We traveled to Portugal for 11 days and stayed at Helena's apartment for a week. This was also our first experience using Airbnb to travel. We took a taxi from the airport and paid about 20 euros. At the time of our arrival, part of the area's street was under renovation but it was completed in 3-4 days. The apartment is located in a tight street but very typical to Lisbon. Upon our arrival, we were warmly welcomed by Helena. As you will read in the other reviews, she will take her time to show the apartment, tell you about the city, attractions and she also remained available for questions and recommendations throughout our whole stay. This apartment which is a bit away from the main tourist attractions is located in a lively area. It has a couple of local restaurants around, a really nice French bakery, groceries store, café and more. We read about he steep stairs here and boy, they are steep, but you get used to very quickly. I also had my brother and his girlfriend in Lisbon. They stayed at an Airbnb in another and he mentioned that they also had steep stairs. It looks like it is really common for Lisbon (if you walk around the city a lot, you will find a lot of hills). The interior of the apartment was impeccable, a very and well-maintained apartment. You will have access to wifi, cable and a tv (which we never used or even turned it on as we were so busy!), stove, fridge, a washer, AC unit, typical bedroom and bathroom we a stand-up shower. Helena advised us that one of our neighbour could be a little cranky if she hears a lot of noise but we had absolutely no problem with the neighbour. She was actually very nice! The portable AC unit is a little tricky to install but once it is in place it works absolutely fine. I installed the hose on the balcony and closed the door which was perfect as it pushed the cold air throughout the whole apartment and it was really nice inside. We really enjoyed the location of the apartment as we loved the outdoors. This location definitely gave us the opportunity to walk and see more about Lisbon, meet locals and talk to them. We also got to meet fellow Canadians! You wouldn't get that experience by staying in a hotel or touristy apartment. It was amazing and we felt Portuguese for a week! Also, just a heads up, when using those steep stairs, you can turn on the light which will simplify your life! I'm writing this as I only found out about it after 2 days. The only downside I would have to tell about this apartment has nothing to do with the apartment but about the university students who partied around and yelled at night on a nearby street. However, we saw them pretty everywhere in Lisbon as it was apparently their first...