Is Old City Design Apartments pet-friendly?

Yes, this property allows pets (limit 1 total). Some restrictions may apply, so please contact the property for more details.

How much is parking at Old City Design Apartments?

Limited spots are available. There is free parking nearby.

What time is check-in at Old City Design Apartments?

Check-in start time: 1:00 PM; Check-in end time: 5:00 PM.

What time is check-out at Old City Design Apartments?

Check-out is at 11 AM. Late check-out is available for a fee (subject to availability).

Does Old City Design Apartments provide a shuttle to the airport?

Yes, there's an airport shuttle that runs on request. A per vehicle, roundtrip fee applies.

Where is Old City Design Apartments located?

Located in Sé, this apartment building is within a 10-minute walk of Porto Cathedral, Ribeira Square, and Lions Fountain. Praça da Batalha and Casa da Música are also within 2 mi (3 km). Pr. da Liberdade Stop and Guindais Funicular are within a 5-minute walk.

Old City Design Apartments Reviews, Deals & Photos 2025

8/10 Good

Leslie

7 October 2023

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities

Great location right next to the train station, close to all of the amenities and tourist attractions walked everywhere

Stayed 5 nights in Sep 2023

10/10 Excellent

stuart

14 April 2024

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities, communication

I thought the location is great. Parking was free right outside.

Stayed 4 nights in Apr 2024

10/10 Excellent

Benjamin

13 July 2024

Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort, communication

Great spot in Porto

Host was great at communicating how to access property, what to do, etc, and made the process really easy. Location was perfect for accessing things. Highly recommend.

Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

ushio

3 November 2023

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, communication

It was well cared and well designed hotel. What is best on this hotel was the management of this company. They communicated well and respond quick and very attentive.

Stayed 4 nights in Oct 2023

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

1 April 2024

Liked: Cleanliness, communication

Disliked: Room comfort

Convenient location and beautiful view of old town

Location is very good and the instruction for entering the building and room was clear. We loved the welcoming sweets!! Only disappointment was the neighbour area with the people who seem to be junkies and hanging around all the time in front of the apartment although they never bothered us. Overall we had amazing time!

Stayed 3 nights in Mar 2024

6/10 Okay

madaline

20 March 2023

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, communication

Unfortunately there was a group of homeless people outside the front door although they never disturbed us it made my partner uneasy, also there was a limited amount of hot water other than that the host was very accommodating the place was in good condition, the apartment area was just what we needed for our stay and within walking distance to at just about everything.

Stayed 9 nights in Mar 2023

4/10 Poor

Gianluca

25 August 2023

Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort, communication

Very nice apartment, terrible neighborhood with drug addicts and homeless people right at the entrance

Stayed 5 nights in Aug 2023

8/10 Good

Daniel

8 August 2024

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities, communication

It's all good👌

Stayed 7 nights in Jul 2024

4/10 Poor

Qian

21 March 2023

Liked: Communication

Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities

It’s a good location, but the property is so old and I don’t feel it’s clean. People doing drugs are right in front of the property. I don’t understand why it’s 3 stars in Expedia. It’s not even one star. It’s a hostel. It’s really a bad experience.

Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2023

8/10 Good

Jo-Anne

13 May 2024

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, communication

We stayed in Bridges apartment. It’s view was the homeless in the area. My traveling companions were rattled by a call out of a homeless woman on our arrival telling tourists to go away. One night there was some early morning yelling by the local homeless that woke us up. Inside the apartment was clean and felt very safe. Pillow cases on the extra pillows would have been nice and maybe a couple more towels especially for the kitchen. It is small but really you aren’t in it long. It was a short walk to most restaurants. Beds were comfortable. Approx 12 min walk all downhill to the Duoro River. It’s all downhill so remember it’s all up hill on the way back. This is great for younger people and couples. I don’t know if I would recommend for young families with children. We were three older women travelling without our significant others.

