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BABEL

3.0 star property
Express check-out gives travelers the freedom to explore Porto's rich historical surroundings at their own comfortable pace

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BABEL places visitors right in Porto's historic heart, with a convenient on-site bar and restaurant. Travelers can stay connected with WiFi while discovering nearby attractions like the famous Livraria Lello bookstore or enjoying views of Porto Cathedral.

Reviews

8.8 out of 10
Excellent

Popular amenities

  • Free Wi-Fi
  • Restaurant
  • Air-conditioning
  • Bar
  • Kitchen

Room options

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Desk, free WiFi, bed sheets

Double Room

9.0 out of 10
Wonderful
(10 reviews)

Highlights

Separate sitting area
Air conditioning
Kitchenette
Mini-fridge
Rainfall showerhead
Private bathroom
Hairdryer
Microwave
  • City view
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

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Desk, free WiFi, bed sheets

Apartment

9.0 out of 10
Wonderful
(2 reviews)

Highlights

Separate sitting area
Air conditioning
Kitchenette
Mini-fridge
2 bedrooms
Rainfall showerhead
Private bathroom
Hairdryer
  • City view
  • 2 bedrooms
  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Double Beds

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About the area

Centro / Baixa, a neighbourhood in Porto, is home to BABEL. Porto Cathedral and Dom Luis I Bridge are notable landmarks, and travellers looking to shop may want to visit Bolhao Market. Palacio das Artes and Crystal Palace Gardens are also worth visiting. Visit our Porto travel guide
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Rua de Tras, 49, Porto, Porto, 4050-615

What's nearby

  • Portugal, Porto, Ribeira (Historic center)
    Porto Historic Center
    1 min walk - 0.0 km
  • The Torre dos Clérigos is a bell tower that is part of the church with the same name. This monument is considered by many the biggest highlight of Oporto. Read about this amazing city and lose yourself in history: http://bit.ly/1QRDG6n
    Clerigos Tower
    2 min walk - 0.2 km
  • Avenida dos Aliados! The center downtown of Porto! Portugal
    Avenida dos Aliados
    2 min walk - 0.2 km
  • Wonderfull historical library in Porto.
    Livraria Lello
    3 min walk - 0.3 km
  • Porto Cathedral showing a church or cathedral, interior views and heritage architecture
    Porto Cathedral
    5 min walk - 0.5 km

Getting around

  • Pr. da Liberdade Stop
    2 min walk
  • São Bento Station
    3 min walk
  • Porto (OPO-Dr. Francisco de Sa Carneiro)
    34 min drive

Restaurants

  • Manteigaria
    1 min walk
  • Confeitaria dos Clérigos
    1 min walk
  • Starbucks
    1 min walk
  • Livraria da Baixa
    2 min walk
  • Pensão Flor de Bragança
    1 min walk

About this property

BABEL

Guest house near Ribeira Square
Close to Porto Historic Center and Porto Cathedral, BABEL provides a bar, a restaurant and more. Guests can connect to free in-room WiFi.
You'll also find perks such as:
  • Express check-out
Room features
All guest rooms at BABEL feature thoughtful touches, such as air conditioning and separate sitting areas, in addition to amenities, such as free WiFi and kitchen islands.
More conveniences in all rooms include:
  • Bathrooms with rainfall showers and free toiletries
  • Separate sitting areas, kitchenettes and mini fridges

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Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and transport

  • No on-site parking available

Food and drink

  • A bar/lounge
  • A restaurant

Family friendly

  • In-room kitchenette
  • In-room microwave
  • Mini-fridge

Accessibility

  • No lift

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Bedsheets provided

Bathroom

  • Free toiletries
  • Hair dryer
  • Private bathroom
  • Rainfall showerhead
  • Shower
  • Towels provided

Food and drink

  • Kitchen island
  • Kitchenette
  • Microwave
  • Mini-fridge

More

  • Air conditioning
  • Desk
  • Separate sitting area

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 3:00 PM; check-in end time: anytime
Minimum check-in age - 18

Check-out

Check-out before 11:00 AM
Express check-out available

Special check-in instructions

There is no front desk at this property
Guests will receive an email within 24 hours before arrival with check-in instructions and an access code; access will be through a private entrance
Prior to arrival, you must complete online registration via a secure link
Information provided by the property may be translated using automated translation tools

Access methods

Access code, private entrance

Pets

Pets not allowed

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome
Rollaway/extra beds are not available.
Cots (infant beds) are not available

Payment types at the property

Important information

Fees

You'll be asked to pay the following charges at the property. Fees may include applicable taxes:

  • A tax is imposed by the city: EUR 3.00 per person, per night, up to 7 nights. This tax does not apply to children under 13 years of age.

