The apartment is in a great location--around the corner from the hustle and bustle of Chiado/Bairro Alto. The space is cozy, charming, and clean with an impressive use of the space. We loved eating breakfast on the patio overlooking the church using the apartment's espresso maker and the orange juicer to get the morning off to a great start. (You can hop over to any of the pastry shops less than a 5 min walk in either direction to accompany your morning beverages.)
Although the street outside the back patio is lively we found that with all the windows closed (and the good AC unit blowing!), we were able to fall asleep without problems. The neighboring church does have a bell, but it only tolls every half hour between 8 AM and (maybe) 8 PM so it might wake you up, but definitely won't keep you awake at night. Really, it adds to the charm! Two things that are important to mention: 1) The stairs are quite steep and narrow. We navigated them just fine with our soft luggage, but imagine that it would be much more difficult if you used one of those big, wheeled suit cases. 2) Although there are two beds in the apartment, the space is really best suited for one couple. The apartment is a good size, but the layout isn't conducive for giving individuals a lot of privacy as the space is one large room, and the bathroom is quite small.
Check in was smooth and Goncalo (Pedro's colleague) kindly waited for us longer than anticipated when our cab driver took us in the wrong direction twice. Also, this was our last stop on our honeymoon and it was nice that we could wash some of our clothes in the unit's laundry machine. Goncalo showed us how to use it, which was a real help to these Americans whose machines look totally different! All in all, it's a great place with lovely touches--the only place we stayed during our honeymoon that provided us with a bottle of wine and little chocolates.