We're just home from a lovely trip to Lisbon staying in Teresa's loft. Communication with Teresa before and during the trip was fantastic, She met us at the loft on arrival, showed us around and was very helpful with giving tips on Lisbon on what to see & do, etc. We had asked Teresa to buy breakfast for us which she kindly did which is extra.

The loft is very well situated on a one-way street in Alfama, the oldest quarter of Lisbon, behind LIsbon's cathedral (Se), down the hill from the castle and is within walking distance (up or down hills - Lisbon is built on 7 hills!) of all major attractions. It was spotlessly clean with everything we needed for our stay. The beds are comfortable and each of us (3) had a room so we all had our own space over the weekend. The shower is very good. We didn't watch tv but satelite tv is also available. The loft is on the ground floor of the building and there are neighbours upstairs so sometimes you do hear them, as you would elsewhere but it's nothing too intrusive.

There are a couple of restaurants within a minute or two's walk from the loft so you don't have to go far for a couple of good, highly rated restaurants on Tripadvisor which are not extortionate in price.

I would highly recommend Teresa's loft for it's location, great value for money and Teresa herself - she is lovely. All in all a lovely trip to Lisbon and we wouldn't hesitate staying here again ourselves..

Tips for Lisbon itself - take walking shoes (it's all hills!), take the tram 28 that runs on Rua Augusto Rosa (junction at the top of the Loft's street & be prepared for the ride of your life!), the custard tarts in Belem (definitely worth the trip out & only 3 euros return on the train!), the terrace in the bar on the top floor of the Pingos Doce supermarket for a lovely sunset drink or any time really. If you want to go Teresa will give you directions.

And finally,the day pass for the Metro/Bus/Tram (NOT train) is very good value at about 6 euros for 24 hours from the time you first activate your pass. You can only buy these at the Metro stations. The ticket you get is green and is like an oyster card in London in so far as you keep it and top it up so when your day pass runs out you can top it up as many times as you want in a 12 month period. Otherwise they add 50 cents to every ticket you buy if you don't have this green ticket.

Enjoy your trip!