Stayed 2 nights in May 2024

4/10 Poor

Anie

17 June 2024

Liked: Cleanliness, communication

Disliked: Property conditions & facilities

It would be important that the host be specific about which unit is being rented out and about the sketchy immediate surroundings. If you book via Expedia, you are likely going to end up in the «Wine » apartment of which all windows are blocked (virtually no natural light) and has no balcony. It is at ground level of a site where homeless people hang out day and night and is also very humid so basically feels like a basement. It is cheaper than the upstairs units so may be interesting for some people since the general location makes it easy to access everything in Porto but I was travelling with my elderly mother and we would have gladly paid more for a higher quality accommodation. As I told the owner, being disappointed is never a good feeling; he should be upfront about this particular unit and will find the customers that will be satisfied with it. Otherwise, it is clean and well kept for.

Stayed 4 nights in May 2024

6/10 Okay

Nancy Jayne

12 May 2023

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities, communication

The apartment was lovely and well equipped with dishes and linens. The hosts were responsive to our requests. The TV didn’t work, the first night we had the wrong remote and they brought the correct one over right away, but then we could not get one channel. The safe didn’t work either. I also could not figure out the microwave. It was a conventional/ micro combo. I followed the instructions and it would turn on and then in Two seconds turn off. The location of the apartment is great. It is in a lively neighborhood close to lots of stores, restaurants and the metro. It is up a very steep hill which is difficult for and older woman with bad knees. It also appears to be across from a very seedy area where individuals assemble all day to do drugs. It was very intimidating and as a result we always felt like we had to be in before dark. There was also a farmer’s/ fish market most mornings in the cement structure across the street. Our hosts assured us it was a safe area, but it was still a little to scary for me.

Stayed 3 nights in May 2023

10/10 Excellent

Mark

3 January 2025

Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort, communication

Faultless

Excellent location, up a steep but short little hill which put you very close to the "top" bridge, and a very short walk to Sao Bento station. Apartments was small and quirky but functional and a fair price with generally great internet connectivity and decent kitchen and bathroom. Great comms and appreciated the late checkout on New Years Day, thank you, so good to deal with real people. Recommended.

Stayed 5 nights in Dec 2024

4/10 Poor

Verified traveler

16 December 2024

Disliked: Communication

A Charming Porto Apartment With A View

The view from this apartment is magnificent. I wish I could end the review here and give the place a 10/10. Unfortunately, the individuals managing the property are terrible communicators. It took a lot of effort to arrange even the most basic things like check-in times for our stay. Other questions and concerns went unanswered entirely. Inside the apartment, it was clear that cleanliness and maintenance were not a priority. Our bed had sand in it! One of the glass cups had a lipstick imprint on it. There was mold along the windows and inside the bathroom. A lot of things were broken, too. Neither of the lamps in the room worked. The oscillating fan fell apart because it was missing two screws. The balcony chair had a broken support beam. The A/C did not work. Also, the area is right next to a homeless camp. While the unhoused will generally leave you alone, be aware that the area is a hotbed of drug activity. There were two men dealing drugs right across from the entrance of the apartment. The area is bad enough that my Uber refused to pick me up in front of my apartment for safety reasons. The plus to this apartment is that it is only a five minute walk to the train station. It's a steep walk uphill, but a very convenient, centrally located place. Also, that view is amazing. If you want to be charmed by a spectacular view, and can look the other way on things like poor communication and lackluster service, this place can be an amazing stay.

Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2024

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveler

14 December 2024

Disliked: Communication

Wir konnten die Unterkunft NICHT beziehen, da sich unmittelbar vor der Eingangstür (liegt am Ende einer dunklen Sackgasse) der ständige Wohnort von ca. 15 Obdachlosen befindet. Diese kamen schon beim Einparken auf uns zu, so dass wir gar nicht erst ausgestiegen sind und eine andere Unterkunft suchen mussten. Ohne den Personen selbst

Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2024

6/10 Okay

petra charlotte maria

6 December 2024

Disliked: Property conditions & facilities

We also stayed in the “Wine” room. Was disappointing and not quite what I was led to believe I was getting. 🙁 I have stayed in many other older suites/hotels in other parts of Europe so i wasn’t expecting modern facilities. However i was not anticipating that we would have no natural light for 2 weeks as we were uncomfortable opening the wooden blinds inside the apartment due to the homeless people living on the property within a few feet of the front door and the street level “windows”. When we did try to crack open the blinds we found windows were in bad or dirty condition. Perhaps the 2nd floor units are a better option? Towels and bathroom tissue were another issue, they were not changed or supplied on a regular basis. We would come back after a long day only to find there had been no top up so we would have to run out to buy bathroom tissue! I understand some factors are outside your control and the police were visible on a regular basis however not being able to open a window or get some sunlight for 14 days was a bit over the top.

