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Accommodation 5 minutes by subway from the center of Porto. You can also walk without problem. Very clean and new. Communication was quick and easy at all times. We had a problem leaving the car on the street of the apartment at night (better not to leave it there) but we attended and looked for solutions right away. Good deal. We would repeat without a doubt.Laura2020-02-23T00:00:00Z
The apartment is located in a quiet area, just a few minutes from the metro station (with which you can reach the historic center in 4 stops) and next to a large supermarket, with bars and restaurants within it, open until 11pm. The house is small and functional with everything needed for the living room (refrigerator, microwave, dishes and dishes ..), in our case also a travel cot for our little daughter. Antonio was a very kind and helpful host in meeting our requests.Roberta2020-02-14T00:00:00Z
Really close from the center of the city. Antonio takes care of every single detail. We had a lovely welcome! The apartment has all you need for a super nice holidays in Porto.Laura2020-02-09T00:00:00Z
Very nice and pleasant host!Roméo2020-01-25T00:00:00Z
Porto is an amazing city and Antonio's accommodation is great, very close to the subway stop that leaves you in the city center just 4 stops away. Highly recommended!Nicolás2020-01-21T00:00:00Z
Housing ideally located, close to the metro and all amenities. Impeccably clean accommodation, I highly recommend!Maxime2020-01-18T00:00:00Z
Nice guy, very honest! The apartment its a small one but very cuzy very comfortable!! You have everything around! Very recommend! If i back i would like to choose the same one!Javier2020-01-08T00:00:00Z
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Vila Nova de Gaia, Porto, Portugal
Beautiful place, comfortable beds, she has everything you need. Breakfast was good at her husband bakery. We had a nice timeCharita2020-03-11T00:00:00Z
We consider this a lucky findMat2020-02-26T00:00:00Z
Maria's reception, lovely, explained everything to us and we felt very comfortable. Fantastic room, not missing a detail. Highly recommended.Marta2020-02-16T00:00:00Z
Hospitality, comfort and breakfastTiago2020-02-15T00:00:00Z
Julia was very thoughtful, communicative and nice host. The place is very cosy and with nice garden. We recommend the place. :)Lalaine2020-01-27T00:00:00Z
Business trip with excellent accommodation, motivates the teams !!VIP Eventos2020-01-23T00:00:00Z
Júlia Leite was extremely attentive, helped us with everything we need. We loved the breakfast and the very pleasant service. Thank you very much and big hug.Flavia2020-01-10T00:00:00Z
Well located space, 10min from the station, the heating level is also very well equipped, 5 * decoration, a touch of personality on arrival was offered Port wine with glasses of chocolate. Very attentive in the fact that we can leave 1h later. They removed the small detail that the toilet was better cleaned and the toilet brush is dirty, everything else was a great stay. ThanksFilipe2020-01-01T00:00:00Z
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Vila Nova de Gaia, Porto, Portugal
Naturalize an exceptional host We really enjoy your home and have wonderful fairs The house is charming and ideal and Mauralice received us with a good wine and was always ready to answer all our questions. Score 10/10Alonso2020-02-29T00:00:00Z
Great in every way, very requested host ... super recommend. AlesssndraAlessandra2020-02-10T00:00:00Z
Cozy place!Rafael2020-01-31T00:00:00Z
Good location and very well equipped room. Near the beach. Easy to go anywhere. Everything went very well.Ana2020-01-20T00:00:00Z
Well located, close to the subway, comfortable and very clean house. Maura is a super friendly and caring person. I recommend it to everyoneRodrigo Augusto2020-01-03T00:00:00Z
Large, nice accommodation with good parking facilities. Great view on the balcony and by car you are in 10-15 minutes in the city center of Porto. A bit noisy, but very nice hosts. Would take it again.Aeneas2019-12-30T00:00:00Z
The loft is beautiful and the accommodation is good. The attention offered by Maura brings warmth and complete comfort. The loft also has good location c market and laundry very close.Blanca Eleonora2019-12-22T00:00:00Z
We really loved this place! Stylish, clean apartment with amazing terrace! The location is great after you figure out Portuguese address system:) Mauralice and her husband are truly lovely hosts. They made us feel at home. We really loved their place.Definitely recommend this place. It's great value for the money!Tetiana2019-11-22T00:00:00Z
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Vila Nova de Gaia, Porto District, Portugal
Nice apartment to stay in Porto. We arrived late at night, but there was no problem and Antonio welcomed us there. Great communication and very helpful in many ways. Thank you! Highly recommended :)Saori2020-02-23T00:00:00Z
Everything wonderful, gladly again when the occasion arisesDavid2020-02-17T00:00:00Z
This Air B&B made for a perfect photography holiday stay. Located 5 minutes away from supermarkets, transport links, coffee shops and a department store, this flat is in the perfect location - and only a 10 minute, scenic tram ride into town. The decor was lovely and homely, which made for some great photographs ! The bed was very comfy and the entire place was spotless upon arrival. Communication up to, and during, my stay was amazing and very helpful. Would be a pleasure to stay again 💐Megan2020-02-13T00:00:00Z
There's a really lovely place. An interior is very stylish, everything was comfortable and clean. The host gave us a lot of helpful advices about the city. Our communication was very friendly. Highly recommend this flat!Liudmila2020-02-07T00:00:00Z
Very satisfied with the space I booked and where I spent 4 very comfortable days. Everything is very clean and the proximity to the subway makes everything easier. If I return to Porto I will stay at the same place.Claudia2020-02-01T00:00:00Z
Great location, with several services in the locality. Proximity to the metro. Good space, with the basic utensils for the stay. Friendliness of the host.Luísa2020-01-19T00:00:00Z
Quite comfortable. Very attentive host. I recommend!Vanessa Filipa2020-01-06T00:00:00Z
Great and clean apartment. Our sleep was excellent as it's quiet neighborhood. The apartment is situated 3 min till metro station and 15-20 min walking till the bridge. There're many supermarkets and a large shopping center nearby. Communication was easy, the host welcomed us personally and could keep in touch with him if there're some questions. Highly recommended!Наталья2019-12-29T00:00:00Z
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Vila Nova de Gaia, Porto, Portugal
The place is excellent, spacious, cozy and extremely clean. Despite being alone, it is noted that it accommodates three people quietly. The location is also very good, close to the metro and buses, as well as the market, bakery and a wide variety of shops nearby. I strongly recommend it!Aline2020-02-22T00:00:00Z
It was amazing time in Porto, thanks to the hospitality and amazing place that I've stayed in! I would definitely recommend to everyone! Thank you!Adrian2020-01-25T00:00:00Z
I am sincerely grateful to Balbina, her accommodation is perfect, well located, super easy to get to, but the best thing was her hospitality and help, I was immensely happy to have had her. Thank you!!! ☆☆☆☆☆Anyela2020-01-06T00:00:00Z
Balbina, Rachel's mother, served me very well. Artist who is soon told me about the delights of Porto with meal tips, tours and transportation. And to finish a farewell coffee with excellent chat. Highly recommend and wish to return soon, this time the tour.Diego2019-12-10T00:00:00Z
Location, Location, Location. This beautiful and unique "attic," is on the rooftop/8th floor and right on the metro line so transportation is not even a concern. The hosts were super attentive to my needs and welcomed me like family. I was on business and when they asked about my travels and heard it was a business trip, they brought me a poker table and chairs so I would have space to work.try finding that in a $200 dollar a night hotel. If you need a great location to sightsee from... You won't find a better place.... Shopping, food.. OMG food... is all around you. Rachel sets the bar for all my other stays. Thanks for everything. I would stay here again in a heartbeat.Steve2019-11-02T00:00:00Z
This place is the epitome of what sets Airbnb apart from a hotel stay - warm, cozy, tastefully designed with comfort and hospitality in mind. I absolutely LOVED my stay in this attic, it was like coming home to a great aunt who loves you to pieces and wants nothing more than your happiness. One of my top Airbnb experiences, for sure. Spotlessly clean, fresh, with beautiful renovations, awesome skylights, comfy, cozy, riddled with awesome books (mostly in Portuguese, but still awesome) and little touches throughout make this place just fabulous. The host is like a warm hug personified, she was helpful in every way that I needed without being intrusive in any way and, as it turns out, is a fabulous artist (so be sure to check out her work - there's a book of it next to the fireplace). In terms of location, there's plenty of public transport just outside the door, but I just walked to the old town section each time. It's an easy, flat, straight road and just a few blocks, it took me about 15min each way and was a great warm up for all the hills in the old town. So, look no further, I would recommend this place wholeheartedly and just wish all Airbnbs had this charm!Li2019-10-27T00:00:00Z
Good location, good reception by raquel, very romantic and cozy apartment.Anita2019-10-22T00:00:00Z
Very sweet place. I hope i will return here once more ;)Taras2019-10-18T00:00:00Z
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Vila Nova de Gaia, Porto, Portugal
Highly recommend !!Marcio2020-03-10T00:00:00Z
Alvaro is a very welcoming and available host. The accommodation is very clean, functional and quiet. Located 10 min walk from the metro and 20 minutes from the center. I will come back with pleasure. Thank you again for all.Sophie2020-03-05T00:00:00Z
Alvaro is a great host, I highly recommend !Camille2020-03-01T00:00:00Z
