Cosy and romantic are not words I would use for Ana's loft apartment. Freezing and bleak are nearer the mark. It was an endurance task I never want to experience ever again!
Granted we visited on NYE which is probably the one of coldest times in Porto, but I never thought I would be renting an apartment that had insufficient heating on Air B&B ( this was our first time )
Myself and the other guests had to wear 4 layers of clothing at times. I didn't use the shower as it was so cold in the bathroom it would have been unbearable. There were 2 electric heaters that had little effect as the apartment is open plan with high ceilings and has stone floor. We had to be resourceful and turned the oven on and opened to door in the hope of some extra heating! Our plan was to cook dinner as the restaurants were very busy, but we really couldnt stay in the place to do so.
We called Ana on NYE and she said she would drop off an extra heater and blankets 'tomorrow'. We waited until midday the next day but nobody came. When we returned to the apartment in the evening & still no word on the heater etc. My husband put oven and the hob for extra heat and this must have tripped the electrics, so there we were freezing, sat in the dark in a hill in Porto...Happy 2017 ! We called Ana and her husband arrived some what 'put out' as he was just about to sit down to his evening meal and then had to come out into the cold and fix the electrics!!
We considered going to a hotel by the airport as we were leaving Porto at 7 the next morning but we just went to bed to try and get warm and we didn't want to spend anymore money.
The worst thing for us was not being able to get warm for the whole 2 days. It was cold outside, 4-10 degrees but it was the same in the apartment.
I am writing this honest review in the hope Ana does rectify this serious issue when renting out her place in the winter months.