Joao and Andreia are wonderful hosts: charming, warm, and utterly professional. Their apartment is fantastic. Very stylish, supremely comfortable, combining 4 star hotel standard with 5 star hospitality.
It is well positioned: easy to get to the railway station and to the underground, easy to walk everywhere, but also round the corner from delightful and non-touristy little restaurants. Good supermarket nearby, but it is also easy to walk to the Mercado in its current temporary location ( it is huge and very well organised, and air- conditioned).
The apartment is very quiet at night and the area is safe. The hosts provide excellent advice on things to do, where to eat etc. They communicate extremely well, are highly efficient and flexible. We appreciated the nice touches such as fruit, starter capsules of coffee, and Port. The flat is sparkling clean and very well equipped.
We would recommend visiting the Fundacao Serralves ( for Kapoor and lots of other mainly UK based A list artists, but even more so for the incredible garden AND the fantastic art deco mansion in the park). But avoid Sunday morning when there are long queues. Can be combined with the tourist tram and a lovely meal by the sea. Also the cloisters of the Se cathedral. Taylor’s does great visits and tastings. And it would be a shame to miss a trip along the Douro, to Pinhao or beyond, and maybe to stay in a Finca. All possible while staying at Andreia’s flat. Porto is a magical place, and returning to the flat in the evening is delightful.