The Blue and White Porto House - Vintage

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Listing ID: 19530460

Listing URL: https://www.airbnb.com/rooms/19530460

Summary: The Blue and White Porto House is located in one of the streets in the heart of Porto, which combines the centrality of downtown with a calm and tranquil atmosphere, typical of a residential area. It is a stone-built, centennial house, typical of the city of Porto, a 1-minute walk from Rua de Santa Catarina, the city's main shopping street, with a wide variety of shops and traditional cafes. And 5 minutes walk from downtown.

Space: The Blue and White Porto House has been completely refurbished and is composed of themed studios, where guests can enjoy a personalized and imaginative atmosphere. On arrival, guests will be able to enjoy a Port Wine test and a souvenir offered by the hosts All studios are equipped with flat-screen TVs with cable channels, free Wi-Fi, and air conditioning, providing guests with an air-conditioned, comfortable environment where they can relax after enjoying the typical streets of the city. The studios at The Blue and White Porto House have an en suite bathroom with a shower, with bath towels, free toiletries and bed linen. Guests can prepare their own meals in a private kitchenette, available in all studios, fully equipped with ceramic hob, fridge, dishwasher, toaster, kettle, crockery and cutlery. Alternatively, within walking distance you will find a variety of restaurants and cafes where guests can enjoy traditional Portuguese meals and tapas, such as the typical Francesinha and Trip

Description: The Blue and White Porto House is located in one of the streets in the heart of Porto, which combines the centrality of downtown with a calm and tranquil atmosphere, typical of a residential area. It is a stone-built, centennial house, typical of the city of Porto, a 1-minute walk from Rua de Santa Catarina, the city's main shopping street, with a wide variety of shops and traditional cafes. And 5 minutes walk from downtown. The Blue and White Porto House has been completely refurbished and is composed of themed studios, where guests can enjoy a personalized and imaginative atmosphere. On arrival, guests will be able to enjoy a Port Wine test and a souvenir offered by the hosts All studios are equipped with flat-screen TVs with cable channels, free Wi-Fi, and air conditioning, providing guests with an air-conditioned, comfortable environment where they can relax after enjoying the typical streets of the city. The studios at The Blue and White Porto House have an en suite bathroom with

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Notes: The studio has a sofa bed suitable for one or two children (2-12 years).

Transit: Descending Rua de Santa Catarina, it is about 8 minutes on foot, the historic Magestic Café, considered in 2011, the sixth most beautiful coffee in the world. The Blue and White Porto House is a 5-minute drive from the UNESCO-listed Old Port of Ribeira do Porto and the imposing and emblematic D. Luís I Bridge, where guests can enjoy a magnificent Panoramic view over the River Douro. On the other side is the riverside area of Vila Nova de Gaia, and the famous Port Wine Cellars, where after a guided tour you can taste a taste of the famous Port Wine. A 10-minute walk away is Avenida dos Aliados, São Bento Railway Station, one of the city's main monuments, famous for its main lobby, covered by a historic-themed tile panel, covering the roads, and Monumental facade. A 14-minute walk away is the Clérigos Tower, considered the city's ex-libris, and the famous Lello Library. Nearby you can visit the Chain of Relation and the Promenade of Virtues. By car, there is the Casa da Música and the Ga

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House Rules:

Property Type: Loft

Room Type: Entire home/apt

Bed Type: Real Bed

Minimum Nights: 2

Maximum Nights: 1124

Cancellation Policy: strict_14_with_grace_period

Last Scraped: Sat Feb 16 2019 05:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)

Calendar Last Scraped: Sat Feb 16 2019 05:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)

First Review: Thu Jul 06 2017 04:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)

Last Review: Thu Jan 17 2019 05:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)

Accommodates: 3

Bedrooms: 1

Beds: 2

Bathrooms: 1

Number of Reviews: 59

Price: $35

Security Deposit: $100

Cleaning Fee: $15

Extra People Fee: $15

Guests Included: 2

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Amenities

  • TV
  • Cable TV
  • Wifi
  • Air conditioning
  • Kitchen
  • Heating
  • First aid kit
  • Essentials
  • Shampoo
  • Lock on bedroom door
  • Hangers
  • Laptop friendly workspace
  • Private entrance
  • Coffee maker
  • Refrigerator
  • Dishes and silverware
  • Stove
  • Cleaning before checkout

Host Information

Host Name: Rui

Host Since:

Total Listings: 4

Address

Street: Porto, Porto, Portugal

Suburb:

Country: Portugal

Availability

30 Days: 18

60 Days: 38

90 Days: 57

365 Days: 235

Review Scores

Accuracy: 9

Cleanliness: 9

Check-in: 10

Communication: 10

Location: 9

Value: 9

Reviews

  • Reviewer: Justus

    Comments: Incredibly friendly host, great location, beautiful room with details to fall in love with. Just a perfect stay!

