Check in is at 3.00pm however,Antonio was waiting for us at 1.30pm,which worked perfect for us.
After friendly welcome, he briefly explained few simple rules for LOFT "5". The studio seems to be little smaller in reality as it appears on the pictures.Saying that ,I don't mean it is small.It is just perfect for single person or two people.
Tastefully decorated,kitchen fully equipped with everything you need.Beautiful marble washroom,spacious living room area and sleeping section in the back of the room.Bottle of wine and fresh oranges waiting for us was another nice gesture of the host.
Antonio gave us his number and told us to call him anytime in case we need something (we never did, everything worked out perfectly).The street,Rua da Bica,has plenty of small bars,which were crowded on Saturday night and a little noisy till late hours on Saturday night.The studio has sound proof sealed windows; however,the noise was still a little noticeable even with the windows closed.This happened only on Saturday,the rest of the week it was quiet.
I am mentioning this in case someone is looking for a quiet place.
The location??? I don't think you can wish for a better one.
The Metro is a 10 minute walking distance.Bica funicular is 3 steps from main entrance to the studio.Tram 28 is 30 steps from the main entrance.
Cais do Sodre train station? Walk down the Rua da Bica de Duarto Belo, 10 min, (or take the funicular) and station is 5 minutes from bottom of the hill.You have also the tram 15 stop by the train station,if you want to go to Belem.From train station,you can travel to Cascais. Also, don't forget to check out the "Time out" restaurant complex in that area.
Walking towards city from studio,you have Largo the Cameos 5 minutes away,Baixa Chiado metro station next to it,Bairo Alto area ,Santa Justa elevator,Rossio square (and Rossio train station if planning to go to Sintra),Praca de Figueira,Avenue Libertate....all of this no more then 15-20 minutes walking distance from apartment.
Convenient grocery store right on the corner from the studio,and perhaps 5-6 bakeries around the area,where we always bought fresh buns and pastries for breakfast.
If you are planning to cook,the kitchen in studio is fully equipped for that.We used the Nespresso machine couple of times for breakfast,rest of the time we went for breakfast to bakeries around,and for dinner, to countless restaurants all in surrounding area.Trying to think hard if there was something negative about our stay in studio LOFT5.
The only thing I could think of, is no shelf in the shower,so you have to leave the shampoo or soap on the floor while taking a shower.Also it's 4th floor,without elevator (about 48 stairs),which is clearly mentioned in description from Pedro. But this wasn't any problem for us.
If you are looking for a nice, very good location for your stay while in Lisbon, you just found it !