We stayed at this apartment in Porto for two days and are unlikely to stay here again even if the rates were reduced. Here is our experience:
1. Communication: These guys have such a slow response to any question. I had to message a couple of times with the same question before they would respond. Communication is critical for hosting guests from a different country and they (he?) seems to have a rather lackadaisical attitude.
2. Who actually hosts weekend method? I asked the host if I can come to the apartment an hour early to drop off my stuff a day in advance and host didn't respond. I asked them to respond to my question so that we can make alternate arrangements on the day before arrival. The host denied our request and then some other person from the same group messaged saying i can in fact drop my luggage and didn't give me any further instructions. I then asked several questions to clear my confusion and guy said he'll be there personally to take my luggage. We get there and have no idea how to contact airbnb host in a foreign country (no local phone) and I get a message on Airbnb app that hosts mother will be coming to actually let us check-in (she was really sweet btw). Contacting and coordinating with the host (hosts?) was such a headache. And then misleading info that Luis (the host) will be there, Ivo (2nd host) will be there but some third person was there to let us in. We didn't meet the host at all.
3. The living room reeks. We just had to avoid it by staying in the bedroom throughout the stay. Unfortunately kitchen is in the living room.
4. When we wanted to cook some eggs to have a light breakfast, the “high-tech” touch cooking range didn’t work after playing around for 30 mins. No instruction manual, no product ID,not Google friendly. Same with the oven. Having tried for half an hour, we WhatsApp messaged host and his response after several minutes was "it's cheaper to eat outside". His initial response was “which apartment are you in”, which left us flabbergasted.
The dishwasher in the kitchen and the heater in the room didn't work either - we couldn’t find a way to get them working. The bathroom sink clogs water and only has cold water.
The house overall is not small and neither is the bathroom. It's sufficient for two/three people to stay. Additionally, room is clean and bedding is comfortable.
Overall, a perfectly good location with a bunch of easily fixable/ avoidable problems, which until fixed can not be recommended.