The Porto Vista hotel is located in Little Italy in such a cute and central spot downtown. The hotel isn’t necessarily full of amazing views from your room, but I wasn’t in the room much! I felt like we were paying motel prices for a decent hotel. The front desk staff (Manny especially) were communicative, knowledgeable and sweet @ every interaction, from when I called to see about early check-in all the way to check out! Parking is hit or miss as it’s mostly metered street parking, so we sprung for valet for $45 a day. I recommend checking out the Piazza Della Famiglia (outdoor plaza with restaurants etc) nearby, as well as Bencotto, Monello (Italian restaurants with amazing pasta offerings), Salt & Straw (best ice cream EVER) and Waterfront Park for sight seeing. There are ample coffee shops, bars and restaurants in the surrounding area. I LOVED that the rooms had laminate mock wood flooring opposed to sticky overused carpeting! I took one star off because when I got on hands and knees to make sure I wasn’t leaving things behind, I noticed the bed skirts were FILTHY, definitely not our filth. Wash those puppies! Otherwise, a great stay and exactly what we needed!