Alexandra's apartment was a real treat to live in. It was far better than we expected. We were two adult couples and we found the cost very reasonable but it could easily accommodate three couples. It was extremely spacious and light with interesting views of the busy neighbourhood below. It's on the third floor so a bit of a climb especially for the elderly so don't bring a huge suitcase. The apartment is incredibly well equipped with a very modern kitchen and most of the kitchen gadgets you would need. There are plenty of power points in every room. We were all new to Lisbon and indeed Portugal and we found the Portuguese all without exception frendly, charming and helpful.
With a population of just over half a million it seemed to us Londoners (population 8.7M) enormous and it was a long jouney to any place we wanted to go. The taxis were very cheap and with four of us it was economic to use them. All the drivers were absolutely mad, friendly and talkative, yes, good drivers, yes, but if there's a speed limit they don't seem to know about it. We were especially interested in art and enjoyed the Gulbenkian Museum, and the Berardo Museum, the latter of which was strangely under publicised.