Marcos is a welcoming and generous host, he immediately made us feel right at home.
The daily breakfast is legendary—different each day but with huge variety.
If you stay upstairs, there is a 2nd kitchen with fridge, espresso machine, stove, washing machine and dining area.
The room was exactly as pictured . The bed is listed as King size but is much smaller—double or queen? It felt like sleeping on a box spring with no mattress—sadly pretty uncomfortable :/ Linens were very clean and replaced on request.
There was lukewarm water in the shower some days and cold on others, not sure if it just ran out? Marcos did offer that we could shower downstairs.
One negative is noise from other guests since it’s a heritage home and not soundproofed—our neighbors woke us up coming in at 1:30 or 2:00 a.m. for several nights.
It’s such affordable accommodation near the Alfama, that despite some drawbacks we would stay again, and can’t recommend Marcos more highly as a wonderful host.