Silvia’s apartment is a little gem in beautiful Porto. It’s across the river in Gaia but only a short walk to the metro and one stop to Sao Bento and the heart of the city, so very convenient. It’s on a quiet street, too, so no late night noise. The apartment has been recently decorated with style and equipped with all that would be needed for even a long stay (we were there only two nights). Everything was very, very clean and well-cared for.
We were also allowed to drop our bags off much earlier than the 6 p.m. check-in time because we were able to coordinate with the cleaning person and were given clear directions where to find the key and how to unlock the door. That was greatly appreciated. We were also pleased to find laminated cards with instructions about everything from using the metro to disposing the trash, and there were brilliant little laminated tags on the dishwasher, dehumidifier and other pieces of equipment to make operating them much easier.
We didn’t meet our hosts but they communicated with us several times during our stay. I’ve stayed almost exclusively in Airbnbs over the last seven years and Silvia’s was definitely one of the best!