We choose this apartment for our 5 day trip to Porto based on the very good reviews we saw here, but our experience was in contrast with this.
First of all, the strong points:
1. communication, host very easy to reach, gave us useful tips about the city and was quick to help fix a small problem we encountered when arriving at the apartment
2. very good location, close to the historical center, walking distance from the city’s main attractions and lots of restaurants and bars
Weak points:
1. the photos don’t correspond anymore with the current state of the apartment and the furniture because most of it is more degraded. from the walls to the furniture, to the kitchen and the bathroom.
2. The level of noise is quite high, inside the building and outside, even tough the location is not on a busy street. But because there is no isolation, on the contrary, doors and windows are in a bad state, we could only fall asleep late at night and were woken up early in the morning.
I hope the owner will take into account not only the good reviews but also the ones pointing the obvious decrease in value vs. renting price. and hopefully this will be helpful for other people looking for a nice and quite apartment for their vacation.