The apartment was a wonderful base for a 3-day stay in Lisbon and Mafalda was a brilliant host: she replied promptly to all questions, met us at the apartment and gave us lots of help and inspiration, and had a stock of drinks chilling in the fridge! Alfama is a beautiful area with a 'local' feel and without the hordes of cruise ship tourists. Wander up the street (instead of down) to get into downtown and you'll find so many delicious looking hole-in-the-wall local eateries (we discovered these too late, much to our bad luck!). Really loved staying here; it felt very much a home away from home.