It was an interesting experience. Ana Maria was very welcoming upon our arrival. The place was very small just as seen on the pictures, however, it had everything we needed for our four weeks stay. The apartment is in a traditional Portuguese neighbourhood where you can hear everything which can be disturbing during the night when you are trying to sleep, however we got used to it so it didn’t bother us after a while and during the day it was quite amusing as we could hear the neighbours phone conversations clearly. Overall, the neighbourhood is quite charming with little restaurants around and even a little store with all your necessities but still located right in the city centre. Also because of the location which is quite steep on the foot with several different stair options from the lower grounds, we did not feel the need to exercise as walking to and from the apartment was enough of an exercise already.
We encountered some issues with the mattress, which was affecting our sleep, but Ana Maria was very accommodating and even arranged to get a new mattress for us that helped in making the remainder of our stay being more pleasant.