We were 2 families, with 2 adults and 2 children each staying here. The villa had plenty of space inside and especially outside for all. The kids loved the pool and garden area and entertained themselves there for hours. Cristina is an excellent host and was very attentive to us as guests, making us feel at home straight away. We also really appreciated her supplying the basics to get us started on our hol. The villa is well equipped with everything you need including air con in all the bedrooms and en-suites attached. Something we didn’t realise on booking - but wasn’t a problem for us- was one of the downstairs bedrooms was only accessed from the outside rear of the villa as it was a self contained room but might be a problem for 2 sets of parents both with young children.
The local shops, restaurants and Ismai metro station are a 20 minute walk away. The metro is very easy to use, with Ismai to Porto city centre only taking just over 30 minutes , costing 4 euro’s return (plus initial purchase of card = 60 cents) - so quite easy to get to places from the villa and at a reasonable rate. If you want to use taxis I would recommend Uber over the local taxis as they’re a lot cheaper and are easily available. We paid about 15 euros to get to Piscina Das Mares on the beach and it was a similar price to the airport.
We also found the locals very helpful and friendly, and even so in the city centre.
All in all a great base for a holiday in the Porto area.