Hotel Cristal Porto

We had a really nice week at this hotel. The room was comfortable, spacious and spotlessly clean. The breakfast was brilliant, really delicious food with tons of options. We only had dinner in the restaurant on our first night and it was excellent, but we also had food in the bar a couple of times which was another good option. The garden had a nice atmosphere. Other reviews have pointed out that the hotel is a bit of a walk from the centre, but it is well connected with public transport, we could have easily taken a bus to the centre but we chose to walk. Also, we quite liked that the hotel isn't in the middle of the more tourism focused areas, as we got to explore parts of Porto that we probably wouldn't have seen otherwise, including some really excellent restaurants such as the Taberna du Porto and Indian Flavours, both just a few minutes' walk away. There are also shops, including a supermarket, very nearby. The staff were very friendly and helpful, on our first night a woman at the reception desk gave us a map of Porto and spent a while annotating it for us, pointing out places that might be good for us to visit, and we found this really helpful when planning our week.