This Airbnb is centrally located and all the main points in Porto were easily walkable. There are many restaurants right downstairs or a short 2 minute walk that made it really easy to have breakfast/dinner. There is a grocery store downstairs that made it easy to buy anything we needed. Sao Bento train station is also just a short 4 minute walk which is helpful when coming via train. Sao Bento train station has luggage lockers which we used as we could not get early check in. A few things to keep in mind is that this Airbnb is located in the older buildings in Porto and does not have an elevator. We were on the third floor and the master bedroom was actually on another flight of stairs once inside the Airbnb. We definitely had to catch our breath every time we climbed all the way up and especially when dragging our bags up. We requested to pick up keys from Castle Rock which is just 2 minutes walk from the Airbnb and picking up keys was pretty smooth. Just remember to request it in advance to pick it up from Castle Rock. The street gets noisy and you can hear people when trying to sleep.
It loses 1 star due to lack of attention to details that make it a great stay. These were minor things but were not corrected and added to our annoyance. We didn’t have salt or sugar in the Airbnb. We bought it easily from the grocery store downstairs but knowing this in advance would have been helpful. Comparatively, our Lisbon Airbnb had salt, sugar, cooking oil etc. our bathroom had no soap dispenser in the wash basin area. We had to keep shuttling the lone soap dispenser from shower area to wash basin. When I asked for it (around 5 PM) I was told that they could not deliver it that evening but there was no follow up or delivery the next day either. Finally, the hooks in the bathroom areas don’t hold towel/cloth properly and everything This was a source of constant annoyance. It was these minor things that keep me from giving it a 5 star rating. We still enjoyed our stay and would recommend it. Just make sure you ask in advance about what’s available and what you should bring.