Great apartment (fully equipped, as described in the listing) and very well located in Porto. But a few issues to consider:
· Bedrooms are in the basement; not easy to evacuate in an emergency.
· During our last night (Friday), a power outage affected the entire apartment while using the washing machine. Following the host's recommendations, we tried the switchboard without success. The host sent a colleague to help; however, 3 of the switches were faulty, causing additional power outages in the apartment. Their solution was to keep only the working switches on and leave off the ones connected to the washing machine and bathroom pumps. As a family with two kids, we were extremely concerned about a potential electrical fire hazard (considering there is no smoke alarm). Unfortunately, we felt that the host and his colleague did not take our concerns seriously. They only recommended we contact Airbnb, as the host would not be able to fix the electrical problem until Monday.
Overall Impression: The host and colleague made a great effort to respond reasonably to our requests for help with the power outages and to solve them. However, they lack the necessary infrastructure and/or resources to deal with unexpected issues.