Descobertas Boutique Hotel by Aspasios

I must say it is a wonderful hotel in a great location if you want to be in the middle of it all. Down side is there’s an incline to get in and out of it. Transportation vehicles cannot transit in front of it. Only in the early morning hours. But overall, I would definitely go back.

Hotel with good location and friendly staff. The room was a bit gloomy. The bed was very firm and rather uncomfortable. Very few amenities and limited range of services.

Nice location. Great reception staff. Difficult access - we’re not able to get dropped off and had to walk 1.5 blocks with the luggage.

Really like this hotel and the staff are great. Room is lovely. Only issue is driving during the busy summer season in Porto is brutal and finding parking was challenging. If you are without a car, this place is perfect, on a walking street by all attractions and tons of restaurants. But hotel is fantastic

Great location to everything except no parking near

Nice hotel, great staff. Hard for taxi access but perseverance paid off.

Clean room, friendly staff and great location. Hotel is on a limited access road so only real Taxis are allowed to enter to the front of the hotel. If not you must walk your bags down a pretty inclined street to the property.

Elevators were down a couple of times

It is in a great location for being in the middle of the area of interest to tourists, and yet is quiet. The decorating is interesting, in a good way. The room was darker than I like, but that is probably unavoidable if getting a hotel in old Porto. Front desk and breakfast staff was helpful. Probably not a good place to stay if bringing a car- I don't know where you would park.

First things first, this hotel is great! It is in a wonderful location, right by the river side. Lots of restaurants, etc. very close by. You can walk up into the city and be to lots of the historic sites within 15 minutes. Room is modern and clean. They do not offer bathrobes or slippers as every other hotel in this category did on our visit. Breakfast buffet is adequate, but with minimal offerings. Of the six hotels during our stay, this was the simplest breakfast. HOWEVER, PARKING is a disaster. Usually hotels if they do not have on-site parking will have some type of arrangement with a local parking lot. This hotel does not. Which means we had to park two blocks away. We got onto the website of that parking, garage, and it calculated €27 a day to park, check out 3 days later, the rate was actually €60 a day. So we spent almost $200 just in parking. Very frustrating. Also, in order to get to the hotel, you must walk down cobblestone street and into the block to get to the front door. So this also means when you check out and leave, you must pull your luggage and bags uphill on a cobblestone street. The description of this hotel on Expedia needs to be much more clear – elderly people, or people with a lot of luggage would have a problem getting to the hotel. And it really needs to be explained that parking can be very expensive and that they do not have a contract with any local. if we had known this, we could've made other arrangements as far as a rental car.

Equipe gentil. Quarto nao foi bem limpo

Decent city hotel with friendly staff. The room was expectantly smaller and the interior was quite worn out (painting peeled off, mould in the shower due to lack of ventilation). We stayed at the upper floor with windows placed very high meaning you couldn’t see anything but the skylight. You’ll get more value for money staying at one of the cities many apartments

The first room had a broken window that wouldn’t close and it’s loud outside. They moved us rooms to their credit which was essentially the same exact room which was fine. The absolute most annoying thing is the way they do the HVAC it was 25c/80f almost every single night. Miserable and the only way to get them to change it was to call down and they manually changed it and it only lasted a few hours. The location is fine close to the river and felt safe but it was just mediocre otherwise. Never ate the food here. The rooms felt stale and dusty. It was very apparent when we got to our next hotel how much cleaner and just in general the air quality. We all thought we were getting sick but immediately felt better once we changed hotels. I would not recommmend this place to anyone unless they were planning to party the entire time and not be in the room much at all.

Absolutely loved our stay! The place was spotless and exactly as described. The hosts were fantastic communicators—super responsive and helpful throughout. Would definitely book again!

Excepcional place to stay. Close to everything in Porto and super clean and cute!

Would stay here again. Clean rooms, comfortable beds. Staff is super helpful and friendly. Situated on a quaint side street with restaurants and an easy walk to all the sites.

