Teresa and Miguel are ideal hosts in the spirit of Airbnb! Communication was perfect from the start. Arriving in Porto rather late, they offered to book a restaurant for us, giving us a choice of places which they had personally tried out. Even though it seemed to be a busy time of the year in the city, they did find us a place in a splendid restaurant with local specialities.
They booked a taxi to pick us up on arrival at the airport and we were at the apartment in no time. Finally meeting them in person, they showed us around the apartment complete with a generous decanter of port wine and a fabulous cake rich with orange flavours made by Teresa herself. Perfection.
Teresa and Miguel sat down with us showing us the main sites on a map, gave us bus info and generally answered all our questions like only local hosts who have lived a lifetime in the city can.
The apartment is compact, well furnished and comfortable for families. The coffee machine was a big plus for us and our hosts did not skimp on the Nespresso capsules. They also left milk, water, soft drinks and a couple of beer bottles (which we left untouched in favour of the splendid Port).
All throughout, we couldn't but feel a sense of appreciation for our hosts' commitment. We are Airbnb hosts too and we feel that the job of a host is to add value to a trip which is otherwise not easy to find. We esteem their work and investment and are pleased to have contributed to Teresa's full time pursuit in the interest of her young family and in the spirit of a sharing economy.
Jean-Pierre and Josanne.