My expectations of my stay here were high as I had read the reviews and I was not disappointed. Marilia was very welcoming and very kindly facilitated an early arrival. The apartment is exactly as the photos portray it, stylish, cosy, quaint with appropriate cups cutlery dishes etc and absolutely spotless. The apartment had an electric fan as it did not have air conditioning. Lisbon is full of hills and the apartment is located on one of these but 400 meters or so from central Lisbon where shops and restaurants abound. Although your central and in the tourist area you get a real sense of normal life of Lisbon . The small local shops, the patisserie, the butcher, and many small snack bars/restaurants that you barely notice are all either side of the apartment. People have previously mentioned street noise ambulances/police sirens as you are near both a hospital and police station but the shutters on the windows minimize this. It certainly did not interfere with us.
Thank you again Marilia we will return to Lisbon.