We ignored previous reviews mentioning long, old stairs since we were not carrying a lot of luggage. We realised later that the only thing that can prepare you for such stairs is a tetanus shot. I fell down and bruised myself at the stairs which had no light on the top floor (the floor where the apartment is), broken steps and nails poking out of everywhere.
To add to that, the chair kept in the living room broke as soon as I sat on it. (Sheer bad luck I guess!) When we informed Franceso about the chair he apologised, and told that it was indeed already broken but fixed with glue so we should not worry about it !
The views are good from the house and it is of course very spacious. Host has done a lot to make it look beautiful from the inside. The downside being that the entire floor squeaks.
Location: It is 15min walk from Bairro Alto and 10min away from the nearest supermarket, 20min cab ride from Alfama.
The host (Franceso) was polite and welcoming, however we’ve stayed at better Airbnb properties.