We -- our group of eight good friends -- stayed at Antonio's Bairro Alto townhouse for a long Easter weekend and I can totally recommend both this particular house, this neighborhood and Antonio.

His place was a perfect match because it's in quiet side street of an otherwise lively neighborhood, especially at night, but it's also close to a small city park -- the Principe Real -- a beautiful lookout over the city, and many good bars and restaurants (alto Seculo, Park Cafe and Pavilhao Chines to name a few). A beautiful indoor shopping gallery, Embaixade, and an indoor market, Entre Tanto, are also nearby.

The three-story townhouse dates back a few centuries (!) but is completely modernized, is generously and tastefully furnished, and has all the kitchen comforts such as a filter coffee machine, kettle and toaster. It's very clean, has bedrooms on all three floors, ample bathrooms, and two kitchens. We had three sets of keys, so splitting up into smaller groups was not a problem, and Antonio was very accommodating of us when we were delayed arriving at the house because of lost luggage and on checking out as well.

The only quirk of the house is that the wireless signal, which is provided via a mobile hot spot, may not transport through all three floors of the house simply because of the thick walls! If you're an online addict this may be an issue, but to be honest Lisbon is far too exciting to spend your time at home on the Internet...

Great place, great host, good value accommodation -- I thoroughly recommend it, especially for a larger group.