I enjoyed Paulo’s place. I was traveling solo, and felt safe at the building with a 24:7 doorman inside the door. It is close to the tram and bus stops there in the “basement” of Barro Alto, therefore a great base for exploring the city and surrounding areas. I walked almost everywhere, At the same time, it’s a quiet place to get away from the city noise when you’ve had enough. With a small kitchen you can prepare meals cozy meals- there are many small grocery stores and bakeries nearby, and restaurants too. Paulo, the host, is a kind and vivacious person-he even had lunch with me when I arrived, at a very awesome Portuguese owned restaurant across the st from the apartments. I enjoyed hearing about family life in Portugal.
Barro Alto is close to the river where there is a bike path you can take to Belem and other pretty places. Just beware of tourists on those scooters- very annoying for walkers and cyclists, and very rude sometimes.
The apartment has nice bathroom, and kitchen, but my favorite thing was the comfortable bed and crisp cotton bedding. It was heavenly. I slept great.
Four stars on location because there’s no WiFi in the apartment- but I got along fine. There’s WiFi in the restaurants and bars in the area. There are taxi stands too.
I used the Metro, and bus 727 to get there from the airport, and Uber to get me back to the airport. It was around 10 bucks- not bad. wish I would have bought a temporary phone and plan from Voda phone because my plan from the US wasn’t enough.
If you like great music, books, exploring historic cities, and tawney port wine (Paulo leaves a complimentary bottle for you) give this air bnb a try!