We met Sónia at the time agreed before hand and she was helpful and friendly answering our questions and giving suggestions about the city. She was also available for any further questions or queries throughout via email and always responded promptly.

The Apartment itself is small but was perfect for what we wanted with a comfortable bed, good shower and equipped kitchen. It's really well located, just a couple of minutes walk from Martim Moniz metro station and square. The square has a really good atmosphere, particularly at the weekends, with bars all around it serving reasonably priced drinks and food. From the Martim Moniz it's just another couple of minutes walk to Rossio, 5-10 minutes to Baixo-Chiado and Bairrio Alto. It's also only a 10-15 minute walk from Alfama so it's ideally placed. Loads of good restaurants and bars within 10-5 minutes of the place.

The metro is really easy to use to get around time and it's just a couple of metro stops from Cais do Sodré which has a train station which takes you to Belem for Belem tower and Jeronimos Monastery and Carcavelos, Estoril and Cascais which all have good beaches.

All in all the apartment was perfect for what we wanted. Close to the action which meant we were able to walk around most of the time. Like I say it's not big but had everything we needed