Alexandra’s apartment is in a great location in a fantastic city. The apartment is up the stairs on the 2nd floor at the rear of the building and it is light and importantly, very quiet at night. But just outside the door there are great bars like the wonderful garden bar Base, restaurants from traditional to modern, interesting shops with more than tourist trinkets, enjoyable parks, spectacular buildings and lots more. The Douro riverfront is a 15min walk down the hills and good exercise walking back.
We were met by the Alexandra’s representative, Carolina, who was friendly and informative. The cosy apartment is halfway between a studio and a one bedroom apartment with the standard double bed located in an alcove area separated from the lounge. The apartment is not huge, but comfortable. It has all the standard equipment you would expect from a commercially rented apartment, for example, TV with cable service, kitchen with all the basics. It does not have a washing machine though.
We really enjoyed our stay in Porto and staying in an apartment in the heart of a vibrant city made it even more pleasurable.