Very well-located small apartment with very communicative hosts!
We had a pleasant stay and among the positive things I would mention the following:
- Location - it is close to so many sightseeings and Alfama is a very old and authentic district. Of course, it comes with smelly streets, for example, but it is not the fault of the apartment. There are also a lot of nice and tasty places to eat, snack, or have a coffee. It is also very close to the shopping street.
- Cleanness - Although the building is very old, the room and the bathroom were very clean.
- Host - Maria was constantly in contact with us, giving directions and guiding us to the self-check-in/out.
There are also several things that you should be aware of as I didn't find any mention about them:
- First of all, no car can reach the street. So you have to get there on foot (remember - Lisbon is a hilly city). That would be still ok but the stairs... OH THOSE STAIRS... the apartment is on the second floor and the moment you open the street door a very narrow and steep staircase is waiting for you. It would be ok if we traveled with only our backpacks, but we had 3 big and very heavy suitcases and I don't even want to remember how me and my sister took everything up and then down...
- The apartment is really small and there is not much space to store your stuff. As I said, we had 3 suitcases and there was literally no place on the ground to place them and use as "storage".
- There is also no AC, and as the room is small, it was getting really stuffy. But there is a ventilator which partially solves the issue.
- Also take into consideration, that almost all the apartments in the building are also rented and if you are unlucky with the guests, it can become really noisy as you can hear every movement and word.
So if you are traveling for a couple of days, without any suitcase, and you want an authentic experience in Lisbon, I would recommend you this place.