We are Airbnb hosts in Syracuse, New York USA. This was our first time in Porto. We wanted an apartment with a balcony and a nice view so we could sit and sip wine....after doing all the usual tourist things! Marcelo's apartment has a wonderful small balcony and the best view in Porto- seriously could not be better!
The apartment was very clean. We appreciated having two bathrooms and 2 bedrooms. We also appreciated having a large fan in each bedroom. My husband can't sleep without the noise of a fan, and it's tough to bring one with us. So the two fans were a pleasant surprise.
The location was good. Most everything we wanted to do and see was on the other side of the river. Which was fine but it's a bit of a walk and there were a lot of stairs and steep hills no matter where we wanted to go, but that's just how Porto is.
We had an issue with the door going onto the balcony. It was just an issue because we are dumb Americans and had not seen something like it before! We contacted Marcelo, and he responded right away and came out the next morning to look at it. We did not break it, like we thought we had! He showed us how to use it and we appreciated the quick response.
A couple of complaints about the apartment: it would have been great to have more than one garbage can in the apartment. Like a small garbage can in each bathroom. Just a minor annoyance more than anything. Second, and perhaps this is just a European thing (again we're dumb Americans! :) but there were no sheets on the beds. Just a mattress pad on the bottom and then a duvet, with no duvet cover, on the top. I am used to having a bottom, or fitted, sheet at a minimum and then a duvet with a duvet cover. It was a little weird sleeping on a mattress pad as they are typically only used to protect the mattress from stains and would never actually be slept on directly. But again, this is my perspective as an American so maybe it's normal. We also would have appreciated some small washcloths in the bathrooms.
Overall though everything was great and we would absolutely stay here again if we are ever back in Porto.