Maria was a lovely hostess and very proud of the beauty of her city of Lisbon, always happy to give advice and recommendations.
The room is a very nice and spacious bedroom in a secure first floor flat, very clean and tidy and nicely decorated and the bed is very comfortable. The kitchen and bathroom are shared and Maria was very good at scheduling when they would be available if I needed to get up early and they were always available after she and her husband went to work. The shower works well and again everything was perfect.
There were a few simple rules such as no food in the bedroom and taking shoes off to keep the place clean which I thoroughly approve of.

Despite the heat of Lisbon in summer the flat was surprisingly cool and quiet. It is also especially convenient for students and academics because of its location so close to Lisbon University and not far from the airport. Along the same street are many local shops and cafés and I especially enjoyed the pastel de nata (the famous Portuguese custard tart).
I am grateful to Maria for sharing her home and I would love to take up her offer to come back sometime soon, when I am less busy, to explore the city more. As the Japanese would say in words a Portuguese would recognise as sounding like their own ありがとう (muito obrigado).