Pensão Favorita — Hotel in Porto

From the first email inquiring about room availability, I felt I had found someplace extraordinary to stay while in Porto. As soon as I opened the door to my room, I knew we had found a gem. This is a special place, it is not modern and you need to walk up the stairs to your room, however the people that work there exude joy and help you discover the best Porto has to offer. Waking up and having a delicious fresh breakfast in the garden is a great way to start the day. The location is ideal- you’re close to all the sights but away from the noise and crowds. The restaurants nearby are top notch and so are the art galleries. Pensão Favorita is such a magical place, I worry about giving it this well deserved review- they might not have a room for us the next time we visit Porto if it’s no...

Pensao Favorita made a perfect base to explore Porto - convenient, walking distance to everything in the city and yet away from the hustle and bustle, tucked away on a quiet road and with it's own garden. The old house is really elegant, there are also newer garden rooms with small outdoor space (we had one of these, very spacious). The staff were really friendly and helpful, with lots of tips of what to see and do. The garden/patio area is a real bonus. Varied buffet breakfast was provided, drinks from a limited bar could be ordered and port was provided on a help yourself basis. A really friendly small hotel, close to the centre but quiet; would thoroughly recommend, we...

The location is perfect for visiting this amazing city. It is very deceiving from the outside - but a little oasis on the inside. Fair play to the owner, you feel very relaxed as soon as you walk in. ||The staff go out of their way to assist in any way, i.e. helping with luggage, advising on restaurants, subway and train arrangements. ||||We stayed in a garden room number 11 it was a bit small - the others are bigger. ||||The garden location is amazing with lots of tables and chairs. |||| And the breakfast was just super - tea coffee, fresh fruit drinks, fresh fruit, Cereals yoghurt, varieties of ham and cheese tomatoes, variety of bread. ||I...