Perfect location, gorgeous home.
This is a new, gorgeous, comfortable, stylish apartment with both a nice sized bedroom and living/dining kitchen, and a very functional layout. It is in the ideal location to enjoy the very center of Porto, close to the Clerigos Tower and a nearby shopping and dining area with tons of very interesting restaurants, but also just three or four blocks from the Sao Bento train station, Praça da Liberdade, the famous Lello bookstore, etc. etc.
It is a lovely, thoughtful renovation of an old building. It has a pair of french doors and a small balcony on the living room side looking over a sea of red roofs from the fifth (and top floor) and at much of Porto's interesting architecture.
In the bedroom, at the other end of the apartment, there is another set of french doors with a small balcony, looking toward a nearby famous clock tower and church. Watching people walking by from either of the two small balconies was an unmitigated pleasure. In addition, in the summer the windows would provide outstanding ventilation: in the winter they provided all-day sunshine and spectacular views. With the french doors closed you hear nothing, and with the shutters closed it would be complete blackout.
The apartment is very stylishly laid out and beautiful to be in. There is not a lot of evident storage, but under the bed in the bedroom is a massive amount of storage. It is one of those beds that lift up from the foot of the bed with the assistance of hydraulic pistons, providing under mattress space for multiple suitcases, shoes, gear, etc. (The bed linens stay undisturbed, all made up, as you lift the foot of the bed.) It is very clever storage that keeps this lovely contemporary space neat and tidy.
We were there in January, and the radiant heaters more than heated the entire space. The hosts also provided a super-convenient mobile WIFI hotspot to use as you roam around Porto.
The electronic check-in worked perfectly and it was nice to not need a key for either the front door or the apartment itself. Consequently, though, we didn't get to have a walk-thru with the host so we had to discover things ourselves (such as the hidden range light and fan) that a walk-thru would have solved, it was an extremely minor issue. On the other hand, we had a travel problem the day we left and hoped to stay for a couple of hours and they were very accommodating.
This was a lovely experience I would highly recommend.