There is so much to say and write about the stairway to heaven in the Alfama area of Portugal, but it's name describes it best, heaven! This place was exactly as described. The place is an entire home that is centrally tucked away within a beautiful, peaceful, picturesque location of the historic part of Lisbon. The accommodations of the home were wonderful and complete! from wifi, washer dryer, clean linens, brand new interior, new appliances, a soft bed, comfy couch, clean shower towels, cappuccino maker , and a bottle of wine with snacks just to name a few. My personal favorite part about the place would be the 3 views that overlook the rooftops and coastline of the magical city, they are breathe taking! The location is also very nice, within walking distance about 5 min from the Saint Appoloniia (spelling might be off) station and about a 20 min walk to the central shopping and eatery part of Lisbon. The barrio alto is a quick walk away which is about 30 min and beautiful, or an electric trolley ride away as well which is 1 or 2 blocks away. I spent two nights enjoying the traditional Alfama night life by listening to the beautiful fado singers Just down the road at "Bo Techo Da Fa", I drank beer and wine with the locals and listened to a live Portuguese guitarist and fado singer until 4 a.m. I fell in love with the city then! I will surely be back. Food was great I recommend checking this place out (music started around 9pm)
The last night I went out at barrio alto which was allot of fun and where the younger teen to mid 20s crowd was with typical bars, club music and drunks to enjoy the company of!
Simones home will make your trip worth it, I couldn't of been happier! I actually got to meet her at the airport and she had some free time and offered to pick me up at the airport! Incredible!
I know that she can't do that all the time but from that moment on Simone continued to go above and beyond with being a prefect host. She told me about the history of her beautiful city, some things to do, important historic sites that are all close by or a short train ride away. She was charming, kind, helpful and made my stay easy and comfy. Thank you for everything and can't wait to come back to the stairway to heaven!