Absolutely loved our stay in Jean-Michel's place in Porto. It is beautiful, light and airy space, and incredibly central. The apartment is very warm and welcoming, was perfectly clean, beautifully made-up beds, and had many stylish touches, books, decorations and a sense of home. It is on the third floor, so has a real sense of being a peaceful and private sanctuary, despite being so central.
Jean-Michel was very communicative and friendly, and quickly responded to any questions, including working around our arrival time. The welcome was perfect - we arrived 10min early and took our bags to a colourful cafe 2 doors down from the apartment entrance and ended up having a delicious meal, wine and conversations with the cafe owners - would highly recommend! Because we were eating at the cafe, the host was very accommodating, just went up to get us the key, and also spent a few minutes hand-writing out all his tips and local recommendations on a city map because he didn't want to interrupt our meal to tell us everything - getting all these tips on the map was fantastic, and a totally unexpected bonus.
Location-wise, the apartment is right in the middle of the historical city centre, surrounded by beautiful cobblestone streets, great bars, coffee shops and restaurants. We were able to walk everywhere. The historic river-front is literally about 2-3 blocks (aka a 5min walk) from the apartment, and almost all of the beautiful historic cathedrals, markets, and sights are within a 5-10min walk. We only caught public transport to get the train to go out for a day trip to the Duoro Valley wine region, and the train station is 3min away at the top of the street - super easy!
The space itself is great - we just used the 2 (general, also lovely) bedrooms upstairs (there is also a shower and bathroom upstairs). In addition, the space is set up well for if you need to use the third fold-out bed in the downstairs living room. The downstairs has a spacious entrance hallway that opens onto a separate living room, a second bathroom (no shower) and a separate kitchen with a dining table, so if the living room is set up with the third bed, there would still be privacy, and the kitchen to hang out and eat in.
While there is no air-conditioning, the apartment kept itself very cool and comfortable, and there are two free-standing fans you can use if need be.
All in all, a wonderful apartment, in the best, most walkable location, surrounded by great local bars, musicians playing in the street and Porto atmosphere!