Hotel AliadosvsHotel Boa Vista
Both hotels are endorsed by writers. On balance, Hotel Boa Vista ranks slightly better than Hotel Aliados. Hotel Boa Vista comes in at 78 with accolades from 4 publications such as Oyster, Frommer's and Fodor's.
Hotel Aliados
Rua Elisio de Melo 27, Avenida dos Aliados, Porto 4000-196, Portugal
From $47/night
- Bar/Lounge
- Free Internet
- Room Service
- Free Breakfast
- Laundry Service
- Concierge
Concierge
"This residencial—a simply hostelry that's a bit like a boarding house, only without the meals—lies smack in the center of the old city, overlooking busy Avienda dos Aliados."
Fodor's
"The well-equipped, comfortable rooms in this excellent pensão are usually in great demand, partly because it's right in the center of town." Full review
Michelin Guide
"This beautiful Beaux-Arts building located in the centre of town boasts polished wood floors and newly furnished rooms."
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Lonely Planet
"Set in one of Porto’s beaux-arts buildings, this affordable hotel offers out-of-date and pokey but still decent rooms with wooden floors and dark-stained wood furnishings." Full review
Hotel Boa Vista
Esplanada do Castelo 58, In Foz Do Douro, Porto, Portugal
From $64/night
- Bar/Lounge
- Free Internet
- Room Service
- Free Breakfast
- Laundry Service
- Concierge
Frommer's
"Set within an antique villa, a few steps from the São João do Foz fortress, this hotel evokes old Porto at its most nostalgic." Full review
Oyster
Mid-Range
"Hotel Boa Vista is a mid-range property housed in a charming 19th-century building in the quiet Foz da Douro area, where the Atlantic Ocean and Douro River meet." Full review
Lonely Planet
"A classic, 19th-century seaside inn outside and a thoroughly modern if somewhat characterless hotel inside." Full review
Time Out
"The fourth floor has a terrace open to the general public, with a lovely view of the sea. And you don’t have to starve there – they sell snacks and cocktails." Full review
Fodor's
"True to its name—which literally means "nice view”—this hotel has eye-popping views from the rooftop pool and sun terrace of the Douro Estuary and the Atlantic Ocean." Full review