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Gorgeous hotel on back streets of Vila Gaia. It's like the Tardis meets the Secret Garden. Go through the front door into an elegant lobby.Lots of lovely space in the inner garden. Pretty breakfast room and we has bedroom in newer section of hotel overlooking the gardens with view of cable cars and World of Wine. All the staff were very friendly and owners especially so. If I was coming to Porto again, I would definitely stay here. Ate out at Vinum at Grahams Port- pricey but worth the experience- and then at two local restaurants on same street as hotel. Cozinha de Ci ( or something like that) run by mother daughter team, 20 covers and full by 7.10pm. Get there early and wait for it to open. Also Taste and Meet Portugal which was ok; girls watiressing were amazing and v friendly...couple of boys bit more powermad and less friendly.

The place had an incredible view of the Duoro river, with walking distance to upper and lower Porto, which were unbeatable. The unit also came with its own parking spot few streets down the main building, which is rare to find in Porto. However, the entrance to the apartment is very dangerous as it requires 3 flights of narrow and uneven stairs. There was also a very unpleasant odor in the hallway leading to the apartment, with random ikea bags lined up in the staircase. The apartment itself is very clean, however; it’s very small and tight, which was noticed in the bedroom as the bed barely fit into the room. The bathroom itself required some maintained & attention, as it appeared to have some black mold in the shower or “black silicone” which was mentioned to us by the owner after we shared our concerns reaching to him on a platform. There was also a very unpleasant sewerage smell all throughout the unit, which is possibly from the bathroom pipes. When we reached out to the owner in regards to our concerns after our stay, we were informed that these apartments and building is old due to Porto history and not up to “American” standards. In our opinion, the only good thing about this apartment was view and location. It wasn’t a warm or a welcoming place.

The location of the place is on the other side of the river, right next to where the wineries are. Lovely people at the front desk and the coffee shop. We loved our room and it has a view of the river. A few minutes walk to Luis 1 Bridge and Jardin do Morro where we watched the sunset for two days. They also served a very generous breakfast at there coffee shop. Must try doing the coffee flight if you are into coffee. I would highly recommend this place to everyone.