Bessa Hotel

( 4 stars , Porto , Portugal )

Friendliness of staff Location / accessability Clean and quiet Information on Price (68 euros): this is for accomodation, only: breakfast and parking is extra

The rate was very expensive for the services they offer. It was the same rate of the Sheraton and the Meridien both five stars hotels. When we arrived at the hotel we were informed that they didn´t have people to carry our luggage from our car to our room because the hotel was a 4 star hotel. We were traveling for almost a month and we had to carry everything by ourselves in the midle of the night. We tried to used the business center but it was always full. By the time of the check out we asked at the reception for directions of the roads to go to Madrid and they didn´t even know where spain is, because of it we asked to use the internet and they dennied it because we had already payd the bill so by that time we weren´t guests anymore. ( very rude ) They call thenselves a design hotel but they are nothing more then a common comercial hotel.

One of the best hotels I ever stayed in. Really great looking, friendly staff. Bar staff was actually very friendly and professional. the prices for everything were really reasonable for a 4 star hotel. Why don't all hotels charge like they do, I will certainly buy more stuff. Internet connection was great, bed was amazing, bathroom, desk, tv, etc were great. Everything spotless, squeeky clean! Breakfast was plentiful, very good choice and good products. The rack rate seems excessive, but I booked through the organisers of a conference and the rate was below 100 euros (not sure how much exactly now) and saw plenty of sites offering lower prices. The hotel is in the nice area of Boavista, plenty of restaurants around. At the end of the street is the Boavista football club. That could bring a bit of traffic on match days but i did not experience that. If you are going to see a match in this stadium then perfect hotel. Porto's old town is a fair walk from the hotel, and better take one of the many buses or taxis (around 4 euros from the hotel). Really great hotel and with common sense service prices!!

A very good hotel next to the Bessa Stadium home of Boavista FC. The staff were very friendly from my arrival to departure. The room was very clean and spacious and as previously stated the price of food and drink for a four star establishment was very reasonable. The hotel is slightly out of the centre, but numerous buses run to and from the city centre and the metro is only a ten minute walk away and they run every three or four minutes. I would recommend this establishment and would happily stay there again.