Overall accommodation review:
- Very lovely accommodation, modern, nice furniture, nice features, great view, great vibe and atmosphere, good cleaning
- Good location
- Great and consistent communication, friendly and helpful
- We were allowed to check in earlier because our flight arrived early, this was very helpful
- Nice, quiet area
- Air conditioning in both bedrooms which was reallyyy nice, also a big, powerful fan downstairs if you’re sleeping on the sofa bed
- Very good quality for the price !
Things to note:
- The Airbnb is on top of the stairs / escalators then to the right;
- The escalators turn off at night so there are a lot of steps going up or alternatively you can get from the other side that doesn’t require the steps
- Best way we found to get from the airport to the Airbnb was taking the metro from the airport to the Carolina Michaelis stop, then bus or Uber to the accommodation
- If you’re staying for a few days, it’s best to get the Andante Tour Card (1 or 3 days, €7 or €15 respectively) which gives unlimited access to metro and buses which was really useful because we had to do a lot of walking and a lot of places are rocky / uphill, we got our Andante card from São Bento station at a reception-looking area that had the Andante sign and we spoke to the worker who gave us 3 day andante tour cards
- For the beach, we found that Matosinhos was a really lovely one nearby, just a half hour bus ride from Porto city centre and the seafood was incredible
- Overall, lots to see, do, and eat. Nice for those who like a city break with more walking and exploring. Our beach day at Matosinhos was our favourite. Generally a lovely little break :)