By Almada 346 — Hotel in Porto

My wife and I loved staying here for a week. We emailed Yoan a couple of days before arrival and because our flight arrived very late he arranged a taxi to collect us from the airport. Cost was €25 and took about 30 minutes. We were met outside the apartment by a very friendly Miguel who took us inside, explained everything about our apartment and gave us some local advice on what to do. We chose the loft apartment as previous reviews had mentioned some noise from above. We didn't hear any noise from apartments below or beside us but our wooden floor creaked a bit and can imagine that would have been heard below us. There's no lift so it is quite a hike up the stairs, although it was no problem for us. We had everything we needed in the apartment. There was a good stock of dishes, cutlery and cooking utensils (although we didn't use much of that), a hob, toastie maker, kettle, microwave, fridge, iron and ironing board and a Nespresso machine with pods. There is a small balcony although we never got to use that thanks to the rain. The first night we were there (Saturday) was quite noisy outside but we learned that if you keep the AC on then you can't hear anything from outside. The bed is comfortable, the shower good and our room was cleaned every day. ||||As for the location, it was second to none. There is a vast amount of options for eating and drinking just on the same street and even more around the corners and on parallel streets. You never need go to the same place twice, although we ended every evening in Cafe Candelabro, just up the street. Stand out restaurants close by are MUU Steakhouse, DeGema burgers, Brasao Cervejeria and Ris8tto, all just a couple of minutes away. Cafe Castelo across the road is good for a coffee and a toastie in the morning and a decent happy hour in the evening before heading for a meal.||||Although the transport is good in Porto we hardly ever used it as we could walk everywhere. ||||We wouldn't hesitate to stay here again and...

Just returned from a week staying here with my wife. So, from the beginning:||||I'd e-mailed a few times prior to arriving and Yoan got back to me in a timely manner with answers to my questions on every occasion.||||When we arrived Miguel welcomed us and then went through what was what and spent time recommending places to visit, even going as far as to draw a suggested route throughout Porto to visit a lot of the recommended places.||||A few special mentions; all staff spoke good English, there's a mobile phone which you can take out with you daily, it has internet access, recommendations, GPS, various Apps and useful numbers and there's also umbrellas which you can take out with you.||||Our apartment was on the top floor at the back and was lovely with a decent sized balcony complete with table and chairs. The living area contained, a double bed, more than enough wardrobe and cupboard space, kettle, coffee maker with a supply of coffee, toastie maker, plates, bowls, cutlery, pans, corkscrew, bottle opener, microwave, hob, fridge, table and chairs, TV with lots of channels, comfy chair, DVD player and a coat stand.||||The bathroom contained; wc, shower gel and soap, shower with a rainfall shower head , bathmat, towel rail and towels, sink with under sink cupboard which held extra towels, toilet paper and a plug in hairdryer.||||The apartment was cleaned every day and any replenishment done where necessary.||||There's numerous restaurants in very close proximity and a small supermarket just around the corner.||||We saw Yoan on our way out on most mornings and he was always smiling and pleasant often enquiring as to our well being and asking if there was anything he could help with.||||A wonderful place to stay in a great location run and staffed by...

Recently stayed for two nights. The apartment is close to Trindade station and was an easy 10 minute walk from there with the apartments easy to find. We were met by Yoan who spoke perfect English and who patiently went through all of the best sites to visit, how to get around and recommendations for places to eat. I must say his recommendation for breakfast just around the corner from the apartment at Tamisa was brilliant. Fabulous breakfast at very reasonable prices. ||||Had a top floor apartment (fourth floor) which had the benefit of a very small, but perfectly formed, balcony with chairs, which looked out onto the street below. The apartment was extremely well kitted out and provided all you could need should you want to self cater. We didn't and chose to eat out for the duration of our stay. The apartment also had an air conditioning unit which would prove invaluable in the summer. I would say that the wooden floors of the apartment are a little on the noisy side so even when you were creeping around at night it might have disturbed the people below. ||||There are bars and restaurants close to the apartment, but we tended to eat out either on the river front or in town. We also had some lovely local tapas at BB Gourmet which was in the town centre.||||Porto is a beautiful city and very easy to get around. There are limited metro stops in the city so it's just as easy to walk. It is very steep though, so bear this in mind. To avoid the steep walk back up from the riverfront we used the funicular by the side of the bridge which cost a couple of euro –...