Name: So Cool Hostel Porto
Address: Rua da Boavista 783, União de Freguesias do Centro, 4050-110 Porto, Portugal, Rua da Boavista 783, Norte Region, 4050-110, Portugal
Price range: Prices for upcoming dates start at $18 per night (We Price Match)
Rating: 8.8

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Hostel So Cool Hostel Porto

This neighborhood is a great choice for travelers interested in atmosphere, ambiance and walking – Check location Rua da Boavista 783, União de Freguesias do Centro, 4050-110 Porto, Portugal – This neighborhood is a great choice for travelers interested in atmosphere, ambiance and walking – Check location

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*7.5* Brasilia Shopping Centre: only 6 minutes away! (1,500 feet by foot)

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beautiful place, the bedroom ceiling is outstanding. beds are comfortable. nice location, next to bars, coffee shops and even a market. you also get a free towel which is a great plus. wifi is good. good bread and coffee for breakfast with staff quickly replacing everything. the kitchen is also incredibly well equipped.

Helena

Brazil

Very friendly hostess, great terrace outside, big kitchen and quite big rooms, locker and towels for free))

Traveldiller

Czech Republic

Very friendly staff. Hotel is in an old typical Portuguese house, with big rooms and high ceilings, so very spacious.

Ivan

Netherlands

The staff was really kind. The hostel is and old house that was remodeled, the rooms are big and everyone has it owns space for store its luggage and to leave its things. The kitchen is big and have everything to cook. The hostel has a terrace that is great in the sunny days. Everything very clean.

Angela

Colombia

This hostel was in a great location super easy to get to from airport! Walking distance to everything! The lady was so nice and they provided you with your own lockers, nice free breakfast, rooms were clean and beds wete very comfortable! Would stay here again

Meli432

France

Friendly staff, location is very good, walking distance to city center. Breakfast was ok to start the day. The bed was good, clean and even though the room was for 8 persons and faced to the street, it was quiet. Toilet/shower was in the 1st floor (for guys) and 2nd (for girls), it was clean and good shower.

Beata

Germany

Very clean, nice rooms, super friendly staff, good breakfast, really close to the metro that goes to the airport

Maria

Argentina

Very large spaces in the rooms and in the shared areas. A large and natural grassed yard outside. Room balcony. Stylish and renovated building. Staff very busy but helpful. Great schedule on all aspects. All urban services just outside the door.

Dakawak

Italy

The staff was very helpful and friendly! The breakfast was good!

Kensol

United States of America

The breakfast was quite good. Equipped kitchen. It was clean.

Antonio

Germany

9.1

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What guests loved the most:
“beautiful place, the bedroom ceiling is outstanding. beds are comfortable. nice location, next to bars, coffee shops and even a market. you also get a free towel which is a great plus. wifi is good.”

Helena Brazil
“Very friendly hostess, great terrace outside, big kitchen and quite big rooms, locker and towels for free))”

Traveldiller Czech Republic
“Very friendly staff. Hotel is in an old typical Portuguese house, with big rooms and high ceilings, so very spacious.”

Ivan Netherlands
“The staff was really kind. The hostel is and old house that was remodeled, the rooms are big and everyone has it owns space for store its luggage and to leave its things.”

Angela Colombia
“This hostel was in a great location super easy to get to from airport! Walking distance to everything!”

Meli432 France
“Friendly staff, location is very good, walking distance to city center. Breakfast was ok to start the day.”

Beata Germany
“Very clean, nice rooms, super friendly staff, good breakfast, really close to the metro that goes to the airport”

Maria Argentina
“Very large spaces in the rooms and in the shared areas. A large and natural grassed yard outside. Room balcony. Stylish and renovated building. Staff very busy but helpful.”

Dakawak Italy
“The staff was very helpful and friendly! The breakfast was good!”

Kensol United States of America
“The breakfast was quite good. Equipped kitchen. It was clean.”

Antonio Germany

Located within a completely restored 19th-century building, So Cool Hostel Porto offers modern, private and shared accommodations in one of the most central avenues of Porto, Avenida da Boavista. Free WiFi access is included.

Featuring high ceilings with stucco works, rooms are bright and airy. They all include lockers, individual reading lights and have key card access. Bathroom facilities are shared.

