Insitu Formosa 168

Recent Reviews: 22

• User:Michael D

  Trip type: Family

  Good basic apartment

  27 Jun 2025

  To describe the accommodation as de luxe is a stretch at best .The location is very good with a small kitchen area with very basic furniture and equipment.There is very poor sound proofing with noise from the overhead apartment very noticeable.The standard of cleaning is very good and the reception staff are very friendly and efficient. The Garden at the rear is very untidy and very neglected.

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• User:Gaynor L

  Trip type: Couples

  Central place to stay

  09 Apr 2022

  Lovely friendly welcome. Very easy to collect key. Very informative welcome team.Locatio great, next to shops and night life. Mins to great places to shop and eat drink. The only down side is that bring on ground floor at front, it was really noisy all night with traffic so I would suggest you ask for a higher up room or one at the back.It is nice it has a littke garden. The apartment was also really pretty and clean.

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• User:mikeuser

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  An excellent choice for those who are into climbing and challenging, long walks.

  01 Nov 2019

  The apartment was on the 4th floor and I had requested (about 9 months before my visit when I booked the apartment) a low floor due to a recent foot operation. The next day they offered me a room on the 1st floor in the block next door. The room offered was extremely depressing so I declined. The breakfast, (served in a cafe about 1Km away) was modest with bottled, sugar-laden 'juice'. The fresh fruit salad was quite good. The small cheese and ham roll was perfectly edible. The custard tart was OK. The coffee was good. The apartment is quite a hike from the river front and up a steep hill. It's excellent if you're trying to improve your cardiovascular fitness. The room itself was ill-thought-out, with no sockets within reasonable reach of the bed and certainly not long enough to be sitting in bed with a typical iPhone charger. There were no bedside lights. For those lying on the wall side of the bed, the TV was conveniently situated out of sight, behind a half-wall. The 'terrace' was rather neglected and sad, lacking any plants - the only feature being the exposed air-conditioning unit. The view from the terrace afforded an uninterrupted view of the local shopping mall's multi-story car park. I could go on...

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• User:Lynnemcg2

  Trip type: Friends getaway

  A hidden gem

  10 Oct 2019

  Stayed at Insitu Formosa 168 in Porto at the beginning of October. What a gem! The staff were very friendly and helpful, suggesting places to visit and how to get to them. I stayed in the top apartment. Lovely modern decor and spotless! Would definitely recommend!

• User:chutski

  Trip type: Couples

  Modern, large & central

  29 Sept 2019

  Located 1 block off Rua Caterina these units offer the advantage of being central (10-20 min walk to most of central Porto) but offering a quiet setting. There are 2 sister properties, 168 & 178, operated out of the same office at 168. The units are large, modern and clean. They offer a small kitchen, eating area, sitting area and a comfortable queen (not double) bed. They are very secure. In Toronto or New York they would be upscale. Diego, who checked us in, was very helpful with directions, suggestions and getting us oriented. We would definitely return when back in the Porto area. Highly recommend.

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