Pros: In terms of location, Maria’s apartment is in a great neighborhood in the Alfama district. This ended up being our favorite neighborhood in Lisbon and you can easily walk all over the city from this location. Lots of great food and sites and views close by. The apartment itself is spacious and clean.
Cons: There is only one heating/ac unit in the living room and none in the bedroom. The apartment was very cold at night (as it’s currently winter) and the bedroom did not benefit from the heater despite turning it up very high and leaving the door open. The bedding was not very warm so we were pretty uncomfortable and freezing. This may not be an issue in the summer but worth pointing out. There is decent amount of street noise especially the very loud cable car right outside the window. Lastly we had issues with check in. Despite providing our arrival time days in advance, there was no one available when we arrived and we had to camp out at a nearby coffee shop with all of our luggage for 45 minutes.