GuestReady - Square Painted Ceuta

Super location. In the centre of life. But of course very noisy. Lift in the house. Host responded quickly to problems.

In a nutshell: the accommodation is slowly but surely falling apart. The cupboard doors don't close properly, the hobs are a disaster to use and make strange humming noises when they're off. Supposedly the ventilation, but it sounded like something else, so we unplugged it every time we left the flat. The fridge hangs at an angle in the built-in wardrobe. The curtain pole fell on us when we tried to draw the curtains. If you walk around the flat in socks, they turn black after 5 minutes. And I don't mean dirty. I mean black. Our welcome towels had more holes than fabric. Everything has had its heyday and the place is constantly being mended. We had the service and workmen there 3 times in total. At least they were very quick and friendly, you have to admit. But it's still annoying. At least for the price of the flat. The location is great, but you should be aware of the noise at night. In the centre of the party district. During the day, a bus passes by every 5 minutes. Because the road goes uphill, with a very loud engine noise. If the flat was used to its full potential, it could be a really cosy place. Unfortunately a bit rancid and worn out. At least no mould.

This was such a lovely, well located, smart, and comfortable apartment! Close to bars and restaurants but not so close that there was noticeable noise at night, and even the traffic in the day wasn't very loud with the double glazing. The location is perfect for walking to the main sights and the river etc, and all was easy with access and felt safe (especially as a solo female traveller). The air con was a godsend and the flat was kitted out with everything you'd need, although I didn't cook there so don't know about oil / salt etc. I'd definitely recommend the apartment for a Porto visit!

Just two things - the first is that I hadn't received the entry code details right up to an hour before the check in time and so had to call and ask for these to be sent to me by text as for some reason I wasn't receiving them by email which I was assured had been sent. I received other comms by email so I don't know why this happened, maybe a tech issue, but I'd suggest that perhaps both email and a text is sent as standard at least a day before to avoid this last minuteness / any panic! It's important to add though that the Guest Ready staff were helpful and responsive. And second, I had to sweep the whole flat as this clearly hadn't been done with bits and hair etc everywhere on the floor! These two issues I'm sure are one-offs and were easily sorted so didn't detract from an excellent experience overall.