ON THE HOUSE:
If you visit Porto on a small Budget, go to Alessandro's house and book a room! And here budget does not mean a lack of comfort or hygiene, but is the best balance between a nice place to stay and a relatively cheap fee.
The House itself is clean and cosy, very welcoming to my oppinion. It has your own lockable room with a comfortable bed, a desk to work on, watch movies or eat, and much space to store your stuff and hang your clothes. The size is more than acceptable for one person and it is clean. Also it has a big window wich allows the room to be very lit. You have the ability to completly darken it if you wish. When I arrived, the room was welcoming arranged and Alessandro even provided me with a big towel and a Body Milk that was a nice surprise. The room itself smelled very good what is a positive point as well.
The House also has a nice kitchen with a Microwave, oven and many plates and cutlery, also everything very clean as well.
The bathroom is cleaned by the hosts every now and then which is surely noticable! The shower is very ok for that price category, not the most luxurious one but definetly fullfills the purpose .
ON THE HOST:
Alessandro is a very lovely and communicative Person. We had a little misunderstanding at the beginning of my stay, which we could sort out quite quick. The Check in went really well and he provided me with good info about the house, some basic rules and most important: info about the city. Therefore I had it very easy to oriantate myself right from the start. I always could write him via whatsapp when I had any questions or something to say and he replied relatively quickly with good tips. He also is a good partner to talk to if he has the time besides his working hours and he is very intelligent as well. If you want your private time he respects it by any means.
CONCLUSION:
Nice and cosy place with a beautiful host to stay when you are a budget traveller! You get a lot more compared to the amount you pay. RECOMMENDATION!!!