Luis maintains a wonderful apartment right in the heart of Porto. It is very comfortable and impecably clean. Wonderfully comfortable bed too. If there is a more engaging host out there, it would surprise me. Luis prides himself at being there for his guests to answer any question or to fix any problem. When we needed a taxi to get us to the airport for our 6:00 A.M. flight home, I contacted Luis and he graciously handled it. He sent us the taxi number, time of arrival and the driver's name. Recommendations for restaurants, shopping, sightseeing, etc., Luis had it all for us. He is a wonderful guy!
If there was one flaw it was street noise late at night. It is part of the trade-off for being centrally located to the eventful and convenient part of town. There is no air-conditioning so if you need cool night air, you open the windows. Then you hear the people laughing and talking loudly as they walk home from the restaurants and bars at midnight and later. Then there is the daily early morning municipal garbage collection at about 1:30 A.M. Unfortunately the collection area is right accross the street. While the bed is comfortable, the noise from the garbage truck wakes you up every morning.
While it is a wonderful apartment managed by a wonderful engratiating Luis, there is the noise factor from the location.