Simone's flat is a small, pleasant and clean 2-BR apartment, just north of the heart of Lisbon's historic district in Pena, a very mixed and safe neighborhood. Perfectly acceptable for myself, wife and 4-year old son. A large grocery store, a lovely vegetarian restaurant and the Campo Mártires da Pátria park are only steps away. The Intendente metro stop (green line) and the 28 tram are about a 500m winding walk at the bottom of the steep hill. Both are very convenient for getting around the city, whether it's to the historic district, Oceanário de Lisboa, Alfama, the airport, Belem, Cais de Sodre train station to the beaches near Cascais, etc.

We arrived about 2 hours later than originally planned due to traffic and a train malfunction, yet Simone was very understanding and was in constant contact with us via text. In addition, our flight out of Lisbon on our last day was at 15:00 and she allowed us use of the apartment to store our bags until it was time to leave for the airport.

The only negatives regarding Simone's flat is that:
1. It was little bit noisy at night, particularly motorcycles/scooters on the main street below, and,
2. As Simone pointed out when we arrived, the apartment retains heat on the upper floor with the bedrooms. We were wary of opening the windows because of the noise outside. And though there is a portable AirCon unit, we found it a bit noisy for sleeping.

Loved our Lisbon holiday.