If you want to be in the heart of Lisbon, in every sense of the word, Bairro House is the place to be.
After a 20 minute taxi ride, Raquel met us to show us around the apartment which was clean, bright and spacious enough for the two of us looking for a relaxing weekend. We even got a bottle of wine (which we never got time to drink). We were on the 3rd floor which, after a day doing the hills of Lisbon is almost a climb to much, but once there you are in sun drenched rooms looking out over the roof tops and down to the cobbled streets below.
The apartment offers easy accessibility to most of Lisbon. The famous Tram 28 is less than 200m away, as is Sao Roque and the shopping streets of Chiado. You will also find yourself smack bang in the middle of Lisbon’s party centre – what is a seemingly quiet, unassuming neighbourhood by day turns into a mad collection of bars and restaurants once the sun goes down. Raquel evens owns a bar where the most liberal of free-poured cocktails are available.
Thankfully the apartment comes with good double glazing and shutters to keep the last of the noise out, but it may not necessarily be the best place for kids who need an early night – far better to be out on the streets into the early hours, sampling the best that Lisbon has to offer.