The location of Andre's place is perfect for exploring the city and close to all the major public transport hubs; literally around the corner from Praca da Figueira and the Rossio Square, a few minutes away from Barrio Alto and Alfama, in a rather quiet narrow street (except for late night street cleaning rounds which usually take place around 1 a.m. and can get pretty noisy just below your window). But other than that, a very peaceful neighbourhood.
The apartment was pristinely clean, well-equipped and although a bit small, it served our purpose just fine.
Andre is a very conscientious host who offered to pick us up from the airport (thank you very much for that, you should not have troubled yourself!) and greeted us with a bottle of lovely white wine at the apartment; very knowledgeable about the city and very talkative, so you can use the opportunity to learn much about the city's "must-see" places and neighbourhoods from him if you're visiting the city for the first time (unlike myself).