VIVA Porto Tile Studios

Great location close to the riverside, quirky design, good size apartment, great for solo travellers walking the camino from porto.

Bathroom was very small, Shower was very close to the toilet, but everything worked very well.

Close to historic port building convention centre. Historical features. Sunny outlook from Douro room.

Mini iron and board were not really up to the job and well hidden. Others have complained about noise and bed but i didn’t find a problem. Street noise not really a big issue in evening and morning. Bed firm but passable.

The location and the view

The property is in a fairly good location for sightseeing in Porto.

My room was on the fourth floor, up a very wonky staircase. The only view was a wall a couple of yards away. There was no headboard so no chance of sitting up in bed. The sockets were few and far between and not in good places for charging phones etc. The bathroom is tiny. Decent powerful shower but only a curtain to separate it from the rest of the bathroom. The bathroom door goes all the way down to the floor so having the bath mat ready for when you get out of the shower is an impossibility. There is nowhere to hang anything, even a towel, apart from a couple of hooks and a hanger. There is nowhere to hang a towel so you can easily grab it when you get out of the shower. To cap it all, I made a cup of coffee on the second morning, and then realised there wasn't even a spoon to stir it with. I can't recommend this place.