Communication: I tried multiple times over a month to contact this host and get check-in information. We were already in Porto just a few days before the reservation and he still wasn’t responding. He only responded after we had someone back home call Airbnb for us and then someone from Airbnb called him on our behalf. When we got into the apartment we found that the WiFi was disconnected. I had to go to a cafe to message him and he didn’t respond, fortunately someone at the cafe called him for us and he then promptly sent over his brother but never responded again.
The apartment: It was clean. The bathroom door didn’t shut all the way so if you book here make sure you’re comfortable with the person you’re traveling with. The bed was a little small and not very comfortable. We ended up sleeping on the pull out sofa bed which was actually bigger and more comfortable than the bed in the room. I’m not sure if this is a year round thing but it also sounded like seagulls were nesting on the roof and they were insanely loud. We live by the ocean back home and couldn’t believe how loud it was, especially at night. Also the “attention to detail” was clearly not there. There were a bunch of lamps in the apartment but they didn’t have any lightbulbs, there were light fixtures that were clearly taken off the wall but the screws were all still in the wall sticking out. There is a shelving unit in the apartment and once you put anything on it the shelf just flips over and everything falls off.
Overall not a great experience. At a glance everything seems nice but once you pay attention everything is very cheap and the feeling of luxury isn’t attained.