The apartment itself as far as location and simplicity was very habitable and walkable to Porto old town locations. Great view. The hammock was a very nice addition.
However, Antonio chose to charge us an extra 50% for the fact that my mother stayed for just half of the time that we had the place reserved. He claimed that an extra person was “wear and tear” on the rental. However, he did not provide an extra towel or toilet paper. The espresso machine was full of moldy old coffee and the futon was extremely dirty under the cover. So why are we paying an extra $100 plus a $35 cleaning fee? A bit ridiculous.
Finally, we waited at the door of the apartment building and got lucky when I neighbor came in and let us upstairs, no thanks to Antonio. This was despite the fact that he said he could easily unlock the door from afar.
Keep in mind there is extremely loud construction Monday through Friday right next door including stone-cutting. We were not warned. Also, we got a ticket on the car because it was unclear where to park - so be careful.
The unit itself is lovely other than the dirty sofas and espresso maker. I would recommend it. There is a nice cat colony living near the apartment in the courtyard below.