Mafalda was a wonderful host. She waited for me outside the metro, even when I was delayed by one hour with no way of contacting her, and she was very gracious about it. During my stay she checked in with me to see if there was anything I needed, and answered my many questions.

The apartment is very nice and exactly as described, and I was very comfortable in the bed. I must report a couple things: first, the bathroom smelled bad. Airing out the apartment by opening the window helped, but the smell was back by the end of the day. Also, while the street is thankfully without traffic noise (too narrow for cars), there is a fair amount of noise from kids playing, dogs barking, babies crying, upstairs neighbor singing along to her radio. I slept perfectly well at night, however, and the "realness" of the neighborhood was in the end a net positive.

There are many local restaurants on the next street, which were full of Portuguese people, as well as a few tourists, and served good food at incredibly affordable prices.

It was a very short walk to Rossio, and an easy 15 minute walk to Barrio Alto. The neighborhood seems to be made up mostly of immigrants; to me, it was a wonderful way to feel like part of the city.

I would stay there again.