Maria was a wonderful host! She is very kind and friendly and always willing to help. She gave us all the important information we needed and was very uncomplicated. She even provided a fan before we could even buy one. She lives almost in the same building which is an a great advantage if you need to aks anything.
Her apartement ist just perfectly situated and extremely cozy. The high ceiling, the stone wall in the kitchen and the dark wooden floor gives it an authentic mediterraine flair. From there you can walk to the shopping area in Chiado Baixo as well as to the port in a few minutes. Just around the corner is an excellent restaurant with a variety on different food types which is hard to find in Lisbon. It's calles "estrela da bica". In the night you just walk a few steps into the Bairro Alto night life of Lisbon.

I would definetly recommend Maria and her apartment if you want to have a pleasent stay in Lisbon whether you want to relax and walk around the city or just go party. If you want to rent a car and go surfing (in summer time) as we did, I would recommend Costa da Caparica which is right at the other side of the bridge. It is a huge kilometre long sandy beach. In the winter I would also recommend the northern beaches like Cascais, guincho and Ericeira!