Isabel really is a lovely host, and the location of the apartment worked great for me. It's literally a five minute walk from the airport, metro and bus and three metro stops from Oriente train station. I arrived early in the morning, and Isabel was there waiting for me at the airport to show me the way to the apartment, where she showed me around. From there I was able to drop my bags, clean up, and hit the town.

A couple of room notes. The bed is firm, which worked for me, and she offers WiFi, which I really used since I didn't have cell data. Surprisingly, there's no airplane noise, and the traffic noise is negligible. Staying with Isabel is a great option if you are arriving or departing. If you are touring Lisbon and the surrounding area, you may just want to keep in mind that it's a bit of a haul by metro to and from the city center. This only affected me when I wanted to come back and clean up before going out to dinner, since I had to make the longish trip each way. There are two bus systems from the airport area, and what seems to be the faster bus, which only hits a few stops between the airport and the city center can only be ridden with purchase of a ticket that is different from the ticket used to ride the regular bus and metro.

As other reviewers have mentioned, Isabel's English is limited (as is my Portuguese), but we managed well enough. If you can, brush up on your vocabulary that has to do with the home and perhaps with transportation, dates and times. You'll do fine.

Next time I come to Lisbon, I'm staying here again. No question. Isabel is great.