This house is in the middle of EVERYTHING! We walked everywhere. Dining, shopping (including markets) were all very close. Loved having the powder room downstairs as well as the full bath up. Bed was very comfortable. This house is located very close to Sao Bento train station, but a word of caution if you plan on walking when checking in ... it's pretty much all uphill on cobblestone street/alleyways. If you're quite young or traveling with only the smallest of cases/backpacks, walking would be o.k. For us, we decided a cab would be better. Veronica was kind enough to give specific directions to our cab driver over the phone to drop us off at an intersection that would be a short downhill walk to the house. Her cleaner (sorry .. don't have the name) met us and helped with our bags. We did, however, walk to the train with no problem when we were leaving Porto - all downhill! This is a pedestrian street, so just giving the cabbie the address might not work. The space in the house is very cosy and comfortable. If you need to go to a "quiet place" , just head upstairs and shut the door to one of the two bedrooms! Lots of closet space, and the washer/dryer unit works a dream. Fully equipped kitchen with tons of counter space. There are 3 a/c units in the house. One downstairs to service the main living area, and one in each of the two bedrooms. While the temperatures while we were there (early May) did not warrant their use, in the warmer months this would probably be a huge plus. All we needed to do was open the windows on the second floor, and had a delightful breeze. All in all, a really lovely place to stay. One final closing note: apparently the Portuguese do not use what we Americans would call a "washcloth" or "facecloth". You get a bath-sized towel, and a "hand towel". We found this to be the case at all three locations we stayed ... 2 airbnb apartments/houses and a hotel. Just a "heads up"