Helia’s place is very accurately described as being in the center of Lisbon. The center of the city is about a 15-20 minute walk! We often chose to walk due to the beautiful weather and scenery, and my friends and I were able to get every other locations that we wanted to go to (i.e., the coast, Alfama, etc) within a 30-60 minute walk! Upon arriving to the apartment, Helia have us recommendations on where to go and what to do, which was greatly appreciated. The only complaint that we had is that, although the location was ideal, my friends and I (three young female tourists) did not always feel safe walking to the apartment, especially at night. As with any city, there is always a homeless population and the street the apartment on was no exception, however, the real concern my friends and I had was that when we first arrived in Lisbon, there was a group of guys about a 2 minute walk from the apartment. We shortly realized that one of these men began following us for about an hour, despite our efforts to try to lose him. He stopped following us eventually when we stopped to eat. Helia was very kind to reassure us of the safety of the apartment, however, the front door to the apartment building was currently broken and did not lock. Although our specific apartment door locked, the stairwell to get to the apartment was very dark, and because the front door to the building did not lock, this made my friends and I feel unsafe. We truly loved the apartment and Helia was so kind, but as three young females, we did not feel safe.