Lolla's Dream House

Large spacious apartment with beautiful large windows and balcony looking out onto the square. Clean and well cared for property and helpful host who met us to answer any questions and give information about the local area.Great location near to Metro and bus stops.

Appartement très bien situé et très agréable

Confortable and clean. Bed was good and spacious room. The host was helpful and varmly welcoming us. Best place for us.

The aircondition in the bathroom were far too noisy, needs to be replaced.

We liked that it was in an historic building with easy access to all the means of transportation.

The apartment is very worn-out, with mold stains above the windows. The kitchen is not well equipped and lacks the most important thing in Porto, nice wine glasses. There is no AC as described, just a fan which also gives heat. The near square and park are very noisy, so if you are not there exclusively for relaxation, it is fine. The TV in the bedroom is incredibly small and works very slowly. The lighting is a major problem, since it is so dim, that you can't see well. The sofa is worn and the furniture is lacking in quality. A little reinvestment in this apartment could make it shine like a gem. I hope this review will make the owner realize that you have to spend some money to keep everything clean and up to today's standards. Considering the conditions we had, the accommodation was quite expensive and did not justify the price we paid per night.

Absolutely Superb Apartment and can’t wait to come back 😎

Everything

Lolla’s dream house is in a great location. A quiet area out of the tourist traps with a beautiful park and fountain opposite. It is walkable to the centre if you are reasonably fit, otherwise the metro is a stones throw from the property. It was beautifully clean and well decorated, with lots of space in the main living area. We especially enjoyed the balcony overlooking the fountain.

A cafetière and some coffee would have been great additions, however there is a cafe at the end of the street that does takeaway coffee at a very reasonable price. There was a pod machine with a couple of pods, but our preference is filtered coffee so it would have been good to have the option. Great for a couple, but too small / not private enough for none couples. The main room sofa bed would be fine for a child / children.

It was very close to the subway: you exit the main door and you are in the park where the subway station is.

Everything. If you want the details keep reading. 1) the staff did not speak English so the texts were pretty difficult to understand: use Google Translate please or is it too much to ask? 2) the staff was not there when I arrived although I repeatedly informed them I was going to arrive at that time and I paid for the extra night to be sure I could use the apartment in the morning. I had to wait for 45 minutes in the rain and was late for my appointment: use one of those automatic locks if you do not want to stay there waiting for the guests.....or get another job. When she arrived she said, "I can't stay here waiting for you". 3) the room is not what you expect from the pictures. It is a STUDIO APARTMENT. The "bedroom" has no windows and neither does the bathroom. The bed is awful and I am still suffering from back pain. They should get a decent mattress. You can see the boiler from the bedroom. Limited amount of hot water so don't spend too much time in the shower. 4) the room could use some proper cleaning: a lot of dust (see pictures) and mold (pictures). The balcony could use some proper cleaning as well (pictures). The apartment is full of deodorants probably to cover the stench. 5) There were no instruction manuals for the washing machine, the dishwasher the oven (or was it a microwave oven? I am not sure what it was and how to operate it), or anything else so it was trial and error to manage to use them 6) the shower-gel container was empty so I had to use the hand soap to shower: please check everything before handing out the apartment to guests. 7) the location is good (near the subway) but it is not safe in the evening (lots of weird activities in the park) so be careful. 8) no air-conditioning: there is a tiny portable cooler that is not enough to do anything besides wasting electricity. They should mention that in the description of the "apartment".