The location of this apartment cannot be beat, it is right in the midst of old town Porto in a grand old building. There is an elevator to the 3rd floor apartment that is handy when you have luggage or for those with mobility issues, though the very high step off the street into the common area of the building could be an issue. The apartment is beautiful and spacious with extra tall ceilings (18’?), and a cleverly designed kitchen, 2nd bath and 3rd bedroom loft. We were glad we didn’t need the loft bedroom as there is zero privacy in it and the railing on the steps to it were not very substantial should you need to rely on it. The other two bedrooms were very nice, including comfortable mattresses and attractive furnishings. The biggest drawback—and out of the owner’s control—is the noise from the tenant on the floor above, especially in the larger bedroom. We could hear every footstep and movement they made, which isn’t a problem during waking hours, but became more annoying as we tried to sleep and continued to hear lots of noise well into the wee hours of the morning from the floor above the back bedroom. Communication with the owner was fast and flexible, letting us drop off luggage early. We were passed about from the original contact person to two other people which was not ideal—but also not a problem, they were both responsible and did not let us down.