Ulrik was a great host. He responded to questions quickly and provided a ton of detailed information about the apartment, neighbourhood and Lisbon in general. He gave us info on which trains to take to get to Sintra and Cascais/Estoril as well. We do recommend renting a motorcycle to get to Sintra like we did though and take the coast if you know how to ride. The drive is beautiful!
The mattress in the photo for the apartment was a bit deceiving and it is listed as a real bed but it is more of a foam mattress on the floor. The rest of the apartment was as described and shown. The only real downside was that we were only given 2 bath towels and it would have been nice to have a couple more or be provided with beach towels. As we were backpacking, we did not think to pack beach towels, so we needed to go buy some for our costal outing.
Alfama is a great place to stay with lots of winding, narrow walkways and tons of restaurants and the apartment is right in the heart of it. Our favorite was called Restaurante Tipico. We ate there 3 times in 3 days. There are lots of Fado bars if you want to take in the local music and you are also right near the Museo de Fado, which is a good spot to get taxis from and a stop for the hop on hop off bus services. You might even find some cute artisan shops if you keep your eyes out. You are a 10 min walk up to the Castle and a 15-20 minute walk from the main centre in Lisbon. There are little markets for some groceries but not large grocery stores in the area. There is a LIDL a bus ride away however.