Guest House Duoro, Porto
Expert reviews
“In a restored relic overlooking the Rio Douro, these eight rooms have been blessed with gorgeous wooden floors, plush queen beds and marble baths; the best have dazzling river views. But it is the welcome that makes this place stand out from the crowd.”
What guests liked
- Top location
- Friendly staff
- Parking
- Free Wifi
All you need to know
Encompassing only eight rooms, Guest House Douro is ideal for a more intimate and personalized stay in Porto. Located in the heart of the historic city center, Guest House Douro is close to many of the main attractions. Although the exterior may look ancient, the interior has been renovated to feel modern and contemporary.
This hotel is located within the old-timey city walls, creating an authentic environment during your stay in Porto. Only an 8-minute walk to the Dom Luis Bridge, an 11-minute walk to the Porto Cathedral, and a few minutes to Ribeira Square, Guest House Douro has an unbeatable location in Porto.
Each room at this hotel has an excellent view of the Douro River, the Fonte Taurina, or the Dom Luis Bridge. Many rooms come with a double bed, large double bed, or queen bed, accommodating two guests. However, one room offers two single beds while another can accommodate a third person on a sofa bed. Every room comes with WiFi and flat-screen TVs. Wooden floors, white linens, and private bathrooms make guest rooms contemporary, but the plush furniture and floor plans create a cozy vibe.
Breakfast is included for hotel guests, and several other restaurants are nearby if you’d like to sample something new. A Grade, next to the hotel, is a quaint mom-and-pop shop serving authentic Portuguese, while Jimao, just a few minutes away, is a tapas and wine bar. From great restaurants to nearby attractions, Guest House Douro is all about the location!
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Location
Recent guest reviews
31 July 2025
Exceptional
the stuff Louis service excelant breakfast was very good change room from street view to river view no charge
24 July 2025
Couldn't imagine staying anywhere else
Just amazing.... the location Room 202 and 302 with view of water is breathtaking. Amazing to wake up to such a view. Breakfast was gorgeous, fruit, juice, bread, eggs to your liking and pastries. Walking distance to everywhere and lovely bars to have late night ports by water near hotel. All staff are amazing also.
Having to leave.
22 July 2025
We had a fantastic stay here! The location was fantastic for exploring Porto and crossing the Douro river into Gaia wher
Brilliant location on the Douro river. The staff were incredibly friendly, always available to talk about our stay, what to do, where to go etc. Breakfast was fantastic with amazing fruit and pastries from the local food market.
Nothing, it was fantastic
18 July 2025
Exceptional
Wonderful breakfast and exceptional staff!
A view room of the river would have been nice
18 July 2025
Excellent location, excellent staff, great breakfast.
Breakfast was excellent. Location was excellent. Staff were excellent.
Room a bit small.
18 July 2025
Charming and perfect location
The gentlemen that worked at the front desk were very friendly and professional. We enjoyed the quaint and quiet accommodations. The delicious breakfast every morning and the location was perfect! We loved the view of the Douro river and all of the bridges.
15 July 2025
Awesome!
Luis & Philip were great. Luis went above & beyond serving us breakfast & room service. They both were very sweet & kind
Everything was wonderful. Would have loved a view
14 July 2025
What a Gem!
Located in an old historical building, it's centrally located near lots of attractions & facilities, and walking distance to some fabulous restaurants. One of only 8 rooms, our bedroom was petite but exceptionally functional with a wonderful outlook over the river and Vila Nova de Gaia area. Breakfast made to order was served in a small but wonderfully decorated room where you got to meet some of the other guests. Staff, Louisa & Philip were absolutely delightful and went out of their way to recommend attractions and local restaurants, particularly those frequented by locals as apposed to tourists. Would highly recommend.
Nothing!
4 July 2025
We have been very satisfied; again, the staff is simply fabulous.
Extraordinarily helpful and pleasant staff. They are all great! Breakfasts have been lovely. The building feels safe and secure.
The rooms are very small but that is function of the size of the building.
2 July 2025
Perfect.we would come back
A fantastic mixture of a very comfortable guest room with very friendly and helpful staff in a very convenient location.
