Andre provides a clean, tastefully decorated apartment in a perfect location within the Alfama district of Lisboa. The galley kitchen has a full sized fridge, 2 burner stove and oven, microwave, kettle and washer & dryer. It’s so nice to be able to have clean clothes throughout one’s stay. The bed is firm and very comfortable. Plenty of outlets. It may not be a huge apartment, but we felt we had everything that we needed to be completely comfortable. And Andre left a bottle of port on the dining table as a welcome gift. We toasted at the end of each day.
There are many wonderful restaurants close by, including our favorite, O Tainadas, which is just a few doors down from the place turning left from the door. Turning right after just a few steps around the corner is a chocolate shop and the beautiful National Pantheon. The Santa Apolonia train/subway/bus station is something like a 6 minute walk away. With a 24 hour bus/subway pass of like 6 euros one can get around to see the lots of sites quite easily. We took a bus down to the Tower of Belem, another to the National Tile Museum. A subway to the Fronteira Palace. All short trips. And much more. Lots to do and see. And the people of Portugal are among the friendliest we’ve come across. We loved our time in Portugal and enjoyed our stay at Andre’s place. We would definitely stay there again and recommend it to others.