The location is really perfect. You can’t avoid hills in Lisbon and walking down hill at night is nice after you’ve caught a buzz. There are two entrances, the back exits you onto the pink avenue (big party zone), the front allows you to avoid it completely. The apartment is a few blocks from the Time-out Market and open air market filled with fresh food if you prefer to cook. There’s an amazing restaurant right up the street (Taberna da Rua das Flores) cash only and by reservation only. Ask for Marta , she’s got lots of tattoos and really passionate about the menu. You are also very close to (Manteigaria) the other pastel de nata establishment. Personally we preferred theirs over the original.
The apartment is cozy and super clean. The hot water takes a minute to warm up because it’s an efficient on demand hot water heater, but once hot it stays hot for a long shower. The bed and sofa are firm but we’ve felt comfortable lounging on both. The apartment is quite and the widows and door to the balcony really block the world out when it’s time to sleep.
We communicated with Maria, she was amazing and quick to respond. She gave us recommendations and really made us feel welcome. We plan on coming back to Portugal and we’ll stay here if it’s available.