This is an incredible place! I made this apartment my home office for 35 days and this place is amazing and worked perfect for my needs.
This apartment has a view of the Targus river right there from your window, with beautiful sunrises and moon rises.
It’s renewed and very functional. The kitchen is modern, nice digital stove top, microwave, Nespresso coffee machine (yeah, Nespresso!), big fridge with freezer, and fully equipped with dishware, pans, pots and kitchen tools. As a note, there is no oven, but who cares, food around the apartment is great and cheap. And there is a washer and a dishwasher. No drier, but Alfama tradition is to hang your clothes outside the window to dry. You’ll see it everywhere. How cool is that!
The bed is very comfortable with a small tv in front of it, with a lot of channels.
There is a dining table where I worked during the day.
The bathroom is small but very modern, the shower is very nice with very hot water.
The location is also perfect. At the foothills of Alfama, you’re literally at minutes away from many fado places. And walking around Alfama is something you’ll want to do often, all the narrow alleys with old traditional well preserved Portuguese buildings.
In a 5 min walk, you have the train station (I took a train to Porto!) and inside the train station there is a grocery store. Also many restaurants and the Museum of Fado. In a 10 min walk up the hill there is the Pantheon and the Monastery of São Vicente de Fora. You can’t miss those places. Also in a walking distance is the Castelo de São Jorge, many “mirador” and downtown, Rua Augusta and the famous Chiado.
The place is on the third floor, you need to almost “climb” the steep stairs, which is ok, just add to the fun, since walking up and down the hills is what you’ll be doing anyway while visiting Lisbon.
And Angela, your host, is the best! She will do anything to make you happy, even invite you for a coffee once in while. Also if you are in a long stay, she will greet you with wine and pastel de nata. She will also clean the apartment during your stay if needed.
I loved everything about this place, I can only say good things and thanks Angela for making my stay in Lisbon unforgettable.