My Mother and I stayed in Susana’s apartment for 4 days and this was our first time to Portugal. The apartment was very clean, modern and exactly how it looks in the photos. The kitchen is well equipped but make sure you bring your own coffee pods if you want to use the coffee machine. The beds were a little firm for us. The washing machine was great to clean our clothes after the hot days but make sure you bring your own washing powder. The air conditioning unit was a god send after the hot summer days, it cooled the apartment and us down immediately. The neighbourhood is fairly quiet although the neighbours dog barked all night for one of the nights we were there - we were so tired it barely effected us though. It’s worth noting for anyone with heavy bags that the apartment is located halfway up a short steep hill and is on the second floor of the building with no elevator. The area was perfect for us away from the busy town centre and close to supermarket and restaurants. Communication with Susana was okay, she was away when we arrived so her colleague met us at the property but she was available should be need anything. We really enjoyed our stay in Portugal, thank you Susana!