We had a most agreeable week in Marta's apartment which is scrupulously clean and nicely finished.
She was there to greet us despite our much delayed and diverted air portugal flight and made us most welcome.
The flat is in a great location for exploring Lisbon and there's everything you'd really need virtually on the doorstep including a lovely little cafe which we visited most mornings for coffee, pastéis de nata and a bit of watching the world go by (often on trams).
We found very good food for dinner at O Prego and Gosta do Castelo which are a 10-15 min walk away and got supplies in from the Pingo Doce supermarket which is very close.
If you need to put rubbish out, there's green wheelie bins on the street which seem to be for general waste and there's some big recycling bins on the perpendicular street for all your plastic water bottles etc.
As per other reviewers, the double bed is somewhat on the small size for a regular human-man person and would have been a struggle for two although this wasn't a major problem as there's the two single beds in the other room.
And yeah, don't use too many appliances at once or you will trip out the leccy although it's easy enough to get back on. Just flick the orange lever at the left of the panel back up and you're good to go again.
Note to any travelers from the UK who might be staying at Marta's and would probably be unaware of such things... there are ELECTRIC BLINDS, yes, ELECTRIC BLINDS for the terrace doors and back bedroom!
Took us three days to discover them all the while wondering why there were no curtains or pull down blinds to stop the sun streaming in of a morning.
Anyway, all in all, we had a splendid week in a vibrant city, me for plein air painting and my other half for photography and Marta's apartment was an excellent base for our activities.
Obrigado Marta