We spent a little over a week in Margarida’s apartment.
First off, Margarida is a lovely host and was always very good at replying very quickly to my questions. She also provided easy information for the taxi driver (so all I had to do was print off the instructions and hand it to him - it made my life 1000 times easier) to get to her apartment and she was there waiting for me which I found to be a lovely gesture. She also gave us some beautiful pastries and bread rolls so that we had something lovely to eat when we arrived as well as breakfast the next day.
Her apartment is in a very quiet street which was important for us as we wanted to be close to everything but not be kept up until 3am from the bars outside. It’s the perfect space for a couple and the kitchen was well-equipped. Further, her cleaning lady came halfway through our stay to give us fresh towels which was great.
The apartment was very clean and she has intelligently furnished the apartment. The bed was comfortable and the wooden shutters made the apartment very dark which is great if you (like me) have trouble sleeping.
Unfortunately, the one drawback was that there was a terrible odour in the bathroom and lasted our whole stay. However, we kept in regular contact with Margarida and she managed to get a plumber over, it was just unlucky that he couldn’t fix the problem until the end of our stay. Margarida did compensate us for our discomfort and the plumber should have fixed the problem by Tuesday 27 February. If the problem is fixed (which I assume it will be given that Margarida was emphatic about fixing the problem) then I would not hesitate to stay here again and recommend Margarida as a host as she has been very warm and hospitable. Margarida loves her city and clearly cares about giving her guests a great experience in Lisbon.