Luisa is a lovely host. Friendly, straightforward, clear and quick to respond to all questions at all hours of the day. Even with last minute changes from both parties, our check in and check out went smoothly and easily due to easy and efficient communication. Luisa also shared plenty of handy tips about Matosinhos to enhance our experience.
Our 8 night stay in Luisa’s apartment was perfect! The highlight is definitely the location. Wow! 5 min walk to the beach, to the fish restaurants, the beautiful market, the Metro stop, the taxi rank, and everything else we needed. There were so many bakeries scattered nearby where we tried and compared different cakes and coffees. Had we stayed at the beachfront, chances were that we would have missed this sweet corner of Matosinhos!
The apartment was great. It was comfortable, colourful and felt like home. There were ample kitchen facilities for cooking seafood feasts after our visits to the market. Some of the kitchenware was quite chipped, but wasn’t an issue. Hot water and pressure was good. The apartment was a little cold at times, but there were extra blankets and an extra heater for the living room was available for an extra price (we didn’t need this simply because we didn’t stay in enough to need it; so much to see and do and explore). There were many interesting books to enjoy while sunbathing on the balcony (even in December, it got toasty out there!).
The apartment is on a relatively busy one way street, so as a light sleeper, I found my earplugs handy.
I thoroughly enjoyed Luisa’s apartment and would stay there again!