André could not be nicer, more easygoing, more accommodating. He is a true host. We regretted not having an opportunity to hang out with him, hear his take on his fantastic home city.
Shortly after arriving, we opened up Time Out Lisbon, and saw its weekly feature called "My View." The view was the view from the front room of André's apartment. Which deserves to be featured in a prominent magazine.

The neighborhood is awesome. The place is in the heart of the city, surrounded by landmarks and monuments, but set on a quiet, winding street that could be in a village of 400 people. When you come home at the end of the day, you get to walk through a grand, open square, climb a stairway, turn a corner, and go back in time several centuries.

Having made about a dozen trips to Lisbon, and stayed all over town, I would recommend to everyone coming to the city, especially for the first time.

Only one caveat: stairs. A good number of stairs. (But that's true in much of Portugal; it's not a flat country.)