We stayed at Tiago and Susana's apartment for 4 nights over a long weekend in early August and we had the most wonderful stay. On arrival we were met by Tiago's mother who was incredibly sweet and welcoming and gave us some hints about where to visit during our time in Lisbon. The apartment was beautifully decorated and spotlessly clean, and very thoughtfully equipped with everything you would need. It has two good bedrooms and plenty of living space as well as two bathrooms (one separate, one en-suite). The apartment is in a traditional neighbourhood just around the corner from one of the historic yellow funiculars, and it was lovely to be able to stand on the little balconies in the apartment and watch over the street below and all the goings-on!

We didn't realise on booking how great the local area was- there are quite a few cosy bars nearby and a great restaurant a couple of doors down where we luckily managed to get a table on our last night. The Time Out food market at the Mercado da Ribeira is only a few minutes walk away and is also highly recommended. Although we had to fight for seats on the Saturday (it gets really busy!) we couldn't resist going back on the Monday to taste some more delicious food and local specialities. The apartment is also well located for the main attractions of the city- within 10 minutes you could be in a variety of places (although be warned, there are quite a few hills and plenty of steps around!) We also visited Carcavelos beach and the town of Cascais, both of which were easily accessible from the local train/metro station which was only a few minutes away.

Tiago and Susana were very kind, helpful hosts and always responded quickly to any queries we had, even messaging during our stay to ask if we needed anything. I would highly recommend this apartment- it was such good value and provided everything we needed. Thanks Tiago and Susana, we had a brilliant time!!