Daily continental breakfast (EUR 8.5 per person)

Reviews of The Rex Hotel

2 out of 5
The Rex Hotel
Praça da República, 117, Porto

Reviews

8.6

Excellent

Rating 10 - Excellent. 100 out of 192 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 67 out of 192 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 12 out of 192 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 8 out of 192 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 5 out of 192 reviews" "

8.6/10

Cleanliness

8.8/10

Staff & service

8.8/10

Amenities

8.2/10

Property conditions & facilities

9.0/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Amrit

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Quaint hotel, bit of a walk into Porto but a nice area with green space out front. Good breakfast and friendly staff.

10/10 Excellent

Rebecca

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 4 nights in Nov 2023

8/10 Good

Heidi

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Nice location. Friendly staff.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2023

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2023

8/10 Good

Marie-Michèle

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Great place to stay! Near a lot of cool restaurants. I would avoid the breakfast. But the parking was a big plus. Thank you
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2023

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Porto for a day and night!
Was a great place to explore Porto for a couple of nights. Fantastic hotel staff with great directions.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2023

10/10 Excellent

Angus

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Fabulous staff and very clean rooms
Stayed 7 nights in Aug 2023

10/10 Excellent

Lester

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Overall pleasant stay. Staff were welcoming, room was comfortable and clean. Parking at rear of hotel behind secure gates. Walkable to attractions and places to eat & drink
Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2023

10/10 Excellent

Louise

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Well located, not too far from the old town, yet quieter. Good breakfast and some pastries upon arrival, which is appreciated.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2023

8/10 Good

Manuel G

Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 4 nights in Jun 2023

8/10 Good

hansaben

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Very polite reception staff, hotel was walking distance 20-25 mins walk to river, downside , immediate vacinity of the hotel no restaurants/bars
Stayed 4 nights in Jun 2023

10/10 Excellent

Michael

Stayed 1 night in May 2023

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
An elegant place and a lovely stay. Could not recommend it enough!
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2023

10/10 Excellent

Tonu

Stayed 1 night in Apr 2023

10/10 Excellent

Todor

Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2023

10/10 Excellent

Cristoffer

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Friendly, very accommodating hotel with lovely clean rooms.
Stayed 7 nights in Mar 2023

10/10 Excellent

Randy

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Everyone was very helpful!
Stayed 3 nights in Mar 2023

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Nice, clean and comfortable hotel
A nice, clean and comfortable no-frills hotel. A bit of a walk from the centre so be prepared to do some walking (including a few hills), however staff were friendly and the hotel was very clean. A short walk from Lapa station which goes to the airport. Breakfast was ok, fresh bread, cheeses, meats, fruit, yogurt, cereal and pastries. There are nearby cafés if you don't want the hotel breakfast. There is a trick to getting the room door to lock from the inside, we thought it was broken but a friendly member of staff helped us with this. 24 hour reception meant they were able to cater for our late check in.
Stayed 4 nights in Feb 2023

8/10 Good

Heather

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
We really enjoyed our stay at this beautiful property. A hidden gem in the city of Porto. The hotel was very clean and comfortable, but the carpet in our room was in dire need of replacement. Otherwise a fantastic stay with very pleasant staff.

8/10 Good

Heather

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The carpet in our room desperately needs to be replaced, but other than that our stay here was wonderful! Beautiful rooms. We had a massive deck over looking the city as well. Friendly staff and lots of exploring to do close by.
Stayed 4 nights in Oct 2022

10/10 Excellent

Robert

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Very friendly staff. Hotel itself has a classic European styling in the lobby and reception and foyer, with rooms that blend both, updated with modern amenities and furnishings on an old world background. Staff, and people of Porto, are top notch. Complimentary pastry on being welcomed and staff even made me an espresso. Lovely stay and recommend wholeheartedly. Great wifi speeds. Has AC. Modern and clean bath. Comfortable bed and pillows. Super.
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2022

