Helena is very friendly and energetic, she was excited to give us some tips for restaurants and sight seeing. Helena responded very quickly to communications, before and during our trip. She made the booking easy and was there to meet us when we arrived. Helena arranged a taxi to take us to the airport for our departure. Our flight was very early so it was super convenient for her to take care of this for us.

The views from the balcony are absolutely perfect. Opening the windows in the evenings and standing on the balcony with a glass of wine was pure luxury.

The best thing about the apartment ias the location. The apartment is between Alfama and Baixa Chiado so you have quick easy access to shops and restaurants in those neighborhoods. Everything is walkable but the apartment is close to metro, bus, and tram. We took trains to Evora and Sintra and had no issues navigating the metro and train lines. Lisbon is very hilly so bring comfortable shoes and sweat-proof makeup--this town is a work out!

The apartment was very comfortable for our party of four. We slept in the rooms with double beds and used the room with bunk beds as "closet" space for luggage. The beds are on the firmer side for sure. There were plenty of extra pillows and blankets. The center bedroom has a bed that is probably equivalent to an American "queen" mattress while the back bedroom has a "full" mattress.

The bathrooms have excellent water pressure and the back bathroom has a big rain shower head. The shower in the center hallway is a little on the small side, it's a shower stall with no tub. The back bathroom has doors that are glass so there is not alot of privacy to the bedroom. There is a door that separates the back bedroom and bathroom from the rest of the apartment, so you have privacy from the rest of the space.

The kitchen is very well appointed, not your basic economy kitchen. Full size dishwasher and clothes washer were great perks. No clothes dryer but there is a big drying rack.

Lastly I want to mention the construction because we almost changed our reservation when we found out there was construction nearby. I am VERY happy we chose not to make a switch. Construction in front of the apartment spans the block but it really did not bother us at all during our stay. I was mostly worried about the noise but you could not hear it all all in the apartment when the windows were shut. It was very very hot when we were there so we wanted the windows shut and the AC on during the day anyway. When we opened the windows in the evenings, the work was winding down, you couldn't hear it at all. Don't let the construction deter you, it's not a big deal, and the apartment is worth a little digging in your sightline.