We had an awesome stay at the Porto River Aparthotel. We had a one bedroom unit with a living/kitchen room. It was spacious for the 2 of us. The hotel is right on the riverfront. The breakfast was delicious, partly buffet and also could order eggs or pancakes. There was sparkling wine and fresh juice.
The best thing about the hotel are the staff. They went out of their way to be helpful and accommodating your every need, whether it was for dinner recommendations or reservations. The hotel owner, Manuel Almeda, is a lovely gentleman. He couldn’t speak much English but would always get someone to interpret. He was always asking if we were happy about the hotel and our stay there. They have a wonderful restaurant adjacent to the hotel and we ate a few dinners there (Chez Lapin). Delicious and plentiful as well as reasonable cost for a premium location. The owners daughter, Alexandra oversees the restaurant and helps the staff there. We had a great waiter, Andre. At the front reception Ricardo, Pedro and Ariana were always ready to help us with our questions. The hotel Manager, Andrea, really made our stay special. She made us feel like we were friends. Her motto was, “we don’t have guests, we have friends”. We really couldn’t have had a better place to stay. I wouldn’t hesitate to recommend this hotel to anyone. If you do have physical limitations it would be important to advise the hotel so they could put you in a suitable room as some rooms are only accessible by stairs.