Overall we liked Porto and Gaia. The goods: The appartement is well located, is clean and looks good. We had everything we need in the kitchen. The Internet access was pretty fast too.
There are however a few issues we would have like to know before we made the reservation or, at least, before checking in:
- There was a water infiltration problem on top of or around the living room windows. When we arrived they had placed towels bellow the windows to absorbe all the water. A noisy as dehumidifier was running all the time to reduce room humidity.
- There is NO washing machine nor dryer available in the apparement unlike the description. When we asked for it they said there was a dish washer, which doesn't really serve the same purpose. There is however a laundromat just downstairs, but expect to pay around 15 euros per wash.
- Workers went into the appartement during our stay while we were away without any prior notice. Not nice.
- The baby crib and chair we requested during our reservation (months before our arrival) wasn't in the appartement when we checked-in. They did confirm it would be there when we did the reservation. Then, they couldn't say when we would get it: for they said around 4pm, then we recontacted them around 5pm, still waiting for them in the appartement, and they still didn't know. It was finally delivered around 6pm, after our baby's dinner time.
- Electricity breaker is jumping when 2 power hungry appliances are running. It's basically either the stove, the microware oven, the living room heater or the bed room heater, pick one.
- Sometimes neighbours are loud and we could clearly hear them.