Girafa’s place is a lovely little apartment in a perfect location for exploring Porto. The apartment itself has a living area, a fully equipped kitchen, washer dryer, mezzanine bedroom accessed via a sturdy staircase, and a bathroom with amazing shower. (The bathroom is directly off the bedroom, so if you need to use it during the night, you won’t have to walk downstairs.) The apartment is accessed via a code, which is convenient as there’s no need to carry a key around or remember to leave it at the end of the trip.
Porto is a pretty hilly city, and this apartment was part of the way up the hill. We thought this was a convenient location, because it doesn’t seem too strenuous to get up to the cathedral and the top level of the bridge, and it also doesn’t seem too strenuous to get from the river back up to the apartment. Yes, the apartment is located on a steep hill, but if you don’t want hills, Porto might not be for you! The apartment is nice and quiet while being very close (1 minute walk) to lots of shops and restaurants. There’s also a rooftop bar with expansive views less than 2 minutes away, and the Clerigos church and tower is about 5 minutes away. Everything is easy to get to.
Communication with Girafa was easy, and the check-in process was a breeze. We didn’t meet Girafa only because we were too busy exploring Porto, but we could have if we’d had the time.
Everything was as described and I’d recommend this place as an excellent base to explore Porto.