Pluses:
Eugenia and Luis were very helpful before our arrival and during our stay. A bottle of port awaited our arrival. The apartment is brightly furnished; the bathrooms (and everything else) are new; the kitchen is well equipped, and the excellent living room of the apartment (on the 4th – top – floor [5th floor in American]) has a fine view up the hill of Porto and down to an interesting street scene. The property is a moderate walk downhill from the main (Sao Bento = St Benedict) station, and an equal downhill walk takes one to the Tagus riverbank where there are many restaurants and cafes, and where the cruise ships dock. It is also where the iron bridge crosses the river to Gaia, the home of port wine.
Minuses:
The apartment is up 4 flights of steep stairs and there is no elevator, so you need to be moderately fit to stay there. The three bedrooms are small, only one has a chest of drawers and there is no closet space in the whole apartment, so one has to live out of one’s suitcase. The bed in each room is a double bed, but the smallest size of double bed so not well suited for use by a large couple. The apartment may thus work better for 4 people than 6, with one bedroom used as dressing room and spare bedroom. Finally: the street scene can be quite raucous even after midnight, so after a hot day one may have to choose between being unable to sleep because of the noise (window open) or because it’s too hot (window closed).