I already knew Porto from other visits, but I had never stayed near Bolhao Market and the Bolhao Metro Station in the city centre. So I felt quite happy when I discovered Mario's Place and assured my stay there for 4 nights. The apartment consists of 5 guest rooms, a living room with a small, but useful library, a large table and a TV set, a well-equipped kitchen, 2 bathrooms and a small backyard veranda where you can sit and drink and chat outside. The rooms are spacey and furnished efficiently and with good taste.
Included in my arrangement was also a voucher for breakfast in a nearby café, a very nice coffeeshop indeed, with very friendly staff and great croissants and pastries. I loved it.
I enjoyed my stay at Mario's Place, but I have one restriction: My only complaint is due to the fact that rooms 1 & 2 are facing the main street, a noisy street where hundreds of busses pass and also lots of trucks. Due to a respiratory problem, I need to sleep with open windows, and as I had drawn room no. 1, this meant that I had busses and trucks almost inside my room all night. I contacted Mario and tried to change to another room, but since this wasn't possible, I had to cope with the street noise.
It might be a good idea to inform people beforehand that rooms 1 & 2 should only be booked by people who have lesser problems with street noise.
Apart from this complaint, I really enjoyed my stay. If I drew one of rooms 3 to 5 next time, I would consider returning for another try.
Thank you, Mario!