We enjoyed our stay at Pedro's flat, and were really glad we picked it as our base of operations for exploring Lisbon. The locations especially can't be beat!
This place is a cool taste of Lisbon life, including the interesting decor and the top floor views. The Carmelo Convent rises above the skyline and makes for great pictures. Pedro was very responsive and was amenable to working with our changing arrival time. When we decided to come earlier than planned, while he was teaching a class, he arranged with both his cleaner and a restaurant across the street to provide us keys, and the double backup was appreciated.
This goes without saying probably but be aware that a fifth floor walk up is a fifth floor walk up. It wasn't an issue for us but make sure you're prepared to haul your baggage and self up some narrow, sometimes dark, steep staircases. Your reward is feeling like you're in a boho airy attic loft though, so it's worth the climb.
This is definitely a well-traveled Airbnb, which didn't quite show in the photos. Expect a bit more wear and tear than is evident in the pictures (cracks in floor tiles and wall/ceiling plaster, coffee stains in the cups, watermarks in the pots, etc.) but nothing more than any highly booked Airbnb of similar age might have. Cleanliness was decent but not outstanding; everything had been swept, wiped down, fresh linens and towels provided, but there were some stray hairs and dust bunnies that had escaped notice, plus a half-eaten box of fish sticks in the freezer... in case we got hungry maybe? :)
We did find that the lights were off when we got there but Pedro was immediate in his response, helping us find the breaker box and trip the main breaker. I got the impression that was the first time something like that had happened, perhaps because the cleaner had too many appliances going right before we arrived or something. We also found that one of our sets of keys failed to open the front door, which fortunately didn't lock us out because I had gone wandering while my sister stayed in. Pedro said he'd get the key replaced before the next guest arrived, no issue for us since we had a second set.
But seriously, location location location! 10 minutes' walk to the fado houses in Alfama, 15 to the castle, 5 to the famous lift, 10 to Chiado... I was very happy with the convenience and experience we had staying here.