Alvaro, thank you for having us into your home. We had a great time in Porto, we took your advice and discovered the city by foot.Adela2020-02-28T00:00:00Z
Everything absolute perfect, great communication with Álvaro, very helpfull manLucie2020-02-23T00:00:00Z
The house is very pretty and the owner is nice.지나2020-02-09T00:00:00Z
Highly recommended. Alvaro is an excellent host, very helpful and the house is lovely. We would love to return sometime.Jennie2020-02-02T00:00:00Z
Seu Álvaro was very attentive from the moment of booking until our arrival at the house, showing all the hospitality of the people of Porto, the house very clean and organized. We appreciate all the attention and we definitely recommend it to all friends who want to know Portugal.Ozeias2020-01-30T00:00:00Z
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Vila Nova de Gaia-Quebrantões, Porto, Portugal
it's a nice room with good views ! It would be perfect if the room have a rubbish bin so we don't have to go all the way to the kitchen. Overall nice and clean room !Chi Lung2020-03-14T00:00:00Z
I have no words to thank the hospitality and everythingFelipe2020-03-10T00:00:00Z
very nice !Timothée2020-02-26T00:00:00Z
Excellent quality room. Clean, organized. Bathroom clean and organized equally. Everything perfectAmanda2020-01-13T00:00:00Z
Cozy space, clean and amazing sea view, room with great natural heating, highly recommend!Diogo2020-01-04T00:00:00Z
A large room with comfortable bed, very quiet place, trade fences, less than 30 minutes walking from the center of Porto. Very recommendable.Rafael2019-12-28T00:00:00Z
Landlady very helpful and friendly.Rodrigo2019-12-22T00:00:00Z
It's worth it, amazing location, very clean environment!Geancarlo2019-12-18T00:00:00Z
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Vila Nova de Gaia, Porto, Portugal
Perfect Host, helpful, gentle... And the place is not far away from the touristic spots from Porto. Close to the metro station.Luiz2020-02-15T00:00:00Z
Good value accomodation with access to main attraction and River bridge very close by. Host was greatIan2020-02-06T00:00:00Z
Very good experience. We arrived before check-in and there was no problem entering. Danilo was very kind to us. The apartment is 2 minutes from a metro stop and 15 minutes walk from the important monuments of Porto.Marina2020-01-29T00:00:00Z
Small nice comfortable room. There are all you need and even more.Галина2020-01-26T00:00:00Z
Except for the mattress, everything was great!Nur Uddin2020-01-22T00:00:00Z
Danilo was a great host, friendly and polite all the time. The apartment was as good as expected. Great location, very clean and the price-performance ratio is outstanding! I just can recommend this one!Philipp2020-01-16T00:00:00Z
Amazing place to stay, comfy, clean, Danilo went out of his way to make my stay as smooth as possible. Would give 6 stars if I could. 100% recommended!!Welly2020-01-09T00:00:00Z
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Vila Nova de Gaia, Porto, Portugal
The apartment is really nice and clean. It's located in the quiet street walking distance to the main attractions. Beatriz and Clara are extremely friendly. We had a wonderful stay in Porto and felt ourselves like at home.Yana2020-03-10T00:00:00Z
We were 3 days in total, we liked the location and the accommodation itself. In general we liked it a lot, it is a small but very cozy apartment, it has everything you need. As the only downside, I would say I did a little Cold in the room, although there was a radiator but maybe it wasn't enough. For the rest, we leave happy with the attention of Beatriz and her mother.Raquel2020-03-03T00:00:00Z
Recommended and good location for a tourist route on foot, crossing the Luiz I bridge every day and falling more in love with PortoOmar2020-03-01T00:00:00Z
Very clean and cozy perfect for a couple and Beatriz's mother very attentive and nicePedro2020-02-20T00:00:00Z
Really nice space, specially the mattress, it's very comfortable!natalia2020-02-12T00:00:00Z
I highly recommend this space for anyone visiting Porto and the region, it is small but it has everything you need for a great accommodation, it is clean and cozyCaroline2020-02-09T00:00:00Z
Accommodation conforms to description. Beatriz is very cordial with good communication.Gaël2020-01-12T00:00:00Z
Everything is good. But first morning it was a little bit noisy. Other than that everything is good. Especially the lication. Close to the Metro and the city center.Yoonae2019-10-16T00:00:00Z
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Vila Nova de Gaia, Porto, Portugal
Very good location, the house expands and with two bathrooms, fantastic company attention, it is very helpful to have a Welcome center. Very highly recommended.Maria2020-01-03T00:00:00Z
Space consistent with the advertised. Apartment well equipped and well located. No complaints about the stay. Thanks!Henrique2019-12-23T00:00:00Z
Very well located, spacious apartment, nice and clean with all amenities, I recommendSteve2019-12-13T00:00:00Z
Great location, nice space and all the amenities needed for a good stay. I recommend!Duarte2019-11-19T00:00:00Z
Great apartment. Perfect, a bottle of local cortezia wine was very good. The kitchen is a spectacle. The location is very good. Next to the metro. Only the bathrooms that look old seem to be a bit old. More this and a detailFernando2019-11-06T00:00:00Z
Perfect place and very quiet to enjoy a stay in Porto.Manu2019-10-29T00:00:00Z
We had a great three day stay in Porto. The apartment is cozy and clean and is easy walking distance to downtown, highly recommended for anyone! Really good apartment with a great view.Svitlana2019-10-14T00:00:00Z
Very good stay.Alexandre2019-10-07T00:00:00Z
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Vila Nova de Gaia, Porto, Portugal
The room is spacious and the view was very pretty. The bathroom is very spacious. Everything clean and impeccable. The location to the center of Porto is more or less a 25 minute walk.Jessica2020-03-03T00:00:00Z
Were nice MTOAndre2020-02-26T00:00:00Z
The space is very comfortable, quiet and cozy. Teresa received us lovingly for the night we spent in Vila Nova de Gaia / Porto. We arrived by car and found a place to park easily, although we arrived unknowingly while the Benfica team was preparing to leave the nearby hotel to face Porto that afternoon. Thanks for everything!Fernanda2020-02-09T00:00:00Z
The room is great !!! the cane supercomoda and very clean everything.Very friendly with us.Maria Luisa2019-11-03T00:00:00Z
Great place to stay. Warm welcoming, spacious room, friendly hosts. Rather well location in a city as well.Vaidas2019-10-05T00:00:00Z
Very comfortable stay :) Manuel and his family is so kind, and the view from the room is very beautiful. It was a very pleasant stay. The host is very kind, the rooms and bathrooms are very clean and the view from the house is great. Although it is a bit away from the tourist center, it can be reached easily on foot or by bus. Highly recommended for those staying in Porto!千尋 Chihiro2019-10-03T00:00:00Z
Great accommodation!Владислав2019-09-24T00:00:00Z
Great apartment, very clean with a very nice view. Too bad we only booked one nightDamien2019-09-08T00:00:00Z
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Porto, Porto District, Portugal
Very nice place to stay. Amazing localization, clean and cozy apartament and what is very important during winter - the heater was also available. Good contact with the host and easy check-in. I highly recommend this place!Magdalena2020-02-17T00:00:00Z
Small two-room apartment, with the possibility of a second double bed in the living room. Very convenient as a location and complete with everything. Precise, clear and fast communication with the host.Alessandro2020-02-03T00:00:00Z
Porto is so small that you can walk anywhere. The accommodation was much better than the pictures, the whole house was easy to cook and the price was too good. There is a heating device in the room and living room so it is warm and hot. I stayed for 3 daysYulgu2020-01-18T00:00:00Z
Very cozy and trustworthyJosu2020-01-09T00:00:00Z
Great apartment, clean and well located. Check-in was quick and easy.Lívia2020-01-04T00:00:00Z
Great stay! I recommend and will repeatAna Beatriz2019-12-31T00:00:00Z
Apartment extremely well located! You will be able to visit many of the sights on foot. Nearby markets. Subway at 200 meters. Everything is easy in this location! The apartment is stylish and everything was very clean! The bed is extremely comfortable! Nothing was missing. Check in was made easier. Overall, I loved my stay and will be back for sure!Sirouvaldo Chagas2019-12-22T00:00:00Z
Very pleasant space, well located (3 minutes walk from the metro), recently renovated and with all the necessary amenities for a restful stay. We only had a few problems with ants that seemed to leave the baseboard throughout the house, but it was a small detail in a stay that left nothing to be desired.Jorge2019-12-15T00:00:00Z
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Vila Nova de Gaia, Porto, Portugal
Clean and quiet apartment. Good location. The city center can be reached in about 15 minutes on foot. Perfect communication. Trouble-free check-in despite late arrival. Parking directly in front of the door. We were very satisfied. Thanks a lot!Vladyslav2020-01-05T00:00:00Z
The host is great, 2 rooms with a double bed and a single bed, and it only takes five minutes from the subway station. Note that taxation is required to live in New Gaya City.明2019-12-30T00:00:00Z
Great hosts and great location, all caring and functionalRicardo2019-11-14T00:00:00Z
The accommodation is very well located, close to the metro and shops. Ideal for 2 people. Filipe is very attentive to travelers, which is appreciable. he gave us good advice for visits. I recommend this accommodationEvelyne2019-10-17T00:00:00Z
Great hosts, very attentive and responsive. We had a problem with a shutter and they moved at 23:00 to fix it. Small bottle of port on arrival and everything was perfect. Thanks to them and I recommendRose Marie / Hervé2019-09-12T00:00:00Z
Everything went very well. It was Filipe who received us and was very attentive. Very nice spaceNuno2019-09-04T00:00:00Z
Cozy and cuteClara2019-09-01T00:00:00Z
