Located perfectly in the heart of Porto, a 2-3 minute walk from the metro to your left (which we never used), and a 5-7 minute walk to the Centro full of restaurants, shops and fun to your right-- this apartment couldn't have been more wonderful!
Getting there: as soon as we landed in Lisbon, we arranged to meet Helena at our apartment at a specific time. When we got there, we waited no more than 2 minutes before another woman who worked for Helena met us! She brought us keys and showed us up to the apartment (on the 3rd floor-- no elevator).
The apartment: it was absolutely perfect and CLEAN! It was very small (smaller than the pictures suggest), but no less than what we needed. There were three-ish rooms-- a beautiful, clean bathroom, a living room with a single bed/couch along with a dining area and kitchen, and another smaller room with a double bed. All beds had firm mattresses and were comfortable for sleep!
The amenities: the kitchen included a stylish and working fridge, microwave, two burner stove and sink. There was also a washer in the apartment with access to a drying rack. There was a fantastic air conditioner that made the apartment very comfortable! There was cable TV and WiFi that was a little spotty, but worked just fine!
PROS:
--location, location, location!
--close-by to TWO fantastic restaurants: Tasquinha do Luis (Hole-in-the-wall with the BEST fried Hake fish EVER!) and La Ribiera (delicious Italian brick oven pizza)
--2 minute walk (to your right) to 2 different grocery markets!
--excellent hosts that will tell you where to go
--SO CLEAN (NO bedbugs!)
CONS:
--The toilet seat was slightly off-hinge
--The bathroom sink is slightly awkward
--My sister complained that the pillows were lumpy... I didn't notice this
--There weren't really any true issues though!
Definitely stay here if you want to explore Porto! I enjoyed my stay throughly and wish we chose to stay a bit longer! 9.5/10!