A Warning to all prospective tenants that the photos and the listing description is very old and a lie!
I booked this apartment trusting the listing and as we were to stay in Porto for a long time, I split our stay in two areas and apartments for just the two of us and asked for a more affordable rate as my husband is at the end of his life suffering from more than one type of aggressive cancer- our last trip together, and I hoped to be a memorable one for the right reasons!
The previous place was great and quiet and comfortable which was described by their listing but with ‘the loft’ was a different story.
Check in didn’t go well because Joana never showed up for the agreed time of 4pm to let us in to the building. Someone else eventually came after a call to the agents office after 4.30 (because Joana had to collect her child from school then).
While we waited, we met the homeless guys who were begging for money and then they went to reside the large derelict building opposite(a Squat) with their beers.
On entering the apartment block we were shown the swimming pool complex. The pool was nice even though there was a tide mark of green Algae on the tiling around the water level and the agent said there is No Steam room, No Jacuzzi, No Gym, No Sauna anymore.

The apartment had a strong smell of damp from first impressions and it took us time to find the mould was growing in the built in cupboards upstairs in the big open plan bedroom. The bathroom tiling, glass shower screen, sealant and grouting all with black mould engrained.
The apartment has only two doors for any fresh air ventilation to circulate and it has no opening windows(the only one in the kitchen area, broken of course).
The kitchen is so in need of a refurb, with The cooker temperature knob broken, the hob chipped and scuffed, the extractor cooker hood broken and the units missing a door or blown. Kick boards off and then we see the 4 Silverfish insects crawling on the fridge door, worktop and tiled floor. These insects are synonymous for living in damp conditions and lay their eggs on our food.
The standards here are poor and with both the toilet roll plus the towel holder fittings all been broken, the tiling cracked or broken and many of the drawers that couldn’t be opened due to all the moisture.
All that is needed is a dehumidifier and open windows.
There we’re pieces of artwork and large dishes-chipped and left behind again, and again which are totally impractical and lamps positioned in totally inappropriate areas but not a choice of bedding(winter weight feather duvet and a plastic protective bedsheet) for warmer weather. The bath had a spa bubble function on it - that of course didn’t work either, as with an old broken ironing board.
Lacking in scissors, use of a hair dryer, a vanity Mirror or dressing table to be able to do hair or makeup, is very frustrating !
The tv controls not working even though this was reported from previous reviews.
Read Roland’s review- no action was taken to replace the broken tv remotes!
The tv’s very old fashioned and without apps (has very few channels choices other than Portuguese).
I did try to discuss the issues with Moods but they became very protective, insulted and aggressive in their messaging and were incapable of action to make things right.
The listing description says it’s a quiet place but that’s a lie as it’s view is through a busy gas/Repsol station and a car wash. A busy road in front with motor bikes, cars, trams, coaches, busses, lorries and emergency vehicles plus right under the Porto International Airport flights!
We left the cleaner some wine, milk and eggs but the fridge was the only thing that was ok!