Thank you for your cozy apartment. It's great, comfortable, clean flat. I can recommended your place for my friends. Cláudia&Filipe was online always and answered for all our question. Appartement Situation from Center of Porto by 15 minutes by walk. We quickly found place for our car and shop near house.Anna2019-08-26T00:00:00Z
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Vila Nova de Gaia, Porto, Portugal
The stay was great. Julia is a great hostess who explained everything we asked her. The house is great and breakfast tooAna2019-12-29T00:00:00Z
Beautiful place in convenient location. The free breakfast was amazing.Dominic2019-12-15T00:00:00Z
Very beautiful house, and great price-quality. I recommend!!Sebastião2019-11-18T00:00:00Z
Nice accommodation. Ideally placed to get quickly to the center of Porto. Excellent breakfast. Host very very welcoming.Audrey2019-11-02T00:00:00Z
Very friendly welcome and Julia really went out of her way to make us feel as good as possible. Good Wifi, good beds, a bit messy in the kitchen / living room with a lot of things in our opinion, but very clean. The parking lot is free, but is just across the road behind the bakery about a 75-100 meter walk away. You can also have a free breakfast in the bakery. Metro station at 600 meters and restaurants nearby. We were very satisfied with our stay!Bart2019-10-19T00:00:00Z
Very friendly and helpful reception by Julia. We really enjoyed the house and everything was clean. Excellent WIFI and beds. If you look through the somewhat messy looking appearance of the kitchen / living room it is great to be here. The parking is across the street at about a 75-100 meter walk behind the bakery. In the bakery you can enjoy a delicious breakfast with very attentive service for free. In short, definitely recommended!Bart2019-10-18T00:00:00Z
The apartment is a great mix of traditional Portuguese living (the house is over 100 years old) and modern decor. Also nice was the experience in the adjoining cafe of Juliet's husband, where we had breakfast - amidst local ladies who meet here in the morning for a chat. Far from the tourism and yet only two metro stations from the center. However, we did not use the metro because Julia took us on the way to work by car. Equipped with many helpful tips, a city map and marked walking route to the most important and beautiful spots of the city, we spent a great day in Porto and in the evening then just walked back home (with break in a restaurant).Serena & Luis2019-10-11T00:00:00Z
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Mafamude, VNG, Mafamude, VNG, Portugal
helpful host, clean roomMou2020-02-13T00:00:00Z
Warm accommodation just 20 minutes walk from the beginning of the old town. Friendly and responsible hostWerner2020-02-02T00:00:00Z
Clean and cozy space. I advise.Miguel2020-01-14T00:00:00Z
Excellent Local Option in Porto !!! Family and friendly atmosphere that made me feel, as if I were in our own home.Horacio2020-01-03T00:00:00Z
Rui's place is very well located for the price, and I spent a very nice three nights there.Michael2019-12-10T00:00:00Z
Rui's apartment is amazing. He is very kind to the guests. The apartment has all you need is this spotless. Recommended!Candelaria2019-12-06T00:00:00Z
Rui is a nice person, his house was clean and tidy. Location is great, I am completely sure that would back again if I have to.Diego2019-11-30T00:00:00Z
Nice Apartment. Perfect Host.Christian2019-11-03T00:00:00Z
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Vila Nova de Gaia, Porto, Portugal
Nice, spacious apartment, well equipped and very close to the metro, convenient location for visiting Porto. A supermarket and a few restaurants on the street. Nice place, I'd definitely recommend itHeidi2020-03-02T00:00:00Z
We were very well received, explained everything about the house and gave local tips. I definitely recommendDiana2020-02-15T00:00:00Z
A large, beautiful apartment with very comfortable bathrooms and bedrooms. TV with channel options from different countries (all informed on paper in the room)! The building is well located, with a market, beauty salon, restaurant and shops just below. leisure area and gym, which although I didn't use it, it seemed really cool. The kitchen has utensils and some supplies for a family. For those who like strained coffee, like us, there is no strainer there. But it has a capsule coffee machine, the hosts have already left 3 capsules available. José very accessible, communicative and resolute, with availability of arrangements for check-in and check-out. He warned us about the tourist tax of the city, 1 € per person, per day. Several cards, tourism folder and maps. We highly recommend this apartment! We had no problems!Isaura2020-01-30T00:00:00Z
We only stayed one night at Mariana and José's, but we were very well received, as they explained everything we needed and made us feel at ease. It was very easy to communicate with the hosts, but they could have said before that we would have to pay a tourist tax, to go prepared (€ 1 per night, per person, and € 3 in high seasons). The house has good areas, and is well equipped. We didn't have much time to enjoy everything, but if we return to Vila Nova de Gaia we will book again.Filipa2020-01-22T00:00:00Z
Very well located, very well received, excellent conditions, very good pool area. I highly recommend it.Thiago2020-01-19T00:00:00Z
We were very well received by José, who advised us about the whole operation of the house, about the nearby establishments, about the transportation. The apartment is great, super big and comfortable. It has structure to settle, equipped and well located.Leda2019-11-25T00:00:00Z
This apartment is in a great location. Just across the bridge from Porto but there is a metro station virtually across the road. The place has all the comforts of home. We made use of the sauna in the health club at the basement of the building and it was a great experience. All in all I loved the apartment. It was local to all the great sights of Portugal. Even closer to the port wine houses. It looks lovely and has all the comforts of home. Super secure and the hosts are really accomodating. I took my kids and there was sufficient facilities for them. I definitely recommend.Angela2019-11-19T00:00:00Z
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Vila Nova de Gaia, Porto, Portugal
Very good apartment!Sérgio2020-03-01T00:00:00Z
The house was very comfortable and cozy, spacious and extremely clean. You will get exactly what was promised - it looks just like the pictures, has all the listed facilities, and lives up accurately to the description. The price is a good deal as well, and a bonus were the incredibly lovely and easy-going hosts that gave us a warm welcome, and with whom we managed to efficiently communicate, compromise the checking out times and have a laugh as well. During the entirety of our stay, we have only encountered one problem - it's that they only give you one key. We were for example 5 guests, so when someone wanted to go home earlier, the keys issue can become complicated. We would still definitely recommend this place!Genwa2020-02-22T00:00:00Z
It is a great place to stay, easy to get to and close to the A2, just walk up the hill and you are at the metro station and able to head downtown. Valeriya was an excellent contact in the office and made us feel welcome.Ron2020-02-20T00:00:00Z
Very good and will come back againYaqing2019-12-31T00:00:00Z
This is the second time we have rented from Liucija and it has always been extremely clean, tastefully furnished, and when we return to Porto we will be looking for you again.Everton2019-12-14T00:00:00Z
It was very good the days we spent in Porto and I can say that the apartment is very spacious and meets very well. It is very well located. We would definitely be back, thanks.Flávio2019-11-27T00:00:00Z
A comfortable apartment blocks from the subwaySilvia2019-11-01T00:00:00Z
great spaceValdemiro Vicente2019-10-28T00:00:00Z
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Vila Nova de Gaia, Porto, Portugal
Very good! The space exceeds expectations. Super clean, spacious, well located and airy. The bed is excellent. Very comfortable! I recommend!!!Priscilla2019-11-03T00:00:00Z
Very kind! Although the kitchen is a bit dirty and the bathroom a little spoiled. But overall good! A 7 out of 10.Gloria2019-07-21T00:00:00Z
Recommended! The only drawback is the parking lot.Filipe2019-07-12T00:00:00Z
everything was very good with our stayChristoph2019-03-13T00:00:00Z
Nice stay in Porto in this apartment! Great location right next to metro and 10/15 minutes walk to bridge, bakery supermarket next door. The host was very responsive and full of little touches: bottle of wine, tea and coffee for the first day, map of the city. The apartment is well equipped and functional I recommend it!Marine2019-02-26T00:00:00Z
The apartment is realy sweet, clean and have everything for comfortable living. Good location and advices from host was very helpful. Thanx TPC and Casimiro:)Alex2019-02-02T00:00:00Z
The accommodation is very nice. Less spacious bedroom but excellent quality mattress. Light in the bathroom and in the bedroom for those who want to wear make-up.Concetta2018-12-23T00:00:00Z
Excellent location and value for money.Anna2018-11-26T00:00:00Z
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Vila Nova de Gaia, Porto, Portugal
Priscilla is a great host! She takes very good care of the Guest House and she is always available to help. The house itself is great, so there's nothing to complain at all! I'll be coming back soon !Gabriel2020-01-06T00:00:00Z
Very hospitable and friendlySydney2019-10-10T00:00:00Z
Priscilla is very accommodating and will go to great lengths for her guests.John2019-09-24T00:00:00Z
priscilla was a super friendly and helpful host. the place was nice, clean and in a convenient location near a metro station, supermarkets and food outlets. i would stay here again and have already recommended this place to other fellow travellers :-)Joe2019-08-24T00:00:00Z
Very clean and well connectedLuis2019-04-14T00:00:00Z
The apartment is wonderful, the room is spacious, the kitchen has all the utensils to make meals. The location is very good, close to the metro, has a supermarket close by. I liked everything.Yasmin2019-01-21T00:00:00Z
We had a really nice stay, thank you for everything.Theresa2018-09-15T00:00:00Z
