We were met by Marco's lovely wife Carla and their daughter Sophie. We were warmly welcomed and shown the apartment. It is just like the pictures, just perfect. The apartment is very clean and had everything you could possibly need and the bed is very comfortable. Carla provided us with a map and gave us some restaurant suggestions. Marco and Carla were available if we needed anything, communication from booking to departure was professional, friendly and prompt. The location could not possibly be better, we could walk everywhere within 20 minutes, to the Douro River and all the historical sites and museums. The apartment is located in a fabulous neighborhood. There are lots of restaurants and bars very close by, several within a minute! We enjoyed a delicious traditional francesinha at Pontual's right across the street. The place is frequented by locals and we were very welcomed, we ate there only once as we wanted to experience as many restaurants as possible but we always ended a long day of adventure there for a good cold Super Bock and a visit with the staff. There is an amazing restaurant a block away, Brasao (R. de Ramalho Ortigão 28), one of our best meals during our stay in Portugal (we also were in Lisbon and Faro). Porto is a great city, we stayed 5 nights and were glad it was not less than that, it could have been longer. Carla called us a taxi for our departure day as we had an early train and needed a 5:00 a.m. pick up. That took the stress out of getting to the station and the driver was terrific. We cannot say enough nice things about our hosts and their apartment. Obrigada, Marco and Carla, thank you for welcoming us into our great apartment and making our Porto stay wonderful!