First of all, I stayed for 3,5 months in Marques’ tiny house for a semester aboard. In the first 2 weeks I needed to get used to the small space but afterwards I really liked it. Especially how fast it was to clean it. You find everything you may need and Marques though properly about every detail to put as much comfort in the house as possible. For example, the combination of washing machine and dryer so you don’t have to find places to dry your clothes.
Overall it is a really quiet place but sometimes a plane flies over the house which can get a little bit annoying. Also there is a rooster nearby, which doesn’t have a proper feeling for time (started to make noises at 1 am).
There are two bus stops nearby. One just down a few stairs which takes you in the city centre or to Bélem and one up the hill which goes more in the direction of barrio alto. Additionally, you can walk down the hill some minutes and find some other stops and a train station. To sum up you can easily get everywhere by public transport.
The nearest place to go grocery shopping (Pingo Doce) is about 12 min (1km) away just down the hill. There is also a “Lidl”.
In the late autumn / winter the air in the house can become really wet (at least in the bathroom) but the air condition also has a dry mode to overcome this problem.
I really liked the internet connection which I guess has a bandwidth of 100000 and the modern smart TV.
The walk to the house may seem a little bit scary because it is hidden but the house itself is really nice and cosy.