Two of my friends and I stayed at Priscilla's place - we had our own room with one double and one single beds. The apartment is big enough for all of us, with everything needed in the kitchen and bathroom. Priscilla is extremely nice host!:)) She was very responsible, outstanding friendly and helpful! The location is very good - in Gaia, near the metro station and a big shopping mall. Nearby are some local cafes where we had nice breakfasts ;) You can take a metro to go to the city center (about 10min) or to go on foot - about 30 min, but down the hill, observing spectacular views;)) We really enjoyed our staying and saying a big-big THANK YOU from all of us;))Polina2018-08-28T00:00:00Z
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Everything is perfect with delicate and pleasant little touches! Well placed and quiet. Quick access to tram and places of interest. We will come back with great pleasure.!Elisabeth2020-01-06T00:00:00Z
Place with great location near the subway. All very tidy and cozy. Maria and Daniel promptly answered all questions we had during our stay.Vitor2019-12-08T00:00:00Z
Thank you in advance for the hospitality of the hosts who were always available for any contact. The apartment is very beautiful, clean and cozy. I recommend!!Cátia2019-12-01T00:00:00Z
House very nice and functional near the center of Porto and very well served transport level. All amenities 5 minutes walk. I recommend it to discover Porto.Stephane2019-10-30T00:00:00Z
Daniel's apartment is super convenient to the metro and shops for food. It was very clean, felt safe and was equipped with everything we needed for a long stay. Daniel and his co hosts were always quickly available and very warm and welcoming. The check in was easy, the space more than adequate for us and the bed was very comfortable. We enjoyed being in a neighborhood where people live and work. We highly recommend Daniel's place. It was wonderful for us.Karen2019-10-21T00:00:00Z
Accommodation at the top and very clean. Daniel and Maria are extremely available by Wathsapp and always ready to help. I recommend you will not be disappointed.Angelique2019-09-17T00:00:00Z
A perfect and strategic place to visit Porto as it comes quickly either by car or with the subway. Fantastic facilities, kindness and service. I give them a five stars, we are left with a beautiful memory, wanting to return.Nacho2019-08-25T00:00:00Z
Very good hosts, nice and nice and welcoming and a nice accommodationMarie2019-08-18T00:00:00Z
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Good acomodationDalibor2020-02-27T00:00:00Z
very good experience and service! very recomenated!!!!Yaiza2020-01-26T00:00:00Z
The apartment is well placed, you can walk to the center of Porto. We were very well received, with recommendations on the city and a bottle of wine as a gift. The apartment is, as mentioned in the previous reviews, a bit noisy, but it was nice to be woken up by the gulls! A good price-performance ratio !Audrey2019-07-10T00:00:00Z
It was a great place to stay, around 15 minutes walk from central! The wine was a great nice detail for the stay and the flat looks exactly like it shows. The host was great greeting us and gave a lot of details about the city and what to do. It was a great stay, thanks!Svajūnė2019-06-25T00:00:00Z
Very nice apartment, spacious and quiet but close to all amenities.Charlene2019-06-17T00:00:00Z
Great accommodation. Everything was clean and you can quickly walk to the center of Porto.Kim2019-05-15T00:00:00Z
I loved the space. Bakery, cafeteria, pharmacy, market nearby. Would definitely stay again!Roberta2019-05-12T00:00:00Z
We really like the apartment and recommend it to everyoneCaroline2019-04-18T00:00:00Z
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Recommend, 12 of 10. The location is really good just five minutes from the city center. The apartment is clean and full equipped. The whole team office is really nice and cooperative.Alaa2020-03-01T00:00:00Z
Good place. Great appartment !Emlyn2020-02-25T00:00:00Z
The apartment is excellent and well located. Good choice for those who want to spend a few days in Porto.Roberto2020-02-20T00:00:00Z
Ideally located accommodation Listening host Exceptional cleanliness Very nice apartmentMalou2020-02-18T00:00:00Z
Great stay in Porto, apartment perfectly suited to the photosJoyce2020-02-15T00:00:00Z
Great location considering there is the metro/bus station within walking distance as well as several restaurants, a large grocery store and huge mall. Would stay here again.Cyn2020-02-09T00:00:00Z
Family trip, used by three people, widely used well. In particular, three toilets were very convenient. There is a parking lot in the building, but it was very convenient because there were lots of parking places around. There is also a shopping center nearby and breakfast spot nearby. It was a very satisfying place ~Hang Gi2020-02-06T00:00:00Z
Apartment very well located and very clean in line with our expectations. The team was reactive to our request for a cot. PerfectOceane2020-02-02T00:00:00Z
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cozy, clean and very comfortable space. incredible view!Matilde2020-01-19T00:00:00Z
Five starsRita2020-01-01T00:00:00Z
Great apartment, well located, everything very clean and organized. I definitely recommend it.Rafael2019-12-27T00:00:00Z
Very nice and cozy place. Manuel and Tereza's family is very kindDiego2019-12-09T00:00:00Z
Very cute place. Street parking which is freeSohail2019-11-26T00:00:00Z
I really liked it ☺Inês2019-11-17T00:00:00Z
Comfortable and pleasant stay. Manuel's wife very kind. All perfectMiriam2019-11-15T00:00:00Z
A pleasant surprise A quality house with very attentive and pleasant hosts. 5 stars and surely we repeat!Iker2019-11-11T00:00:00Z
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It was very nice staying by Danilo. Quiet place to stay in Porto.Zuzana2020-03-09T00:00:00Z
Danilo was very helpful, had quick responses, and gave tips on places to go nearby. It was in a great location for being a tourist as well.Vanessa2020-02-20T00:00:00Z
The room was as expected and Danilo is a nice and reliable host. The location is very good since the old town of Porto is easily reachable by foot. We can recommend Danilo as a host!Marcus2020-02-15T00:00:00Z
Nice clean apartment, good location close to the center, I definitely recommend.Markéta2020-02-11T00:00:00Z
Staying at Danilo's place was great! He was very friendly, open and also flexible with the time we arrived because our flight was delayed. He pointed ust to nice supermarkets and we also enjoyed talking to him. Really great guy and really great host! I can totally recommend a stay!Marc2020-02-08T00:00:00Z
Great trip !!! Danilo, a wonderful host, kind, helpful, answered all our questions and was just a very nice and open person! Everything is organized, the apartment is very clean and comfortable. Excellent location, close to everything: metro, promenade. Convenient to get anywhere in the city. We really enjoyed! We are delighted! Be sure to recommend everyone to stay at Danilo, be sure to come back more than once !!! Thanks a lot!!!Юлия2020-02-07T00:00:00Z
Very pleasant stay, Danilo has been very nice at all times and has provided us with information about the city and events, 100% recommendedPablo2020-02-02T00:00:00Z
Sparling clean apartment in an excellent location, only 2 min walk from tram stop and 15 min walk from all major attractions in Porto. Danilo was an excellent host, wish we could have stayed longerKirsty2020-01-26T00:00:00Z
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If you want to stay in a fully furnished appartment with every accomodation, go there.Patrick2019-11-04T00:00:00Z
All excellent with Rui. Do not hesitate to stay in your accommodation.Salvador2019-10-28T00:00:00Z
I enjoy staying in Fernando's appartement. Thank you so much .its near the center.Zhida2019-10-09T00:00:00Z
Awesome. A nice place that was clean and comfortable. Good value. Allow 15 mins walk to the metro to get the regular bus, which stops right across the road. really happy with the apartment and communication was perfect. Recommended.. thank you so much!!!Sofia2019-10-02T00:00:00Z
Excellent location, very cozy place, clean, accessible, with all comforts, Riu excellent hostIngrid2019-09-28T00:00:00Z
Rui is super available and sweet! You will feel like at home! The bed is super comfortable, you will find everything you need in the house and you'll be in Porto city center in a sec! Top Rui!Valentina2019-09-18T00:00:00Z
The area is well stocked with vehicles and shops. You can move freelyFrancesco2019-09-16T00:00:00Z
Rui is a GREAT host. I really mean it. He was very friendly from the beginning. At one point, late evening we broke a key to our room. He drove to us (like in 2 hrs, because he was faaar away), fixed it and was friendly all the time despite we ruined his evening plans. The place itself was as described, all good. :)Aleksander2019-09-02T00:00:00Z
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Great place with a lovely kind hostChris & Angie2020-02-16T00:00:00Z
Nice apartment, equipped with everything you need. Wonderful location. A very friendly host who not only provides comfortable accommodation, but also shares excellent local tips. Highly recommend.Andrew2020-02-06T00:00:00Z
Clean, very central space. Great for two people. Very good cost benefitJose Adalberto F2020-01-19T00:00:00Z
Education respect and cleanliness ... Good locationRui2020-01-12T00:00:00Z
Good location, close to the metro station and bakery. Safe, pleasant place and a very kind host!Valkiria2020-01-02T00:00:00Z
The accommodation was immaculate and very well located. It was just what we were looking for. Small comfortable and at the same time with all services. I advise 100%.Patricia2019-12-26T00:00:00Z
It is a peculiar accommodation, with pleasant surprises. The host is very friendly and very punctual.Jose Antonio2019-12-08T00:00:00Z
Our stay was perfect and Mr. Shohimardon was very helpful and attentive giving us tips on places to eat and tourist places to visit! The house was very clean and had everything we needed, besides being very well located near markets, cafes and most importantly, a few meters from the subway! Our stay was excellent and I super recommend it! Our stay was perfect and Mr. Shohimardon was very helpful and attentive giving us tips on places to eat and tourist places to visit! The house was very clean and had everything we needed, besides being very well located near markets, cafes and most importantly, a few meters from the subway! Our stay was excellent and I super recommend it!Cézar2019-11-26T00:00:00Z