10/10 Excellent

Crystal

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Lovely historical gem
The hotel is an absolute historical gem. The architectural features are wonderful and everything was spotlessly clean. The street is noisy at rush hour traffic, but The Rex is comfortable and only 15 minutes walk from busses and underground.
Stairwell
Entryway
Entrance
Sitting area from dining section
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2020

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Super Hotel an bester Lage. Für mich definitiv mehr als nur ein 2 Sterne Hotel.
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2019

8/10 Good

David

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 4 nights in Sep 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
This is a really nice old character hotel.Its got really high ceilings, ornate plaster work and lovely tiles.Our room was huge and even had a room sized terrace but oddly no out door furniture to use.Breakfast was fresh and tasty but with a fairly limited choice. The hotel is a little way out of town about a 15 minute walk down a steep hill to the main square and train station.while this might seem like a disadvantage it means you go by dozens of local bars that you wouldnt even know were there. Its also handy for the airport as its about 8 or 10 minutes to either lapa or trinadade metro stations which go directly to the airport.
Stayed 7 nights in Sep 2019

4/10 Poor

Verified traveller

Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Disliked: Cleanliness
The shower have a lot problem when i take a shower all the water going outside. Also the clealing was very bad ,hair in the shower on the floor also on the bed And have ugly smell in the room
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2019

8/10 Good

Peter

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Comfy beds, good wifi, good showers and a really friendly face in Jorge at the desk. Price was very reasonable too and the only minor issue I had is it is a little way from the river and the cool and interesting area. A very minor issue as it is a stimulating and interesting walk back of 1.5 km which helps digest all that fabulous food to be found in Porto.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2019

8/10 Good

Jessica

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Old world charm
Lovely little hotel in a very convenient location. Room was big and updated, the old details are very charming. The hotel is very basic but the service was great and the location very convenient. The ceilings are to die for - lots of Instagram worthy pics!
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Stayed 7 nights in Jun 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with family, Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Went over to watch watch football. Clean hotel, friendly staff, reasonably priced. Very happy overall.
Stayed 4 nights in Jun 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Beautiful converted mansion, great staff, excellent breakfast, walking distance to town. Nearby padaria with bread/salad/pizza for light meals. Good local restaurant (Augusta) up the hill a few blocks in Lapa.
Stayed 3 nights in May 2019

10/10 Excellent

Alfred

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
lovely simple hotel. very friendly staff.
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2019

10/10 Excellent

Florencio

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Surprise
Great Stay. Beautiful hotel. Clean and very comfortable. Surprisingly good for a small hotel with parking. I highly recommend.
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2018

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2018

8/10 Good

Sharon

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Lovely service!
It's by no means a fancy hotel but your the cost we were very happy with our stay. Room was clean and comfortable. A little bit of a walk to the main sights, but we didn't think it was that bad. Anywhere you stay in Porto will have you walking up and down hills to explore anyway. Service was fantastic. Special mention to Jorge who went out of his way to help us and really turned our tough day around!! Thank you so much. Interesting old building too.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2017

8/10 Good

CHRISTEL

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
4 days in Porto
We came to Porto with great expectations and the City, it's inhabitants, food and drink didn't disappoint. We will be back.❤ As to the hotel, we prefer independent hotels to big chains. Once again we were not disappointed, for a 2 star hotel, we got a central location, about 15 mins from centre and majority of museum and points of interest. Lapa station round the corner , with all 5 lines passing through it is really convinient if yoy plan to travel further afield. The hotel Room was clean , bathroom was spacious and what I say a typical portuguese bathroom looked like. There is a huge wardrobe, confortable bed. I loved the period features in the room and troughout this charming hotel. We were on a budget , so got the cheapest room right opposite reception as were out early b4 8:30, noise was not a issue for us as we live in noisy busy area, but you may want to take ear plugs with you if you are a light sleeper or intend to sleep in late. To resume we loved our stay, the staff were really helpful and friendly. I even got my little historical tour of hotel.
Stayed 5 nights in Oct 2017

