My friends and I stayed at the Garden House for a few days in April and we absolutely loved the place and couldn't be happier with José and Maria's hospitality - José was so helpful and eager to make sure we had a great stay in Lisbon. The apt. looks just like in the pictures . It has everything we needed and even a book with recommendations of places to visit, which was very helpful . The beds were very comfortable and the rooms were spacious. Sadly, we couldn’t enjoy the garden because it was raining , but it is beautiful !! A very special characteristic of the apartment.
The only reason I'm not giving this place a 5 star is because during our stay, there were some issues with the electricity. We were only able to plug in a few devices at a time or the electricity would go out - it was particularly challenging when using the hair dryer (and we were 4 girls so we needed to use it).
Thankfully, José was very transparent about these issues when we arrived so we were able to manage our way around the electricity problems.
Overall I had a very positive experience and would definitely consider staying here again if those electrity issues are resolved - something José mentioned is already in the plans.