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I had an excellent stay! Large, clean and cozy apartment! I recommendMayra2020-02-20T00:00:00Z
Everything was perfect during the staying. The house was totally same as the photos uploaded in AirB&B and very satisfying. The location is just 2mins to the nearest station and 5 or 6mins to the Morro park. Overally the house is tidy and perfectly warm enough to stay even in the winter time. (Many houses in Porto were a bit cold at night for a good sleep and I experienced as well before)Seonguk2019-12-06T00:00:00Z
It is located in an excellent place to go to the Luís L bridge, the Ribera, cathedral, etc. Clean apartment, near the English court, supermarkets, coffee shops. Car rental is not necessary since everything can be done on foot, the distances are short, in addition the Uber in Porto super cheap, but I already say that walking great and you see the whole city its charm.Lydia2019-10-12T00:00:00Z
Nice location. Close to surface tram. And very nice and quiet surroundings. Spacious rooms. We had a good quiet time while there. Easy to move around and close to the city centerSegun2019-09-23T00:00:00Z
Spacious apartment in quiet area. Nice walk across the bridge into the old town of Porto ; close to Metro and supermarketsDeborah2019-09-20T00:00:00Z
Very nice, cozy apartment, great localization and very helpful concierge. Perfect place to stay!Paulina2019-09-13T00:00:00Z
We had a great time in the apartment. It is located near to the bridge to porto. The apartment was very clean and the check-in was easy. All in all we had a great time there!Lily2019-09-07T00:00:00Z
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We spent a wonderful week in Raul's apartment. He is a rare, wonderful host - he met us much earlier than indicated in the check-in, and we were able to check in with him right from the airport. (It's very convenient to get to, by the way!) The place is beautiful, a very cozy area, many pleasant pastry shops and cafes, a good supermarket. People walked to the center, who wasn't a fan of walks - the metro was five minutes away. The value for money is excellent. I recommend.Marina2019-11-23T00:00:00Z
Convenience, cleanliness, good location is great receptivity! I recommend!Elaine Maria2019-10-13T00:00:00Z
The house is as seen in the photos. You have everything you need to spend a few days in Portugal. It has spectacular views from the Hall. And communication with Raúl has always been very fast. A pity that we have touched works in the building, but it is something foreign to the host.Gloria2019-08-16T00:00:00Z
We were well recommended, and would certainly recommend the place, new, clean, and well located in VN de Gaia ... The Owner welcomed us very well, very attentive and hospitable !!!Nelson2019-06-01T00:00:00Z
The apartment matches the description and is very close to the center. Highly recommended to spend a couple or three nights in Oporto. Also Raul and he is very kind and professional when he receives you.Adriana2018-11-12T00:00:00Z
Great locationLaercia2018-11-10T00:00:00Z
The flat is really nice and clean. What is more, there is an amazing view on the city! Raul was very helpful and we had a good contact. I recommend this place:)Karolina2018-10-29T00:00:00Z
Perfect accommodation, clean and quiet apartment. Well located. Raul was very welcoming during the reception. Well equipped kitchen and bathroom, have anti noise windows, quality internet, anyway, just thank you!Elias2018-10-24T00:00:00Z
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A great way to meet people from around the world! The community kitchen was my favorite partMarcella2019-11-18T00:00:00Z
Very nice space, clean, well located, with fantastic service and environment.Ângela2019-11-08T00:00:00Z
I've lived here for a month and it's great for long stays too :) The location is far from the center of Porto, but 15 minutes walk to the East Louis Bridge, so I didn't have any traffic! It takes about 30 minutes to walk to downtown Porto, but it wasn't particularly hard! But it's right next to the kitchen, so sometimes it's noisy when others drink! Think of it as a guesthouse with a private toilet! The hosts were good at communicating in English, so there was no problem with the big mart in front of the hostel and a department store just 5 minutes walk away. :)환희2019-11-01T00:00:00Z
Really nice house. The room was really clean . Everything was perfect !Clementine2019-09-26T00:00:00Z
Actually, Porto was so small that it was a good place to walk around, but the location is still a bit far from the center, but the accommodation is really clean and comfortable for single use! And especially the hosts were really friendly. I told you that I didn't drink the port wine. I had to eat it. I stayed only two days, but everything was good and satisfactory :)현영2019-09-23T00:00:00Z
I have to walk or take the subway to go downtown, but I like to walk around. The subway station in front of you makes it easy to move around. All of the hosts were friendly and caring, so I enjoyed Airbnb. You can cook in the kitchen and air conditioning in the room. I want to stay again in Porto은우2019-09-11T00:00:00Z
My stay at Porto Je T'Aime was really good! I can definitely recommend to stay at this wonderful, really nice renovated house. My room was super clean, it had some small and nice details and also the bed was comfortable. The communication with João was super easy, he and his wife Diana are really nice and helpful. I completely enjoyed the time. Thanks! :)Melanie2019-08-30T00:00:00Z
A perfect place! Everything was impeccable, they helped us from the beginning telling us tourist sites, the location is very good since there is a metro and it is 15 minutes walk from the center. The kitchen is the best! It is super well equipped. We are delighted and we will return for sure !!!Sonia2019-08-28T00:00:00Z
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My fiance and I love the lodging! everything very clean and well located, close to the Santo Ovidio metro. Very well equipped for those who want to cook and wash clothes. I recommend this place and we will be back again.Andréa2020-01-10T00:00:00Z
We had a great stay of 8 days in Carlos' apartment, it was clean and fully furnished, there was heating, cooling and a TV device larger than I have at home. Clean bathroom, toilet, kitchen, also a great bed to sleep well. A nice gift on arrival (bottle of wine) and everything you need during a holiday is available, including a dishwasher. We are extremely satisfied and if we go to Porto again we will definitely be back. A must for anyone who wants to stay a few days in Porto. John & AnnekeJohn2019-12-16T00:00:00Z
Comfortable apartment in a quiet area. A 2 minute walk from the Santo Ovidio metro stop, in 15 minutes you are in the center of Porto. Carlos met us when we arrived and was very friendly !!Nadir2019-11-17T00:00:00Z
Experience to try. Nice apartment near the metro and bus lines. Nice apartment.José2019-11-02T00:00:00Z
Bed very good! Very comfortable and cozy.Fernanda2019-10-17T00:00:00Z
Very nice accommodation, good location (5-10 minutes from the metro). Noisy area because of the many dogs barking in the vicinity but with traffic jams we managed to spend a good night's sleep. One more power to use the washing machine (no soap however, we bought a tin that we left on places when we left for the next tenants). Super communication with Porto concierge!Isabelle2019-09-02T00:00:00Z
Housing consistent with the description and very good reception porto conciergeLucie2019-08-12T00:00:00Z
Super nice location, close to everything They were very friendly! Certainly enjoyed my stay.Fé2019-07-16T00:00:00Z
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It is the ideal place for anyone who does not mind traveling a short distance by bus / metro to Porto. It's a very close and homely atmosphere, Manuel's aunt is a great woman. We had our rest and felt in good hands. In the kitchen you can use a microwave and the fridge. A few meters away there are supermarkets and a café for the morning hours.Matthis2020-03-13T00:00:00Z
Excellent value for money and with good flexibility of check-in and check-out times.Adriana2020-03-07T00:00:00Z
The communication was great and the place was very clean. When I got to my room there were some tea and biscuits which I felt was a really sweet touch. Would recommend!Ana Patrícia2020-02-28T00:00:00Z
A very good stay, the room is clean and very quiet, it is located in front of the Mercedes house, just get off at the stop san ovidio (terminus) and market 10mn a little near, not very far from the center , I recommend, I will not hesitate to come back .. Porto is a very beautiful city and the people are friendlyHamza2020-01-20T00:00:00Z
Room and bathroom very clean, Manuel was very friendly, I highly recommend it!Tainah2020-01-11T00:00:00Z
Nice stay, close to a big shopping mall. we would recommend it.Cristina2019-12-31T00:00:00Z
we were made welcome the room and the bathroom was clean. there are 2 elevators to go up to the apartment. perfect for some day. there is an Italian nearby, with superb pizza and lasagna to die for… as well as an all you can eat sushi buffet! 35 min walk to reach the center of Porto. we recommend!Antony2019-12-09T00:00:00Z
Comfortable place, just as described in the pictures. They were very flexible and adapted to my time of arrival. I would recommend itAna María2019-12-08T00:00:00Z
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Freemasons have donated £25,000 to support charities and organisations across Devon.
Each Spring and Autumn Freemasons from Devon meet to support organisations and charities who require financial assistance, amongst those included are schools, youth centres and charities including hospices, hospital services and cancer charities.
The money is raised through the 'WAKE FUND' a trust conceived by Right Worshipful Brother William Alexander Kneel, the Provincial Grand Master of Devonshire from 1970 to 1984, the late owner of Kneels laundry and dry cleaners - now Johnsons. Since the idea was initiated, the Devonshire Freemasons have donated £2million, from which the trustees distribute the income generated, currently £50,000 each year.
