Joao is kind and generous and funny. His dog Alex is SO sweet too. We had read other people’s positive reviews and comments, so i expected we would have a wonderful stay, (which we did), but I am very glad to have started off our visit to Portugal meeting such an interesting and nice person. He provided a great breakfast and was very helpful with suggestions and tips. The apartment was surprisingly cool and airy, and his neighborhood is quiet and residential but well within walking distance to metro, and a longer but good walk to the center of Porto. Thank you, Joao. We hope to visit again sometime.