1872 River House, Porto1872 River House in Porto, Portugal has a corrected score of 3.6 ± 0.3 (fair evidence, 3 of 4 platforms), ranked 70 of 133 hotels we score in Porto. Its platform ratings, normalised to 0-5, average 3.7 before correction: Booking.com 4.0, Tripadvisor 3.0, Google 4.3. Rooms from about $342 a night (cached, not a live quote).1872 River House is a small, smoke-free bed and breakfast set directly on the Douro River in Porto's Ribeira district. It occupies a historic building that was renovated in 2014 and contains just eight rooms, several of which look out over the river and the Luís I Bridge. Guests get free Wi-Fi, air conditioning, a communal living room, laundry facilities, and concierge and tour services; a vegetarian breakfast is available for a surcharge. The compact scale and riverside old-town setting suit couples and travellers who want to be in the middle of the historic quarter. Because it sits in Ribeira, the surrounding streets can be busy and touristy, and the small number of rooms means availability is limited.What stands out

Directly on the Douro riverfront in Ribeira

Historic building renovated in 2014

River and Luís I Bridge views

Concierge and tour services available

Watch out for

Only eight rooms, very small scale

Ribeira area can feel touristy

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