The apartment is beautiful with lovely high ceilings, windows front and back and gorgeous river views. It has all the facilities you would expect and is ideally located in the heart of Alfama. Nearby there are tons of great restaurants, bars and viewpoints, and the steep, cobbled streets are charming
The owner uses a concierge service, which communicated well, met us when we arrived and helped us get in. We were able to show ourselves out at check-out, leaving he keys inside, which made leaving much more convenient.
The only negative point, and why I haven't been able to give the apartment 5 stars, is that there was a strong smell from the drains in the bathroom at times. I gather that this is a general problem in parts of Lisbon, but at times it was so bad we couldn't use the bathroom to do make-up or brush teeth etc, and had to keep the door closed at all times.
I know there is nothing that can be done about the old sewers themselves, but it could be helped with a good air freshener I think, so hopefully the owner will invest in one.