Alice and Pedro communicated brilliantly about our trip before we arrived, and met us in the apartment. They were warm and friendly and gave us plenty of information about the local area (particularly restaurants) which was really useful. They had gone out of their way to provide a travel cot and linen for our baby, and were very sweet with our 5 year old son. They had brought us a gift of pastries from the (amazing) local bakery which was a lovely welcoming touch.
The apartment was spotlessly clean, and exactly as we were expecting from the photos on Airbnb. It had everything we needed for a comfortable stay. The kitchen is very small, but perfectly well equipped - we particularly enjoyed having a coffee machine with coffee pods for a 'proper' cup of morning coffee. We were very grateful for the comforts of the apartment as unfortunately the weather was very poor during our week in Porto. It made all the difference to be able to relax in a nice apartment when it rained, but it was such a shame that we couldn't make more use of the balcony for breakfasts and evening drinks.
Alice's apartment is very well located, right in the centre of Porto. It is in the middle of a very 'buzzing' street filled with bars and clubs, although as it is on the 4th floor you are well away from any noise on the street below (which we barely heard). Alice kindly supplies earplugs, but light sleepers will still be likely to be woken by the music from the nightclub next door which is in action from about 11pm until 6am on Friday and Saturday nights. I notice that many of the previous reviewers were not bothered at all by the noise, and perhaps I noticed it more because I was awake at least twice every night feeding the baby, but it is certainly a consideration when looking at the apartment. Alice assures us that they are working to get the noise reduced, and I really hope they manage to because it shouldn't spoil the experience of staying in such a nice apartment in an interesting city.