From the minute we walked into the apartment we knew we had made the right choice. We were met by Fernando, Rita's father and he was welcoming and gave us all of the information about the apartment and showed us how things worked and gave us a great list of places to eat, things to do and places to visit. The apartment was very clean and the layout gives your plenty of room. We used the bunk bed room to store our luggage and keep our belongings organized. There is AC, we found that keeping it on when we were out for the day and keeping all of the windows and shutters closed kept the apartment cool. There is s full kitchen with many cooking utensils, pots/pans, etc which helped a lot. Our favorite part was the porch which was at the front door, it was awesome to sit outside at night and have our meals out there. The apartment is in a great location, it is around a 30 minute leisurely bike ride into the city center of Porto and about 15-20 minutes to Matosinhos which is known for it's great fish/seafood restaurants. The ride both ways is mostly along the river with some dedicated bike paths and sidewalk riding. Be careful, the drivers do not stop in the crosswalks as readily as they will for pedestrians! There is a small grocery store about 4 blocks away closer to the beach and they had everything we needed. The beach is 5 blocks from the apartment with some of the best sunsets I've ever seen!