Jorge was super communicative — if there was something missing he'd make a big effort to make sure we had it. He was very accommodating during check-in, and helped me and my girlfriend out a lot after I couldn't check into another place. So for that, as well as the bottle of wine, I'm very grateful.
We quickly got used to the small kitchen and enjoyed many pleasant mealtimes at the flat. There's an excellent gas stove and a combined grill-microwave, which helped. It was nice to take our food and eat close by at the large dining table in the main room.
The flat was not cold, despite our staying in January. It was very warm! Quiet, too. The two aircon units will warm the rooms to your desired temperature — it just took us a bit of time to figure out the right setting.
A small criticism I'll make is that there could have been a few more bits and bobs in the kitchen like salt, sugar, and so on, especially for a week's stay. Maybe he wasn't expecting us to suddenly turn up, during the winter! We just brought our own, but I'm sure if you make a request from Jorge he will help out.
I was touching the footboard of the bed with my tippy-toes at 180cm, so it's probably not the best for very tall people. Still, it was no bother. We spent a few nights sleeping on the sofa bed in the main room because it was actually super comfy and right in front of a nice big TV, perfect for movie nights.
Nothing else to fault at all.
There's one important thing about the location, which I'm sure Jorge will mention, but it's the key to getting the most out of this flat, so I'll mention it too! The neighbourhood truly is "downtown" and near to all the necessities — including the two main bus stations of Porto, a snack-bar (next door) which does some of the BEST "francesinha" sandwiches, a Chinese shop (basically next door) that sells everything, a great little South-East Asian food shop, and several grocers which are better value than the Continente — but in truth the shopping street itself it was a little grim, in January, though very friendly. The real gem is south of the river.
That's right, the flat is just a quick walk away from two of the famous bridges which cross the river Douro. From the bridges, the view of both sunset and sunrise is stunning. However, it's well worth it to cross over and soak in the beautiful views of the city from the spectacular monastery of Serra do Pilar or stroll around the Jardim do Morro, a popular (but still nice) place for the city's youth to hang out. We went there every day — the whole area just has a great atmosphere. It's also a great place to start your journey around the southern part of the city.
On the whole, we really enjoyed having fast internet and a very clean and spacious little flat to ourselves. Would've stayed there for a month, if the EU had let me.
In the end, we were sad to leave!