We visited Porto in December. The apartment is conveniently located between many of the tourist sites in Porto and the port houses in Vila Nova de Gaia, which is a 15-20 minute walk across the bridge. The apartment is beautifully restored. We were facing the back (not the main street) and it was reasonably quiet. Although it was somewhat cold in Porto, Eugenia supplied us with space heaters, which kept the apartment quite warm. The kitchen seemed well-equipped, but there were too many good restaurants to try. Eugenia provided excellent recommendations for restaurants and bakeries - I highly encourage you to try several of them.