We just returned from spending three days at Afonso's home in the heart of Porto. We loved everything about our stay here. The photos are exactly as this lovely place shows. Afonso met us and explained the extraordinary renovations that had been done to this home, and photos from the home of the original condition - framed on walls throughout - before the work are incredible. Hence, why it won awards for this!
The location is PERFECT!! The walk from S. Bento train station is 5 minutes. The street R. Caldeireiros has many shops, cafes, restaurants and markets. There is a sandwich shop right next door that is fantastic. And, on the same street is a restaurant called "Caldeireiros" where the tapas are recommended by the New York Times article called "36 Hours in Porto". We went back twice!!
We would highly recommend staying here as everything is as promised, and we could walk everywhere in Porto without the Metro or a bus at all! We happily would return here.