Staying at Hugo’s place reminded me of why I fell in love with air bnb in the first place, as well as what it was always meant to be.
Instead of feeling like I was staying at an apartment that was treated as a hotel, Hugo (and his father Antonio, who was such a lovely man also) made me feel like I was staying at a local person’s house, who were living next door and welcoming me to the neighbourhood. Firstly, they made sure they were there in person to greet me. His father Antonio made sure he was there to greet us and take us into the place. He then insisted we contact them if we had any questions (and was sincere about this too). Hugo immediately followed up with tips/suggestions - which were all fantastic and really made us feel like we were getting the local experience. He was also just accomodating in general, and tended to any matter we had.
The location was amazing also! The view of the Douro River was incredible from the balcony, and the apartment was spacious, airy and had a lot of natural light. The walk to Ribiera and Luis Bridge was 10 minute absolute tops, as was Baixa. Even better was the fact that the walk to the centre was wonderful, through beautiful natural parks or along the river with views from the top of the cliff.
The amenities all worked completely fine to top it off. Another little bonus/cherry on top was there was parking right on the street and it was free all day (if you have a car).
Wouldn’t stay anywhere else in Porto!
Thanks for being a lovely host, Hugo & Antonio!