My friend and me stayed in Maria's apartment for one week. It was perfect for us as we both had an ensuite bedroom.
We arrived one hour late as our flight was delayed, but Maria was there to welcome us to the apartment.
It was lovely to have a shared garden in which to sit. There was a large fridge with a small freezer section at the top, a microwave, kettle and two electric rings. There is a laundry room in the garden with a washing machine shared between the apartments and a drying line.
You can walk to the city centre in around 25 minutes. But it's uphill on the way back. It's a ten minute walk to the nearest Metro station (Marques), so it's easy to get around. We found two supermarkets, one close to the Metro station and one in the opposite direction.
It was very hot during our stay, over 35 degrees C. We found the apartment too hot. We couldn't create an air flow was the windows and door of the apartment were all on one side. The fan provided didn't seem to make much difference, Then the fan broke as it was very top heavy and unstable on its base,.
Maria informed us that the kitchen area would be cleaned and the rubbish bin emptied every day. We would have found it useful to have more cleaning equipment in the apartment to clean our bedrooms e.g. a mop and bucket.
On our departure day, the taxi was due to pick us up from the apartment at 18.15. I requested a late check out, which was granted, with no extra charge. This was such a bonus, especially with the hot weather.