The appartment was beautiful - exactly as it is in the pictures, flooded with light, tasteful, modern, clean, functional and we both very much enjoyed staying there.

The flat is very well located and we enjoyed the view from the balcony. It is in quite a lively, studenty area, however, and our last night, Thursday, the music went well into the wee hours but some earplugs sorted that out, mostly!

Our hosts, Bruno/Patricia were very efficient in getting back to us, though there were a few communication problems due to an over-reliance on Google Translate, I fear (even though I do speak a little Portuguese). This made making our travel plans a bit tricky but we got there in the end.

On reflection, the flat would benefit, we feel, from a few additional pieces of kitchen equipment: colander, french press cafetiere/percolator (we couldn't find the capsules for the machine in the appartment), bowls and some wine glasses (!) and maybe a juicer for those lovely Portuguese oranges!

Also, as we didn't actually meet our hosts in person (we collected the key from the shop downstairs), we had to work everything out ourselves - like how to work the internet (not obvious!), where the nearest supermarket/bakery is etc, cafe/restaurant recommends nearby, where to get those capsules (!), where to leave the key on leaving as the shop was closed and where the electrical trip switch is! Nothing trip advisor/google maps and reviews and a bit of common sense couldn't sort but it's nice to get a personal touch. A short set of laminated instructions would sort this easily if the hosts can't be there in person.

The little bottle of port and pastries on arrival was a nice touch. Overall a very good place to stay and we would be happy to recommend it and with a few small tweaks, it would be perfect.