Earlier this month Rt. W. Bro. Ian Kingsbury, JP. Provincial Grand Master for the Devonshire Freemasons presented cheques to 20 causes at the meeting held at The Masonic Hall, St. Andrews Road Exmouth.
The charity representatives accompanied by a member from their nominating lodge were greeted with reception and buffet as well as a tour of the lodge building and had the opportunity to ask questions.
Making the contributions, Ian Kingsbury said: "I am delighted that the Freemasons of Devon can continue to contribute to these important local causes many of which are run by volunteers and hopefully these donations will make a real difference to the lives of many people.
"Among the organisations that will benefit are Street Vets, Plymouth, Shekinah Mission Plymouth, Ivybridge Community Transport Assoc, Plymouth Raiders Wheelchair Basketball Club, Exeter Gateway Centre, No.17 Exeter Foyer, Exeter Saracens Under 11 Rugby Team, Veterans with Dogs Exeter, Sid Vale Memory Cafe, Exmouth Gateway Club, Axmouth Playground Assoc. Crediton Play Scheme for Children with Special Needs, Sense Devon Group for the Deafblind, Exeter & Newton Abbot, Torbay Guide Dogs, The Calvert Trust Barnstaple, Holsworthy Scouts, Slightly Different Singing Group North Devon, St. Mary Magdalen Church South Molton, Exmoor Explorers, Barnstaple Rugby Club Juniors."
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A lot of folks thing that stairs are for
walking instead of an outside place to teach and learn. So, The Undercommons was started by the
Black Infinity Complex, Jan. 2016 at the JANSS Steps at UCLA, in response to the
global student movement against oppression and domination in all of its forms. The Undercommons currently meets in public at the JANSS Steps every Tuesday and Wednesday, indefinitely. In The Undercommons, we cultivate a coalitional space of revolutionary learning
on UCLA's campus. In this maroon community of university, we come together across difference, to collude and collaborate, and to share the radical histories, politics and joys of
our community. Robin Kelley reminds us that unless we have
a space to imagine and envision what it means to fully realize our humanity
all the protests and demonstrations in the world won't bring us to our liberation. Then The Undercommons is a type of intellectual harnessing of the nightmares in our lives, for the purpose of transformation of ourselves, our universities, and our societies. Thinking about ways that
we can could create a sustainable action within the community, that spoke to
not just the Michael Brown verdict as an isolated happening, but global white supremacy, and global imperialism to some
extent. Right? So we're paid to read and write and study history, some of us, and so we felt like we should be able to construct – sort of a new framework of action for how to handle and develop and create the type of world that we want to live in. We're theorizing on how to do this in the community, on how to deal with cops and violence, and – and food deserts and
things of that nature for about a year, until – and you know violence is erupting, there's more state-sanctioned violence, there's more global anti-black actions happening, things of that nature, so its definitely
accelerating. But then – the actions happen with the students at Mizzou, and the football team there, and there was this wave of not just black students but marginalized students, coming out and actively organizing against the institution and so we were inspired by Fred Moten and Steve Harney's book The Undercommons: Fugitive Study & Planning and we decided to imagine a school without the restrictions, the hierarchy, the violence of western universities…
and we named it 'The Undercommons'. Umm – heavily inspired by their book, but also with the understanding that its a moving idea, and it's still in the process of being created; it will always be in the process of being created. Last year, at the end of the year we were theorizing on the question:
how do black lives matter? Not do they, but how, right? So usually
we're like "of course black lives matter , you know we're humans, they matter." But that's not the question. Professor Robin D.G. Kelley asked us that
in response to a critique that colleagues of mine had written up, and what he was trying to get us to understand was
the material value of black life in the US. So if we look at that history, from slavery
through migration and industrialization, and then de-industrialization, we have to
ask different questions about how black lives matter and how they matter now. What we think is
– as sporting and cultural producers right? Basketball players, NFL players, R&B, rap – the black body, black practice, and black imagination is extremely important both
monetarily and in terms of the construction of people's racial, gender and sexual identities. The way that they use black
bodies to do that, that's where they matter. So from that we were thinking about stuff like a cultural boycott, so when that happened it was like I think we thought maybe – we discussed that we should switch
gears to the student movements and so that's when we decided to start thinking about: okay what's that gonna be? what are we gonna do, is it gonna be a
protest? – we wanted it to be something sustainable. A sustainable
form of resistance. That's when we thought of a freedom school. I'd like to say the historical basis for
the freedom school could range anywhere from John Brown's movement during the
antebellum era to the Black Panthers who actually had their own version of freedom
schools – and a lot in communities of marronage that had been happening all over
the world. That is, runaway or fugitive, slave folks that broke out of their slavery
and created their own communities, created their own worlds. So we took a lot of those histories. We –
we're basically employing a history of abolitionism that black folks and that
marginalized folks have had for centuries. So this spirit of abolitionism came through
within the Black Panther Party's freedom schools and free breakfast programs and
stuff of that nature when they wanted to create their own world within the community
within the United-they called in the United "Snakes" of America [laughs] with three Ks. So they would have these freedom schools,
and they taught political education, they taught marxism, class struggle, etc. etc.,
and they would have free breakfast programs and other free food programs as well, where
they'd feed the community free of charge. So we've employed that as well in The
Undercommons, and the idea of a freedom school – loosely – which is to create a
school that's counter hegemonic to the neoliberal university and the neoliberal
school structures that we've become accustomed to here, in that, we are trying
to counter the hierarchical structure of the university and reaffirm that everyone
and anyone can potentially teach or learn something within The Undercommons. We're countering the idea that comes from
the myth of meritocracy in that the people that come here actually come here because
they worked that hard, that structural racism and classism – and sexism, etc. –
hasn't played a primary factor in that. And so with that, we bring and we are
planning on bringing in more and more community folk, who aren't in academia,
who may have wanted to come to university, or who may not want to be in the university
because we believe that that sort of space conjures up a type of dialectic that's
necessary for us to move forward and create and reimagine our world. So that's – that's our freedom school. It's beyond an extension of like ethnic
studies courses – as wonderful as ethnic studies courses are – we're actually
challenging the very idea that these certifications, these awards, these PhDs
etc., are as meaningful as the West would claim they are. We're challenging the idea that they could
save us from being murdered with impunity on the streets, and that they're actual
markers of our knowledge and our capacity to formulate and theorize new things. So it's – why would you create a freedom
school at a school, right? It's because we're not critiquing the
university, we're rendering it illegitimate Because we don't want to end the school, we
want to end the world that makes the oppressive system make sense. And so we –
we established that. And so that's what it is.
We kind of just figured out in terms of the timing and all of that, but that was the
idea. Of making it a freedom school, and a
perpetual space of resistance. That's hours and hours and hours of work,
I mean we had probably been discussing The Undercommons for months, and what's key
is to have a group of organizers that are differently positioned black people. So to have queer folks, black cisgender
women, black cisgender men in that space, across different class
positions was really important in terms of the theorizing. So it was – looking at historical examples
of freedom schools and how they functioned, and what were some of their problems and
challenges, also what were some of the things that worked. Looking at the text
'The Undercommons' and discussing that collectively, writing independently about
what we thought the space should be, and then coming together, merging those ideas
and challenging eachother, until we got to a consensus about what we wanted the
space to be – or what we envisioned it to be in terms of a
foundation, because we really don't know what a new world would look like, right? So
we can't be so arrogant to think that we could theorize at the jump, but its to set
up the conditions of possibility for a new world is really what The Undercommons
is about. I think our method of disruption is very
very important, but moreso than that this particular space – 'cause we
disrupt the traffic flow, right? The bottom of JANSS steps is like the bottom of these
major steps on the campus, and this is a very divided, spread out campus, you know?
