Clara and her husband were really welcoming and SO helpful. I made a couple of special requests after booking and she very kindly agreed to these. It was easy to communicate with her and our check in went smoothly.
The apartment was lovely. Everything spotlessly clean. The little kitchen very well equipped and although we only made breakfast it would have been easy to make and serve a meal for four as there was plenty of crockery and cutlery. ( the same IKEA stuff we use here at home !) The beds were very comfortable. The only negative thing was the rather small sitting/dining room.
This apartment must have the best views in Porto. The location is wonderful, convenient to a metro station, a few minutes walk across the bridge to the old quarter or down to the Cais de Gaia and Port Cellars. The calm, quiet area was a pleasant relief to the hubbub of the centre of town. There are a couple of nice bakeries, a cafe, local bar and a small supermarket about 3mins walk away.
Be warned that unless you are on the metro or walk the higher level of the bridge it is a very steep climb back uphill to the apartment. If you are not young/fit its worth budgeting for a few taxi rides (8.25euros) to get back especially after a big meal and a few drinks at the pleasant riverside bars. Re: the metro. One reviewer said you can't hear it but he must sleep like a log because as the first train rumbles over the bridge at 6 30am it sounds like allow flying jet. That won't stop us from staying at Clara's place again though.
Thankyou Clara for the gift lovely bottle of Port which the four of us drank and for thoughtfully providing milk,coffee, bread etc. And Thankyou for helping to make our first trip to Porto so pleasurable.