We spent two weeks in Portugal and this apartment location was perfect! We selected it based on the reviews and because we wanted to be in the Alfama district.
Our host, Ana was very responsive and gracious throughout the reservation process and after our arrival - with a welcome bottle of wine! Suzy let us in and showed us the apartment and also answered questions. The apartment was clean, the kitchen well equipped with everything we needed. The bed was comfortable and the photos of the apartment are just as it is - lovely - as is the view of the Pantheon at night. There is nightlife in this area and when street noise got too loud, we simply closed the windows. The eclectic and early Tuesday/Saturday market was a great experience of trinkets, souvenirs and culture!
The Alfama neighborhood and this location was so special. We walked at least 5 miles every day and thoroughly enjoyed discovering new shops, restaurants, bakeries, monuments, fado music, markets, trams, architecture and azulejo patterns! We did not rent a car - didn't need to! The Santa Apolonia train station was a wonderful wake-up walk down the hill and a great up-hill calorie burner to get back home.
Açores na Feira restaurant and Copenhagen Coffee house are right downstairs and very good. Just down the hill at Campo de Santa Clara 49, is O Corrido where we had the most superb meal and experienced the best Fado music of our travels! Calcada do Cacau is #57, just a couple doors down and a pure chocolate delight!
Thank you Ana - for the best apartment in Alfama! We hope to return next year.
Diane & Jerry, Oregon