Dukes Corner Guest House

The house has charm and everything is spotlessly clean. The warmth and commitment of Fatima is particularly worth mentioning. She is the perfect host, is always in a good mood and has an open ear for questions. Downtown with its sights can be reached on foot in about 15 minutes. There are very good and reasonably priced restaurants off the main tourist routes. With the exception of the ‘tripe’, we tried all the classics of regional cuisine, thumbs up. On Fatima's recommendation, we visited authentic restaurants in the neighbourhood of the ‘Dukes’ with a small number of tourists and were not disappointed. She also gave very good tips for sightseeing and excursions in the Porto area. If you have enough time, you should definitely take a trip to the Douro Valley, possibly to Braga, of course taste some port wines and (my personal highlight) take a guided Segway tour through Porto. We enjoyed our stay at the 'Dukes' very much. All highly recommended, we would love to come back.

Among many things I didn’t know about Porto was its friendliness to walkers and the location of the house so you can walk comfortably ten to fifteen minutes to the city center and even try different directions. I like to discover the city from its streets, so I didn’t do much seeking for the attractions upfront. They have several guides, but the personnel had given me practical tips for the bridge and R. de Santa Catarina to try during my first breakfast, and they were well rewarded. The breakfast was amazing, quite a selection of what you might need in the morning with good coffee, big oranges, and Pastéis de Nata makes it something worthy to look forward. I am not much into night pub crawling, so I haven’t tried some small restaurants around in the evening, but they definitively seemed much more local, than those in the city center. The overall quiet feeling of the suburb made me feel like enjoying the stay from the local perspective. In the evenings, you can do some more research on the internet, which was quite fast (I did some school), but I also noticed they had cable TV (which looked tempting :) By the way, the rooms felt clean, likeways at least for me looked whole city of Porto.

I loved the location which is not central, but quiet and close to very nice cafes and restaurants. The room was nice, it was enough for me and my mum to stay for a few days. We also loved the big balcony and access to garden (more sth like patio). But the biggest asset is the staff- they were so welcoming and helpful. I especially want to thank a young girl who worked at the reception (l missed your name, sorry)- she learnt about us leaving early and not only ordered a taxi for us at 6am, but also left some breakfast packages in our rooms as well😍

Friendly staff. Helped with the bags. Lovely breakfast. Location away from the main center but had a different charm. Lots of local shops and restaurants. Authentic food. Easy to get a Bolt or Uber to anywhere . The staff were the only positive.

We were very pleasantly surprised at how well decorated and how clean the apartment was. My daughter lost a ring and while looking we discovered that even the area under the bed was spotless! The neighborhood was quiet and away from the crowds, but within a 10-minute walk to the action. Breakfast was great, especially the fresh squeezed juice and the eggs made to order. But the most memorable thing about Dukes Corner was how warm and friendly and helpful Fatima was. She treated us like friends right from the first moment. We hope to come back one day.