Great little apartment centrally located in Porto. Perfect jumping off point to all of the popular areas. Everything was walkable, which is exactly what I was looking for. Lots of great restaurant options nearby. Communication with our host, Teresa, was excellent. She responded quickly and genuinely showed she cared. We were greeted with a lovely platter of meat, cheese, and crackers upon our arrival which was so thoughtful and very welcome after a long commute in by train.
The apartment is well stocked and pretty much has everything you need. I think the only thing we missed was an oven (or even a toaster oven). There is, however, a microwave and a couple of stove-top burners.
The size is small, but perfect for 2 people. Any more than that, and it would be cramped. The stairs up to the loft are certainly unique. Go up slowly so as not to rattle the structure around too much. Bed and sofa-bed were both really comfortable, and the apartment gets good light when you open the shutters.
There’s a pretty steady young crowd of people that eat and drink at the restaurants just outside the apartment well into the early morning hours, but the apartment is well insulated from the noise (if you’ve got the windows closed). I would still recommend bringing earplugs if you’re a light sleeper. What was great is that the city comes through every morning around 7am to clean up. The area outside was kept very tidy.
We had a nice stay. Thank you!