They say location is key and this is the most important fact about this apartment. The location is amazingly great in the most chic neighborhood of Lisbon near cafes, restaurants, shopping, transport and the sites. The building is about 15 years old which is new in Lisbon and the apartment is huge and airy. There is a large kitchen with table for 4, dishwasher and a washer/dryer, enormous living room with a newly installed pool table that is not in the photos, a huge bathroom, one large bedroom and a second smaller one. The internet worked really well. Communication with the host was prompt and helpful.

However, for a luxury apartment, there are a few things we found lacking. While the decor is creative, it was lacking some functionality. Although the main bedroom is large, there was really nowhere practical to hang clothes,only the lovely, old fashioned trunk. The smaller bedroom had a big cupboard but it was difficult to put anyhing in it as the 2 single beds took up most of the room and you couldn’t open the doors properly. Despite the size of the bathroom, the only place to hang towels was in the shower stall. Not a major thing, I know, but there were no hooks anywhere. The fixture that holds the shower head was broken and I had to use my own tools to fix it to take a proper shower. The kitchen lacked a few things that would have made having a meal at home easier.
A friend from London, who was staying with us for 2 nights, arrived before we did and was welcomed by Alex. Unfortunately,we never met him, though we were in email contact and he gave us many suggestions. Everyone is different, but for us, one of the reasons for using Airbnb is to meet a local person, so actually meeting him would have been nice.
Despite the above comments, we would highly recommend this apartment for a great stay in Lisbon.