I spent three lovely days in July staying with Milagros, Sebastian and Alma. In Lisbon to spend time with myself I couldn’t have asked for a happier household or more friendly place to stay. The simple room and comfortable bed is an ideal base to take in as much of the beautiful city as you are able.
The family made me feel completely at home and gave tourism advice as well as filling me in on some local history. The hospitality was excellent- I arrived with the offer of kombucha (delicious) and later on some Mate (strong tea drunk with a straw, very good). On my first morning Milagros gave me a private Kundilini yoga lesson for 20 EUR- the lesson was in equal parts invigorating and relaxing and set me up for the day.
The flat is in Alameda, a central but quiet residential neighbourhood. My highlight of the locality was Mezze, a crowd-funded restaurant staffed by Syrian refugees; a good-news story along with a delicious meal. The flat is five mins walk to the Alameda Metro station on the Green and Red Lines, it’s probably 30 mins to the airport door-to-door or less to most of the cultural attractions.
Highly recommended!