We had a romantic escape for a couple of nights in this apartment, and we really enjoyed it.
The location is great, in the heart of the Alfama district. The walk (or tram) to the building is fantastic (although not so easy while carrying your luggage because Alfama is literally a labyrinth of streets with lots of slopes and stairs made of really irregular floor). The building is old like any other building around, but it doesn’t smell moist as other reviews mention. There is rather a woody-varnishy smell, not unpleasant at all in my opinion.
The appartement is exactly as described in the post pictures and description, except for the views which are even better!
We received a bottle of red wine and a nice goat cheese as a welcome gift, which was really appreciated.
The check-in and check-out is done at the welcome center, a little hotel from the same owners as the appartment. It is not in the same neighbourhood, but it’s just about 20 away with the tram. Note that for us this was not an inconvenient, but rather a blessing. Indeed, we could let our luggage in a safe place way before the checkin time on the day of our arrival, and we did the same for a few hours after checkout time on our departure. We were treated really well, offered snacks, fresh water, we were invited to use the toilets, and we got plenty of information of nice place to go to eat.
I really recommend this place for a short term romantic stay, and I’ll gladly come back again.