Maria’s place is centrally located and the apartment is as best suited as older buildings can be in Lisbon. However, I would caveat the location is ideal for travelers who do not mind rowdy street noise and extreme debauchery happening just outside the apartment and the unit, so travelers have the right expectation. The unit was perfectly reasonable and as described.
+ appreciated washer and dryer
- lack of working fans and one AC unit for common room. The fans in all the rooms were broken so it would have been nice to have some ventilation in each of the rooms
- And the host left us one toilet paper for our party of 7 for three nights, so we purchased our own
Not necessarily a minus as the host cannot do anything about the location and may be a plus for future travelers who do not mind noise: 1)the building shares an entrance with a hostel a floor below so all throughout the day, there are young people drinking, smoking and congregating in the building stairways and the entrance. Because the building is old, as most are in central Lisbon, the noise Carries into each rooms quite audibly. 2) the apartment is located directly over what felt like the rowdiest street in Lisbon, the street blasting Aviccii and Pitbull’s greatest hits until 5am. I am generally not sensitive to noise but the combination of no fan/AC and noise (so could not open the windows) gave us no option to have peaceful sleep.