We have medical students who have never been to Bunche Hall or um, or people in YRL
who've never been to the field, right? It's a very divided campus. But JANSS steps in
particular and that kind of area is like the meeting – the converging point – of all
these people, right? So, yeah, it's a great point of disrutpion but also it is – it is
a great point of – not accessibility, but visibility. It's a point of visibility
because I think what a lot of people like to assume when we think of 'fugitivity' is
that we're in hiding all the time, and this is not the case. We're not hiding with our
university, we are very very much visible. We have a speaker out there, we're playing
music, we got dancing, and sometimes we got instruments. This is a project of visible
fugitivity which, in effect, works to further delegitimize the university in
terms of – in terms of professionalization, in terms of order and stuff. And stuff like
that. Does that make sense? Interviewer: It does. Yeah, yeah, so we're practicing a new –
well I wouldn't say it's new, 'cause this has been done in history before, but it's
new for this time period, for this space – a new form of fugitivity. And it's –
and it's in your face [laughs]. We knew we wanted – it was very important
that it be public. And then we had to make some practical
decisions and also some theoretical ones in terms of the kind of disruption that we
wanted to make spatially and politically,
right? So some of the practical concerns
were: we wanted – we knew we needed to be loud. A part of taking up space is not just
actual physical space but sound – um – I think Professor Theresa Johnson calls it
sonic reclamation. So we knew we needed a place where we could
be public and be loud, but not do it in such a way where they could easily come and
say "Hey you're disrupting classes," and then shut us down, right? So like a space
like this quad here – in front of Bunche, right next to classes, so if we were really
loud here, we'd get shut down. So we knew that wouldn't work. And then we were thinking about – alright
so we got JANSS steps, there's no classes real close to the bottom – at the top you
have the library, and you have Royce – so at the bottom of the steps it wasn't, um,
it was central. A lot of traffic down the steps, but it wasn't like a central spot
where the university is performing its
classes. So we could be loud, we could disrupt space
because people moving through that don't recognize that as being a regular function
of the steps, right? So then we made the decision to do it at
the bottom of the steps, and then we kinda further theorized on it: "Okay, so how do
we interact with the steps, do we just sit in the grass, do we go in the actual plaza
and do it?" – 'cause we had a thought of doing it in the quad area, and just using
the grass area. But those are already ways in which the university wants us to
interact with the space right? So they want us to walk down the stairs and
walk up the stairs and go to class. And then they put these little grassy areas out
so that we can sit with our little closed groups and then, you know, talk and chat
and drink coffee and tea and shit. Um, so, but what we wanted, is we needed to
disturb people's visual and spatial modes of thinking. And the way to do that is you
block some fucking stairs. I mean, and you saw that today. Everybody that said
something about us blocking the stairs has been a cisgender white man. Every single
one. Because they woke up in the morning and they were thinking 'the stairs work
this way, the sidewalk works this way, patriarchy works this way, sexism works
this way – and so that's what it does spatially, is you get up and now something
in your life is disrupted – and for people of color that's every day, you know? If I get up and walk in the street, like
Mike Brown did, I could be dead. Because a white man didn't want me using the street
that way. You know? But now we're on campus collectively, and we're letting you know as
soon as you visualize the interruption in your daily life, now you look up and you
say "What's going on?" And so your indifference becomes annoyance, and your
annoyance may become curiosity, and your curiosity may become knowledge. It depends. Some peole come through there and they're
just annoyed, and that's fine. But some people are annoyed and then maybe ask
questions, they read our sign, they listen, and so then it could potentially politicize
people. So us occupying JANSS steps is sort of like
a subversion of that history, a subversion of the history of those steps and sort of
reclaiming it as people of color, as a space for our own, and reclaiming it as a
space – sort of like – a marron community of the university – someone who is a part
of the community of the university but seeks to, like, deconstruct – disassemble,
like, the mechanics of the system of oppression that the university embodies. It was a sort of word of mouth process.
Um, I had a friend who is a part of the Black Infinity Complex and he sent me a
message like, "Hey we're starting up The
Undercommons!" I'm immediately interested because it seems
like a space in which #1: I can meet other people of color, which is pretty difficult
[laughs] already on this campus and like, within – being a grad student in a
particular department. Often I kind of like, get stuck in the
department and don't really branch out and talk to other people. So, I thought it was a really exciting
opportunity there, and I'd been wanting to get more involved with like ideas of
activism or using sort of my scholarly work and weaponizing it, I guess? Um, and this is exactly the space that has
people who are interested in doing the same thing, and are interested in, like,
that kind of project. I think that this is a space that a lot of
people are interested in, like, challenging those – those perspectives, learning more
about themselves and other people, society and trying to figure out solutions for that
sort of stuff within our own disciplines. And I think The Undercommons as an academic
space is really important because it's a space where we can take what we learned
from our own disciplines, from our own bubbles, and bring it into essential space
that we can share with other people. Um, so that's how it fits in with like, a
university setting, but I think much in the same way it should fit into L.A. There's particular politics in L.A., and
there's particular ways in which people identify with themselves, their spaces, the
other people – and if we can, sort of, create a space where we can all come
together and share that information and work together collectively toward
liberation, I think that's amazing. And we could, you know, do some – like,
it's the beginning of some real grassroots transformative politics. We do critique the university. We did
that today, in terms of the march – but we don't find the university to be legitimate,
we do find the university to have stuff. Important stuff like money and books and
other resources, because they wouldn't guard it so much if it didn't mean shit to
anybody. Um, so our relationship to the university is a criminal one.
Interviewer: Ok. We want to steal what we can. We want to –
and that might sound like "Oh, you're breaking laws," but it's an intellectual
theft, you know? The, uh, they don't ask very much of us,
in terms of students of color. They want us to come here, and they want
to put our faces on brochures, and they want us to satisfy a version of diversity,
so that white people can figure out – so that white people can learn how to work
in a corporate world with people of color. That's all we're here for, right? Um, and then we come here – where the books
and the money is – and we use it to do radical, fugitive study.
And so the relationship to the university is criminal, and the relationship to the,
um, outside of the university, to groups fighting for liberation, to communities of
color, to poor folk, to marginalized people of different sexes, genders, and class
statuses, and races, our relationship to them is:
that's our community. So, what we're here to do is 'steal'
resources from the university and create versions of knowledge – so it's not only
one set of knowledge – in communication with, in collaboration with, community folk
and activists that aren't here, and to develop strategies and tactics for
liberation. Then, to distribute that work to those folks that are – that are doing
that work on the outside. It's in the hopes that the space is
revolutionary for these folk, and different people with layered forms of
oppressions on them. Because it's a space of critical study and
critical learning, and so what we stress during our sessions in The Undercommons and
during our study hall, is an openness, a patience, and a certain type of precision
when we talk about violence and trauma, and things of that nature. So, um, at the crux of it all, The
Undercommons is an extremely loving space. We love eachother. We love everybody
there, and I think that baseline really, um really sandwiches – or engulfs everybody
that comes into the space that has dealt with instances of violence against their
sexuality, or against their identity, or or against their gender… in their
classroom, or within their family – within their blood family – or within their chosen
families, or anything like that, on the streets or by cops, um – so at the base of
it The Undercommons is – is a beloved community full of love, yeah. It's developed into something far more
powerful and epic than we could've ever imagined. Only because of the way – of
people's response to it. We couldn't have imagined people, um, to
have felt so much at home within this 'Tuesday, Wednesday' space from 12 to 3 PM
You know what I'm saying, on the steps, and if you're out there it'll be real hot
or real cold or raining, etc. etc., but there are a contingent of folks – at least
20 to 25 people, sometimes 50, sometimes 150 – that will come every week and
participate, and – and eat from The Undercommons, and feed at The Undercommons. I don't want to be a stagist, but the
possibilities that it's provided now, is that it's created a community of critical
people. Um, and not just academics, right, but critical people that are community
people that are activists, that are students, faculty, so – a grassroots, loved
community, um, where people can get critical education, and they can organize
resistance. And, um, I think that we may not have
realized how important that was, like the healing – like the healing aspect of it. So it's a space of organizing, it's a space
of critical education, but I think what we maybe didn't expect is that it's a – well,
somewhat we did, but – that it's a space for people to come and heal. Because the
university can be an incredibly violent place, and there's people that come out of
class, you know, frustrated or crying from some aspect of white supremacy that's
been proferred as legitimate knowledge. People can come to our space and we could
debrief on it and they can find healing and they can find community. So that's definitely something – I guess
the prominence of that, of the role of it being a loving space for marginalized
people I think is affecting the space in proportions that we might not have
theorized initially. But the study hall was supposed to have that function, so we knew
that it needed to be a loving space because we got that critique from people that we
shared the idea with. So, and we moved forward on that. Also, now that people know that the space
is there, it's – other groups have issues that they wanna organize on, now that they
know that there's a space for people, they can do it, you know?
Interviewer: Right. So it's the, um, it's a visible community
of resistance. I see these spaces developing quickly, um,
and dynamically, and radically, and – not outside of critique, and not outside of
faults, and sloppiness sometimes, or reactionarism.
But I hope, um, that students and workers and – and staff members and family members
and the youth, young and old, and white and black, etc. etc., right? I hope that they
take up this idea of fugitive study and fugitive planning, and being in the
university, but not of the university. Or being in the institution but not of the
institution. I hope they take this idea and they run
with it, and they use it to create what they've been dreaming of. We started getting feedback from students
that are like, "Yo, The Undercommons has saved me in graduate school," right? Um,
"It's so – it's so wonderful to have a space to release our frustrations," etc.
etc. Um, so definitely that, definitely the response from some of our beloved faculty.
Robin D.G. Kelley just wrote about us in the Boston Review – which, should be out,
or it'll be out soon. And he praises us. Of course, we know that our work is a work
in progress, and he knows it as well, of course, but – but, yeah, Kelly Lytle
Hernandez, a contingent of supportive faculty that we really couldn't have
imagined as well. And Harvard Law – the students at Harvard Law are trying
to start an 'Undercommons' as well. Um, students at UCSD are interested in
starting an 'Undercommons'. Um, we have connections with students in
India, we're about to make connections with students in South Africa, so its
becoming very much an international project which was the original intention, to be
clear. But it's happening faster, and much more dynamically than I think any of us
could have ever expected. And in the process, as organizers, 'cause
it's not just the original organizers, like we're a body of dedicated students –
at least ten to fifteen – we've all formed a beloved community and we've learned so
much about organizing with eachother against this violence and for our life…
really. I'm really excited about The Undercommons
and like, what the possibility of its future iterations are. So in terms – I
guess I have to, like, talk about it on different levels. In terms of what's
happening on the campus, what I would like The Undercommons to be first and foremost
is a more inclusive space. I think slowly but surely more undergrads are
getting involved but it seems very much like, a small group of graduate students
have sort of, like, come together, and I want it to be a space for everyone in this
– you know – local context to get involved. So not just graduate students, but
undergrads. Not just students, but people who live nearby, you know? Local
activists, local community members, all that sort of stuff. Which means, I think,
that we also can't have exclusively an an Undercommons space on university
grounds, I think we have to like, go into communities, create a space like this, as
well. So I hope that that happens in the future. Other things are, um, expansion.
