We genuinely could not have asked for more welcoming and helpful hosts! Upon arrival Carolina greeted us with a smile and was eager to answer any questions we had, she even left us a local pastry each! Communication between our group and The Blue House was also brilliant, they replied very quickly after I had sent an email with a query and always answered fully and as best they could.

The apartment was perfect for us, just the right size (18 year old girls x3). The beds were very comfortable and even though there was no air conditioning, we were given a fan which was very thoughtful and proved to be efficient at cooling us down. The bathroom though small was functional and worked well for us, and I saw a review on this apartment that said there was not enough hot water for them but we never had a problem with it and could have 3 showers in one night and still had hot water available.

The night life was amazing and was literally on your doorstep. The noise outside was loud but as soon as you shut the windows and/or wooden shutters, it was totally silent. The rest of the surrounding neighbourhood had so much character and cobbled streets, the local supermarket is a 5 minute walk away and you were never stuck for things to do. The Santa Justa monument was a very short walk away and getting near to water (but not the beach) took only 10 - 15 minutes walking. There was a huge range of restaurants and bars to choose from in the surrounding bar, we tried 2 restaurants, both of which were lovely and tried most of the local bars which had great live music in a lot of them and cheap drinks (compared to England).

Our accommodation and location, combined with all the new people we met on our trip made this an amazing first holiday for us 3 and we would definitely come back! Thank you for making our experience so wonderful!