We really enjoyed the house and location. It’s close to local restaurants, the street car and grocery store and only a 15 minutes walk to the centrum. We did encounter a couple of distractions. The internet and cable was out for a couple of days, the owner responded quickly but when the internet was up and working it only worked in one of the two main rooms of the rental as the WiFi signal was weak in the kitchen area. We weren’t really impacted by this as we all have local phones but worthy of mentioning for those more dependent on WiFi for planning.
We were told that street parking was free by the owner which it is but there are lots of hidden garages and doors along the parking area that don’t register in the minds of an outsider as many of the buildings are abandoned and not in use and all the locals seem to park anywhere a car will fit l. My car ended up being towed, impounded and fined. A simple explanation from the owner about the do’s and don’t of parking in HIS neighborhood could have easily prevented. It’s local knowledge that a visitor would not be expected to know.
All in all we enjoyed Porto and Nelson’s place but it would have been that much better without finding an vehicle in-pound lot at 1900 on a Friday night.