Title: Perfect studio for 2
Subtitle: Smart and stylish furnished place in the heart of Porto, full recommendation!
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Usually the small notes are more helpful for other travelers compared to pure excitement, this is why I’d like to share my experiences with you.
Key pick up: Careful! When you pick up the key at castle rock: while you are concentrated on the entrance code, the door suddenly opens, pay attention to not break your ankle when falling into the small bar, because there is a step.
If you arrive by car: 2 garages are 400 m from the apartment, €15 or €20 for 24 hours. Outside parking is rather difficult, €2,40 per hour between 9-19h.
To be honest the pics of the apartment look a bit better than reality. Terrace and furniture would need some Kärcher cleaning urgently, so does the bathroom. The shower is full of mould unfortunately, a ventilation would be really helpful. Towels didn’t dry the whole day, even toilet paper felt humid all the time.
Very few sockets to plug in stuff. When we were there all taps were loose. No kitchen towels available, no paper napkins, no cutting knifes. A dishwasher is there but no tabs. The host: “We don’t provide”. A Krups coffee machine is there but no cups, the host replied: “you don’t have any?”
The flat is really stylish, nice wooden floor and e.g. very nice Pepita design of the bed and wallpaper around- but, like in so many airbnb homes around the world, Ikea did a great job. All dishes, cutlery and pans from Ikea. Such a pity! Portugal has lovely ceramics, individual cutlery and for sure also some inexpensive nice kitchen basics.
It was the first airbnb home where we had to bring out the garbage ourselves, which was basically no problem.
Conclusio: perfect small studio for 2 on the sunny and bright 3rd floor in an extremely attractive neighborhood. If you are a foodie, better bring some own facilities and stuff with you!