The best street in Lisbon! We love to stay somewhere we can get a feel for the places we visit, THE APARTMENT COULDN'T HAVE BEEN BETTER! You wake up to a patio view of the river, church, and gardens. Many travelers take the tram or cabs to see the view from the church grounds... you just wake up to it. The door to the building is right on a popular(foot traffic) street. It is not the rowdy noisy crowd, rather the sight seers and those visiting the castle. We had envious looks(and comments) several times as those who had traveled from their hotels saw we were entering home in a neighborhood with no hotels for rent. Just up the hill(3-4minutes walk) is the castle. Walk to Rossio Square in 8-10minutes. Barrio Alto is 15 beautiful min by foot. We could access anywhere we wanted in the city by walking yet we were just far enough away from the main squares that we felt we could "go into town" or stay at our retreat. Just to the left of the entrance is the most picturesque view we saw while we were in Portugal.We left the large bedroom windows open during our entire visit to enjoy what was a postcard on the other side. There are multiple outdoor cafes with river and Parliament views. Enjoy the Fado bar that is 5 doors down from yours. Get a beer or anything you need at the market that is across the street. I cannot say enough about the PERFECT location in Lisbon. Your street is literally the zoning divide between the Alfalma and Castle neighborhoods.

Having Andre and Luis to help us with travel issues was invaluable. Our luggage was lost and Andre arranged for it to be delivered to the apartment. Our favorite memories were enjoying a meal or talking with our gracious hosts. The family's restaurant downstairs was our go to for amazing food and wine. The Octopus salad was my favorite I've had. With the restaurant open the majority of the day and night we always had a friend available to help us if needed. They made our stay so much more comfortable with the feeling that we had friends in the city.

The apartment is great. Everything functioned well and both of the bedrooms provided more than enough space for us(especially the spacious feel with the large windows open. I didn't say much about the apartment because once you stay here you will be facing the river constantly... the apartment was very clean and in a very nice building... but the balcony was priceless.