The flat’s design is neat and modern. The swing is a nice gadget. The overall condition needs some minor improvements, like parts of the faucet fell off, a window doesn’t close etc. One elevator was broken for the whole week, the other one didn’t work the last three days. It was a good exercise to climb up 5 levels, only going down with our luggage was a bit heavy.
The location is not in the center but it’s not too far away either. It takes 10 minutes max to get to Café Majestic and many other interesting places. The church Se, Torre dos Clerigos and other touristic attractions are 20 or 30 minutes away by feet.
If you want to explore the region there’s a main bus station for long distance busses directly in front of the flat. The busses stop in front of the apartment even during the night. Embarking people can be a bit noisy, at least it seems loud during the night time. We got used to it after a few days.
The only disappointment for us was the view, as there is none. A slightly sleazy and partially abandoned office building from the 80s is blocking all of what could be a nice view. However, you don’t go to Porto to stay in the flat all the time anyway.