Wonderful apartment with lovely view of the Duero River and Mosteiro da Serra do Pilar. Excellent Wi-Fi. Tram is a short walking distance to and from the apartment, but it's also easy to walk to the bridge and cross over to Porto. Several wonderful local restaurants serving a typical egg breakfast or pastries & expresso, traditional lunch, fish or BBQ all within walking distance, one lovely restaurant is across the street on the corner. Small groceries stores and vegetable stores within walking distance; a larger grocery store is close, about a 15-20 minute walk. Neighborhood is fairly quite, occasional loud motorcycles but typically the neighborhood becomes quiet later in the evening unlike many of the Porto side apartments. The apartment is larger than expected with the basic kitchen needs available with two enclosed porches and three clean & comfortable bedrooms.
Cristiano is a wonderful host, he provided a list of places to visit, followed up to make sure our needs were met and responded quickly to any question. The apartment is easy to access with a key code. Cristiano also arranged transportation from the airport, once we figured out the transportation system we returned to the airport by tram.
I recommend the apartment if you want a more authentic visit to the region in a safe & quiet apartment that has easy access to everything you may want to see while visiting Portugal.