Rivoli Cinema Hostel
Porto's Art Deco cinema hostel with a rooftop movie screen and a free buffet breakfast 3,400 reviewers rave about
Porto's most photographed hostel: a restored 1930s Art Deco building on the Aliados axis, each room individually decorated with cinema-themed walls and movie-poster artwork. The rooftop terrace has a projector screen and BBQ, and the free buffet breakfast is one of the best in the city. 984 ft from São Bento station.
Rivoli Cinema Hostel occupies a 1930s Art Deco building on Rua Dr. Magalhães Lemos, two blocks off Avenida dos Aliados (Porto's central civic boulevard). The theme isn't a gimmick: every room is individually designed around a film — Hitchcock in one, Wes Anderson in another, Almodóvar in the female dorm — and the communal spaces have vintage projectors, movie posters, and a small lending library of DVDs.
The location is the reason 3,400 reviewers give it a 9.0. You're 3 minutes from São Bento train station, 5 from Torre dos Clérigos, 10 from Ribeira. The metro (line D, yellow) is on your doorstep, the Linha do Douro to Régua leaves from São Bento, and the airport metro terminates at Trindade (one stop north).
The buffet breakfast is legitimately good: fresh pastries from the bakery next door, eggs cooked on request, Portuguese cheeses, charcuterie, a jug of freshly-squeezed orange juice. It's included in the rate. The rooftop has outdoor furniture, a sun deck, BBQ facilities, landmark views over the Torre dos Clérigos, and a projector screen that plays films from 21:30 most nights in summer.
Dorms have shared bathrooms (no en-suite here), but the bunks have privacy curtains and reading lights, lockers are generous, and the double-glazed windows keep Aliados noise out.
- 01Every room is individually decorated around a cinema theme — not twee, genuinely charming
- 02Buffet breakfast included in the rate, consistently cited as the best in the category
- 03Rooftop terrace with BBQ, sun deck, and an outdoor projector screen
- 043 min walk to São Bento train station and the metro
- 05View of Torre dos Clérigos from the rooftop
- 3 min walk to São Bento train station
- 5 min walk to Torre dos Clérigos and Livraria Lello
- Rooftop movie nights 21:30 (summer)
- Free buffet breakfast included
“A wonderful stay. Great self-service breakfast, location and environment. Super helpful staff. Lovely rooftop to chill. They played a film up there one night.”
“Second time staying here. Really great hostel, amazing location and very social. Easy to strike up a conversation with other solo travelers.”
“Walking distance to everything. Staff friendly and helpful. Also ideal for families traveling with children. Breakfast is sufficient.”
- São Bento train station3 min walk
- Torre dos Clérigos + Livraria Lello5 min walk
- Avenida dos Aliados2 min walk
- Ribeira riverfront10 min walk (downhill)
- Bolhão Market7 min walk
- Luís I bridge12 min walk