Clean room, friendly staff and great location. Hotel is on a limited access road so only real Taxis are allowed to enter to the front of the hotel. If not you must walk your bags down a pretty inclined street to the property.

Execlent locaiton for visiting the main attractions in Porto. Small hotel which is an oasis from the busy Ribeira area. Rooms were clean and spacious for a city break. Staff very friendly and provided great suggestions for food and drink without prompting

This hotel was ideally situated right on the river in the centre of the city. It was clean, quiet, comfortable, spacious and reasonably priced. Definitely would book again.

Great location to stay in Porto, so close to the river. The room was very clean and comfortable. Breakfast was fantastic, lots of fresh fruit and pastries.

Wi-Fi could be better. TV remote not working. Don’t like using paper cups to use for brushing teeth.

It was great staying here. We stayed at a triple room and it was very spacious. Breakfast was great and the location could not be better.

The first room had a broken window that wouldn’t close and it’s loud outside. They moved us rooms to their credit which was essentially the same exact room which was fine. The absolute most annoying thing is the way they do the HVAC it was 25c/80f almost every single night. Miserable and the only way to get them to change it was to call down and they manually changed it and it only lasted a few hours. The location is fine close to the river and felt safe but it was just mediocre otherwise. Never ate the food here. The rooms felt stale and dusty. It was very apparent when we got to our next hotel how much cleaner and just in general the air quality. We all thought we were getting sick but immediately felt better once we changed hotels. I would not recommmend this place to anyone unless they were planning to party the entire time and not be in the room much at all.

Para ser un alojamiento muy céntrico las habitaciones carecen de insonorización. El descanso en ocasiones se vuelve complicado.

Hotel with good location and friendly staff. The room was a bit gloomy. The bed was very firm and rather uncomfortable. Very few amenities and limited range of services.

We booked a family room, it was great- spacious, clean and everything we needed for our 3 night stay near the river. The location is great- just off the main straight of the river and perfect for exploring Porto. The staff were very friendly, we had a welcome glass of port on arrival and they were always on hand if we needed anything!

Location is great and rooms are decent, however we got a very loud room, on an alley and above a restaurant where there’s live music on weekends. Needless to say that we couldn’t sleep. The staff said that there’s nothing they could do since the hotel is full. In addition, over the 4 days we stayed there the WiFi was either not working or very slow. When we asked the staff about it, they said it was fine.

Execlent locaiton for visiting the main attractions in Porto. Small hotel which is an oasis from the busy Ribeira area. Rooms were clean and spacious for a city break. Staff very friendly and provided great suggestions for food and drink without prompting

This hotel should provide a disclaimer or alert guests that the A/C will not be functional or find another alternative. Better maintenance should be in place so the guests will have a comfortable experience. We were placed on the top floor where the A/C was not working. This was in May, I cannot imagine if it was during the summer months. Due to the heat and lack of air circulation, the washroom smell leaked into the room - where the head of the bed is facing. There is a window you can open but due to large amount of birds and other animals, we did not want to take the gamble that they may enter the hotel room.

WiFi is always dropping off & TV remote control not working so couldn’t watch TV the entire stay. Should provide more than 2 paper cups in bathroom for brushing teeth because after 3 days the cups looses the shape.

The staff member who greeted me was amazing and gave me a perfect Porto itinerary as well as friendly greetings daily! All staff was friendly but he made the stay memorable for me! Property is lovely and breakfast makes a nice plus. Can get loud at night … bring ear plugs if you sleep early

Absolutely amazing property - fantastic location and great amenities. Front desk not as hospitable or welcoming but other than than 5 stars!

Uniquely and well designed small boutique hotel near all the action. Staff was excellent as was the breakfast, and had everything we needed. A comfortable, affordable and enjoyable stay down by the river.

