Isabels place was lovely. Her son met us & showed us the apartment. It was clean, pretty & the perfect size for us. Great location just 30 minutes walk from the heart of the city but with lots of restaurants & bars on the walk in. It was just a few minutes from Rato station & down a side road that was beautiful & peaceful. I went with my friend & we felt very safe in the area.
If you walk up through the park just 5 minutes away you can get tram 28 which will take you up the hills of Alfama.
It was really easy to get to Sintra from Rato station & was a great part of our trip that I would highly recommend.
I would note that it is on a downhill slope so to get to most things you are walking uphill, fine for us but someone hard of walking might struggle. We loved our stay in Lisbon & in the apartment. Thank you for helping us have the most amazing trip