Staying in Mercedes house was a joy. It is delightful, cosy and clean - perfect for our longer stay. We loved eating breakfast at the balcony with a cool breeze that was present even in scorching days, kitchen was fully equiped and we liked separate space for laundry.
River is really close, we were able to walk there unhurried in about 10 minutes and from there just another 10-20 to the ocean or about 30 minutes to the old town.
There are grocery shops with local vegetables nearby and a supermarket Continente about 1km away where we did most of our other groceries.
Mercedes is a wonderful, caring and helpful host. She provided everything we needed and a more, provided a lot of details about the neighbourhood and Porto overall and was easy to reach all the time. We felt like part of her family.