Nice apartment. Compact but comfortable. Excellent proper kitchen. Two minutes walk from 28 tram which is very useful, and easy to get everywhere else by metro (ten minutes walk or via tram) etc.

Three minutes walk from nice viewpoint with café bar. Loads of shops (including small supermarket) and good cheap restaurants within ten minutes walk in and around the Bairro Alto. Very nice hosts too.

Lisbon has tons of cultural events but the so-called tourist info places ("ask me") tend to only have details of tourist trips, sightseeing tours (just take the 28 tram instead!) and overpriced stuff, so it's worth finding stuff online before you go (or take your tablet with you - wifi in apartment) - and don't miss the amazing modern art at the Berardo in Belem or the Gulbenkian. Try the Palacio Foz for free concerts of all sorts. We thought Sintra was over rated and far too touristy but maybe we were unlucky,

Thanks also to Alex and Caro for helping with suggestions, directions etc. Final point on travel in the city: make sure you get a "7 Colinas" or "Viva Viagem" pass (each person needs one) and put about 10 euros on it right at the beginning of your visit (get them at bus kiosks, "pay stations" and metro stations - including the one at the airport. These can then be used for cheap trips on trams, metro, the elevadores and lifts - they work out just over a euro a trip (and two trips started in the same hour are cheaper still). Otherwise you'll find yourself paying at least twice that per trip, and sometimes (like on the Elevador do Bica or the S Justa lift) three or four euros.

Enjoy the apartment and enjoy Lisbon....brilliant.