Really fantastic apartment in excellent location.

The building is incredibly old and full of character and Juan has done a great job inside - the tiles and floors are really beautiful. The flat has everything you need - a fully equipped kitchen and Juan even provided us with basics such as olive oils and fresh coffee which was a nice touch.

It has lovely huge windows and french balconies which let the sun in and it was spotlessly clean.

The area of Alfalma is really interesting, lot's of winding streets and very close to downtown and the river, as well as being 5 mins walk form the castle and the famous flea market. We didn't use the metro once during our stay as we were able to walk to everywhere we wanted to see.

There are bakeries, fishmongers, greengrocers butchers and little cafes and restaurants just 2 mins away and it was it was great to get up early and experience life in a bustling old community whilst picking up some fresh bread for breakfast.

There are restaurants too, we didn't try them as we ended up eating in Barrio Alto most nights, but they looked good, and if you wanted to listen to some traditional live Fado music Alfalma definitely seemed to be the place!

Juan is an excellent host, he met us at the flat and gave us some good tips for the city and he is on hand if you have any problems.

A great place to stay and we would most definitely go back and stay again.

Ian and Sophie