The flat was an ideal place to stay. We found parking easy and it was close to public transport as well. It is also easy to get out of Lisbon if you want to. There were lots of good restaurants locally as well as local food shoping. The flat was warm, comfortable and cosy - Gonzalo had provided a couple of heaters for us which did the trick as evenings are chilly in February. There are a few flights of stairs to get to the flat which made me puff abit but were fine. There are two lovely balconies which it was a little too cold to use, but would be lovely in warmer weather.
Alfama is a charming neighbourhood. Lovely to walk around and easy walking to other local districts. If you are reasonably fit, it is the best way of exploring the Lisbon districts and you get to see some of the great small streets and tiled houses. The food was fabulous, lots of lovely very fresh fish - really enjoyed eating out. The Portuguese were so helpful and charming.
We were greeted by Tiago, a friend of Gonzalo who could not have been more helpful. We were also very kindly allowed to check in early and out late because of our flight times which was really convenient for us. Tiago was great about contacting us and making sure we knew where to go and so on.
We had such a nice time that we would really like to come back to Lisbon as we didn't manage to do everything we wanted to do in 5 days. It is a great city and we were lucky enough to stay in a great flat with a great host.