  • Reviewer: Víctor

    Comments: Hemos disfrutado de una estancia sensacional. La habitación está nueva e impecable, el diseño es moderno y la cama muy y. El pequeño baño propio también lucía muy limpio. Una minicocina con un frigo muy práctico completan la habitación. El edificio es una casa antigua totalmente reformada en una calle algo solitaria. No obstante la ubicación es buena pues está junto a la popular calle Santa Catarina y se puede bajar al centro de la ciudad en escasos 10 minutos a pie. La atención que nos brindó André fue excepcional y nos dio valiosos consejos sobre la ciudad. Muchas gracias.

  • Reviewer: Karen

    Comments: Beautifully newly built room... Andrei was so helpful in helping prioritize our itinerary for the short time we were in Porto!!! A definite gem!!!

  • Reviewer: William

    Comments: Perfect for exploring Porto! Amazing place that is as close as you can get to a high end resort. 5 min walk from public transport and easy to access the city center. Perfect into given when we arrived telling us were to eat and site see!!

  • Reviewer: Carsten

    Comments: Nice, well-equipped studio. Close to the heart of the city and simply "does the job". Very useful sightseeing tips & a warm welcome made us feel at home at once. Recommended.

  • Reviewer: Isabel

    Comments: The host was super nice, we helped us in whatever he could and explained us everything about Porto, including nice restaurants and excursions. The place is really clean and cosy, as we could see in the pictures. However, the fact that we could not completely open the windows as we were in a low floor was a drawback. The position is okay, a bit tiring to come back from the centre as there are loads of clims, but I guess it hapens all around the city. I would recommend it, especially if you have not planned the trip in advance as the host is a great guide,always keeping in mind that is not a bright (sunny) place.

  • Reviewer: Catalina

    Comments: L'emplacement est idéal pour les piétons, assez proche de tous les commerces et transports public et un peu éloigné pour la tranquillité ! La chambre est parfaite, impeccable, élégante et soignée. L'accueil est simple, chaleureux et Rui est au petit soin pour faciliter le séjour. Je la recommande..

  • Reviewer: Sylvain

    Comments: Accueil très sympathique, nous n'y avons passé qu'une nuit mais sommes ravi du cadre pour un couple c'est largement suffisant et très plaisant . Les équipements sont de qualités, c'est bien entretenu nous n'avons rien à redire et en cas de nouveau petit séjour à porto je pense qu'on saura ou dormir!!

  • Reviewer: Emmanuelle

    Comments: Bien placé pour découvrir Porto, la rénovation du logement est faite avec beaucoup de goût .

  • Reviewer: Kevin

    Comments: This place is great! Easy access to all shops and restaurants. Stay here!

  • Reviewer: Marta

    Comments: El alojamiento es tal cual se ve en las fotos. Es perfecto para una pareja y tiene todo lo necesario para pasar unos preciosos dias en una maravilla de ciudad. Totalmente recomendado! André es muy amable y nos enseñó lugares donde comer, lugares que visitar, rutas,...

  • Reviewer: Raisa

    Comments: Beautiful room, just as the pictures show you. Close to the centre and the public transport. André is a really nice host, we had a good time staying there.

  • Reviewer: Ana Letícia

    Comments: Ótimo quarto, muito limpo e novas instalações. Fiel a foto. Muito bom, recomendo. O anfitrião foi muito atencioso, flexível quanto aos horários e nos deu indicações de pontos turísticos e restaurantes da cidade.

  • Reviewer: Marc-Antoine

    Comments: Nice place! Strongly recommanded, Nice owner!

  • Reviewer: Mario

    Comments: The room was very clean, very well designed with a fine bed and a good little bathroom. All facilties where in a very good condotion. We loved this fine and quiet room and the very fine wellcome we had.

  • Reviewer: Manfred

    Comments: everything ok

  • Reviewer: Catherine

    Comments: This was the perfect place to stay in Porto! Very close walking distance to the main sights and our hosts gave us wonderful directions around the city for things to do and local places to eat. I wish we had more time to explore the area and stay with them.

  • Reviewer: Ana

    Comments: Andrè is a very friendly host!

  • Reviewer: Beatriz

    Comments: Aunque la calle parezca desierta, la casa de Rui es perfecta para una estancia en Oporto. La relación calidad-precio es inigualable. Rui es muy amable y atento, nos ayudó a ubicarnos por Oporto y nos aconsejó fenomenal sobre donde comer. Sin duda, lo recomendamos 100%.

  • Reviewer: Rita

    Comments: O quarto era limpo e tudo novo. No entanto, como é uma cave, com pouca luz natural e pouca luz natural, sentia-se muita humildade. De resto, óptima comunicação com o host e boa localização.

  • Reviewer: Vilma

    Comments: The room was very nice and clean. The host was very warm and super helpful. Highly recommended!

