Maria’s apartment was beautiful and spacious and had absolutely everything you would need for a city break. The kitchen was fully kitted out with enough equipment to cook any meal. There was a dishwasher and washing/drying facilities as well as a compact iron and ironing board. There was also a tv with all the local channels although we didn’t use this at all - there are too many interesting things to do in Lisbon!
The location was absolutely excellent. Very central, only 5 minutes walk from the beautiful Bairro Alto, but in a really lovely area with lots of nice cafes and restaurants on the surrounding streets, and a shop and lovely French bakery close by. There was also a very quirky bar next door that only opens select days (usually weekends) that has incredible live jazz music and really nice drinks and tapas.
Maria herself was an amazing host. She was very flexible with check in/out times based on the departure/arrival of other guests and cleaning. Obviously this is not always possible but it was a lovely touch. She was very easily contactable always and met us on arrival and offered lots of suggestions on where to eat and drink locally and where the local shop and bakery were. She left a bottle of very tasty Portuguese Douro wine for us to try too. She messaged us to during the stay to see how we were enjoying the apartment and if there was anything she could do to help which was very nice.
Overall we loved Maria’s place and would highly recommend her as a host! Thank you Maria!