Rosa was an incredibly amazing host! During my stay she constantly went above and beyond as a host. She was easily one of the best hosts I've ever had and I've had some great hosts. She made me feel at home and treated me like a friend. It was great speaking with her, her company was an absolute pleasure. It felt like we were long time friends.
She picked me up from the Vila do Conde train stop and on our way to the house she showed me an incredible view of Vila do Conde. Before she left for work, she made sure to show me around the house to get acquainted with everything. Her place is very nice, clean and quiet, there's even a balcony so you can have coffee in the morning and hear the birds without noisy traffic (being from downtown Toronto, this was really nice :-). Her cats (Chica and Isis) are really cute and calm. Rosa prepared a delicious breakfast for me everyday - homemade muesli, fruit, yogurt, very nice bread and homemade jam and coffee/tea options, such a good healthy breakfast. She was so generous I could even eat items from her garden, how awesome is that?!?!?! I was fortunate enough to be around when she was cooking dinner a couple times and she cooked enough for me, this wasn't part of the agreement or anything, she simply did it out of sheer kindness and generosity. Although, I wouldn't want to set the expectation that future guests should expect this as this wouldn't be fair to Rosa. However, I also wouldn't be surprised if she did offer as she's so amazing.
Th location of her house is perfect. Walking distance to beach, grocery stores, the naval museum and restaurants, amongst other amenities. I received great tips from her in terms of places to see and eat around Vila. She was always incredibly responsive when I had to send a message.
Simply put, Rosa is an 11 out of 10 host. Highly, highly recommended. Rosa you da best! Mucho obrigado for everything!!! Until next time! Um abraço!
Mathieu