In reading the Rick Steves' Portugal book, I was excited about "InPatio Guesthouse" for our (wife and I) travel this September. Thinking 5 months out would be early enough to successfully reserve, only to find out they are booked for one of the two nights we are staying (itinerary is mostly final at this point, so little flexibility).
Anyway, I trust this forum site over diving into a booking site right away (and prefer to book direct), so thought I'd post to get some advice.
1, we are looking for a good location. The "splurge" locations listed in RS book, in Ribeira area, did not look that exciting and likely very pricey (that said, we're ok "splurging" if someone has an enthusiastic recommendation).
NOTE: we will have a car, as we driving in via Douro Valley. As driving/parking is a concern in Porto, we'd love to find a safe/convenient place to drop the car off for 2 nights while we explore Porto. We travel light and can walk to hotel.
Any thoughts would be very much appreciated.
Mike