We have included all charges provided to us by the property.

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
This property accepts credit cards, debit cards and cash
Property Registration Number 31192

We should mention

This property does not have any lifts

Property is also known as

BABEL Porto
BABEL Guesthouse
BABEL Guesthouse Porto

Frequently asked questions

Is BABEL pet-friendly?

No, pets are not allowed at this property.

How much is parking at BABEL?

BABEL doesn't offer parking.

What time is check-in at BABEL?

Check-in start time: 3:00 PM; check-in end time: anytime.

What time is check-out at BABEL?

Checkout is at 11:00 AM.

Where is BABEL located?

Located in Centro / Baixa, this guesthouse is within a 10-minute walk of Clérigos Church, Porto Cathedral and Dom Luis I Bridge. Ribeira Square and Bolhao Market are also within 10 minutes. Pr. da Liberdade Stop is only a 2-minute walk and Clérigos Stop is 2 minutes.

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Reviews

BABEL Reviews

8.8

Excellent

9.0

Cleanliness

8.4

Amenities

7.8

Staff & service

8.6

Property conditions & facilities
Rating 10 - Excellent. 29 out of 48 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 13 out of 48 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 2 out of 48 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 1 out of 48 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 3 out of 48 reviews

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Mark

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Fantastic location with well appointed rooms - balcony overlooking busling streets were great for people watching. Comfortable & stylish. Lots of bars & restuarants in easy walking distance. Kitchen was missing some utnesils but otherwise all ameneties were excellent. Recommend.
Stayed 4 nights in Oct 2025

8/10 Good

Brittney

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Had a great stay here. Extremely walkable and had a lot of food options nearby. Would definitely come back next time.
Stayed 4 nights in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

Chit Jane

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
It was a really nice, artistic place to stay, friendly and very helpful host!
Stayed 2 nights in May 2025

10/10 Excellent

Mark

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Location, spaciousness of accommodation and communication regarding check-in were excellent.
Stayed 3 nights in Apr 2025

8/10 Good

Eric

Liked: Staff & service, amenities
Great location. Very central to everything
Stayed 3 nights in Feb 2025

10/10 Excellent

Genevieve

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Nice and very good location
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

Ingrid

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Clean, location is convenient for uber accessible to the airport and does who can’t live without Starbucks is around the corner ! Katherine is super nice and accommodating!
Stayed 3 nights in May 2025

10/10 Excellent

Michael

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Really awesome location for walking. There were restaurants and shops all over the place.
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2024

10/10 Excellent

Catherine

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great location and really cool contemporary design for our space. We rented a 2 bedroom for our group of friends to stay while in Porto. Although the translucent walls didn’t leave much for privacy, we enjoyed it.
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2025

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Excellent. I had a lovely room, extremely spacious and very clean. Highly recommend. Will definitely try to go back if I am back in Porto!
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2024

6/10 Okay

matthew

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
The room was very nice and clean. Everything was good until night time. We had the room right above the restaurant and it was so loud. The restaurant closed at 12am but then for the next hour you could hear all the staff cleaning until around 1am. Location was really good but such a shame about the noise
Stayed 3 nights in Apr 2025

8/10 Good

NIGEL

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Comfortable, Definately dine in the restaurant,

Check in was easy. The apartment is long and slender , very cool interior. Amazing large shower and bathroom . The bed was comfortable..Very safe and clean. Good little kitchen area but only one wineglass, cutlery set, the bathroom wall socket was lose and only one toilet roll !!! also small cracks in the concrete floor with lose tile . Overall I like the apartment. We ate downstairs one night. Loved the food the chef was incredible and the floor staff lovely and the restuarant had a great vibe.
Stayed 3 nights in May 2025

