This is a terrific base to explore Porto!
The location: We we’re traveling with our 3-month old, so wanted something central, and this is! It’s on a quieter side street a couple of blocks off the main tourist areas, but still has several restaurants just outside and is easy walking to the waterfront (10 min), Clérigos (<10 min), Ponte Luis bridge (15 min) and the train station (15-20 min). Drop-off and pick up are a little tough as the streets are narrow, and the closest parking garage is about a 10 min walk and 20 euros/day. Within a block, Hungry Biker has great coffee, Belos Aires has a tasty buffet breakfast, El Argento has delicious empanadas, and Tasca Caseira has terrific fish and steak (yes, get with onions).
The apartment: This renovated walk-up has amazing views (as you can tell from the pics), separate, relatively spacious living room and modern, eat-in kitchen, and two full-sized bedrooms off of the hallway. It’s a large apartment overall, but being an older building, the apartment wraps around the stairwell and is divided up a bit, which makes it tough fully appreciate from the pictures. The bedrooms do face the street, so even though it’s generally quiet, people in the street can be heard late into the evening, at least on weekends. We appreciated the clothes washer!
The host: The hosts have the Shining View scooter rental shop just up the street, so are accessible if needed. Fresh towels and extra toilet paper were dropped off every couple of days, which we appreciated. Otherwise, interaction was minimal, though flexible in arrival and departure times.