Christiane communicated well with us for our check in to her apartment. A bottle of port was waiting there for us. Everything we needed was available, including a washer/dryer which came in handy. We needed help with how to run it as we could not understand Portugese, so Christiane had a friend in town come over and help. Amazing. The apartment is in a great location overlooking the national palace. It was quiet at night. Because Christiane does not live in Sintra, she gave us a name of a caretaker that helped us find street parking, gave us keys for the place and gave us wonderful hints about where to eat. Would love to stay there again! Thank you Christiane!