Amazing views of the Douro River with Porto on the near side and Gaia on the far side. Even though we didn't spend all that much time at the apartment, whenever we were there we were usually checking out the views, the pigeons and sea gulls, or the group of cats on the rooftops and patios below. The apartment is well located and easy access to all of the many sights Porto and Gaia have to offer. Mind you, 'easy' is relative here given all the many hills and stairs in Porto. We did not need to use any metro or bus during our stay but we did take a train from Sao Bento to visit Braga and we took a guided tour of the Douro Valley. The location is also good for finding places to eat, I feel like we could have stayed a month and still not tried all the many restaurants in the area.
Maggie was a great host and met us at the apartment. Even thought the apartment wasn't quite ready, she provided a place for us to drop off our luggage and gave us a quick tour of the apartment. She also provided a great overview of the city and marked up a tourist map with much of what we needed to know to get us started. We didn't have any issues during our stay but she checked in on us to see how we were doing.
We had a great time in Porto and enjoyed our stay at the apartment. Just two things to note for future guests. First is the half bath. I believe this was already mentioned but adding again here. It is just a toilet and sink and you literally have to go out on the balcony to access it. It was great when returning from a day of sightseeing and everyone needed to use the bathroom, but that was about it. Second thing was the amount of traffic noise in the bedrooms at night. Both bedrooms are on the street side of the apartment. I was surprised how much traffic this tiny street received and how late we could hear cars driving by. The cobblestone street changed the tire noise such that the first night I wasn't sure what I was hearing but was able to ignore it on subsequent nights.