Massimo and Monica are wonderful hosts, very inviting people to engage with during an experience to this area. The apartment is fully equipped, stylish, quiet and with multiple accesses, windows that allow the sun and breeze to flow in. There is quick access to walking, running paths and to a restaurant with friendly hosts and outstanding food at a great value. You can walk to their small town where friendly people await you. In fact this community has several small towns within a few KMs, where they are restaurants and friendly people. The whole area is full of olive trees so it makes it so charming to reside. I highly recommend Massimo and Monica and their location and apartment well equipped to meet your needs. Bob Dodd, USA

Carlos and Maria and their families and friends are wonderful people and hosts to their country. What a wonderful experience meeting and living with them for 23 days. I will do it again in 2020 and can't wait to come back. It was my first real exposure to Portugal and the Portuguese people . I was there to study Portuguese, taking classes at Portuguese Connection and coming home to experience what its like to live with a Portuguese family. They will take care of you in many ways and make you feel like a part of their family as they believe that is you are, an extension of their family. In one example of many, Carlos and Maria offered and helped me arrange an affordable and very enjoyable stay in Albufeira, Portugal by suggesting an approach and then literally taking me to local bus station so that I could purchase the bus tickets, then showing me how to remember the short walk to it. When my luggage was lost by Air France and I didn't have cloths for five days, Maria jumped in action and washed/dried my limited cloths so that I could go to school each day with clean cloths. These people are the very best the world has to offer. Thank you Maria and Carlos.

What wonderful hosts-Chiara and Valero. They go beyond what you would expect from a homestay experience. Their location is only a 15 min tram ride, filled with sights, people and movement, to the Duomo. It's a secure location for women to walk, talk runs, etc. The bed is a double mattress foam so its so comfortable. Chiara and the housekeeper took great care of me during my more than 3 weeks of stay. Chiara understands the structure of the English and Italian languages so she was very helpful during my stay. The language school that I attended was a short 15 minute walk away. Chiara provides a great breakfast and choice of drinks. She has wonderful restaurant recommendations as well, providing a list to choose from while staying. I will you her in the future and highly recommend staying with her and Valero. Bob Dodd

What a great time staying with Judith and her family. The room was super and very comfortable. Judith also helped me by speaking in German and English when necessary. She showed me the beautiful city of Hamburg and introduced me to her wonderful friends. The children are also very friendly and great kids. The meals were delicious and there was always plenty of food available. I really enjoyed my 17 day stay with Judith and her family.