  • Reviewer: Nicolas

    Comments: Logement conforme à la description propre, fonctionnel et rénové récemment. L'accueil s'est très bien passé, notre hôte Andre nous a d'ailleurs réservé un taxi pour nous accueillir à l'aéroport, notre avion atterrissant à minuit... Très réactif lors des échanges de messages, ce qui est très appréciable. Parfait !

  • Reviewer: Emilio Y Ana

    Comments: El apartamento es ideal para una pareja. Acogedor, limpio, tranquilo, cerca del centro para poder ir andando....muy agradable y muy recomendable.

  • Reviewer: Neil

    Comments: Andre (the apartment manager) does an amazing job at check-in in to make sure you have everything you need to have a lovely stay in Porto. He gave us amazing recommendations for wine, food, entertainment, etc. I would definitely recommend him to my friends and family.

  • Reviewer: Ursa

    Comments: We had a great stay.

  • Reviewer: Adrianna

    Comments: Everything was as I excpected. Thank you !

  • Reviewer: Matt

    Comments: Andre was super helpful with suggestions for things to do and see! Room was amazing, would reccomend to anyone

  • Reviewer: Vincent

    Comments: Très bon accueil de Rui, il nous a expliqué les endroits sympa à visiter, restaurant avec des plats typique, ... tout en nous les notant sur notre carte et nous expliquant comment nous y rendre !

  • Reviewer: Mats

    Comments: Very nice place to visit in Porto! We had a little delay with our flight and therefore we were 2 hours later at the apartment. The communication with the host André was perfect! He gave us great tips and spots we had to visit in Porto. I recommend everyone to stay at this place when visiting Porto. Great for couples!

  • Reviewer: Ana Beatriz

    Comments: Rui e André são pessoas fantásticas é muito receptivas, deram ótimas dicas e foram muito atenciosos! O apartamento é ainda melhor do que nas fotos, tudo muito bonito, limpo e organizado. A localização também é ótima! Recomendação certa.

  • Reviewer: Louisa

    Comments: Beautiful spotless comfortable place Highly recommend

  • Reviewer: Kelly

    Comments: Great customer service

  • Reviewer: Audrey

    Comments: Rui nous a fait partager de bons endroits,, il a pris le temps de nous indiquer les endroits banchés de (Website hidden by Airbnb) est réactif et très proche des clients...nous gardons un merveilleux souvenir de ce séjour à porto !nous recommandons ce lieu

  • Reviewer: Davide

    Comments: Io e la mia ragazza abbiamo soggiornato a Porto per 3 notti. Abbiamo trovato molto confortevole la sistemazione, la camera non è molto grande ma in compenso pulita e ben organizzata. Il proprietario è stato molto disponibile e ci ha dato ottime dritte per la visita della città. L'appartamento si trova a circa 10 minuti (salita/discesa) dalla metro e con una camminata un po' più lunga si raggiunge il centro. Consigliato!

  • Reviewer: Claudia

    Comments: A gorgeus and stylish room in a beautiful house. Much more bigger and pretty than the photos, completely new and with a super cozy shower :). Andrè was extremely kind with me since first second, he went to pick me up to the station and he gave me everything I needed it. I had an amazing holiday there, 300% recommended!

  • Reviewer: Roeland

    Comments: Very clean and comfortable!

  • Reviewer: Lindsey

    Comments: This apartment was so gorgeous. It was within walking distance to a ton of restaurants and great shopping. I would stay here again when we come back to Porto.

  • Reviewer: Nicola

    Comments: Sono stato nell'appartanento di Rui per due notti. Tutto come nelle foto, pulizia e gentilezza le note migliori. Anabela (ragazza che ci ha fatto il check-in) ci ha anche consigliato posti da visitare e ristoranti in cui mangiare. L'appartamento è vicino al centro e in pochi minuti (10)a piedi si può arrivare a Bolhao, un mercato molto molto carino. Per il resto tutto ok (aria condizionata, bagni, cucina ecc.). E Porto è carinissima. Consigliato di sicuro:)

  • Reviewer: Carlos

    Comments: Un sitio con encanto en el corazón de oporto

  • Reviewer: Rubén

    Comments: Habitación ideal para parejas, con detalles agradables y muy buena comunicación y atención por parte de André. Todo dentro de lo esperado.

  • Reviewer: Luis Miguel

    Comments: ESpaço bom mas um pouco húmido

  • Reviewer: Yana

    Comments: We really liked our stay in Rui's place. The room is very beautiful and clean, perfect location and super friendly host who gave us many good advices. Would be a pleasure to come back again! Obrigada Rui and Anabela!

