My friend and I absolutely fell in love with this place and the surrounding neighborhood! The pictures were spot on and we loved the coziness and layout of the apartment. Although the space isn't huge, everything is perfectly laid out and everything we needed could be found easily.

One of our favorite daily rituals was to wake up, groggily move to the balcony where we would allow the sun and the chirping swallows above slowly wake us up. We would then make a quick breakfast and savor a slow morning just zoning out on the balcony. Then in the evenings after our siesta (required since it was so freaking hot out), we would have cocktails out on the balcony and listen to the street below us get ready for evening festivities. The balcony was hands down our favorite part of the apartment.

The neighborhood seemed very quiet and a bit deserted when we first arrived but it was because it's in a true lived-in/non-touristy neighborhood. There is a tram that starts literally outside of our door and gave our neighborhood a picturesque look. In the evenings is when the street came alive with spontaneous block parties. The apartment is 5 floors up (walk up) and had very thick windows so we never heard a thing when our windows were closed.

All in all we were very happy with the apartment and it was part of the reason that we fell in love with Lisbon. I look forward to returning and staying at this loft again soon!

Jinny