Great little apartment located in the heart of Alfama with nice views over the river.
Pros - balcony great to sit on, air conditioning was very good (and necessary in the recent heatwave), great host who really helpfully picked us up from the airport (recommended as the apartment may be a little hard to find on first go!), cute apartment, AMAZING bakery downstairs. I think we were there for a festival as there were lots of cool street parties and bars happening around us which gave the area an amazing vibe. Although this was loud, you could not hear it inside the apartment when the doors were closed!
Things to bear in mind - this is a roof space apartment so the ceilings go very low in places and the bathroom is quite small (no problem for us but may be a problem for very large/tall people), there are a lot of steps both in Alfama and to the 3rd floor apartment. Gonçalo helped us with our suitcase but it wasn’t too easy! The elderly neighbours below the apartment are very sweet but will likely want to chat a lot. Not a problem at all but we were given a tour of their apartment haha...
Tips : as it was so hot, we went to the beach a lot. I think this is easily enough reached by public transport but we are lazy and found using ‘Bolt’ (like Uber) really useful for getting around. It cost about €15 each way to Praia de Carcavelos which was a BEAUTIFUL beach with sun beds!
The restaurant closest to the apartment wasn’t great (Morghandinas ?!) , we found the service poor and the food very average. There are some great restaurants nearby though and found using trip advisor useful. We had good tapas at “Tapas with Friends”.
You MUST visit the bakery downstairs for breakfast!
Thanks Gonçalo, we will definitely come back 🙂