I would recommend this absolute gem of an apartment to anyone looking for a QUIET and CENTRAL place to live in Porto. 2nd floor to the left. It’s a rare combination to find but this is the real deal 😃 I’m very sensitive to noise so when I say that a place is quiet, it really truly is. We were surprised that we couldn’t hear the busy road at all. This is thanks to the fact that it’s positioned away from the road with another apartment in between.
It was sparkling clean and the bathroom truly stands out with its BIG window panels flooding the whole room and shower cabin with light. Perfect soap dispensers right on the wall and big soft clean towels.
The only issues we had was a very hard mattress in the bedroom next to the front door. We solved it by placing the mattress from the smallest bed on top of it but it was obviously a hassle to do so and shouldn’t be necessary. I hope they act on this and invest in a top mattress for what seemed to be a raw base mattress.
Second issue is the fact that there’s no curtains on the windows in the bedroom to the right of the front door. These windows are between the bedroom and the living room/other bedroom. So if anyone is in there watching TV or if the lights are on etc. the other room will also be filled with light, making it difficult to sleep. This is only an issue if you’re not going to sleep at the same time.
But even though there were these two issues, it’s still a top 5-star review from me! 😍 and I hope it’s available when I come back to visit Porto someday.