올드 시티 디자인 아파트먼트

Excellent location, up a steep but short little hill which put you very close to the "top" bridge, and a very short walk to Sao Bento station. Apartments was small and quirky but functional and a fair price with generally great internet connectivity and decent kitchen and bathroom. Great comms and appreciated the late checkout on New Years Day, thank you, so good to deal with real people. Recommended.

The view from this apartment is magnificent. I wish I could end the review here and give the place a 10/10. Unfortunately, the individuals managing the property are terrible communicators. It took a lot of effort to arrange even the most basic things like check-in times for our stay. Other questions and concerns went unanswered entirely. Inside the apartment, it was clear that cleanliness and maintenance were not a priority. Our bed had sand in it! One of the glass cups had a lipstick imprint on it. There was mold along the windows and inside the bathroom. A lot of things were broken, too. Neither of the lamps in the room worked. The oscillating fan fell apart because it was missing two screws. The balcony chair had a broken support beam. The A/C did not work. Also, the area is right next to a homeless camp. While the unhoused will generally leave you alone, be aware that the area is a hotbed of drug activity. There were two men​ dealing drugs right across from the entrance of the apartment. The area is bad enough that my Uber refused to pick me up in front of my apartment for safety reasons. The plus to this apartment is that it is only a five minute walk to the train station. It's a steep walk uphill, but a very convenient, centrally located place. Also, that view is amazing. If you want to be charmed by a spectacular view, and can look the other way on things like poor communication and lackluster service, this place can be an amazing stay.

Wir konnten die Unterkunft NICHT beziehen, da sich unmittelbar vor der Eingangstür (liegt am Ende einer dunklen Sackgasse) der ständige Wohnort von ca. 15 Obdachlosen befindet. Diese kamen schon beim Einparken auf uns zu, so dass wir gar nicht erst ausgestiegen sind und eine andere Unterkunft suchen mussten. Ohne den Personen selbst

We also stayed in the “Wine” room. Was disappointing and not quite what I was led to believe I was getting. 🙁 I have stayed in many other older suites/hotels in other parts of Europe so i wasn’t expecting modern facilities. However i was not anticipating that we would have no natural light for 2 weeks as we were uncomfortable opening the wooden blinds inside the apartment due to the homeless people living on the property within a few feet of the front door and the street level “windows”. When we did try to crack open the blinds we found windows were in bad or dirty condition. Perhaps the 2nd floor units are a better option? Towels and bathroom tissue were another issue, they were not changed or supplied on a regular basis. We would come back after a long day only to find there had been no top up so we would have to run out to buy bathroom tissue! I understand some factors are outside your control and the police were visible on a regular basis however not being able to open a window or get some sunlight for 14 days was a bit over the top.

The location is unbeatable! Right by the train station and next to the sightseeing monuments in Porto. The room was also clean and had a nice balcony and the front desk was very receptive to questions via WhatsApp. Only downside is that the bed is not an actual bed it’s a pullout and we were unfortunately given a very late check in when promised a window.