I stayed one month at Feliciano’s spot in Chiado,. The apartment is right smack dab in the middle of all of it: cafes, bars, boutiques, the oldest bookstore in the world, the metro (green & blue lines) and the Rossio regional train station. Found an excellent health food grocery “Go Natural” only 3 blocks away too! Late nights it can be a bit noisy, which is expected in the young touristy nightlife district…but no later than midnight the whole neighborhood goes quiet again.
The apartment is a vintage third floor wall-up with keypad entry. Feliciano was incredible when I arrived; helping me haul FIVE suitcases up all the flights of stairs!
The space is old world charming but could use an update on more
comfortable furniture. If I was rating based solely on comfort alone; the apartment would only get 1 star. The sofa all but hurt to lounge on, but the bed was so atrocious that I actually had to purchase a mattress at IKEA, so I could get decent sleep for the next 30 days.
BUT it was all the other aspects of this space that I loved, and made it feel like home. The proximity to the places I wanted to be, the excellent cross airflow when the windows are open, the view from the little balcony, the amazing deep soak bathtub, the layout and flow of the rooms, how cozy it felt. I am glad this was my introduction to Lisbon.
It’s a spade I would definitely recommend to friends who visit the city in the future.