Click on a label to read posts from that part of the world.

New Poets Hostel in Oporto, Portugal

by Kelly Amabile (RSS feed) on Jun 29th 2007 at 8:17AM

The folks behind the very sleek and cozy Lisbon Poets Hostel have opened a new location in Oporto. It doesn't look like their website is up yet, but according to the email I received, they officially opened on June 15. (Good reviews are beginning to appear.) From the photos I've seen (click below to see more), the new Oporto location has been designed in the same artsy relaxed fashion as their flagship Lisbon location.

That's a good sign -- and I hope the staff in Oporto is as nice as the crew I met at the Lisbon location. They were all fantastically kind (and hands down the hottest hostel staff I've ever seen!) As one staff member, Lily, explained to me when I arrived in Lisbon last year, the folks behind the Poets Hostel (opened in 2006) are all artists -- writers, painters, sculptors -- who went into the hostel business as a way to supplement their artistic endeavors (and make sure they can pay their bills!) The investment seems to be paying off for them, and making travelers happy too. Nice to see...

Amenities include free security lockers, five showers and five toilets, 1 living room with TV and DVD, a resting room with lounges (hopefully with a full bookshelf like the one in Lisbon), a guest kitchen, 2 free computers for using the internet, and a big garden where they will host barbecues.

Warm and inviting huh? Okay backpackers, we've given you the goods, now get to it: Head to this new outpost in northern Portugal along the Douro, where the port wine will be flowing! The hostel is located at Travessa do ferraz, 13 in Oporto, not far from the Jardim Joao Chagas. Nearest metros are Sao Bento and Aliados.

Filed under: Portugal

Search Travel Deals

Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

Tamara Dec 11th 2007 10:51PM

Its about time Portugal gets top billing, I lived there for 3 years and loved it !! it is a beautiful place and oporto is a beautiful city. They even have a pizza hut there lol

Add your comments

Your comments:

Remember me

E-Mail me when someone replies to this comment

Please keep your comments relevant to this blog entry. Email addresses are never displayed, but they are required to confirm your comments.

When you enter your name and email address, you'll be sent a link to confirm your comment, and a password. To leave another comment, just use that password.

To create a live link, simply type the URL (including http://) or email address and we will make it a live link for you. You can put up to 3 URLs in your comments. Line breaks and paragraphs are automatically converted — no need to use <p> or <br /> tags.