The host was very responsive & the communication was great. It is good that this place is close to WOW Porto & the bridge to cross to Porto. Leaving egg tarts & some wine for us was a nice touch too.
However, unfortunately, we didn't enjoy our stay here mostly due to the place not having an AC & high noise level from the street.
This place looks a lot better in the pictures, to be honest.
The unit is surrounded by many neighbors & at the entrance of the house, a neighbor's door is right there with their stuff and laundry hanging so not much privacy and it is kind of an awkward setting that everyone can see you in the garden and it isn't shown in the pictures.
I found it to be a bit deceiving.
The garden also looks a lot bigger in the picture & the upstairs unit is very tiny with the bathroom sink being a size of a sink on the plane.
The bed is a few steps away from the bathroom so you can hear what is going on in the bathroom and not much room to unpack your luggage.
Please note that there is no AC in both the downstairs & upstairs units which was the biggest issue for us. It was not the hottest day in June but w/o AC, it got really hot and uncomfortable at night so we all had a hard time sleeping and were tired the next day. We kept a window open in the bathroom for air & it was really loud outside.
I've been to Porto & stayed in other places before as well as many Airbnb traveling different parts of the world. Normally, I am pretty happy with our stay but it was disappointing & frustrating here.
The reason we booked this location was to stay out of the touristy area but the road right in front of the house is very noisy with cars driving by all day & all night. Even with just one small bathroom window open upstairs, it felt like you were sleeping at the bus stop.
If they install an AC in the future, I guess that would solve the biggest issue but w/o AC & loud car noise from the street when a window is open, I am sorry but I can't really recommend this place.