Yet another great Lisbon experience - my third visit to the city and my first time stay at Ines's apartment.
Ines arranged for us all to be collected at the airport by her trusted taxi driver in his taxi van - so we all travelled together to the apartment with minimum hassle, and it was not expensive (same price as us all getting the bus).
The cleaner showed us around the apartment when we arrived because Ines was out, but as soon as she came back she popped in to see that we were OK and make sure we had all the information we needed.
The apartment is great for family visits - with three bedrooms and three bathrooms it was perfect. It's a great size overall and has a touch of Lisbon class (wooden floors, high ceilings, large windows, lots of doors into every room!) with modern facilities (modern bathrooms, kitchen, and wi-fi and TV of course). It also has a fantastic terrace for sitting out in the afternoon shade, overlooking the rooftops of the adjacent buildings.
The location is fantastic - halfway up the hill to Rua Garrett shopping and Biarro Alto touristic nightlife/restaurants, and halfway down the hill to Cais do Sodre's more bohemian nightlife/restaurants, the upmarket Mercado da Ribeira, the tram stop for Belem, and the train to Cascais and beyond. The apartment is on a very quiet street, with the only noise being in the middle of the night when the nightlifers head down the hill from Biarro Alto to Cais do Sodre, but this is normal for central Lisbon and does not make the stay at the apartment any less enjoyable. We would definitely stay here again!