Stayed 13 nights in Nov 2024

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

25 November 2024

Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort, communication

The location is unbeatable! Right by the train station and next to the sightseeing monuments in Porto. The room was also clean and had a nice balcony and the front desk was very receptive to questions via WhatsApp. Only downside is that the bed is not an actual bed it’s a pullout and we were unfortunately given a very late check in when promised a window.

Stayed 3 nights in Nov 2024

2/10 Terrible

Dave and Helen

19 November 2024

Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities, communication

We stayed in Wine room. It was advertised at £230 a night, reduced to £80 to make it feel like a bargin, but this is just a marketing trick as the room if definitely not worth £230 a night. We were so unhappy with this stay that we left after one night and stayed elsewhere. This was a first for us. The bed is a pull down bed which does not go away. The hydrolics are broken. The windows do not open. And the blinds are broken so you can't get any natural light in. The doors open directly onto an area where homesless people live, including going to the toliet. The room is not sound proofed, so you can hear the homeless drinking etc all through the night. There is a leak in the bathroom, and mould on the ceiling. There are much nicer places to stay in porto at this price point.

4/10 Poor

Sharon

18 November 2024

Liked: Communication

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities

Highlights - easy check in and convenient location, but massively outweighed by the negatives. Very poor quality bed, merely a pull down with very thin mattress. Extremely poor bedding, no fitted sheets and mixed single and double sizes so constantly having to adjust, ended up on the bare mattress most nights. Bathroom is generous but in poor repair. Location is adjacent to an abandoned outdoor market that is frequented by drug addicts and dealers. In summary avoid

Stayed 4 nights in Nov 2024

10/10 Excellent

Javier

13 November 2024

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, communication

We were very pleased with this place neat, great location, plenty of room. The only thing that made us uncomfortable was the drug addicts hanging around the vacant place in front of the hotel.

Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2024

6/10 Okay

Jeong Ae

10 November 2024

Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities, communication

unsauber

Stayed 3 nights in Nov 2024

4/10 Poor

Paula

7 October 2024

Liked: Communication

Disliked: Cleanliness, room comfort

Could have been great but wasn’t

Theoretically, this location is wonderful. You’re in the center of everything. Unfortunately you are also right next to an abandoned park where people who appear to be homeless congregate. I read this in the reviews and thought that the reviewers were just being biased towards homeless folks who generally keep to themselves. However we saw someone smoking crack 3 times. Once he approached us to tell us that crack is legal and we shouldn’t call the cops. It was incredibly threatening. Those folks were often drinking, throwing things and exhibiting erratic behavior which made coming back to the apartment a source of anxiety rather than comfort. Unfortunately this isn’t something the company can control but you should be aware when booking. Additionally, there are a few things the company could improve. The apartment is cleaned basically but had plenty of cobwebs in corners and crumbs(?) under furniture. It could use a regular deep cleaning. Lastly, the furnishings are all conversion furniture so they are not comfortable. The mattress on the main bed is a Murphy bed and is very thin. The pictures made me think it was a permanent bed so be warned and adjust expectations accordingly. On the plus side the company was very easy to communicate with and prompt when getting back to me. I liked the people i met and wish I could leave a better review.

Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2024

10/10 Excellent

Alonso

27 September 2024

Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort, communication

Great location

Had a grat time, right in the middle of everything, less than 5 mins feom the train station and had great recommendations for dinner from hoast

Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2024

10/10 Excellent

Jean

17 September 2024

Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort, communication

Well located

Very well located to the main things to see in Porto

Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2024

2/10 Terrible

Ellen

28 August 2024

Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities, communication

Übelste Lage!! Wohnung nicht sauber! Keine frische Bettwäsche! Handtücher alt und zu wenig!

Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2024

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