This place was really incredible! The location is absolutely perfect! You open the door and are directly in front of the beach. In the evenings we put the little table (from the photos) outside and watched the beautiful sunset while drinking some Vinho Verde and munching on "tremossos". We liked it so much that we already have our next trip booked to come back in a month.
The place inside is actually nicer than the photos show. It is super clean and pretty modern. The kitchen is well equipped and all the linen and bathtowels were really new (the bathtowels are huge and super fluffy). This was an old traditional house (still with the cute tiled front) that was renovated, so it modern and practical, while still having the outside old charm. It has big new skylights, which make the place super bright. One thing that is important to note is that the main bedroom is in the mezanine and the stairs are pretty steep. It's no trouble at all, but would not recommend for anyone with any trouble with mobility. That being said, the sofa bed is on the ground floor and right next to the bathroom.
Elisa was absolutely wonderful as well. We arrived really late at night and went to the wrong place at first (my fault! I reccomend using the link from AirBnB directly rather than trying to put in the address on Google Maps by hand) and Elisa walked us through the whole thing and was super responsive in spite of the late hours (I hope nobody needs to put her through it again, but she deserves the credit). She was alwas super helpful and responsive the whole time. Once we were there, we really didn't need much anything, as the place was really great.
The location is lovely as well. Aguda is a really beautiful beach and I found it to be the perfect balance between having a few restaurants, a local market (which has a little bit of everything), and a few bakeries/luncheonettes, but also not being huge. During the day the beach can get relatively full and in the evening the restaurants can be busy. One can hear the people outside, but not enough to be a bother.
By car, Aguda is about a 20-minute drive to Porto, though the only time we took the car after we arrived was to go to the airport. The train that goes to Porto is a 5-10 minute walk from the house and the trainride about 40 minutes including changing trains (less if there is a direct connection) to Sao Bento station (right in the center of Porto and a landmark in and of itself).
This place was a real gem and we were so lucky to have managed to book it (twice!). We can't wait to go there again.