So I know a lot of other universities are catching hold of this idea and trying to
adopt it for themselves which I think is great. Um, so I would like to see
'Undercommons' exist – I was gonna say in every university and I would like that,
but I would like to see an 'Undercommons' in every community.


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Mutant monsters rage from the stars to Tokyo and only a teenage girl can stop it with her amazing skills as an assassin.
What They Say:
Years after the events that transpired in Kite, Sawa's whereabouts are a mystery. Soon, rumors of a new killer begin to circulate the city. They call her the Angel of Death, an unfeeling assassin who eliminates her targets with grace and precision, leaving only a flurry of feathers behind as her calling card. What the public is unaware of is the fact that this notorious hitman is actually a polite young lady named Monaka.
Like her spiritual predecessor, Monaka has lost most of her family, and her father's duty as an astronaut keeps them literally worlds apart. Despite the physical distance, her father promises her that he will return someday. Until then, the mundane daily routine for the timid and clumsy Monaka is school and a part-time waitress job – except when she receives an assignment and instantly becomes a cold-blooded killer!
The Review:
Similar to the DVD release, Media Blasters goes all out here as there are four main language tracks. We get the original Japanese in both 5.1 and 2.0 mixes as well as the English language adaptation done in both, which is encoded using the DTS-HD MA lossless codec. While doing the separate mixes worked back in the main DVD days, I'm not sure how useful it is to do that anymore. But both tracks and languages are well represented here and they come across quite well in providing for an engaging and fun mix when it comes to both action and dialogue. While the 5.1 mix doesn't come across as weak as I found it back with the original DVD release, it's still something where the original design of it is in stereo and that just feels the strongest throughout. The action uses the forward soundstage the most and there's some good bass to be had with the explosions and other elements of the second half. Dialogue itself is pretty smooth and there's some nice placement to it while also handling the quieter moments in a very good way..
Originally released in 2008, the transfer for this feature is presented in its original aspect ratio of 1.78:1 in 1080p using the AVC codec. Animated by ARMS, the transfer here is pretty solid all around when it comes to handling everything. Taking place in a real world setting outside of the space station sequences, Kite Liberator has a good look to it as it takes place mostly at night and in relatively dark areas. When there are some moments of bright light and sunshine it looks strong as well. We had some problems with gradients previously on the DVD, but a lot of that is softened here because of the better resolution and encoding, though some of it is still there simply because of the source material. Colors generally look good with some great pop in a number of sequences and the noise is very minimal overall, making for a cleaner and better looking release in general.
The packaging for this release brings us a standard-sized Blu-ray case that features Monaka in a near full length shot in her school girl outfit while sitting atop the moon, all of which is set to a blue sky with some clouds in the background. Giving her a pair of wings just adds to the unusual nature of it, but it's eye-catching enough. The back cover has a lot of white space as the text is done through the left while a few images are at opposite corners. A central piece of artwork with Monaka looks really cute, especially with the dangling doll she has, which ties it all together. The extras are all clearly listed, albeit sideways, and the bottom brings out the technical grid, which is done in a pretty small font considering what it wants to cram in there, making it a bit hard to read. No show related inserts are included nor is there a reversible cover.
The menu design for this release is pretty simple as we get a white strip along the bottom that features the navigation itself in large font while the feature name is along the left. It's clean, simple and easy to load while also working well enough during playback as the popup menu. The bulk of the menu is given over to clips from the OVA that run through with different quiet scenes, action moments and some character panning sequences that helps to showcase the quality and design of the animation. It's a solidly functional menu all around.
There's a few extras here to be had and one of this pretty interesting in general with the TIFF version of the film. Running just under twenty-five minutes in length, it's a special alternative version of the film that was done up for the Tokyo International Film Festival in 2007. It's about half the length of the full feature and in some ways is much tighter and more interesting because of how it's done. It likely won't have a lot of appeal for most people, nor right after watching the main feature, but it's definitely a fascinating look at the film from a different perspective. We also get a good interview with the director and a series of short interviews with the main Japanese cast.
Content: (please note that content portions of a review may contain spoilers)
Ten years after the original OVA series Kite came out and shocked plenty of people with its controversial material, Yasuomi Umetsu was finally brought back to the project that made him a name with Western fans. The original series saw plenty of controversy due to some of its underage material and the use of releasing a cut and uncut version – or multiple versions over the years that were less uncut. With this new feature, Umetsu keeps to the violence but the sexual side has diminished pretty strongly, which isn't a surprise as he's commented in the past that it wasn't something he originally wanted to bring into the show too heavily.
Kite Liberator takes place several years after the events of the original series and it shifts its focus a bit as Sawa is nowhere to be found. This feature revolves around a similarly young character named Monaka who is living with her uncle that gets by on payments and benefits from her father. She lost her mother several years ago and her father is an astronaut on board an international space station so she hasn't seen him in an age. Her distance from everything has made it easier for her to transition into the role of a young assassin that deals out punishment for money to deserving scum of the earth. When not doing that, Monaka spends her time either in school or working in a late night restaurant called Apollo.
While Monaka is getting about down on Earth with her life, her father's life on board the space station is about to impact it heavily. The astronauts up there have been getting along somewhat better recently due to a new food that was created by Defy Foods which is simply called Space Food. The food is designed to help the astronauts cope better with the low gravity and calcium issues that arrive from living in space but it apparently didn't go through proper testing. A pair of astronauts that got caught in a radiation storm from a solar flare end up mutating because of the food that's in their system which results in the space station acquiring mutated monsters that hunger and thirst at an inhuman level. Or at least that's the vibe they try to give off.
The feature goes back and forth for a bit between the two main storylines and we have a good bit of action happening on Earth with Monaka taking down some bad guys while fending off creeps that show up at the diner she works in as a waitress. The two storylines do eventually meet in a very predictable way and it turns into a decent sized conflagration as the diminutive Monaka battles one of the mutant monsters from space. The secondary cast filters throughout the film, such as the cop who is in love with her and the man who made the space food, but it's all pretty inconsequential. The only potentially interesting character is another waitress named Mukai who gives off some heavy Sawa vibes with what she knows and understands.
At the end of the show, I'm just left with the simple feeling of wondering why they bothered. I know full well that we weren't going to get what the original Kite was and I'd already had my post-Kite "letdown" with Mezzo Forte as that OVA series came shortly after Kite came out and didn't live up to what people expected it to be, even though I enjoyed it. Where Kite Liberator suffers is in that it's just so predictable. Once you get past the surprise at first with the space station and the slight advancement in the years since the original, nothing surprises or shocks. The violence even feels fairly tame most of the time and the usual of a mutant monster diminishes a lot of the personal impact that the original had when it came to the fight sequences.
There are certainly things to like however. Umetsu seems intent on revisiting a number of locations from the original and that provides for some great nostalgia as you see the different settings in a new light with different characters. The parallels between the two shows are strong throughout such as Monaka having a bracelet from her father in comparison to Sawa's special earring. The eye colors are used as well and that gets highlighted further into the show when Monaka is in assassin mode and ends up getting different colored eyes because of events. A strong draw for me continues to be the character designs as Umetsu doesn't use a carbon copy look of most every other show out there. The men tend to be ugly and the women have a very strange allure. There's a good sense of sexuality throughout it, but it's mostly restricted to panty scenes and a brief topless moment when Monaka is changing. Her changing between schoolgirl and assassin is far more common and that's done in a rather clean but enticing fashion.
In Summary:
Not unlike the original, Kite Liberator is very much a Yasuomi Umetsu project through and through. From the credits, his involvement in it came in the form of being the director, writing the screenplay, doing the storyboards and was obviously the character designer. His hands are all over it so it's very much accurate when that first title card comes up to call it a Yasuomi Umetsu film. Unfortunately it just underwhelmed with its story and the intensity of it. There weren't expectations of replicating the original OVA series but I didn't expect this new feature to be so dull and predictable. Umetsu's work has been a favorite of mine since I saw his designs in the Megazone 23 Part II OVA all those years ago as well as numerous things since then. I'm definitely glad I got to revisit it though and look at it once again in higher quality form because the technical side is definitely what I wanted out of it from this kind of creator and the release here largely brings that out.
Japanese DTS-HD MA 5.1 Language, Japanese DTS-HD MA 2.0 Language, English DTS-HD MA 5.1 Language, English DTS-HD MA 2.0 Language, English Subtitles, Kite at Tokyo International Film Festival, Interview with Director Yasuomi Umetsu, Interviews with Cast
Content Grade: B
Audio Grade: B+
Video Grade: B+
Packaging Grade: B+
Menu Grade: B
Extras Grade: B+
Released By: Media Blasters
Release Date: October 14th, 2014
Running Time: 57 Minutes
Video Encoding: 1080p AVC
Aspect Ratio: 1.78:1 Widescreen
Review Equipment:
Sony KDL70R550A 70″ LED 1080P HDTV, Sony PlayStation3 Blu-ray player via HDMI set to 1080p, Onkyo TX-SR605 Receiver and Panasonic SB-TP20S Multi-Channel Speaker System With 100-Watt Subwoofer.


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