Guests can use the common kitchen to prepare their meals and enjoy them in the sunny dining area or outdoors, in the furnished garden area, with a glass of wine from the cellar. Thematic Portuguese dinners are organized by the staff.

The So Cool common areas allow guests to relax with a book, listen to music and watch TV/DVD. Rotunda da Boavista is 5 minutes’ walking and Casa da Música is a 10-minute walk away.

Many public transport options can be found within 656 feet, giving access to the rest of Porto city. Casa de Serralves and its Contemporary Art Museum is a 10-minute bus ride. The iconic Clérigos Tower is a 20-minute metro ride from So Cool Hostel Porto.

União de Freguesias do Centro is a great choice for travelers interested in atmosphere, ambiance and walking.

This is our guests' favorite part of Porto, according to independent reviews.

Couples in particular like the location – they rated it 8.4 for a two-person trip.

This property is also rated for the best value in Porto! Guests are getting more for their money when compared to other properties in this city.

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+ Max adults: 2 Max children: 1 (up to years of age)	Double Room with Shared Bathroom 1 queen bed	Show prices
Start of dialog content Parking Featuring street views, this air-conditioned room offers access to a shared bathroom. Room Facilities: • Shower • Air conditioning • Hairdryer • Iron • Shared bathroom • Toilet • Hardwood or parquet floors • Towels/Sheets (extra fee) • City view • Towels • Linens • Clothes rack • Toilet paper Free WiFi! Parking: Public parking is available at a location nearby (reservation is not needed) and charges apply. Select everything you want to know more about (Your response helps provide better info for travelers) Beds Bathroom Kitchen Breakfast Room capacity Room view Room facilities Parking Smoking Other What do you want to know about the options you selected? Enter your feedback Submit Cancel Thanks for your time! Your feedback will help us improve so you can book more easily next time. Close Sorry – there was an error submitting your response. Please try again. Retry Missing some information? Yes / No Great! Thanks for your response. Check-in Date Check-out Date Rooms Adults Children End of dialog content
	Bed in 8-Bed Male Dormitory Room 1 bunk bed	Show prices
Start of dialog content 댴 Private bathroom Parking Featuring a balcony with garden views, this room includes lockers, individual reading lights and key card access. Bathroom facilities are shared. Room Facilities: • Shower • Hairdryer • Iron • Balcony • Shared bathroom • Fan • Toilet • Private Bathroom • Heating • Hardwood or parquet floors • Garden view • Towels • Linens • Entire unit located on ground floor • Clothes rack • Toilet paper Free WiFi! Parking: Public parking is available at a location nearby (reservation is not needed) and charges apply. Select everything you want to know more about (Your response helps provide better info for travelers) Beds Bathroom Kitchen Breakfast Room capacity Room view Room facilities Parking Smoking Other What do you want to know about the options you selected? Enter your feedback Submit Cancel Thanks for your time! Your feedback will help us improve so you can book more easily next time. Close Sorry – there was an error submitting your response. Please try again. Retry Missing some information? Yes / No Great! Thanks for your response. Check-in Date Check-out Date Rooms Adults Children End of dialog content
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Start of dialog content 댴 Private bathroom Parking Featuring garden views, this room includes lockers, individual reading lights and key card access. Bathroom facilities are shared. Room Facilities: • Shower • Hairdryer • Iron • Desk • Shared bathroom • Fan • Toilet • Private Bathroom • Heating • Guest bathroom • Hardwood or parquet floors • Garden view • Towels • Linens • Clothes rack • Toilet paper Free WiFi! Parking: Public parking is available at a location nearby (reservation is not needed) and charges apply. Select everything you want to know more about (Your response helps provide better info for travelers) Beds Bathroom Kitchen Breakfast Room capacity Room view Room facilities Parking Smoking Other What do you want to know about the options you selected? Enter your feedback Submit Cancel Thanks for your time! Your feedback will help us improve so you can book more easily next time. Close Sorry – there was an error submitting your response. Please try again. Retry Missing some information? Yes / No Great! Thanks for your response. Check-in Date Check-out Date Rooms Adults Children End of dialog content
