Maria was perfect in communication. A friend of her showed us the apartment. There is a very small entrance to the building, very steep and high steps. Met a cockroach on the stairs while ascending but it's ok, old buildings have sometimes animals visiting them, I named her Elen. I also let her live.
Maria's house is a renovated apartment in a very central area in a very old building. We had a good sleep in the beds, taxi's located right in the corner but 2 things kind of left us slightly dissatisfied. When you pay this money you do not expect the whole house to intensely smell like mold. And it was mold for sure. If we didn't leave the windows open we couldn't stand breathing this smell. And secondly, the bathroom door couldn't close but ok we did put music everytime someone visited the w.c.

All in all, you can understand Maria's effort (renovation, free treats and wine, excellent communication) and the location is great. For budget travelers and people in their early 20's its perfect. For more senior or picky travelers it might bring some inconvenience. p.s. there were some construction working early in the morning at the days we stayed making noise.

Anyway, thank you Maria for hosting us and I hope you understand my good will. You have done almost your best, sometimes its not about the people but the place! Obrigado!