Our host Miguel made us feel at home from the word go, he is so polite, easy going and informative. The nice little welcoming touches such as the bottle of wine and fruit juice were truly appreciated. He is the perfect host.
The apartment is amazing, modern spacious, comfortable, clean and with all the amenities you could ever need. On a couple of occasions it was a positive pleasure to stay in and cook for ourselves....then try and get our heads round Portuguese quiz shows on TV!
Nearby there is an excellent choice of Cafes, Bars and Restaurants. We found it best to just wonder around and see what we came across. We found some little gems in the way of restaurants with reasonable prices away from the tourist traps on the Ribeira water front.
If you choose to shop for food then you can't go wrong with the mini supermarket in the La Vie Porto Baixa shopping Mall just a couple of hundred yards down the road. In the basement of the Mall is an amazing fresh food market with all the fruit, vegetables, fish and meat you could ever need.
General shopping for clothes, souvenirs, leather goods etc is more than adequately catered for on the nearby Rua de Santa Catarina, though you may want to head a little more into the city centre for more exclusive items.
Summing up everything about the apartment, Miguel our host and our stay in Porto was faultless and we will be definitely booking this apartment again at the earliest opportunity!