Avis Douro, Ribeira and D Luiz Bridge

Nous avons passé un super séjour, l'endroit est idéalement situé. L'appartement est très très beau. La vue est magnifique, et nous sommes proche de tout. Les propriétaires sont très serviable et répondent à tous vos questions. On reviendra, et je vous recommande vraiment cette endroit. Catherine et sa famille.

L appartement est très beau et propre l emplacement est idéal pour un séjour à porto je le recommande sans hésitation

L'annonce est principalement axée sur la vue magnifique, c'est un point incontestable, et c'est ce qui nous a tout d'abord séduit. Les avis des précédents locataires insistaient sur la qualité de l'accueil. Cela a été pour nous un second critère de choix car c'est ce qui fait la différence avec un hébergement en hôtel. Il est toujours agréable d'échanger avec des personnes attachées à leur ville ou à leur pays. Ce fut notre première déception. Récupérer des clés dans une enveloppe sans aucun mot d'explication, chercher la clé qui convient, se retrouver dans un couloir mal éclairé avec plusieurs portes sans indication, ce n'est pas être accueillis. C'est se débrouiller tout seuls. Nous aurions pu comprendre cette situation si nous avions eu beaucoup de retard sur l'horaire prévu ce qui n'était pas le cas. C'est uniquement grâce à l'absence de papier toilette que nous avons eu une brève occasion de vous rencontrer. Quant au départ, il n'a pas été plus chaleureux puisqu'il a consisté pour nous à claquer la porte en vous laissant les clés dans l'appartement. L'aspect relationnel a été inexistant ce qui est fort regrettable. Nous aurions pu admettre, en cette période de fêtes, que vous soyez exceptionnellement moins disponibles mais dans ce cas, un petit mot nous indiquant que vous aviez trouvé vos clés et un appartement propre, nous aurait semblé un minimum de correction. En ce qui concerne l'appartement lui-même, nous constatons que les photos le mettent admirablement en valeur sans que le descriptif soit totalement exact ou explicite. Si on observe attentivement les photos de la chambre, on peut voir qu'elle n'a aucune fenêtre donnant sur l'extérieur... mais nous ne l'avons réalisé qu'en arrivant. il est question de lumière naturelle, c'est exact, sans préciser qu'il n'y a aucun moyen d'occulter cette lumière et que cela est gênant quand on aime dormir dans l'obscurité, ou que l'on aimerait faire la grasse matinée. La plus grosse inexactitude concerne le chauffage. Selon les normes européennes, ce logement n'est pas chauffé. Il dispose de 2 radiateurs d'appoint sur roulettes pour 4 pièces ! La semaine de notre séjour, les températures étaient basses, la salle de bains et la cuisine étaient glaciales, ce qui est très inconfortable. La taille du réfrigérateur est surprenante et totalement inadaptée pour 4 personnes à moins de faire des courses quotidiennes. Impossible d'y mettre une bouteille de jus de fruits debout...et c'était l'hiver!

Très bel appartement avec une vue superbe depuis les fenêtres. Marcelo et Ana sont des hôtes attentionnés.

La vue sur le Douro et la ville de Porto est vraiment, un plus, incroyable. l'appartement est très cosy, bien aménagé.L'accueil de Marcelo et Marcelo junior a été des plus chaleureux .Un verre de porto et le gâteau fétiche nous ont été offert. Que du bonheur...

Bonjour, Ana et Marcelo sont des hôtes prévenants, discrets et attentionnés qui vous accueillent avec délicatesse dans leur appartement des rives du Douro qui bénéficie d'une vue imprenable sur Porto différente et magnifique à toute heure du jour et de la nuit. L'appartement est très bien agencé, meublé avec raffinement et sobriété. Les moindres détails ont été soigneusement choisis (bougies parfumées, draps en lin, couverts etc.) Au total, un séjour de prédilection et le plaisir de la rencontre de gens charmants Courrez-y !!!

This was the perfect place to explore Porto. Close to many walkable attractions. Highly recommend.

As a five-star VRBO host myself, I know something of industry standards and this property barely measured up. Yes, the view of Porto was nothing less than spectacular, the location terrific, the lodgings as advertised ( Though it would have been nice if napkins, paper towels, directions for a laundromat, and other essentials had been provided for.) The real disappointment was the host - if you can call him that. He lives two minutes walk from the apartment but could not be bothered to welcome us. His directions to the apartment were awful- he said it was across from an address that no longer exists. We were lost for twenty minutes. His instructions for parking were so vague and ambiguous that our car was towed and vandalized. It cost us $220 to get our car out of impoundment and we had to spend five hours with the police. The host knew our car had been towed ( he insisted that his instructions clearly indicated we were to enter a garage at the site- I am not a stupid guy. I have lived in Half dozen countries and know how to read instructions- his were vague.) Even knowing our car had been towed, he never offered to help us recover it (unless scribbling the number for the local police counts as help.) He never followed up to see if we had gotten the car back or how we were. We never heard anything from him. As a VRBO host myself, I simply cannot imagine abandoning a guest in a foreign country, unable to speak the language, in this way. So. yes, it’s a grand view out the window, the apartment is all that is described, the location is terrific -lots of positives - but being a proper and caring host is a part of the VRBO experience and on those grounds I was disappointed. I sensed he was a well-meaning guy but running a successful VRBO property requires a deeper level of engagement, beyond just leaving the keys for someone and charging their credit card.

This would be a 1 star review if not for the view. It was also clean and in a pretty good location. The unit is otherwise very uncomfortable, particularly for a full week. First off, the included heating consists of two portable radiators. One in the main room, and a smaller one in the bedroom. These by no means heat the place in any meaningful way. We were very cold most of the time that we were not hunkered down in bed. There are no rugs anywhere, which simply added to the cold. The bathroom in particular was freezing. Thank goodness for the hair dryer, which we basically left running for a half hour at a time to heat up the bathroom before showering. The bathroom also has no ventilation. Getting bath towels dry consisted of draping them over the radiator heaters. They were very wet even after 24 hours otherwise. There is one small bathmat that was always wet. The refrigerator is what you would expect in a college dorm room, not an apartment with a "fully equipped kitchen". There was also minimal silverware, no paper towels, no dish towels, (or pot holders if you really tried to cook) and the kitchen is so narrow you can't have more than one person in there at a time. I would suggest a new table that flips down from the wall when not in use. The entire apartment has 5 electrical outlets, including just 1 in the kitchen. If you want to make coffee and toast, you need to take turns with the 1 outlet provided (or make toast in the bathroom....not ideal). One of the electrical outlets in the inner bedroom has the cover plate held in place by the heater plug. When my son unplugged the heater to plug in his phone the cover of the junction box fell off, exposing hot bare wiring. Not safe! The floor near the stairs slants downwards towards the stairs. It was not safe, particularly at night. The lights in the main room have 4000k LED bulbs. These are terrible for inside use, so we ended up mostly just burning a candle (extra heat!). The mattresses were all very hard and uncomfortable. The linen covers of the duvets are also not comfortable. The light coming into the inner bedroom from the skylight and window to the stairs is not "charming" in any way. My last comment is that my wife and son were counting down the days until we could move on to the next place. That is not how your family should feel about a VRBO experience. This place needs a lot of work, but the view is great!

The apartment owner was wonderful to work with and very helpful with any question we had and with recommendations for resturants and local activities. We had a little confusion with the initial key exchange, but otherwise the stay was great. The location is ideal. Just off the waterfront near the walking bridge and the view from the apartment was outstanding. We thoroughly enjoyed out stay and would love to return to the area some day.