This place is a typical Porto apartment in a very convenient location. It is in walking distance to the centre of the city and most of the sites - though more that the walk is mostly uphill going up the river bank. The apartment was newly renovated and clean. Cristina was a very useful and friendly host who greeted us with a smile, an introduction to the city and recommendations. We arrived at Porto with a car and were bit worried about driving and parking in the area. We were expecting Porto to be difficult after reading blog posts and lonely planet comments. To our surprise it wasn’t an issue. There is a 24 hour pay car park in close walking distance to the apartment (200 m approximately). It is accessed from the main road along the river - so there was no need to negotiate narrow, congested or one way streets in the old town.