Simone's place is just wonderful! Can't recommend it enough. Great location near metro line Anjos. Easy trip down to waterfront area and Cais de Sodre. Walking distance to Castelo de St Jorge and the Alfama district. Amazing views from every window! Fully equipped kitchen, too. Simone was incredibly responsive and easy to communicate with. She's provided maps and brochures for the area attractions for her guests.
There's a small grocery and take away Halal place nearby. Bigger grocery store at Cais de Sodre metro/train station, and elsewhere. But that was an easy one to stop and then jump on the metro back to Anjos station and the apartment.
Some notes - it's a third floor walk-up. That's how you get those views. I over packed. :)
I could not get the washing machine to work, despite trying to translate the instruction manual. If you think you are going to need to do laundry, have Simone show you how it works at check-in.
If you hear a beeping noise coming from the kitchen, that means there is something on the stove. Found that out after hearing it all night long! I had hand washed a dish and it was drying there.
Be prepared for cockroaches. And not because the apartment isn't clean as a whistle, because it is! I think they are an unfortunate function of the climate and geography, despite best efforts to combat them. It's a hot, urban environment, with plenty of opportunity for them to thrive. They are small in size compared to what I have experienced before in the South Carolina/Georgia coastal areas, but they are still an unwelcome sight.