I like its location the best. The rooms are dark and need to be spruced up. The staff need training to be more aware of customer needs and to listen to their requests.

We booked a family room, it was great- spacious, clean and everything we needed for our 3 night stay near the river. The location is great- just off the main straight of the river and perfect for exploring Porto. The staff were very friendly, we had a welcome glass of port on arrival and they were always on hand if we needed anything!

We can’t wait to return! A beautiful boutique hotel in an excellent location. Warm staff.

The staff were wonderful and very helpful and even went the extra mile when I was having trouble purchasing train tickets.

Very well located and fab staff

Modern decor. Lovely breakfast room and food options. Very friendly and accommodating staff

Room was fine; safety bars in the shower would be a nice addition. Location was excellent especially for Ribeira and Gaia. Breakfast was good. All the staff were very friendly and went out of their way to be helpful. They loved their city and really wanted us to enjoy it. Restaurant recommendations were excellent. The receptionist who greeted us on arrival was particularly helpful and made us feel so welcome.

I must say it is a wonderful hotel in a great location if you want to be in the middle of it all. Down side is there’s an incline to get in and out of it. Transportation vehicles cannot transit in front of it. Only in the early morning hours. But overall, I would definitely go back.

We booked a family room, it was great- spacious, clean and everything we needed for our 3 night stay near the river. The location is great- just off the main straight of the river and perfect for exploring Porto. The staff were very friendly, we had a welcome glass of port on arrival and they were always on hand if we needed anything!

Great location to everything except no parking near

Execlent locaiton for visiting the main attractions in Porto. Small hotel which is an oasis from the busy Ribeira area. Rooms were clean and spacious for a city break. Staff very friendly and provided great suggestions for food and drink without prompting

This hotel was ideally situated right on the river in the centre of the city. It was clean, quiet, comfortable, spacious and reasonably priced. Definitely would book again.

Best location in Porto. Restaurants all around, just metres to the river, great atmosphere

Parfait Très bien situé dans le centre historique de Porto À 2 minutes du pont Luis

Great location to stay in Porto, so close to the river. The room was very clean and comfortable. Breakfast was fantastic, lots of fresh fruit and pastries.

Very hip and in a great location

Right in the center of where you want to be. The river right out the door. Cafes, restaurants, shops right outside. Staff was very friendly. The included breakfast was excellent!!!

Excellent boutique hotel, right in the heart of the action! Loved our room 403. Very spacious and cozy. Loved the bathroom and shower! 2nd night we heard seguels alot but it was not the fault of the hotels. Had breakfast included an had a great spread. It was not continental. We had an early flight and they provided a box lunch for us since we were not able to take advantage of the buffet breakfast. I would definerly stay here again.

Location is good for Ribeira.. but uphill walking for downtown. Severe continuous big-fan noise all day coming from restaurants nearby which was disturbing my sleep : my room was back side of building. Breakfast hall is quite small and foods are not very various or hot enough.

It was great staying here. We stayed at a triple room and it was very spacious. Breakfast was great and the location could not be better.

Lovely staff Great shower Amazing breakfast Location ideal for exploring

José was the gentleman who we dealt with mostly during our 3 nights there over a week. He was polite and efficient and very friendly! He kindly gave us chocolates upon our departure. The breakfast was beautiful. We very highly recommend Descobertas Hotel. The location was top notch too!

This is such a great location in Porto. The hotel itself is very modern despite being set in an old building. The breakfast is really really good with lots of fresh fruit and pastries

The location was perfect! The staff was friendly and helpful, and the included breakfast was delicious!

Modern decor. Lovely breakfast room and food options. Very friendly and accommodating staff

Great location to stay in Porto, so close to the river. The room was very clean and comfortable. Breakfast was fantastic, lots of fresh fruit and pastries.

Right in the center of where you want to be. The river right out the door. Cafes, restaurants, shops right outside. Staff was very friendly. The included breakfast was excellent!!!