8/10 Good

Emily

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Good location

Nice spacious room in a perfect location - everything is within walking distance. Clear self check in instructions were sent ahead of our arrival, and it was easy to get in touch with the host if needed. Unfortunately the 1st floor room we stayed in was very noisy due to the restaurant downstairs - we expected a little noise but didn't expect the loud music until gone 1am every night. It would also have been nice to have more than 2 coffee capsules for the coffee machine and more than 1 mug, as we were 2 people staying for 4 nights.
Stayed 4 nights in Apr 2025

10/10 Excellent

scott

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The space was just as adverstised, with easy communication via email. Accomondating our late check out was a life saver.
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2024

10/10 Excellent

Diane

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Great find

Great place to stay as this was near all amenities. There was a mini supermarket nearby, tourist attractions and the room we had had doors that closed off the noise from the busy main street. The place was on the second floor above the restaurant with a great shower, had a fridge and a mini area to prepare/store food. The only thing was bins weren't emptied daily but we could take that to a bin outside.
Stayed 4 nights in May 2024

10/10 Excellent

Evan

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Amazing modern rooms in perfect location

Babel was AMAZING! We got an upgrade to the apartment and it didn’t disappoint. So modern and clean, in the most traditional part of town. The sister restaurant below is also incredible. The only minor problem was communicating with the staff (it is unmanned), so we were a bit unsure how to check-in. But once we got in touch, everything was perfect. Highly recommend!
Stayed 4 nights in Jun 2024

8/10 Good

Chris

Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Staff & service
Our room was very nice, the bed was comfortable and the location is excellent. Everything is within easy walking distance and the Trasca restaurant just 50m served excellent tapas. I would recommend it however be aware, there is NO information available in the hotel as the front desk is deserted, the duvet cover was stained which we advised them of on the first night and the next evening they finally saw our message and wanted to leave it until we left but finally agreed and someone came to change it. This is also the only place we have ever stayed that did not have any soap in the shower or sink, never mind shampoo. Those last items were annoyances but didn’t impact our stay.
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2024

8/10 Good

Logan

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Disliked: Staff & service
The apartments themselves are great, and it was a nice touch to have access to free hot and cold water on the floor. However, our experience was let down by a few key issues. With two nights left in our stay, I requested more toilet paper and received a response of “Sure!”—but nothing was ever delivered. We ended up having to go out and get our own. I followed up with the owner but never received a reply. Additionally, we were locked out one evening due to a malfunctioning keypad. When we called for help, we were told someone would arrive in 20 minutes. It ended up being closer to 35, and we only got in because another guest happened to be leaving. Overall, while the space itself was lovely, it would make a big difference to have more reliable communication and support—especially for essentials like toilet paper and basic access to the building.
Stayed 3 nights in May 2025

8/10 Good

Sofia

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The location was perfect! Right in the middle of everything, with a metro station two streets over. The instructions they gave us were clear and everything was easy and convenient. But be aware that there is no elevator! We had to carry our bags three floors up. The room offers plenty of space and was clean but the couch was broken in the middle. You couldn't really use it. The worst part was the bathroom. Black and poorly lit, you couldn't see anything, if it was clean or not. There was no circulation in the bathroom and the whole room smelled musty after a shower. The shower had great pressure and was pleasant but the warm water wasn't enough for two people. You had to wait for 20 minutes for the water to get warm again.
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2024

10/10 Excellent

RAFAEL

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Great location and comfortable room
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2024

10/10 Excellent

Chris

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Great place to stay in Porto

Short break to Porto for the Half Marathon in September. Really convenient location, close by lots of good places to eat and good travel connections. Room was exactly what I needed - clean, quiet and a comfy bed.
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2025

10/10 Excellent

Luisa Fernanda

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
This is an AWESOME hotel and location to visit Porto! We love our stay. Thank you.
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

Donna

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Close to everything.
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2024

10/10 Excellent

Don

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Modern apartment on an ancient street in the heart of the old town. Lots of space.
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2024

8/10 Good

Paul

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Bit weird not seeing anyone on arrival but it did work out okay. My room was absolutely fine.
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2024