Elisa's place is a beachfront house in Aguda, a town a little ways outside of Porto. Knowing we would have just been in Lisbon the days prior, I thought it might be nice to choose a spot that was a little quieter and not quite so bustling. Elisa's place was perfect for this. The town is calm and the beach is beautiful and relatively quiet but there are two restaurants next door (literally - next door) to the house as well as several shops to pick up a couple of essentials if needed. So you won't be in the middle of everything nor stranded in the middle of nowhere - perfect for us. The train which will take you into the city is less than 10 minutes' walk away and it only costs €1.70 each way.
Elisa was super helpful beforehand, communicating with me about how to get there and answering all my questions. She even picked us up at the train. The house is just as pictured, honestly even better than the pictures. She also helped us arrange a taxi for our extremely early flight and he was there right at 6am as requested. Based on this stay I hope she will have us back so we can come when it's properly hot out and have a perfect beach vacation.
Don't hesitate, just book it!