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Start of dialog content Parking Featuring garden views, this room includes lockers, individual reading lights and key card access. Bathroom facilities are shared. Room Facilities: • Shower • Hairdryer • Iron • Shared bathroom • Fan • Toilet • Heating • Hardwood or parquet floors • City view • Towels • Linens • Clothes rack • Toilet paper Free WiFi! Parking: Public parking is available at a location nearby (reservation is not needed) and charges apply. Select everything you want to know more about (Your response helps provide better info for travelers) Beds Bathroom Kitchen Breakfast Room capacity Room view Room facilities Parking Smoking Other What do you want to know about the options you selected? Enter your feedback Submit Cancel Thanks for your time! Your feedback will help us improve so you can book more easily next time. Close Sorry – there was an error submitting your response. Please try again. Retry Missing some information? Yes / No Great! Thanks for your response. Check-in Date Check-out Date Rooms Adults Children End of dialog content
	Bed in 8-Bed Dormitory Room With Garden View 1 bunk bed	Show prices
Start of dialog content 댴 Private bathroom Parking Featuring garden views, this room includes lockers, individual reading lights and key card access. Bathroom facilities are shared. Room Facilities: • Shower • Hairdryer • Iron • Desk • Shared bathroom • Fan • Toilet • Private Bathroom • Heating • Guest bathroom • Hardwood or parquet floors • Garden view • Towels • Linens • Clothes rack • Toilet paper Free WiFi! Parking: Public parking is available at a location nearby (reservation is not needed) and charges apply. Select everything you want to know more about (Your response helps provide better info for travelers) Beds Bathroom Kitchen Breakfast Room capacity Room view Room facilities Parking Smoking Other What do you want to know about the options you selected? Enter your feedback Submit Cancel Thanks for your time! Your feedback will help us improve so you can book more easily next time. Close Sorry – there was an error submitting your response. Please try again. Retry Missing some information? Yes / No Great! Thanks for your response. Check-in Date Check-out Date Rooms Adults Children End of dialog content
	Bed in 8-Bed Dormitory Room with Balcony 1 bunk bed	Show prices
Start of dialog content Parking Featuring a balcony, this room includes lockers, individual reading lights and key card access. Bathroom facilities are shared. Room Facilities: • Shower • Hairdryer • Iron • Balcony • Shared bathroom • Fan • Toilet • Heating • Hardwood or parquet floors • City view • Towels • Linens • Outdoor furniture • Clothes rack • Toilet paper Free WiFi! Parking: Public parking is available at a location nearby (reservation is not needed) and charges apply. Select everything you want to know more about (Your response helps provide better info for travelers) Beds Bathroom Kitchen Breakfast Room capacity Room view Room facilities Parking Smoking Other What do you want to know about the options you selected? Enter your feedback Submit Cancel Thanks for your time! Your feedback will help us improve so you can book more easily next time. Close Sorry – there was an error submitting your response. Please try again. Retry Missing some information? Yes / No Great! Thanks for your response. Check-in Date Check-out Date Rooms Adults Children End of dialog content
+ Max adults: 4 Max children: 1 (up to years of age)	Family Room with Garden View 2 twin beds and 1 bunk bed	Show prices
Start of dialog content 댴 Private bathroom Parking This family room has a balcony and soundproofing Room Facilities: • Shower • Hairdryer • Iron • Balcony • Fan • Toilet • Private Bathroom • Heating • Bathtub or shower • Hardwood or parquet floors • Towels/Sheets (extra fee) • Garden view • Towels • Linens • Entire unit located on ground floor • Clothes rack • Toilet paper Free WiFi! Parking: Public parking is available at a location nearby (reservation is not needed) and charges apply. Select everything you want to know more about (Your response helps provide better info for travelers) Beds Bathroom Kitchen Breakfast Room capacity Room view Room facilities Parking Smoking Other What do you want to know about the options you selected? Enter your feedback Submit Cancel Thanks for your time! Your feedback will help us improve so you can book more easily next time. Close Sorry – there was an error submitting your response. Please try again. Retry Missing some information? Yes / No Great! Thanks for your response. Check-in Date Check-out Date Rooms Adults Children End of dialog content

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There are no records about the building construction date, all we know is that it was built before 1890 and during many decades this outstanding house was used as a bourgeois family home, then, from 1950 to 2010, she was used, along as the other houses around, as premises of one of the best private schools in town - "Externato Lumen". When the school was closed, this charming house took a two years rest and was then sold to us for renovation in order to transform it in a hostel. In the renovation process we kept it as original as possible in order not to lose her personality. Now our guests can experience living for a while in a XIX century historic building, enjoying the quiet of its garden, and all the comfort of nowadays of its interior.

