Positives: Location is really good and close to places to eat and the major sites. The bakery upstairs is really good for breakfast and not very expensive. The view from the windows over the river is great. The place is a good size for two people and the kitchen has most of what you need for basic eating. The place is clean. Check-in was really easy as it was a lockbox arrangement and communication with the property management agency was good and very quick.
Negatives: As others have mentioned the place was cold and felt damp and unlived in when we arrived. It took a long time to heat up with the air conditioning unit, but it felt better after a day or so. The walls could do with a freshen up as there were quite a lot of marks on the walls. This wasn’t a major issue, but did make the place feel less clean than it was. The only major issue was with the bed - when I sat on it one of the slats in the bed base fell out and another fell out in the middle of the night. This made me feel that the bed was going to collapse in the middle of the night so I didn’t always have the best sleep! The walls of the apartment are also quite thin, so it can be quite noisy at times, particularly in the evening as people are coming/going from the restaurant below the apartment. This isn’t a massive issue unless you go to bed at 9/10pm!
Summary: If you’re looking for luxury, this is not the apartment for you. But if you’re looking for a hassle-free, good value base in Porto that gives you easy access to everything that you’d want to see and covers all of your basic needs, I’d recommend this property. Bonus points for the view!