Ill start off with the good stuff. And to be honest there are some really nice things about the apartment, the best being the location. If you want to experience the old town of Alfama this is a great spot to do it from. You will have everything you need close by. And to get to the center its about 10 min walk. Another nice thing is you can hear fado from a small tavern just next door if you open your windows, which is a nice detail.
However, i had to knock two stars off the count due to some things i just couldn't get over. First the house is old, and i mean mega old, so the floorboards creak like mad. At any moment when anybody above us was walking around i knew exactly where they were standing.
Second, the fridge, that thing was so loud i had to turn it off in the end so i could get any sleep.
And lastly the stairs leading to the apartment , this was my biggest gripe with the place. I think they should put it up on the description so people can decide if they want to come to this apartment. When you open the front door you are greeted with what looks like something from a museum of optical illusions, any more angle to them and you could almost call them ladders. This wasn't a problem for me , but my wife has a fear of hights and this played out pretty badly for us for the first couple of days... Also i cant imagine anyone with children feeling safe going up and down this multiple times a day.
I mean can you climb a ladder and carry a baby at the same time... Probably? But would you want to do that ever... Probably not.
All that, and i still think that its a great place to kick back and relax after a long day running around Lisbon.