29 June 2025
Wonderful staff and great location
Location , staff, breakfast
Room very small
25 June 2025
Great place to stay in Porto.
Staff was very welcoming and the beds very comfortable. It was a great location.
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22 June 2025
Excellent
The location of the property is great as are the facilities but it is the amazing staff who lift this hotel to the next level - truly exceptional service and engagement from all of the staff we dealt with.
18 June 2025
Can’t say enough about the exceptional service we received from Luisa, Luis and Philip, from the moment we arrived the s
Great location!!
15 June 2025
Fabulous
Beautiful city and this guest house couldn’t be in better location, right by the river. Shout out to Luis, who couldn’t do enough to help us sort our taxi pick up and served us breakfast, which was amazing! We didn’t have a river view but we were out so much it didn’t matter.
Nothing!
14 June 2025
Louisa and the entire staff are the most amazing hosts we have ever had.
Amazing location.
12 June 2025
Fabulous
Everything. This place was wonderful. Staff so helpful and courteous. Highly recommend
Nothing.
12 June 2025
The staff was simply amazing. They could not have been more thoughtful, helpful, or friendly. It was truly a delight
Great location
7 June 2025
Exceptional
Very comfortable and quiet room. Staff was extremely helpful. Breakfast was excellent
6 June 2025
We were spoiled by the best staff, best location, and wonderful accommodations.
The staff are amazing - very welcoming, helpful and friendly. They generously offered us a river view room. Thank you to Luis, Luisa and Hugo!
5 June 2025
The perfect small hotel with tons of charm
Absolutely wonderful staff. So helpful and friendly. The location can't be beat if you want to be close to the river and bridge. Plenty of restaurants nearby as well as attractions.
nothing
5 June 2025
The staff, Philip, Louisa, and Louis, so kind and helpful! The breakfast was phenomenal!
Very clean!
4 June 2025
I’d definitely go back for 1 or two nights!
Excellent location in old town…breakfast was amazing with fruit, eggs, orange juice etc…the staff couldn’t do enough and are the best
Rooms are very small…uber has to drop you block or 2 away or taxi 1 block as location on a pedestrian only street…
4 June 2025
Wonderful and wish we could have stayed longer
Location and the breakfasts. The staff Luís and Louisa were exceptional and made our stay fantastic.
Hard to find initially
1 June 2025
Very helpful and pleasant staff. Nothing was too much trouble.
Excellent
29 May 2025
Highly recommended to others and happy to return
Location, breakfast and staff were excellent. Spectacular view.
Small room but, still OK.
24 May 2025
A 5 star plus Guest House in excellent location.
Our welcome by Louisa was lovely, so friendly and helpful. Allowed to room by 11.30 am. Hugo was great and I wanted to adopt the lovely Luiz on duty most evenings. Location in old town is excellent. Breakfasts were lovely with a beautifully arranged fresh fruit platter each day, cheeses, cured meats, large basket of breads, yoghurt and granola on offer, boiled or scrambled eggs. Good fresh fruit juice, coffee and tea. Croissants and the Portuguese custard tarts we love. Just 6 rooms. Ours was not overlooking river, but tiny back street. Our choice as has been on river cruise week before!. There was hardly any noise from restaurants if windows closed. Cleaners excellent also.
Nothing. Everything excellent.
24 May 2025
Exceptional
Great location. Right on the ribeira. Walking distance to the bridge, river, restaurants and tourist spots. Nice comfortable bed. Room was small but they provided luggage stands and an extra folding chair so both my husband and I had a seat. Wonderful, sumptuous breakfast. The breakfast room is small (3 tables for couples) so we had to reserve a time. Friendly, personal service. Excellent staff. Very friendly and helpful.
22 May 2025
Fantastic hotel, brilliant position, excellent staff
Louisa, in particular, was an excellent and attentive host and went out of her way to make sure she could help in any way possible.
22 May 2025
Fabulous
Location and front desk staff was top notch.
20 May 2025
Exceptional
Breakfast
18 May 2025
Exceptional
Great location --- wonderful staff !!
