helpful staff. Filipa was our main point of contact at the hotel since she was at the reception everyday and make our 2 days at Vera Cruz hotel very pleasant. Buffett breakfast was included from 7 to 10 am and attended by 2 girls from Venezuela very attentive and always smiling (not very common nowadays). Our room was on the 7th floor very spacious with 2 balconies and the only room with a private terrace where you can have a drink while relaxing enjoying the view of the plaza with its gigantic Christmas tree! Location is ideal for a morning stroll and very close to everything. Remember reviews are very subjective and only reflect the way of traveling of the person who stayed at the place reviewed. I been traveling for more than 50 years and visited the 5 continents and over 40 countries. So, you can take my review as a good one.

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“Weekend break”

Great location.Accomodation clean and comfortable. Very friendly and courteous staff (special mention Filippa on front desk). Ideal choice for a weekend break in Porto within walking distance to a number of sights and restaurants. Good value for money.

“Good location, great Reception.”

Conveniently situated, comfortable rooms and great reception staff. I was impressed with this hotel and chose to return for a final night at the end of my itinerary. My second stay was in an upgrade to the first. Both rooms had great bathrooms and comfortable beds. The towels were not enormous a... more

Conveniently situated, comfortable rooms and great reception staff. I was impressed with this hotel and chose to return for a final night at the end of my itinerary. My second stay was in an upgrade to the first. Both rooms had great bathrooms and comfortable beds. The towels were not enormous and not the most luxurious but perfectly adequate. The upgraded room had a kettle which was a massive bonus. The carpets in both bedrooms had seen better days and really need replacing. There is a big jump in quality between the bathroom and the bedroom which was somewhat unusual. The position of the hotel is very good. Walking distance to the metro and to Sao Bento station. There is a great deal of construction of a new metro line going on at the moment which slightly hampers progress but obviously this will end at some point and you will be able to appreciate the architecture and upmarket shops on the Avenida. I found the hotel to be quiet although of course events in the main square can be lively. I was there for the Queima das Fitas which was great fun and finished at a reasonable time a d the whole square and Avenida were cleaned and back to normal very quickly. The really strong point of this hotel is the Reception staff who are multilingual and well travelled. Incredibly helpful, friendly and professional they make this hotel a top choice.

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“A good budget hotel with lovely reception staff”

The longer I stayed, the more my opinion of the hotel changed! My first impressions were that this was an average, budget hotel: a small room with a small double bed, old fashioned furniture, tiny shower cubicle, no fridge, kettle or bottled water and a waste bin that still had someone’s trash i... more

The longer I stayed, the more my opinion of the hotel changed! My first impressions were that this was an average, budget hotel: a small room with a small double bed, old fashioned furniture, tiny shower cubicle, no fridge, kettle or bottled water and a waste bin that still had someone’s trash in it. BUT… the room was otherwise clean and functional and the ladies on reception were amazing and the friendliest people ever. They spoke fantastic English and greeted me by name every time I left or came back (you have to leave your room key with them). They provided a map and advice on where to go and offered to arrange a taxi when I left etc. You are asked what time you want breakfast when you check in which is a bit odd, but the breakfast room on the 9th floor is small so breakfast times have to be staggered. There is a rope cordon across the entrance to stop people going in (not very welcoming). Breakfast was simple but adequate. The hotel is less than 5 minutes’ walk from Trindade station (if you’re coming from the airport) and in a side street opposite the city hall and the Porto sign. It’s 10-15 minutes to walk downhill to most of the sights and down to the river. The main road is noisy with cars and buses rumbling all night so you might have difficulty sleeping with the window open if you have a front facing balcony room. The walls are thin, so you can hear people talking in the next rooms. However, I really enjoyed my stay as a solo traveller and for 90 Euros a night (including breakfast), this was good value for Porto.

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