Rute was the perfect host! The apartment was very clean and tidy and perfect for the two of us. It was on the third floor of a very traditional Porto building in a nice and quiet residential street. Rute met us and was very welcoming before and during our stay, giving us lots of local advise and tips on the best things to see and best places to eat and drink and she also left us a bottle of local Douro wine, olive oil and herbal teas which was a lovely touch! Rute was also very helpful in organising us our taxi to the airport for our trip back. The apartment is in walking distance of many beautiful areas and tourist sites, we visited some of the recommended restaurants nearby such as Tabua rasa which is local tapas which was lovely and also candelabra a local bar with a very trendy vibe! The area is very laid back and hip with lots of nice bars, artists and interesting shops! You are very close to metro and tram if you prefer not to walk, we recommend the funicular down to the river side! We also hired bikes and crossed the Douro river and biked to a local fishing town and along to the beach which is something you should do as well as visiting mercado bolboa. All in all we had an amazing time and we would definitely go back and stay in this apartment!