Maria's apartment has simply the best location ever: it is located in the very core of Lisbon, and almost every attraction is reachable by walking. Bars, restaurants, shops are just a few steps away! Nonetheless, the street in which the apartment is located is pretty calm despite being in the center.
Maria has been a very kind and attentive host, always answering very quickly and trying to help us finding the best ways to move and solution to our problems ( our flight has been delayed one day after because of a strike, and Maria has showed a comprehension we appreciated so much).
The apartment itself is very basic, though it has everything you need even for long stays (we stayed 1 week). Towels were provided, kitchen was fully equipped. Everything was really clean. The only suggestions we would like to give to Maria in order to improve her apartment's amenities are:
- Offer a faster Wifi. Though it is present, is actually quite slow.
- Heating system: Apparently there was no heating system. It is true that we had our stay in middle May and surely temperatures were not so low, but Lisbon can become quite cold during the night. Furthermore, being the street never enlightened by sunlight, the apartment can become a little cold- surely not a problem in summer, but not so comfortable in late spring.
- Electric system: we did not use so much electricity - we were mostly out day and night- but the first and only time we tried to cook with the electric plates in the kitchen (and only a dehumidifier was on in the apartment) we and our neighbours next door had a black-out (we immediately fixed). It was not really a problem to us, but we think it is something that should be improved .
We loved every single minute in Lisbon and we will definitely come back to Maria's accommodation next time!