LUXURY IN THE PERFECT LOCATION FOR A FAIR PRICE
My visit included shopping at the legendary Livraria Llelo bookstore and dining at the restaurant row on Flores Street.
Footsteps
from the Carris Hotel is the small, 5-star Taberna Dos Mercadores.
I lined up a
half hour before opening two days in a row to eat phenomenal seafood rice, then
seafood feijoada the next day.
Desserts and
wines are also amazing.
I will be
seeking out Carris branded properties for all my future travels.
LUXURY IN THE PERFECT LOCATION FOR A FAIR PRICE
The staff is super well trained.
I was
treated like someone booking a presidential suite for a month, when I was just
a one-night visitor rolling into town early one day and heading to Lisbon late
the next.
Porto is
such a fabulous city.
I should
have stayed 3 nights.
Everything
is within walking distance of the hotel.
I visited
nearly a dozen classic churches, photographed azulejo adorned building facades and
at pastel da nata.
LUXURY IN THE PERFECT LOCATION FOR A FAIR PRICE
The desk staff suggested a fabulous locals restaurant, so I could eat fresh seafood while avoiding the mediocre tourist spots that dominate the popular neighborhood.
There was a
gourmet grocery very close by, so I could have a bottle of port for the room
and eat pastries on my balcony.
The room was
worth three times what I paid -- at least.
LUXURY IN THE PERFECT LOCATION FOR A FAIR PRICE
The suite had a huge comfortable bed, lavish bath plus a separate sitting room.
I could enjoy city and water views from the
small balconies.
Thick glass
closed around them to make a double layer of soundproofing.
The hotel
itself is in a series of preserved historic buildings, adapted inside with a
super modern and comfortable lobby, bar, front desk staff.
My light
luggage was stored for late afternoon departure after noon check out.
LUXURY IN THE PERFECT LOCATION FOR A FAIR PRICE
I asked for an early check-in, quiet room and small upgrade if available.
In return
for barely more than 100 euros in high season, I was upgraded to a suite with 7
balconies.
I also got benefitted
from very early check in, for a very tranquil and quiet room (despite a prime location
with a fair amount of noise at street level)
The location
is perfect -- crawling distance of Porto's Rio Douro riverfront and in the
heart of the historic Ribeira district.
