We, family with 2 cildren of 4 and 11, had the best week in João & Rita's Sea House! The location is perfect, a 5 minutes walk from the beach and lots of restaurants and shops. But also the city center is "around the corner". The walk is probably beautiful (allong the coast and river) but long. And because of our kids we always walked a part and then took the old tram (really nice!) or a taxi (really affordable with 4 people). We really fell in love with Porto, it has everything: old streets with beautiful houses, nice views, great food, beach and most of all: very nice people. Really, everybody was so friendly. I do not know how it is in Summer, but the city was not overcrowded with tourist (like us :-) ) and that was nice, it is a very authentic place. My husband did the 4 hour "the worst tours" were you see the other side of Porto. That was also impressive.

We walked and walked for 7 days, kilometer after kilometer and our children did it really well, also because on every corner there is a nice little cafe or restaurant and we used that a lot for refreshments.

And then to come home in this stylish but cosy place is great. The appartment has everything you need! A complete kitchen, comfortable beds, a nice shower and a little terrace in front of the house. We felt at home! The children slept in the 2 beds downstairs and liked it a lot. It was also really great that we could stay all day the day we left!

Two tips: There is a really friendly shoemaker under the appartment that repaired my shoes after it got a whole from all the walking. :-)
You really do not need a rental car! At first we thought about it but to walk and take taxis and trams is so much more relaxed. We took a taxi from and to the airport: it took about 20 minutes and costed 17 euros.

We will defenitly come back and also tell our friends to go to Porto and stay at this appartment! We came home last night and I already miss it... THANKS!