Myself and seven friends stayed at Maria's place, which ended rather unfortunately with false accusations and a request to pay unsubstantiated damages. Given her previous reviews (though perhaps I should have heeded Maciej's review from January), I was definitely a bit surprised. I will start with the pros first, though.
Pros
1.) As many reviews highlight, the location is great. Tram and metro access are close, if walking by foot grows tiresome.
2.) Outdoor space has great potential (shared negative, see below).
3.) Easy access with locks requiring codes. No worries about keeping track of/sharing keys.
Cons
1.) This is an older property, so issues are to be expected. However, the water leaking situation requires attention and fixing. Without being plumbers ourselves, it appears that pipes leak in the bathroom and kitchen after shower use. The water is not near to the shower entrance, rather under the bathroom and kitchen sinks. As a result, there is a smell mildew in the downstairs bathroom (compounded, most likely, by the lack of ventilation).
2.) The outdoor patio has great potential, like I said. We did notice a strange smell, but couldn't figure out where it was coming from. The 2nd, untamed garden level of the terrace contained a rotting dead rat (or some sort of rodent) near the stairs. Perhaps part of the smell problem.
3.) Minor: it's a building with multiple units, so not sure where responsibility lies (though, Maria's colleague who checked us in told us this wasn't her only property in the building), but the stairs leading up to the unit are filthy. As in, two dead roaches of some kind level of filthy.
4.) There were dirty dishes upon our arrival.
5.) The place was not thoroughly cleaned upon arrival, which I gently mentioned to Maria when she inquired about check-out and her cleaning staff. As a former host who always respects properties, I felt like it was something I would want to know. I think this "head's ups" backfired, as I then received the accusations of wine spilling, etc (see below).
Final note of caution: Maria accused us of spilling wine on the duvet covers and dirtying the carpets/creating a smell in the apartment - none of which we were responsible for. She accused us of vomiting - the picture showing the evidence was actually left over soap on the sink from a soap bar purchased in Portugal. The duvet covers were not recognized by any of the group. There was already a stain on one of the carpets downstairs, and the other carpets are not easily recognizable from her pictures. The group conducted a couple of walk-throughs and none of the accusations hold any weight. I'm not sure what the deal is, what Maria's intentions are, but I'd advise another property just based on this experience.