There is so much to love about Maria’s loft in Porto - I hope my review does it justice.
Location: located in gorgeous riverfront Ribeira Square, the loft is close to it all. Walkable to riverfront restaurants, buses, trans, trains, walking routes. Looking out to the Doura river and lights of the wineries across the river was magical. Easy access to groceries, and parking lots. We had a rental car and had no issue parking in the adjacent lot during the day, then moving to a street parking spot in the evening. We also appreciated how quiet the unit was. While we were riverside and near a busy part of town, you’d never know it. It was that quiet!
Loft: the space is artfully designed, taking an open studio and creating three ample rooms and an open living room/kitchen area. I can understand the previous reviews about the room construction but we were a family of 2 adults and 1 child and had no issue. In fact, we found the design quite space efficient. Maria, your kitchen island is straight out of my dreams!
Host: Maria was great with communication and was a wonderful host. What we loved was how easy the loft was to access. With a door code and a lock box at the loft door, we could easily split up and come and go as we pleased - and we’d leave the keys in the lock box so that we never had to worry about carrying keys with us.
Porto - we love Porto and it’s wonderful people. We hope to come back soon and would love to stay with Maria again.