We experienced Lisboa as an open, colorful, welcoming and wonderful city - and partly we have to thank Helena for that! The flat is just perfect; clean, tastefully decorated (yeah it is really as beautiful as in the pictures!), fully equipped and located perfectly to explore and experience the centre of Lisboa, both the harbor and the lively area of Bairro Alto just a stone's throw away, a supermarket just around the corner. The street is pretty quiet and cosy, there's a really funny tourist agency called "We hate tourism tours" right next to it and a nice old lady with her small authentic restaurant underneath. One of the great viewpoints, where we enjoyed a beer with locals and a sunset above Lisbao, is just a max. 15min walk away.
As to Helena: She picked us up at a snack bar near the flat, gave us a lot of useful information about the area and where to go when and provided us with city maps and tons of documents about the city. She is a very friendly, generous and humorous person, answered every question we asked and took very very good care of us - we could phone her anytime and she even booked the taxi back to the airport for us!

Usually when travelling, I tend to avoid staying overnight at the same places for the sake of change and experience. That said, when we will visit Lisboa again (and we are definitely going to!), we'll stay at Helena's flat, no doubt about it!