The appartment looks so nice and is very well furnished, everything looked pretty new. Lots of space for 4 to 5 people, and the two bathrooms were a plus when returning from the wonderful and huge beach. The beds were all very comfortable with good and new mattresses, if you like them more hard, like we do.
There were wine, water, beer, coffee and some more things provided as first service, which we noticed thankfully after the flight.
New towels were there for the bathrooms, we brought our own beachtowels.
The house is very quiet.
A delicious Café with bakery (O forno) is 3 min. down the road (we loved the small petit fours as well as the bread) and a small supermarket is at the next crossing (4 min.). You get there nearly everything you might need without needing a car. About 15 min. down the hill, just following the street you reach the wonderful beach by passing the main shopping street, which ends in a Promenade next to the Ocean with many restaurants and Cafés. This means, at the end of the day you have to get up the hill, but that is not a big deal. You can also walk to the trainstation in 15 min. ( down the Hill) to get to Porto in about 30 min, which is perfect for exploring the city of Porto- very worth one or more daytrips.
And don‘t forget to walk the wooden walkway at the northern end of Espinho, it’s amazing.
Cristina, our host, was so welcoming and helpful. She answered quickly all my questions prior to booking. And though not in town when we arrived, she helped us with everything we asked for, and managed a taxiservice for our early morning departure. Even more, we could come back after our flight was cancelled, to relax 5 more hours in the appartment instead of waiting at the airport! Cristina also gave us actual advice of what to do in and near Espinho.
We are so thankful and we can highly recommend Cristina’s appartment.