I thoroughly recommend this apartment to anybody visiting Lisbon.
We want to say a special thank you to our host, Rui, who was just amazing. Not only did he meet us at the airport(!!) he also took the time to help us work out what to see and do from the vast selection of tours, restaurants, museums, esplanades… the list goes on (we rented bicycles and went for a ride on the cycling paths beside the Tagus – great fun, and a very pleasant way to visit the many historic sites along the river). We also now have some great ideas for the rest of our visit around Portugal.
The apartment itself is very quiet, comfortable, new inside, and had a good assortment of ‘hotel-like extras’ like shampoo, soap, plus a rather nice bottle of wine. We started our day with fresh bread straight from the wood-fired oven of the bakery opposite before jumping on the metro (just around the corner) to downtown Lisbon. The train station is a short walk – and a train trip to Sintra is definitely on our list for the next visit!
In case it’s not obvious, we thoroughly enjoyed our stay in Lisbon – thanks again, and see you soon Rui!