13 May 2025
It was a memorable experience staying here and would highly recommend this accommodation to others
The location was perfect - very central for accessing all the sights of interest and excellent restaurants, and our room looked over the Duoro River. The staff were exceptional in their willingness to attend to our needs and were very friendly and courteous.
7 May 2025
Exceptional
The staff were really helpful. Location - prime Riverside spot.
The room was small.
7 May 2025
Perfect location with wonderful team running it.
Great location and lovely rooms. Most of all the staff were so friendly and helpful, seemed to love their jobs. Breakfast was fabulous. Lots of fresh fruit, good coffee etc
Nothing
5 May 2025
All round, a great place to stay. Fantastic location
The location
Hard beds
30 April 2025
Louis and Phillip our hosts were amazing. I've never been as impressed as I am with these 2 hosts..
Amazing breakfast
Nothing.
25 April 2025
Great service, staff, and room conditions
Great staff, food, and service
The room had limit view, but was very nice on the interior
15 April 2025
Highly recommended!
The customer service was exceptional! The kindest and most helpful staff work there. The breakfast was fresh and beautifully presented.
15 April 2025
Porto was a great mix of history, scenery and great food and port
The property was wonderful. Clean. Staff was exceptional. Location was perfect to enjoy the river views and walking distance to all the sights. Breakfast was outstanding.
12 April 2025
Wonderful visit.
What can I say that hasn't already been said. Philip, Luis, and Luisa couldn't have been kinder, more helpful, or attentive. The breakfast each day was outstanding, and filling. The fruit platters were artistically displayed each day. Our twin room, though a little small (we knew this ahead of time), was clean, comfortable, and quiet. The location along the river made it easy to visit many places. Multiple restaurants within a one minute walk. Our best meal was across the walk way. Outstanding!!
That we had to leave.
12 April 2025
Fantastic Guest House
Great location, awesome helpful staff, and outstanding breakfast. Highly recommended!!
4 April 2025
Off the charts , extremely happy with our stay !!
The staff was outstanding. Luiz especially was so attentive to our needs and went above and beyond to be sure our stay was exceptional! Breakfast was amazing as well !!
3 April 2025
Excellent
The staff were so friendly and helpful. They went out of their way to make us comfortable. Especially when they made us a packed lunch at 6am for our early flight. Perfect location on the river with beautiful morning views.
Nothing
1 April 2025
Fabulous
The rooms are small, the bathrooms too, but the great availability of Staff makes the difference. A particular thank you to Filip and Luis, two excellent hosts.
31 March 2025
Louis was very helpful with recommendations and the service was excellent.
Louis was perfect host.
31 March 2025
We had very good time !! Thank you Louise and Filip. 😀
Great , location , great service !! Filip and Louise very helpful , polite and nice !! Speaking good English 😋
The rooms are little to small for travelers internationally with big suitcases .
31 March 2025
Perfect, we will be back to Porto and will stay here again - Thank you Guest House Douro
Location was perfect for us, we were meeting up with 25 friends from home to celebrate an 80th birthday, Breakfast was superb, staff were amazing, helpful and friendly. The room was comfortable, very clean, very comfortable bed. will definitely stay here again.
26 March 2025
Guest House Douro receives great reviews from travelers for goo reasons. We really loved Porto and staying here was in a
It was small and intimate, and incredibly well located for exploring Porto. The staff are amazing—so kind and helpful and eager to make one’s stay as comfortable and easy as possible. The breakfasts were wonderful— so much food, and beautifully presented.
Like many hotels in Europe, the lighting is not great for reading.
Hotel facilities
General
- - Non-smoking rooms
- - Lift
- - Heating
- - Allergy-free room
- - Non-smoking throughout
- - Air conditioning
Activities
- - Massage
- - Back massage
- - Neck massage
- - Foot massage
- - Couples massage
- - Head massage
- - Hand massage
- - Full body massage
Services
- - Luggage storage
- - Airport shuttle (additional charge)
- - Daily housekeeping
Food & Drink
- - Fruits
Transport
- - Airport pick up (additional charge)
- - Airport drop off (additional charge)
Reception services
- - Invoice provided
3 August 2025
Great hotel in a fantastic location.