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Carolina Michaelis Metro Station
0.1 miles
Brasilia Shopping Centre
0.3 miles
Lapa Metro Station
0.3 miles
Boavista Roundabout
0.4 miles
Bom Sucesso Market
0.4 miles
Península Boutique Center
0.4 miles
Shopping Cidade do Porto
0.4 miles
Casa da Musica's Metro Station
0.4 miles
Music House
0.4 miles
Lapa Church
0.5 miles

Restaurants & Markets *

Casa Agrícola Cafe/Bar
0 miles
Casa Agrícola Restaurant
0 miles
Pingo Doce Supermarket
0.4 miles

Natural Beauty *

Douro River River
1.6 miles

Closest Airports *

Francisco Sá Carneiro Airport
6.1 miles

What Travelers Love About This Location

“Very pleasant and helpful staff, especially Susanne (ask for her!!). She gave us all the help we asked for and more. We would come back again even just for th...”

Sally

Canada

“Super convenient to the Airport, Great breakfast, tasty bread, super staff. Thank you Susana!”

João

Portugal

“What I enjoyed the most was the staff! Lovely people! Then, I also found the cleanliness of the hostel very satisfactory. The common areas were spacy enough and...”

Antoniocotao

Portugal

9.5

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3:00 PM - 11:30 PM

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8:00 AM - 11:00 AM

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Children of all ages are welcome.

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All cribs and extra beds are subject to availability.

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Pets are not allowed.

So Cool Hostel Porto accepts these cards and reserves the right to temporarily hold an amount prior to arrival.

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License number: 6686/AL

“beautiful place, the bedroom ceiling is outstanding. beds are comfortable. nice location, next to bars, coffee shops and even a market. you also get a free towel which is a great plus. wifi is good. good bread and coffee for breakfast with staff quickly replacing everything. the kitchen is also incredibly well equipped.”

“The staff was really kind. The hostel is and old house that was remodeled, the rooms are big and everyone has it owns space for store its luggage and to leave its things. The kitchen is big and have everything to cook. The hostel has a terrace that is great in the sunny days. Everything very clean.”

“This hostel was in a great location super easy to get to from airport! Walking distance to everything! The lady was so nice and they provided you with your own lockers, nice free breakfast, rooms were clean and beds wete very comfortable! Would stay here again ”

“Friendly staff, location is very good, walking distance to city center. Breakfast was ok to start the day. The bed was good, clean and even though the room was for 8 persons and faced to the street, it was quiet. Toilet/shower was in the 1st floor (for guys) and 2nd (for girls), it was clean and good shower.”

“Very large spaces in the rooms and in the shared areas. A large and natural grassed yard outside. Room balcony. Stylish and renovated building. Staff very busy but helpful. Great schedule on all aspects. All urban services just outside the door.”

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Newest Reviews for So Cool Hostel Porto

Reviewed: August 24, 2019

Illia
Czech Republic
10

Exceptional
- • Leisure trip
- • Solo traveler
- • Submitted from a mobile device
Nice place, everything are good :)
Reviewed: August 17, 2019

Marcella
Germany

2 helpful votes
10

Exceptional
- • Leisure trip
- • Solo traveler
- • Submitted from a mobile device
I liked all, and the stuff is really friendly. I was not lucky with my roommates.. really noisy! :/
Clean and nice place!
Reviewed: August 14, 2019

Jess
New Zealand
9.2

“Great stay. Would definitely recommend”
- • Leisure trip
- • Solo traveler
- • Submitted from a mobile device
Only thing I would suggest as an improvement would be power outlets on the top bunk
Very clean and the staff were friendly and helpful. The breakfast was nice too.
Reviewed: August 7, 2019

