Maria’s apartment was very comfortable and excellently maintained. All the fixtures and fittings and furniture seemed new and were in perfect working order. I particularly loved that Maria gave us a bottle of wine upon check in which was very generous of her. She also provided toiletries like hand wash, soaps, shampoos that smelled amazing. She constantly asked after my unwell friend too and offered her help just in case my friend needed to see the doctor. This made us feel like she truly cared about us. The art in the house and the bedrooms were also very nice. The location of the apartment is about 15-20 minutes taxi/Uber ride away from Barrio Alto, Chiado and Baixa (around 7-8 euros) BUT it is very close to a metro (São Sebastião) and the apartment is also very convenient in that it has a supermarket just below it. There are also loads of really good restaurants and cafes within 3-4 minutes of walking from the apartment and best of all, it is about a 7 minute walk to the enormous El Corte Ingles where I spent much time shopping. It also helps that the apartment is about 15 minutes away from the airport by taxi which is great as the traffic in the aforementioned neighborhoods would definitely slow you down if you were going to the airport from those locations.