Best areas of Porto to stay
 

We're planning an 8-9 day stay in Porto in September. We enjoy getting to know a particular city, such as Porto, by wandering the different areas of the city, seeing key sites, and taking a couple of nearby day trips....typically renting an apartment in a quiet area, using the grocery stores and relaxing at different cafes/bars/parks, occasionally going out for dinner.

So, in what particular area (neighborhood, street, etc) does anyone suggest we should focus our apartment search?
Some of the areas I've read about include:
Ribeira (ancient quarter along the river)
Miragaia
Barredo
Vila Nova de Gaia (other side of the river)
Baixa (downtown area)

Any suggestions would be appreciated.
With regards,
Bruce

I visited Porto for the first time back in March. We stayed a week and have to say I enjoyed it. We rented an apartment in the Cedofeita district, which was good in itself, but the location wasn't ideal, and if I visited again I would probably look in Ribeira, but more likely in Vila Nova de Gaia.

Another possibility would be Foz do Douro, which although further out, seemed to have quite a frequent bus service.

We stayed here and loved it http://www.vitoriavillage.com

They have apartments as well.

Loved Porto, you can see our pics here

https://www.flickr.com/photos/pug_gi...57648961467343

Happy planning!

We are wanting to use Marriott points which means we'd stay at AC Hotel Porto. I realize it isn't in the tourist area but rather by the stadium. I know that the metro station isn't far and that seems like a reasonable way to get into main part of Porto. Or taxis; is Uber there?

This is for May 2018

With Marriott's stay 5 get 1 night free, it is really a great deal.

Input?