We really enjoyed our stay at the apartment. We were delayed by an hour at the airport, and were accommodated very kindly by our host. Raquel's friends saw us up to the apartment and gave us some really useful hints and recommendations on what to see and do in the city. They had prepared a map with some things written down, including the apartment's location, which was really useful to orientate ourselves.

The apartment is on the top floor of the building, meaning it's a steep climb but means that you get nice views from the balcony outside :) It was perfect for us - it had a double bed and a sofa bed (the sofa bed is suitable for 1). The style of the apartment is retro, which is very sweet. It has a really cute kitchen that is perfect for rustling up snacks or breakfast and has pots and pans, etc. The air conditioning unit is located in the sitting area, but it cools the whole apartment if you leave the connecting door between the sitting room and bedroom open. That was great for us, as it was quite toasty in Porto while we were there!

The location is absolutely great - it was a few stops down into the main centre of Porto, but there was also a great area for food 10 minutes walk away too. We ate so well while in the city for 5 nights! (A little tip is to book restaurants for your stay - I used The Fork on TripAdvisor - as we found that the restaurants tend to be packed and it can be hard to get seated somewhere).

The apartment could be a little bit noisy at night (understandably, as it's so close to everything!) with a bit of traffic or the calls of the seagulls who lived nearby (:)) but some earplugs solved that with no problems.