Hotel Black Tulip Porto Gaia

Spacial and comfort room, with everything you need. Loud noise in the street outside is not a big problem, I guess there was some celebration in progress. Hosts and stuff were very friendly.

This is not a 4 star hotel. The property feels run down with extremely small, slow elevators and dark hallways (lights are on motion sensors that turn off after a few minutes). The stairwell is also a safety hazard because it is not properly lit. Our room had grimy walls and water stained ceilings, a dirty mini fridge and a used toothpick left on the bed side table. It also didn’t seem like the room had any climate control. There are some highlights worth mentioning- like how close this hotel is the D line metro to Porto’s city center. The room window also opened for cooler air flow and the tv is cast enabled. For light packing travelers, the bathroom sink is also quite large for any potential laundry plans. The restaurant does have a lovely view at breakfast, and the food tastes good, but the hot food options were cold several days we were there. The lobby bar has excellent service, but no local draft beer options. As a last note, there was a gentleman who routinely took smoke breaks directly in front of the lobby doors during our stay. I’m not sure if he was a hotel employee or guest, but his presence was very disrespectful to other guests coming and going as he physically blocked the doors in addition to bathing passersby in tobacco smoke. Hopefully the staff can be more attentive of their guests experience moving forward.

Very tired hotel . Very basic . Uncomfortably beds .Noisy road . Dirty windows . Not enough selection at breakfast . Awful coffee. Cold eggs .