House in Porto
Huge house with spectacular views from all bedrooms, and a small but lovely pool and deck area. The two upstairs bathrooms are modern but the rest of the house is quite rustic. There are two sitting areas (one downstairs and one upstairs), a huge dining room with seating for 12 I think, and plenty of space to spread out. Three of the bedrooms have air conditioning but the one on the main level did not. It was not an issue since the evenings were cool so we didn’t really need AC. This house has a kitchen like in a restaurant which feels a bit odd but has everything you need: gas stovetop, a full size fridge, an oven, and lots of dishes. There is no dishwasher though. There was also a clothes washer which was very handy, but no dryer. The house is about 15 minutes from downtown Porto, and there is plenty of parking in the city so it was no problem to drive there.
One downside was a persistent unpleasant smell coming from a utility closet. I am not sure what the smell was exactly (perhaps mold?) but the house has lots of huge windows to let in fresh air so it wasn’t too bad once we let it air out. We also would have appreciated a couple of extra towels and pillows since one per person isn’t quite enough, but perhaps we are used to North American style lodgings since the other 3 houses we stayed at in Portugal had the same towel to person ratio, even if there was a pool onsite. One last note is that there is a single tiny hair dryer and it is not great so if you are many people who need to dry your hair, you are better off bringing one.