We stayed at Mariana's place for several weeks before relocating to a more permanent place. The place is in a central location and allows you to walk to several places, however, it is up a hill and located on the 3rd floor of a building with NO elevator (which would have been nice to know before booking). The place is relatively quiet at night but every morning between 7:45-8:00 AM be prepared to be awakened by a barking dog that barks most of the day until around 10 pm. Plus during our stay, they started construction on two buildings directly behind the apartment, which according to the contractor isn't scheduled to be finished until September 2021, so it is a bit noisy during the day.
The place has a washer but no dryer and the washer doesn't do a good job spinning your clothes, so it takes longer for them to dry. The washer is located right at the top of the stairs on a small landing pad and sits up and back in a closet that requires a ladder in order to operate it, which we thought was dangerous because if you lose your balance you are more than likely going to go tumbling down the stairs. As you enter the downstairs bedroom there is a nail head that sticks up from the floor, unfortunately, I discovered it by stepping on it while only wearing socks. There is also a sewage odor in the downstairs bed and bathroom that seemed to only occur in the morning, and the downstairs shower has several loose tiles. The apartment has A/C downstairs but the upstairs unit does not work, it comes on for 30-45 seconds then shuts off. Overall, we are enjoying our time in Portugal.