The Poets Inn

Positives: - Excellent location. Within a few minutes’ walk, you’ll find São Bento Station, Livraria Lello, cafés, bars, restaurants, shops, and many other attractions in the old downtown area. There’s also a bus stop (line 601) just 3 minutes away that takes you directly to the airport in a little over 40 minutes. Overall, public transport access from here is very convenient. Areas for improvement: - The reception hours are quite limited (from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.). I never got to meet anyone from the reception since I would leave before 8 a.m. and return late at night. One of the days, I couldn’t enter the hostel because the access code wasn’t working. I had to contact the support number on WhatsApp, and after several minutes, the issue was resolved — but it would have been much easier with longer reception hours. - The Wi-Fi connection is quite unstable. It works well for a few minutes, but then becomes very slow for several more, which can be uncomfortable for people who combine work with travel. Final recommendation: - Go to Porto — it’s a magically beautiful city! No matter where you stay, you’ll love it. Still, I personally think The Poets Inn offers very good value for money.

Great location and views from the top floor windows. Nice people working there too. On my arrival there was a problem with the entrance code, but it was resolved momentarily via a message. The walls are thin and you can hear everything from other rooms, but it's to be expected in an old building

I booked accomm many months prior and not advised no breakfast offered from Jan 2025. I specifically booked not only for location, but to have breakfast to fuel my days of exploring in my accomm. |Instructions to enter great prior to arrival, clean bed, air con worked but No TV (had one in Budapest hostel with private room and bathroom), sink plug in bathroom would not close. Never saw anybody at reception for my entire stay (only open 0830-1230!)|Laundry available at 10 Euro but I hand washed.|There was a small balcony and a line in ground floor courtyard to hang clothes to dry

The location is great, you can walk from the hotel to the entire city. Room service needs a lot of attention though: towels are scarce and of bad quality. Bedding is alright, sound proofing is weak so make sure to bring your earplugs of you are a light sleeper. They don't provide any kind of toiletries which is annoying for their price point. Reception isn't there all the time, they respond quickly though on Booking. Online check-in was straightforward. Overall mid experience, too bad because the location is amazing.

Overall good location and a good-sized clean room with a view of the tower of clerigos and a balcony. Some noise from the streets but manageable. They could provide toiletries for the price point but would stay again.

The location of this hostel is right in the heart of everything. Literally a 1 min walk from the Torre dos Clérigos. It is at the top of the hill and very clean and comfortable with big rooms. The bathroom was separate from the shower and it was super clean. There are only 1-3 rooms max on.each floor. Would def stay here again.

Comfortable room with large private bathroom. Up in the old town with stunning views toward the ribeiro district and beautiful at night

Lovely place to stay, well situated, comfortable, charming, clean, and we didn’t even have to talk to anyone to check in! They sent us instructions to check in and it was easy, seamless, and interaction-free. The balcony in our room was the icing on the cake. We really enjoyed our stay here. I’m not sure what dampness the other commenter was talking about, there is no smell and it is very clean, as of 2025. Porto itself is a very damp city, so props to the staff for keeping the inn clean and dry. It’s a short, mostly straight walk from the closest metro station, which makes it really easy to access from the airport. The only thing that makes this a 4 instead of 5 star review, is that everything is falling apart. I went to hang my coat up, and the hanger fell into three pieces. I sat on the desk chair in the room, and realized one of the legs was moments away from falling off. My fiancé pulled on a door handle, and one of the screws fell out onto the floor. I opened the curtains in the room, and the curtain rod fell off. We are pretty gentle people, it’s not like we were yanking on stuff or banging it around, but it seemed like everything we touched just…fell apart. Otherwise, everything about this place is fantastic and I would totally recommend it!!