Rui gave us a warm welcome at arrival and is an excellent host. After an extensive introduction, he's eager to the point less touristic (but oh so beautiful) cafés, restaurants and other places to visit. Also Rui's tour through the house and its history is very interesting, don't hesitate to ask him.
The room is part of a historic house build in 1888 with. The room has a private entrance and beautiful high ceilings. The location in the district Alto Barrio is excellent and makes it the ideal starting point to explore Lisbon. The districts Rossio, Chiado & Alfama can all be visited by foot, no taxi's needed.
We found the less touristic Alto Barrio to be a beautiful, elevated district with nice views, certainly on par with the more touristic Rossio and Chiado districts. Jardim Botanico da Universidade de Lisboa, Jardin de S. Pedro de Alcantara and Jardim Fialho de Almeida are definitely worth a visit.