Very friendly and welcoming. The apartment was modern, clean and very well positioned for exploring the city centre on foot and access to transport. The small balcony doors opened up on to a pedestrianised street with many restaurants, which seems charming and great for people watching. Unfortunately this comes with a trade-off when trying to get to sleep as it can be fairly noisy until around 11 or 12. Although earplugs worked well and a good compromise considering the convenient location.

Breakfast was included by way of tokens to be redeemed at a local Pastelaria for an espresso(caffe), fruit juice and sandwich. Just don't try to ask for a coffee with milk(meia de leite) instead of espresso; apparently milk is a premium and you can only have this instead of the juice. Although if want just a little milk, like a macchiato, (called a pingado) then you don't sacrifice the juice. On my first day I nearly ended up with an espresso, milky coffee and a sandwich. While the breakfast was good with fresh bread and juice, I would have preferred a more relaxed typical Portuguese café. This one was very touristy, gets very busy, the attendants are a little brash and I found it quite confusing and stressful initially; and I am Portuguese myself. I would suggest having your basic breakfast here then look for a smaller Pasteraria with a wider selection of typical pastries and biscuits on display for your mid-morning boost.

Lisbon is fast becoming more and more tourist oriented and it can be hard to find a good quality value-for-money restaurant. Avoid those that are on main pedestrianised streets as they are usually pricey and not the best quality. Wonder around the back streets and look for small restaurants with fewer tables of tourists.

Unfortunately the host did not provide much in the way of 'local knowledge' about things to see places to eat or avoid, so it would be advisable to do some research on-line before hand to avoid common tourist traps