This apartment is ideally located for the Metro. It's a 5 minute walk away from the nearest station and takes around 30 minutes from the airport.

It is closer to the main shops, than to the riverside cafes, which are down quite a few steep streets. We ended up taking the funicular a few times to save our feet as it is not too far away. Bring your walking shoes though, as Porto is very hilly!

There is a large supermarket a few minutes walk away, opposite the famous Cafe Santiago. We found the neighbourhood was relatively quiet for a city apartment location.

Gundega and Antonio were very helpful and met us at the apartment when we arrived. They had so much information for us. We stayed for 9 nights and I think we managed to do everything they recommended.

The roof terrace faces the right way for the sun, so it gets it from late morning all the way through to the evening. It is well maintained and was a perfect place to relax before going out in the evenings. The view is of some traditional Portuguese rooftops and the corner of a small park that is on the corner of the street.

The bathroom was very clean. Unfortunately the water pressure for the shower was not quite what we are used to. I had seen this mentioned in some older reviews, so I had kind of expected it. This is the only reason I give 4 stars instead of 5. The shower did get very hot though.

Overall this is a great apartment, even though it is a 'studio' layout with one main room, it felt quite spacious because the outside space is quite large. There was a good amount of cupboard space for us to hang our clothes.

The photos fairly reflect the apartment, except the stereo and the coffee maker were not there. To be honest, we didn't expect them to be.

Porto is an amazing city and this is a great apartment from which to explore it.