This has been my best Airbnb experience to date. Sandra’s place is beautiful and had everything we needed and then some - it was a lovely home away from home. I’d be quite happy to live here full-time. When we arrived we were greeted by Artur, Sandra’s co-host. Artur was easy to reach whenever we needed him and met us early in the morning the day we arrived so we could drop our luggage for the day before check-in. He had some egg tarts for us to snack on while he gave us a quick rundown of the different neighbourhoods and what to find in each. He even offered to make us a reservation at a restaurant he recommended which ended up being one of our favourites. We followed quite a few of Artur’s recommendations and they were all fantastic.
Regarding the apartment - it is situated in the neighbourhood of Alfama - the oldest district in the city. Alfama is picturesque and quite lively especially in the evenings. Sandra’s apartment backs onto a courtyard making it feel very private and tranquil despite it being literal steps from all the action. It was easy to walk to the surrounding neighbourhoods of Bairro Alto and Chiado and just up the hill is a great lookout to grab a view of all of Lisbon. The view from Sandra’s is stunning. It was lovely waking up each morning to see a brilliant blue sky and red roof tops just outside the bedroom window.
All in all we had a lovely time and will definitely be back.