This is a great place to stay. It is a renovated old building, so has these beautiful stone walls, as can be seen in the pictures. All the linen and furniture is new and ind good condition and looks very much like in the pictures. The garden is also really lovely and has a really cute cat called "Fofinha" who hangs around. Unfortunately, we only got to stay for one night and did not get to enjoy it all that much or meet Julia. It is not super central, but has a few restaurants in the neighborhood and is near a shopping center and about 5-10 minutes walk from a Metro station that takes you straight into the center of town or just before the bridge Luis I (I highly recommend getting off on the Vila Nova de Gaia side and walk across the bridge). The breakfast at the bakery next door was also great. Overall a great place to stay. Would stay again.