The apartment was true to the photos and is nicely decorated with plenty of room, good internet service, and big windows. I enjoyed my time there very much. The location is perfect for touring the Ribeira/tourist area of Porto and is convenient to the metro and local train station. Everything worked fine and was well maintained. Marc was very accommodating about schedule for check-in and check-out and the deposit was fully returned at checkout.

If you are only there for a few days, it is a great place. But if you plan to stay longer (I was there nine nights) and want to cook, the kitchen is small but serviceable, with only two small paring knives and one bread knife, minimal selection of glasses with no real wine glasses (tiny sort-of stemmed glasses, all the same size), and a large and very nice Bosch refrigerator, but with no freezer (no ice).

For a longer stay, be aware that amenities are only provided to "get you through the first few days" since it is not a hotel. This is fine, but be prepared. There is no soap, shampoo, or conditioner in the showers ( a runny liquid soap is at the bathroom sink), no extra trash bags, only 2 dishwashing tablets (Marc did kindly provide extras for me when I requested them). Bring your own and you will be fine.

There are many wonderful restaurants within five minutes walk of the apartment, plenty of shopping, and easy access to all the major tourist attractions. Don't bring a car since there is no parking and on-street parking is really, really hard and expensive. Also, there is only one set of keys for the apartment, so if you are with a group that wants to do different things, you will need to coordinate among yourselves.