Overall a good stay in Porto. Here are some of my thoughts regarding the apartment:
Pros:
-great location right on the river. The views from the windows are stunning. You can pretty much walk anywhere you need, either in Porto, or you’re are very close to the bridge to walk over to villa nova de gaia (where all the port wine cellars are)
-clean and beautifully decorated. You can tell this was recently renovated and had many charming touches
-breakfast was fantastic! Heading downstairs in the morning to a delicious meal was great.
Cons:
-while being right on the river provides fantastic views during the day, we also had very bad noise issues late at night and early in the morning, so be aware of that if you decide to stay here. People were loudly out on the street past 3am every night. Also, every morning at 6:30am we were awoken by some sort of street cleaner (I think). It literally sounded like someone walked into our room with a leaf blower every morning.
-we had no interaction with the host besides a few emails. Personally, when staying in another city i enjoy getting to talk to the host, ask for recommendations, etc. To me, that would have added to the overall airbnb experience.
Like I said, overall great stay, but just some things to keep in mind!