Pensão Prata

For around 50 a night, the bed was clean and comfortable, and the staff were friendly. The shared bathrooms were cleaned every few hours. It’s a cheap place in the city centre, in what used to be a large apartment. The entrance is the main hassle: you have to ring the bell and wait for staff to let you in. They should give guests a key or some kind of entry code.

The location is very central, and the staff were pleasant enough. I gave it three stars for how clean it was and for their kindness. My room was clean, but dated, very small, and had no view or air conditioning. The tiny bathroom was clean too, though old, and there was no Wi-Fi in the room.

Both nights I stayed, someone rang the entrance bell in the middle of the night and woke me up. You can hear it from the room even with earplugs, so sleeping was impossible. They could give guests a code, but they said it wasn't for the hostel and kept this noisy setup. Avoid the rooms near reception, there are several. Hard to believe they were still using this system in 2018.

A cosy, clean little place, and the staff were really nice. Our bed was a bit too short. The rooms have a TV and a sink.