Porto Palácio Hotel by The Editory

Porto Palácio Hotel by The Editory sits in Boavista, one of those discreet upscale property additions that travellers tend to bookmark before the rest of the city catches on. The setting is part of the appeal, a short ride from the main sights, and the location score sits in fair territory because of it. Inside, the…

Porto Palácio Hotel by The Editory sits in Boavista, one of those discreet upscale property additions that travellers tend to bookmark before the rest of the city catches on. The setting is part of the appeal, a short ride from the main sights, and the location score sits in fair territory because of it. Inside, the rooms are polished, and guests pick out reliable wi-fi, a small spa and an in-house restaurant as the small things that add up over a stay. Front-of-house has been attentive without being overbearing, the kind of detail that doesn't show up in the photographs but ends up on the review pages. Pull the review pages apart and you find well over 3,900 reviews, with a strong consensus that's hard to engineer. Reputation has held up across enough stays to mean something. Expect to pay something in the region of €145 a night, a middle-of-the-road entry on the board, especially when stacked against nearby alternatives. All told, Porto Palácio Hotel by The Editory reads as one of those Porto addresses worth lining up against the obvious choices before booking.