With a quick visit to Lisbon, Diogo’s apartment was the space to be in.
The apartment is a 45 minute metro ride from the airport, it’ll be 2 trains. With a 5/7 minute walk from the metro stop to the front door. It’ll feel a bit longer due to the hills/stairs/declines with luggage and bags.
Down the hill, at the bottom of the street, you’ll find yourself closer towards the Time Out Market or Mercado da Ribeira, about a 5 minute walk or so.
The neighbourhood itself is very lively, lots of local restaurants and bars.
The street comes alive at night. From the top of the hill, which houses a funicular tram (doesn’t run in the evening, just there as a prop - cool to take photos of) to about half way down the street, just before the apartment, the sidewalks are full of locals and tourists out and about having drinks until late in the evening. The street does get loud, however the bedroom is the farthest away from the front door, so noise isn’t necessarily an issue.
The bedroom has a large window, which overlooks into the neighbour’s patio/laundry room. It can be a bit alarming being so close, and seeing/hearing the neighbours during the early mornings or night. But the noise isn’t too bad. And we were reassured that they were quite nice.
During the day, it’s best to leave the bedroom window open to circulate the air, it gets a bit stuffy inside. It’s the one window you can open, unless you’re comfortable leaving the door open while you’re hanging out in the apartment.
Before and during our stay, Diogo was very quick to respond to all of our questions and messages. He even offered us some places to visit during our Sintra day trip. And when we were met by Catarina at the apartment at check in, she told us what to do in the neighborhood and all the musts during our stay.
And when we checked out, Diogo was kind enough to extend the check out time, so we wouldn’t have to carry our bags everywhere.
Definitely a place to stay in Lisbon. And Diogo is a wonderful host!