Teresa was a lovely host and provided great communication prior to and during our stay on how to retrieve the key and navigate to the apartment from the airport. Teresa was flexible with check-in arrangements and went above and beyond in helping us check-in after our flight plans changed (she actually sent a Glovo driver to deliver us our key after getting in around 10PM, we were so surprised and happy!) In accompaniment to her directions and guides to Lisbon, the apartment has many detailed books and magazines with recommendations for food, entertainment, and activities within the Alfama neighborhood and for all over Lisboa.
The apartment looked exactly like the photos down to the decor on the bedside table. As you can likely tell from the photos, the views from all the windows are just as beautiful as shown — makes for a great breakfast at the table in the living space, and beautiful views from the bedroom and kitchen.
Pros:
+ The apartment is incredibly close to all forms of public transit — metro, tram, bus
+ Amazing restaurants nearby of all cuisines and some of Lisbon’s top museums and sites to see
+ Incredibly close (3 minutes walk) to a flea market that is hosted every Sun/Tues
+ Supermarkets right down the street that are smaller and have all of your necessities, and a Pingo Doce (larger supermarket) within the Santa Apolónia train station
+ Comfortable, cozy, and perfect for a small group traveling for a week!
Cons (if you can even call them that!):
+ The apartment does not have A/C, but with all the windows down for days when the temperatures were in the low 90°s, the apartment was never hot.
+ It could get quite loud at night if you like to sleep with the windows open. We couldn’t quite predict the schedule that trash would pick-up but it seems to have been a different truck every night, followed by construction in the early morning. Probably situational on the construction! Just an FYI for light sleepers.
We couldn’t recommend this spot enough for your stay in Lisboa!!!!