We had a wonderful stay in Lisbon, thank you Sandra!
Sandra communicated with us brilliantly both before and during our stay by email/text and WhatsApp (which was particularly useful while we were travelling as we were able to avoid expensive roaming charges - there is great free Wifi at Santa Apolonia Train station). Sandra arranged to meet us at the house, showed us around and settled us in offering some useful hints and tips on the area.
There is a small supermarket right next door to the house for food and conveniences.
Across the street are a couple of sweet bar/café places offering some gentle evening atmosphere, not noisy, we were able to sit in the living room window with a sophisticated cocktail listening to the traditional singing before heading out for a meal in the evening.
The rooms were clean and spacious. It was really handy for us to be able to use the washing machine.
The terrace is small and gets the sun for some of the day however the only downside (not a fault of the property and out of Sandras' control) was that there was some major renovation work being done to a house a few doors away with a large crane being operated from around 8am. For us this was a minor inconvenience as we were out for the majority of the time but if you were planning on eating on the terrace in the evenings it's not that pretty a view.
The house is in a really good location near to the train station, tramline and traditional area of town. The food in Alfama was really good and tended to be a little less expensive than in other areas in our experience.
We spent one afternoon at the Hotel NH Collection Liberdade(opposite Avenida stop on the blue metro line) stunning view, great bar and rooftop pool - 25 euros for the day for non resident guests, it was a bit of a splurge but so luxurious and worth it if you're in the town for more than a few days and you feel like treating yourself.
Thank you again Sandra. x