The location in the older part of Porto is amazing. It is within easy walking distance to the river, the cathedral, the Sao Bento railway station and other attractions.
Parking was complicated and expensive, but that's normal for old parts of town all over Europe. It's the price you pay for staying where all the action is.
Check-in was super easy via a key safe at the front door.
The apartment is quite adequate and there is a kettle, yay!! The street outside can get very noisy during the day (which is also normal for old towns), but it is surprisingly quiet at night. The windows onto the street are new and amazing quality and when they are closed you hear very little street noise. Three of us had nice hot showers every morning.
Now, the beds. The mattresses are AWFUL. They are so hard that you may as well be sleeping on the floor and the waterproof undersheets sound like you are sleeping on noisy shopping packets. They really are dreadful. Even a cheap mattress topper would already be a huge improvement. The pillows. A couple of them are bags with chopped up bits of foam in them. Two nice pillows per person is a cheap investment that will make a great difference.
Check out the coat hangers in the wardrobes; they are fabulous and must be 100 years old 😍
However, apart from the mattresses, this is a nice apartment in a great location.