Anonymous
Croatia
6.7

Pleasant
- • Leisure trip
- • Travelers with friends
- • Submitted from a mobile device
For female there are only 2 toilets and 2 showers for 3 floors. Bathroom gets messy very soon and one shower door are broken and very hard to shut. In the kitchen the fridge door are hard to close so there is ice melting in the fridge so you have to put your Food in a bag not to get wet and spoiled. The terrace is smaller and looks different than pictures provided on the web.
The rooms are very nice and clean with a terrace. Our Stay was was nice and quiet in the evening so we Had a good night sleep. You cannot check in before 3 pm but you can leave your luggage for 1 euro If you want to get most of the day. Staff was very helpfull.
Reviewed: July 30, 2019

John
United States of America
10

Exceptional
- • Leisure trip
- • Solo traveler
- • Submitted from a mobile device
Everything was great! Would highly recommend!
Reviewed: July 27, 2019

Marysia
Poland
7.1

“Quiet and friendly”
- • Leisure trip
- • Group
- • Submitted from a mobile device
Bathroom outside No table/chairs in the room No hairdryer
Breakfast&towels included Friendly staff Quiet Lockers in the room Well-equipped kitchen
Reviewed: July 26, 2019

Victoria
Ukraine
10

Exceptional
- • Leisure trip
- • Solo traveler
- • Submitted from a mobile device
Very friendly staff.
Reviewed: July 24, 2019

Victor
Brazil

4 helpful votes
10

Exceptional
- • Leisure trip
- • Solo traveler
- • Submitted from a mobile device
Awesome hostel!
Reviewed: July 10, 2019

Dima
Ukraine
9.6

“Nice place”
- • Leisure trip
- • Solo traveler
- • Submitted from a mobile device
Very bad wi-fi connection, bathroom not comfortable
Awesome yard, good guys, clean
Reviewed: July 6, 2019

Sally
Canada
10

“Fantastic stay, would definitely go back.”
- • Leisure trip
- • Solo traveler
- • Submitted from a mobile device
The description advertised "garden view" room. The garden consisted of a bit of grass and a couple of chairs and tables where smokers sit (hard to get away from cigarette smoke in Europe). They could easily add a few pots with flowers, a few more comortable chairs and umbrella or shade cloth. That was my only comment for improvement though.
Very pleasant and helpful staff, especially Susanne (ask for her!!). She gave us all the help we asked for and more. We would come back again even just for that reason. The directions to the hostel from the airport were accurate and easy. The facilities were clean, modern, and comfortable. Well worth what we paid and we even got breakfast (coffee, apples, bread, jam, cheese, sliced ham). You can bring your own food to add to it -- I boiled eggs, so I wouldn't have to buy lunch but ate a bigger meal late afternoon. Its convenient to everything you need in the old city -- although it's a lot of walking up and down steep hills with cobblestone streets. Metro is two blocks away.
Reviewed: July 6, 2019

Jaime
Mexico
9.6

Exceptional
- • Leisure trip
- • Travelers with friends
- • Submitted from a mobile device
The breakfast could be better, nevertheless it was good taking the price into account
The staff was very nice, also the rooms are spacious and the private toilet were a plus. The beds are comfortable and they provide you with a towel.
Reviewed: July 5, 2019

Gemma
United Kingdom

2 helpful votes
6.3

Pleasant
- • Leisure trip
- • Group
- • Submitted from a mobile device
Rude and inflexible staff. No entry to kitchen before 08:30 You have to pay for coffee before that time. Basic breakfast. Absolutely NO check in outside of 3-11pm.
Large comfortable beds and lockers.
Reviewed: July 4, 2019

Janice
United Kingdom
8.8

Excellent
- • Leisure trip
- • Solo traveler
- • Submitted from a mobile device
Beside a metro stop. Very clean. Comfortable bunks. Single sex rooms. Very spacious.
Reviewed: June 26, 2019

Krzysztof
Poland
10

“Thanks again for the assistance with the phone I left behind.”
- • Leisure trip
- • Solo traveler
Friendly and very helpful staff. Rooms are very spacious and the bunk beds are really good quality and noise-free. Breakfast good enough to get you started. If you are a walker, you'll be able to get to the centre on feet; if you're not, there's a Carolina Michaelis metro station and several bus stations located really near the hostel.
Reviewed: June 24, 2019

Katarina
Croatia

2 helpful votes
8.8

“Nice place with friendly staff.”
- • Leisure trip
- • Couple
- • Submitted from a mobile device
Toilets need some maintenance work. Breakfast was poor (without vegetables, warm milk, jogurt...).
Clean hostel with friendly staff.

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