Positives:
- Fairly clean
- Spacious
- Relatively comfortable furnishings
Negatives:
- Hot water is severely limited and lasts only about half a shower for a grown adult.
- Kind of off beaten path from math Porto downtown
- Major damage to the bathroom tiling (appeared to be only aesthetic in nature)
The major issue driving my negative review is that there was major construction happening in the building that severely impacted my stay. The construction had clearly been going on for awhile as there had been scaffolding that was put up and large portions of the tile covering the facade of the building had been removed. I woke up to the jarring sound of a jackhammer and drills on the bedroom wall.
Ideally I would have expected the host to reach out to me prior to my arrival and let me know that construction was happening and allow me to cancel and book a new reservation. Instead, there was no notice, and to add insult to injury, the host claimed that he had no idea there was construction happening. I find it extremely hard to believe that as an owner of a condominium inside a larger complex, he had no idea that there was major construction happening on his own building. Even if the notice was a day before, how hard would it have been to reach out over the AirBnB text function?
The host offered to move me to a different place. It was a nice gesture but the host expected me to make an immediate decision without providing me any sort of link or address to allow me to verify the new location, nor did I have confidence that I could ensure my own personal safety in the whole situation. Combined with the fact that check-in for my connecting flight was only 4 hours away, the offer really was too little too late.
A much better offer would have been to refund my costs but instead I got a rude reply and basically told me to shove it.
Renter beware.