Me and husband stayed. End of March. Short walk to metro , every 7 mins.
Bakery breakfast a sheer delight. Probably best in world. Fourth generation bakery. Lovely helpful locals in there. Bakery is across the road , where you stay.
There us fridhe freezer in appartment, so you can fill up with local vegetables and fruit, try the fruit shops just outside metro.1 kilo strawberries 0.75 euros...even though they big strawberries they are tasty.
Julia is extremely helpful and friendly , and goes that extra hundred miles. Would really like opportunity to stay again.
The beauty of staying this side of the river is that you go over by metro daily.
We bought at the airport 3 day travel card for buses and metro. We also bought porto cards which is a waste unless u visit the museums, which we did not, so dont bother with them.
The gardens are free to visit, so go there. Especially Crystal, has peacocks and hens, over looks river, stunning.
Book early at any of Julia properties as it us really worth the stay. Thank you Julia for being a great host and person. It is necessary.xx