My husband & I have just had the most amazing weekend in Lisbon made all the better by staying at Ana's beautiful apartment in Belem, a short distance from the centre of Lisbon.

We loved staying here & immediately felt at home. Ana met us with the keys & showed us her apartment which was beautifully arranged. She was very helpful telling us where the taxi rank was situated, the tram which takes you into the centre of Lisbon. The Train as we wanted to visit Esoril & Cascais & the places to visit in Belem, which are a must for any visitor to Lisbon especially Pasteis de Belem which is a 5 minute walk away & we had breakfast there every morning enjoying coffee & the famous Pastel de nata, (The reason why we chose to stay in the Belem area!)

Belem is typically traditional, very safe & quiet. The apartment is a few minutes from The river Tagus and the views of the spectacular Ponte 25 de Abril Bridge, which can be seen from the apartment especially from the beautiful bathroom, we called it "Our Loo with a View". On our arrival we had a quick coffe & pastel de nata whilst waiting for Ana who we arranged to meet at 14:30, after seeing the apartment we strolled along the water front to the Belem Tower, then to Darwins for cocktails where we watched a beautiful sunset before heading by taxi which Darwins organised for us, which was about 6 euros to the Time Out Market, which is a must & also on your first night before you find your bearings. Here you will find a great buzzy atmosphere with lots of food outlets & Tapas. It was a perfect first day & it was easy to get a taxi 'home'.

The apartment was very comfortable and upon waking the next morning we were amazed at how well we slept! The bed was so comfortable & the sun just shone through the beautiful windows in the open plan living room, just as it does in the photo's. The shower is very good & hot, which is a must & Ana has everything you need if you decide to have breakfast there but as I have mentioned we are addicted to the little Portugueese custard tarts!!!

After our great weekend, which was very food oriented, we had a list of restaurants that we wanted to visit & Ana was more than happy to explain which areas they were in in Lisbon so we could plan our sightseeing around lunch and evening meals etc. We rang Ana and she very kindly arranged a taxi to pick us up and take us to the Airport.

On review we will definitely be returning to Lisbon, definitely to Belem and more importantly definitely to Ana's beautiful apartment.