This apartment is wonderful for its amenities and its location. Catarina was a gracious and responsive host. We were met in the lobby by her sweet, older relative Eda who escorted us to the apartment and offered a bottle of wine and some local pasteis de nata on behalf of Catarina. The apartment is in a beautifully refurbished 1950s era building. It is on the third floor (the street is level zero, so it is four stories above the street) and offers a beautiful view over Jardim (Garden) Dom Luis and the Tagus River to the south. There is an elevator as well as stairs to the upper floors. The bedrooms are on opposite ends of the living area. All main rooms have a beautiful view and tall ceilings that give a somewhat spacious feel. The kitchen is cleverly hidden behind folding doors that open to review all the essentials and necessary appliances. Catarina has manuals that give instructions for the appliances. There is a Nespresso machine and a French coffee press as well as an electric water pot for heating water for coffee or tea. The bathroom is modern and spacious. A laundry room in another part of the building has Euro coin operated machines including a small capacity washer, a large capacity washer, and a clothes dryer. The washing machines add detergent automatically. Entry to the elevator, the apartment hallway, and the apartment is by an electronic key card system. During daytime hours there was usually an attendant at the main floor desk. We had some issues with our key cards becoming deactivated and the attendant was able to re-program them for us. Just don't carry your card near your cell phone, and give a little more time for the electronic reader to turn green; then the key card seemed to work properly. Another hint: when you leave the apartment for the last time, take your luggage down the elevator to the main lobby before you leave the key cards in the apartment or you cannot operate the elevator and you'll have to carry your bags down the stairs. Diagonally across the street is Time Out Market with many eating places and a few shops for specialty food or wine. A pharmacy and a grocery store offering fresh produce, meat and seafood are in the train station, just beyond Time Out Market (about two blocks away). The ferry terminal is adjacent to the train station. Many restaurants are located in the neighborhood around the apartment. Jardim Dom Luis has a small playground for young children as well as an outdoor kiosk that serves simple food and drinks for breakfast, lunch or supper along with outdoor seating. The garden can get lively on weekend nights but it wasn't a problem for sleeping. Catarina's apartment offers an exceptionally pleasant home away from home and we would definitely stay here if we traveled to Lisboa again!