Funny, on my way to the hotel, I passed a Catalonia Hotel whochbwas down the block. I almost had 2nd thoughts of staying at Premium not knowing what to expect. Although I only stayed for 1 night, it was a super stay. My friend and I arrived early and had the warmest greeting from the front desk. Cleiton R and Carolina B. They had such great smiles we instantly felt at home. Although the room was not ready since it was only 11am, we asked to store our luggage and they did without hesitation. Cleiton, since he knew it was our 1st time in Porto, took out a map and circled many places for us possibly to visit. We actually went to many of the places he had circled. We came back after 2pm because we purchased a few items and since we had a tour beginning at 3pm. When we came back Carolina informed us our room was ready. The room was decently spacious and modern. The bathroom was really nice. We freshened up quickly and both Cleiton and Carolina were there and let us know of the happy hour the hotel has between 4 and 6pm. Unfortunately we were not going to be back in tume, but they also let us know about the rooftop.
We came back from our Port Wine excursion and we stopped at the rooftop. It was empty at the tune but met a young Argentinian man who he and I clicked right away. Ended up speaking to him for quite a few mins. He gave us restaurant suggestions in the area and we went to one of them and it went perfectly. The next day, as we checked out, we saw Cleiton and Carolina again and they expedited our check out flawlessly. I do have to mention the 2 people on the bight shift were also very nice!! We also got a bar of chocolate as a goodbye present. I rarely give out 5 stars, but everything worked out so well, I had to give one to Premium. I would happily stay at a Premium Hotel again!!! read more