Nice apartment, close to the bus stop and at walking distance to the heart of Vila Nova de Gaia and Porto. The bed is very comfortable, and the bathroom, although small, looks nice. However, we do have some comments. The day before, we communicated our arrival time. 20 minutes before we would arrive, we confirmed that we would indeed be there at the planned time, and their response was to let them know when we had arrived. When we did, we had to wait about 20 minutes outside the front door before someone came. We felt this was unnecessary, as we clearly communicated our exact time of arrival. Although the apartment looks nice and is spacious, some kitchen utensils and the bathroom floor were visibly dirty. The kitchen also lacks some essentials such as salt, oil, pepper, a bread knife, a cutting board and more pans (only two of them work on the induction plate) and a drying towel. The kitchen light did not work. Also, some extra storage space in the kitchen would be helpful.
Furthermore, each morning we were first awakened by seagulls on the opposite roof, and after that by ongoing construction works. Closing the windows did not really help as they do not isolate sound. Note that there is no wifi. Although this is clearly stated, it seems like something that can be improved upon. There is no airconditioning, but even with day temperatures of over 30 degrees outside, the apartment was nice and cool at night. Lastly, keep in mind that the city tax is not included in the total price as presented by airbnb.
Overall, it is a very reasonably priced and comfortable apartment in a good location, but could use some improvements, both in terms of utilities and service.