A perfectly appointed, spacious city apartment just on the edge of bustling Bairro Alto. A generous living area sits just off a large double bedroom and stylish dual-access bathroom. The large 4th floor outdoor terrace is a wonderful addition to this carefully renovated property. Unfortunately our much-anticipated and long-awaited holiday was cut unexpectedly short owing to the behaviour of the old lady downstairs. Despite removing our shoes when entering or exiting the property, and speaking in hushed tones at all times, she has an extreme intolerance of noise of any kind, especially at night. Even walking to the bathroom would elicit screams from below. After a number of upsetting confrontations - one of which involved her climbing the steep stairs on her hands and knees while screaming and threatening to call the police - we regretfully decided we could no longer stay for the remainder of our holiday, and left after 4 nights of a 7 night stay. We acknowledge the difficulties this situation creates for the hosts also, and appreciated Alaine’s facilitation of our early check out. A fantastic property with one rather unfortunate drawback.