Porto River Soul Hotel

"We stayed at the Porto River Soul for one night in July. When we arrived we were about two hours early for checkin, we fully anticipated using their luggage check but were pleasantly surprised when our room was ready. We headed up to our room which was on the third floor. We were in love with the view of Porto which waited for us through the blackout curtains. The room itself was large, clean, and bright. I was excited for the amenities including robes and slippers, complementary water, hair dryer, and pillow choices. The staff were welcoming and pleasant, the restaurant/bar were a nice highlight, and the views from the small pool/terrace were beautiful. The location is pretty quiet, and overlooking the river was beautiful. It is not the ideal sunset spot, but it was pretty decent! The walk over the bridge to Porto was maybe 5-7 minutes, and you have views the whole time. We didn't have much time to explore Gaia, but had lunch and drinks on the river. Would recommend, and enjoyed our stay. Obrigada Porto River Soul!"

"Fabulous location! Attentive staff. This is our fourth visit to Porto and must say our favourite hotel. Very spacious room, complimentary water every day & great cocktails up in the terrace restaurant with incredible views looking over the douro river.Looking forward to our next visit next year!"

"We’re so glad we chose a room with a river view towards historic Porto. It’s very easy to imagine how life would have been two or three hundred years ago looking out from the small Juliette style balcony. Location is another of the hotel’s strongpoints with very easy access to the port cellars on the Gaia side or a short 15 minute walk into Porto over the Dom Luis Bridge. Porto is a fabulous city with a friendly vibe, well suited to those interested in food and drink. Overall, we very much enjoyed our stay at the River Soul, although I would say that the breakfast offer - although plentiful - didn’t quite match the upmarket image of the hotel."