Our stay at the Andre, Ricardo & Luis’ apartment was top notch. First, the brothers went out of their way to make our stay wonderful. They were easy to communicate with over email and very flexible around our needs and schedule. They provided us a cot and high chair for our one year old, a free breakfast on our first morning there, and detailed instructions on how to get to the apartment by taxi or train/metro. The best part was their willingness to spend about 30-40 minutes after our arrival to talk to us about the area and our plans. They had a map of the city ready and talked through the different areas that are popular and best Trams to get there (even had rail cards waiting for us). They also answered all our questions about traveling to Sintra, things to see and things to watch out for. Second, the apartment is in a great location. It sits on the 2nd floor, overlooking the river on the boundary between Castelo and Alfama. Both bedrooms have balconies. Below you at the street level are popular local/tourist vistas… the from the apartment is even better. It’s a beautiful place to people (and Tram) watch. If you cross the street, you will walk down into Alfama—best stroll in the city. Behind the apartment, it’s only a 4-5 minute walk up to the Castle of St Jorge. The Se Cathedral is also only a 3-4 minute walk, as well. I cannot imagine a better location. The train station at Rossio is about a 10 minute walk and from there you can catch a train to Sintra—we highly recommend taking time to visit the Palace and Moorish Castle there. Lastly, very close to the apartment is the restaurant Farol de Santa Luzia. The served us our best meal of the trip and were kid friendly—try the grilled octopus.