Miguel was an absolutely brilliant host - he sent lots of handy hints in advance of the trip and gave lots of good tips when we arrived too. He was really quick to respond and always really helpful. It was my birthday while I was there and he brought a home made cake and a bottle of port for us which was really lovely of him!

Porto is a great city and the flat is in a really central location. The flat itself is good with fantastic views out over the bridge. It has two big double rooms (although you have to walk through one of the rooms to get out so there's not loads of privacy). The 3rd bedroom was much smaller and didn't have windows which was disappointing. We also didn't find the porch that appealing so didn't use it. But the shared dining area was good and kitchen and bathroom were all in good working order.

Unfortunately there was a lot of construction work going on - the street outside the flat was literally ripped up in the week we were there which was really noisy and quite hazardous getting into and out of the flat. The house next door is also being renovated the work there was also really noisy - neither were great for holiday lie-ins!

The block the flat is in was a bit disconcerting - there are loads of stairs so if stairs are a problem this isn't the flat for you. The other residents didn't speak to us, smoked in the hallway (which comes up into the flat), had washing and things in the hallway and in general it was a bit strange. Which is really different to how we found everyone else in Porto who were lovely. One of the other residents also blasted out music from about 11am, and although the time was never unreasonable it was really, really loud. It didn't bother me too much but one of our group found it really annoying, especially as this was on top of the construction work noises.

I'd recommend this flat for the location and for Miguel as a host, but if you're affected by noise you might want to check on the construction work progress before booking!