We very much enjoyed our stay at Rui’s apartment. It was clean, bright, newly decorated and centrally situated with nearby local shops for essentials and multi-hub metro station (Trinidade) only a few minutes away. It was adequately equipped for preparing light meals, and we had a dishwasher and washing machine. Wi-fi was good throughout the apartment and the air-conditioning excellent.
The bedrooms were not large as each had its own well equipped en-suite bathroom with constant hot water and high pressure showers. However, some members of our party of six felt that the design, with clear glass walls between the bedroom and the showers, resulted in an inappropriate lack of privacy. A curtain or blind would be a great improvement. The beds were very comfortable, the pillows delightfully soft and the location of the building in a quiet area so our slumbers were not disturbed.

Communication with Rui and his team was excellent. They arranged our transfers from the airport and at my request did a supermarket shop for us so we had supplies when we arrived. The dining table had only stools and benches to sit on which were uncomfortable and gave it the feel of a school refectory so I asked for proper chairs which were delivered on the day after our arrival. They also arranged a late checkout for us as which was much appreciated as we had an evening flight home.
A small shelf in the shower for shampoo and conditioner would have been useful and the ladies in our party would have liked a full-length mirror in the hall but these were only minor irritations.
Porto itself is lovely and we hope to return with some more friends next year. We would definitely stay here again if the privacy issue in the bathroom could be resolved.