HF Ipanema ParkvsGallery Hostel
HF Ipanema Park and Gallery Hostel are both recommended by expert reviewers. On balance, Gallery Hostel scores slightly higher than HF Ipanema Park. Gallery Hostel ranks #11 in Porto with recommendations from 4 publications such as Time Out, Lonely Planet and The Telegraph.
HF Ipanema Park
Frommer's
Oyster
Fodor's
Rua de Serralves, 124, Porto 4150-702, Portugal
From $96/night
- Bar/Lounge
- Free Internet
- Room Service
- Shuttle Bus
- Laundry Service
- Concierge
Frommer's "Built in 1991, this elegant hotel is the blockbuster modern hotel in Porto, rising 15 floors and filled with grand comfort, a 15-minute taxi ride from the heart of town." Full review
OysterUpper-middle-range
"HF Ipanema Park is a three-and-a-half-pearl chain hotel that's at least a 10-minute drive to Porto's major sights." Full review
Fodor's "This elegant hotel tower, which is part of the HF hotel collection, is a 15-minute taxi ride from the center of town, but what it lacks in centrality, it makes up for in on-site facilities, including an outdoor swimming pool, kids playroom, bike rentals, and more." Full review
Gallery Hostel
Lonely Planet Oyster
The Telegraph
Time Out
Rua Miguel Bombarda, 222, Porto, Portugal
From $15/night
- Bar/Lounge
- Free Internet
- Free Breakfast
- Smoking Rooms
- Air Conditioning
- Breakfast included
Lonely PlanetTop choice
"A true travellers' hub, this hostel-gallery has clean and cosy dorms and doubles, a sunny, glass-enclosed back patio, a grassy terrace, a cinema room, a shared kitchen and a bar-music room." Full review
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Throw in its free walking tours, homemade dinners on request, port wine tastings, concerts, and you'll see why it's booked up so often – reserve ahead.
OysterBudget
"Gallery Hostel is a stylish hostel in the Miguel Bombarda quarter near dining and nightlife -- it's a 10-minute walk to Clerigos Tower." Full review
The Telegraph9.0
"So much more than just a bed for the night, Gallery Hostel, with its rooms named after local architects, writers and artists, gives you a real flavour of Porto." Full review
Time Out "Gallery Hostel is anything but dodgy share accommodation, with a boutique concept that aligns it more to a shared-room hotel than a hostel." Full review
