We would definitely stay here again. It is close to everything. The metro, restaurants, sites and parks. The apt is fantastic and has everything you need.
What you need to know about alfama: its very hilly (leave your heels home girls!), the town doesn’t wake up until around 11am, dinner time doesn’t really start until 8pm so it’s not unusual for people to be out having food and drinks at 10:30-11:00 at night (even on a Tuesday), as a result the neighborhood doesn’t settle down for sleep until late! We adjusted our schedule accordingly and embraced the culture. If you go to bed at 9pm you may want to stay outside of the city. Most of the people speak English and almost all of the menus are in multiple languages (including English).
The 2 flights of stairs up to the apartment are definitely going to get your glutes fired up but its not as bad as most of the hills in Portugal!
Fernando and Inez are fantastic and very helpful. Would definitely recommend a stay here for the location and the hospitality