A lovely apartment, highly recommended for a long stay. Communication with the host - 10/10 Apartment overall - 9.8/10
The host was fantastic in every way - immediately after booking, Regina provided her phone number and the numbers of her colleagues. They all were very responsive answering the phone and replying to chat even on Saturday and Sunday. We were greeted by Bruna, who is an exceptionally amiable yet professional young lady.
The apartment is very well equipped for a long stay, some of the appliances are actually on the luxurious side. The apartment is quite warm and cozy and well suited for remote working too, with high speed Internet access.
A few days after we settled in the apartment, we found that the AC in the main room wasn't working. This was effortlessly communicated with Regina and Bruna and the next day Bruna came exactly at the agreed time with a repairman who fixed it. Everyone (incl the repairman) were adhering to the Covid protocol.
I didn't like that there was renovation and construction work happening in the adjacent buildings which created constant noise during the weekdays (they stopped working on weekends). This can be distracting when staying in the apartment for work, however the windows have decent sound isolation, so closing the windows keeps most of the outside noise from coming in. Basically, the whole city is undergoing a renovation, so I imagine that this is a problem everywhere. The other thing is that the building is bordering with abandoned buildings and it doesn't have a particularly good view of the city. Nevertheless, the apartment location is such that almost every tourist attraction is within walking distance; for those who aren't, there are bus stops, metro stations and taxi stands closeby.
There is no doubt that this is going to be my first choice for my next visit to Porto.