I stayed at Charme Da Graça for 9 days and it was the perfect base during my time in Lisbon. I would highly recommend staying here and the hosts were accommodating! Here are a few things about my stay:
- The bathrooms are shared, one woman, one man, and one mixed. Both were stocked with soaps, shampoo, conditioner, and were extremely clean.
- The location is incredible! I could view the church from my balcony and a park and amazing viewpoint of Lisbon is right at your front door.
- Since the views are so amazing, it is a hike to get back up. You can go through Alfama which was my preference, but the other set of stairs I felt unsafe in and did get followed by a man (I am a solo traveling woman).
- My room was extremely comfortable and well equipped. Since it has a balcony, I found it was one of the best rooms to pick since it has the option for fresh air and isn't attached to the kitchen which would make it quite noisy.
- Kitchen was great and there was a Pingo Doce for grocery shopping extremely nearby. Everything I needed from containers to spices was available. I even had access to lemons picked from their tree down stairs!
- Graca is right near the Alfama, the castle, monastery, and the flea market so there was plenty to do within a 10-minute walk. The more central part of Lisbon was a 30-40 minute walk which was a hike on the way up and didn't feel extremely safe for me in the evenings.