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Pensao Cristal

3.0 of 5
Rua Galeria de Paris 48, Porto 4050, Portugal
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Pensao Cristal
Ranked #31 of 88 Porto B&B and Inns
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Barcelona, Spain
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31 reviews 31 reviews
8 hotel reviews
Reviews in 12 cities Reviews in 12 cities
3 helpful votes 3 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 7 May 2013

this is a very nice pension, simple, complete, clean, with nice small rooms for a very good price. The breakfast is 3 pieces of bread, coffee and juice, just what you need to get you started in the morning. Unfortunately it is in the middle of the party scene in Porto and the noise from the street is very loud... More

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Hastings, United Kingdom
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6 reviews 6 reviews
5 hotel reviews
Reviews in 6 cities Reviews in 6 cities
4 helpful votes 4 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 4 November 2012

The Pensao Cristal is a lovely little family run hotel, right in the heart of Porto, near to Sao Bento train station and all the major tourist spots. The rooms are clean and functional and the hotel serves a pleasant breakfast from 8am. Ana, the hotel owner is a really lovely and kind woman, who is always cheerful and happy... More

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4 of 5 stars Reviewed 3 November 2012

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Cebu City, Philippines
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22 reviews 22 reviews
8 hotel reviews
Reviews in 12 cities Reviews in 12 cities
2 helpful votes 2 helpful votes
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 27 October 2012

First, as the other reviews have mentioned, the restaurant/bar downstairs is very noisy until as late as 4:30 to 5:00 in the morning. Also, the rooms are tiny. They make similarly priced Tokyo hotel rooms seem large by comparison. The staff, however, is friendly and helpful enough, and the location is good for seeing the various parts of town. For... More

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NY
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7 reviews 7 reviews
4 hotel reviews
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5 helpful votes 5 helpful votes
2 of 5 stars Reviewed 11 August 2012

The hotel is quite nice -- the rooms are standard size and clean, the beds are comfortable. The breakfast is just what you can expect from an average hotel. The location is also very central. However, the place is situated on the loudest street in Porto. I would recommend it just for people who want to party hard and enjoy... More

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10 helpful votes 10 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 6 August 2012

Location : very central, ideal to discover several neighborhoods walking (5 min from the Sao Bento station, train - metro ). Room : Relatively small (for our at least) but functional (AC) and clean. Staff : Pleasant, multilingual and very nice owner. Price : Low for the season (July) and includes breakfast as well as wireless internet (not always great... More

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2 of 5 stars Reviewed 26 July 2012

the hotel is situated above a winebar, and they had extremely load music every (weekend) night. We did not sleep at all during the two nights. The hotel management did not help at all. They blamed the neighbour and told us to complain in the bar next door. Rooms and breakfast were poor to average. Apart from the location, I... More

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adelaide
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed 10 June 2012

What a charming place. Loved my room. It was fairly spacious, as was the bathroom, and the decor was lovely. The staff were very helpful. The only criticism I have is regarding the fact that each time you leave the hotel you must leave your room key at the reception desk and then collect it again when you return. Because... More

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4 of 5 stars Reviewed 20 May 2012

My husband and I traveled by plane up to Porto, car rental was already arranged before hand. Rent a car agent fetched us up and so was given a car, we have to travel up to Galicia and back to Porto. On our 8 day trip from Porto-Galicia-Porto this was the first stop. Overnight stay in this B&B was a... More

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3 of 5 stars Reviewed 23 April 2012

Nice place, small room, good location. noisy at night (weekend), price seemed fitting. Our room was small, clean, with a balcony facing the street. The Pensao is convenient to the train station, metro and buses, and felt safe to walk at night. While we enjoyed hearing the evening tango music or the piano played from the downstairs restaurant-bar at first,... More

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Also Known As:
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Pensao Cristal Hotel
Address: Rua Galeria de Paris 48, Porto 4050, Portugal
Region: Portugal > Northern Portugal > Porto District > Porto
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Ranked #31 of 88 B&Bs / Inns in Porto
Price range (per night): S$45 - 81
Hotel Class:3 star (3*)
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