The stay at Maria's apartment was great! It is a lovely place with nice, modern decoration and it is perfectly equipped. It is close to the Ponte Vasco da Gama, where you can have a very nice view. From there you can drive in the city by a city roller, because it is the perfect route for using those. Around the place are also a lot of busses which will bring you in the city center in around 20 minutes. The apartment is on the ground floor so you can hear people on the street and cars in the morning. The windows are mirrowed as long as they are closed, so nobody on the street can see you. It didn't feel perfectly private, but we hadn't a problem with that at all. The family who let us in and showed us the place was very sweet. We felt being welcome right away. We would come again!