  • Reviewer: Eliana

    Comments: Habitación decorada con mucho gusto, ubicación perfecta con todo a mano y cerca del centro. André nos recibió con mucha amabilidad y nos envió unas recomendaciones de lugares que visitar y dónde comer en Oporto. 100% recomendable

  • Reviewer: Soomee

    Comments: Andre looked after my check in and check out, as well as some tips while at Porto - he was really helpful, responsive. Please check whether your room is on the basement or not. As I stayed on B1, felt the room was a little stuffy - that's why I didn't give five stars.

  • Reviewer: Daniel

    Comments: Netter Gastgeber/ tolle Tipps / sauber und modern eingerichtet / kann ich sehr empfehlen für ein paar Nächte

  • Reviewer: Bernard

    Comments: Très bel appartement conforme à la description. Propre. Tout confort. Bien situé.

  • Reviewer: Manuel

    Comments: boa localização .apartamento agradável e muita atenção do anfitrião quando solicitada.ficamos satisfeitos.

  • Reviewer: Lucy

    Comments: Rui was a good host, port on arrival and gave some good recommendations for places to eat. However, the reason I booked this apartment was because it was described as ‘entire place’ and a ‘loft apartment’ capable of sleeping 3 people. This is a single BASEMENT room with bathroom attached with a private entrance, with no windows that would open properly. This meant that there was Mould in the bathroom. Overall cleanliness was good other than that, we had fresh towels and bedding and it had definitely been professionally cleaned before we arrived, however, just make sure you’re happy with booking a basement room when you book.

  • Reviewer: Paula

    Comments: El anfitrión es excepcional, el loft es hermoso, con detalles divinos, huele delicioso, extremadamente limpio, la cama muy comoda, el barrio central y Oporto es espectacular!!!!

  • Reviewer: Nicolò

    Comments: A comfortable quiet location, easily walkable to the centre of the city. Great service provided on check in, we arrived pretty late and we got greeted by a private driver for only 20€. from the photos, we expected 2 separate bedrooms, but the bed we had was very large and comfortable. Please improve WiFi connection cause it cuts out loads. Overall, a positive experience.

  • Reviewer: Marta

    Comments: Sitio limpio, cerca del centro y amplio. El anfitrión muy amable, fácil comunicación y dispuesto a ayudar.

  • Reviewer: Marlene

    Comments: Andre est très bien organisé, plans de ville et du métro à la (Website hidden by Airbnb) est associées réactif et disponible.

  • Reviewer: Eva

    Comments: El alojamiento está muy limpio y cuidado, tal y como aparece en las fotos. La ubicacion es buena porque está al lado de sta Catarina, la calle comercial pero a la par es una calle tranquila. se puede ir andando a todos los puntos turisticos y si hay suerte por los alrededores puedes aparcar gratuitamente!

  • Reviewer: Pep

    Comments: Todo muy muy correcto!!

  • Reviewer: Amelia

    Comments: Great place, got a lot of really good tips of things to do and places to eat, thanks!!

  • Reviewer: Torsten

    Comments: Wir waren zu zweit, die Unterkunft ist super. Alles neu und sauber. André hat uns tolle Tips gegen da er selbst Reiseführer ist.

  • Reviewer: Patrick

    Comments: L'appartement est calme, l'hôte est réactif.

  • Reviewer: Liesbeth

    Comments: Me and my boyfriend booked this room for six days. This is the first time that I had a negative experience using Airbnb, unfortunately. Positive things about our stay: -beautifil design and style of the room -heater works well -Kind host Andre -spacious shower with waterfall -kitchen with good cookingpits -good bed -quiet and dark during the night. Negative things about our stay: -soap, shampoo and toiletpaper were not enough for the length of our stay. we had to buy our own. This is something we actually tried to avoid when booking the room, because we cannot bring it on the plane and our stay isnt that lone. We found it misleading -WiFi is not working properly, the room is underground so in general there is no reach with the cell phone. This is something they should mention or improve. -the room wasnt cleaned well. There were hairs on the floor from the previous people. -the room smelled of chlorine for two days and the bathroom was still wet from cleaning when we arrived. -the bathroom has a big problem with humidity. Everything you leave in there gets wet,including toilet paper. There is a towelrack, but the towels stayed wet our entire stay. We had 2 p.p. so this was a problem. When I texted Andre, two new towels were brought, but this didnt solve the problem. In the end we had to put the towels on coathangers and hang them up in the bedroom or on the table and turn up the heater. This kind of worked but is annoying and ridiculous. -I also asked for more kitchen towels,since there was only one for six days. We didnt get any, Unfortunately. I do not like giving bad reviews, but I wouldnt have booked the room had I known this. Its a pity.

  • Reviewer: Esther

    Comments: El alojamiento es muy bonito y con estilo, por ponerle una pega, es que al estar en sótano, tiene mucha humedad y huele un poco a humedad. Por lo demás la atención ha sido de 10, la ubicación y todo. Muchísimas gracias

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