From the moment we met Joao, we were made to feel incredibly welcome and excited to begin our stay in Lisbon. Joao was fantastic at keeping in touch prior to our arrival and he came to meet us late in the evening (by English standards!) so that he could show us the way to the apartment and explain all of the information we would need to access it through our stay. Joao also gave us lots of great restaurant recommendations and local knowledge about what to see and do in Lisbon. The apartment itself was a perfect base for exploring the city. It is situated in an ideal location extremely close to all of the different neighbourhoods. The apartment contains everything needed for a comfortable stay, although we didn't spend much time in it as there was so much to see and do! Our return flight was late in the evening and Joao very generously met us at midday to store our luggage for us. The combination of a very friendly and extremely helpful host as well as a compact, clean apartment was above and beyond what we expected of our stay and all we can say is we will be back! Thank you so much Joao for welcoming us to your beautiful city! We had a wonderful time.