Gisela was a super host. She was very helpful and tried really hard to accommodate my late check in and early checkout! She also let me store my luggage the day in between my two stays with the apartment for a reasonable cost saving me the trouble to drag my luggage to the storage place at the train station. Her tips are local food were also excellent! Finally, she speaks good English and Spanish as well as Portuguese! I found out later on that she is from Spain originally, and I can actually talk to her in her native language which I can speak better than Portuguese.