10/10 Excellent

Kristjan

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Beautiful room - more than 2 stars for sure!
A very nice hotel in a truly gorgeous art-nouveau house! The room was apparently one of the newest ones opened and the door to the room is actually outside the main door of the hotel, right at the top of the stairs leading to the main entrance. This also means that the street noise is quite present in the room. The room was very nice, with an extremely comfortable mattress and a lovely bathroom. The ceiling was a masterpiece, with intricate carvings and patterns. The bathroom was built as a separate room into the room and featured a stunning shower with a very clean and comfortable bathroom. The concierge was lovely and very friendly, and we even got a small tour from the manager in the beautiful house. Additionally, two metro stations were only about 7 minute walk away, with a cafe pretty much next door. A wonderful stay all in all!
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2017
Dear Kristjan, Thank you very much for your comment. It was a pleasure to have you at our hotel. Warm regards from Porto! The Rex team

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, room comfort
The service was nice and attentive. Our room was steps away from the reception desk so we were privy to every conversation, baggage drop, front door opening, and phone call. The bathroom had mildew in the tub and poor ventilation, but the bed was very comfortable and air conditioning worked great.
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2017
Thank you for your kind comment. It was a pleasure to welcome you to our hotel. Warm regras from Porto, The Rex Hotel team

8/10 Good

MARK

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Great value for money
This hotel is located in a beautiful 19th century building. I am confident that next year my stay will be much nicer, as the hotel is going through a complete renovation. For the price, the quality of the stay was outstanding. If you wish to be in the heart of downtown or walking over to Gaia, then this will probably not be the best of locations. But if you are a walker and a bit of a budget, this is hard to beat with secure, on-site parking, although that did cost us about 14 euro extra. I would stay here again and look forward to seeing the renovations when complete - they were doing what appeared to be a great job.
Stayed 1 night in May 2017
Dear Mark, Thank you for your kind comment. It was a pleasure to welcome you to our hotel. The renovation is over and we hope to see you soon. Warm regards from Porto, The Rex Hotel Team

8/10 Good

Neville , Sydney

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Nice hotel close to historical part of city.
This was a nice hotel undergoing renovation. The staff were friendly and helpful. It was located in walking distance to the main attractions of the city.

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
quiet & conveniently located
The hotel is in a quiet area, yet walking distance to downtown Porto, the Santa Catarina pedestrian & shopping street, and the main tourist attractions. The Trinidade metro station is also conveniently close by, although there is an an uphill stretch on the way from the station to the hotel. The hotel amenities were basic but clean. I was glad to have heating (through the AC unit), as the weather was still chilly at night. I was given a room in the basement, which was a bit of a letdown, because renovation works on the rest of the hotel started the day after I arrived. However, the works did not disturb me the least as I was usually out and about town when they were taking place. The wifi connection was good. The hotel staff were very helpful and gave me useful pointers on places to visit and where to eat nearby. Overall, I wouldn't mind returning to stay at this hotel after its facelift.

10/10 Excellent

Julie

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Hotel muy recomendable. El personal es super amable. Hotel muy bien situado, ni a 5 minutos andando de las calles del centro con bares y restaurantes. Se agradece también el silencio en el hotel por las noches, el parking y el desayuno muy rico.
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2024

10/10 Excellent

Lucia

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
El hotel es precioso y el personal muy amable en todo momento. Todo perfecto
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2023

10/10 Excellent

Alexandre

Travelled with partner
Liked: Staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Hotel lindo, funcionários amabilíssimos, café da manhã delicioso, estacionamento fácil, água no quarto disponível todos os dias, assim como croissant e doces na recepção grátis o dia todo. Ficaria lá novamente e recomendo. Fizemos tudo à pé.
Stayed 3 nights in Nov 2023

10/10 Excellent

Stefan

Stayed 1 night in Nov 2023

10/10 Excellent

Elisenda

Stayed 4 nights in Oct 2023

10/10 Excellent

Ludivine et Gilles

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
La chambre tres spacieuse et la terrace aussi. Le personnel tres gentil. Le style est sympa.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2023

10/10 Excellent

Ivan

Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2023

10/10 Excellent

Jorge

Stayed 1 night in Sep 2023