Wir waren zum 2. Mal bei Júlio. Es gab wieder eine sehr nette Begrüßung. Das Apartment ist mit allem ausgestattet was man braucht. Sehr sauber. Ruhige Lage in 2. Meereslinie mit groser Terrasse. Parkplätze direkt vorm Haus. Weiterhin empfehlenswert.

Die helle, sehr saubere und geräumige Wohnung, gut ausgestattet, liegt in einer typisch portugiesischen Wohn- und Geschäftsstraße in zweiter Reihe zum Meer. In wenigen Minuten ist man am Strand, die Lage ist trotzdem sehr ruhig. Besonders begeistert hat uns der Vermieter durch seine sehr gastfreundliche und hilfreiche Art. Ein wunderbarer Platz, um die Region zu erkunden. Porto ist unkompliziert mit der Metro erreichbar.

The apartment was impressively spacious and sparkling clean, with thoughtful attention to detail. The bed was very comfortable, and we even found some food prepared for us upon arrival — a lovely touch. The host was extremely responsive and kindly allowed us to check in earlier than planned, which made our arrival much smoother. Overall, the atmosphere was calm and relaxing, making it a truly comfortable stay.

The nearby beach is not the most spectacular one, and the view from the balcony faces some construction. However, this was shown in the photos, so it wasn’t a surprise. In any case, you can still hear the soothing sound of the ocean waves, which balances it out.

We enjoyed the apartment a lot. Lots of space and lots of facilities. We were relaxing there a lot so valued the space, very comfortable sofas and good dining table and the tv was good, logged on to Netflix etc. The only thing I would say is the description clearly mentions ‘sea views’. In the 180° panoramic from the balcony, It is a very ‘partial’ view of the sea (10° of the panoramic). Essentially the balcony looks out on to a building site, not too noisy but it is a shame because it leaves the apartment without any real ambience of a coastal apartment. The owners left us a small pot of home made plum jam and I have to say it was delicious!

Always difficult to make complaints when the hosts are such nice people, but it is a business and we are the customers! Very expensive at £125 a night or 144 Euros! This apartment would have been half this price just 5 years ago, but hey the wheels of capitalism! I did let the owners know that the temperature for the shower and the kitchen hot water taps when turned up was very high/almost scolding! When you turn it down in the shower, it went to warm or cold there was no in-between. I did open the boiler cupboard and tried to turn the temperature down, but it looks like the gauge it’s not working. With the income made from Booking.com I think it’s reasonable for the owner to fix these things rather than let people put up with such difficulties (they must know it is faluty); it wasn’t that comfortable when it was scolding hot! We had to buy bin liners and extra toilet rolls which considering £125 a night was not really on.