joana's place is ideal for a couple on vacations! it is compact but nicely separated into bedroom, living room, kitchen and bathroom. everything in the apartment was very pretty, fully functional, and spotlessly clean. (best wifi signal was in the living room!) the backyard was absolutely wonderful, with blossoming trees and garden lights. such a joy even to look at through the kitchen window, i would never have thought this possible in a large city like lisbon! there is a supermarket and an ATM practically around the corner, so all your immediate needs will be covered. joana did mention a self service laundry nearby, too, but we never needed it. getting out from olaias and back is easy, the metro is fast, reliable, and affordable at 1.4 euro/ride. the apartment itself is close to the metro and easy to find. there were stacks of books and leaflets with tourist information all around living room and a DVD collection, and joana even provided an excellent welcome food package! (go straight for the cheese)

we spent there a wonderful week, thank you so much, joana and leonor!

and of course lisbon was as wonderful as ever.