Two of us stayed in the apartment for a week in mid May 2015.

Fábio greeted us at the door to the apartment building. There is a lift in the building which helped us to move our luggage up to the 2nd floor. Although it was only a short climb up two flights of stairs to the apartment. Fábio introduced us to the apartment and Porto. He took the time to answer all our questions and gave us a Carafe of Port, some bottles of water, coffee, and some useful kitchen cupboard ingredients. He also provided all the cleaning and extra bathroom products we needed during our stay.

The whole building has been recently refurbished to a high standard and the apartment looked as good as it does in the photos. Although the bathroom is small its okay for 1 person to use at a time. The combination boiler provided sufficient hot water for a shower, although the pressure was not equivalent to a power shower.

The bedroom is at the back of the apartment and quiet at night. If you are tall your feet will dangle over the end of the double bed, and we found the hard mattress took a little getting used to. For reference we have a memory foam mattress at home.

The kitchen while small is well equipped. We used the toaster, kettle, oven and ceramic hob during our stay and everything worked well.

The apartment faces north west so the sun only shone into the apartment at the end of the day. This meant that during our stay the apartment did not get too hot. The air conditioning worked well to heat the apartment on the few cool nights during our stay. The Wi-Fi worked well in the lounge as did the small TV.

The apartment is well located about 5 minutes walk up a typically steep hill from Sao Bento metro station. The old town and the main shopping street in Porto are both within walking distance of the apartment. There are plenty of choices of places to eat and drink in the neighbourhood, including a few supermarket chains. If you’re planning to go to Serralves you can catch bus 207 nearby from the bus stop in front of the National Theatre (bus stop code BTLH1).

Fábio is a good host and exceeded our expectations in what he provided in the apartment. The apartment has been recently refurbished to a high standard and its in a good location for exploring the many hills of Porto and Gaia.