Without having been to Lisbon before, my wife and I struggled with which part of town to stay in...so glad we picked this apartment! Yes, you need to be able to climb the stairs every day but the view makes it worth it. Check in was easy (we had prearranged a time since I didn't have cell service) and all we had to do was ring the buzzer for the building and we were let right in. The cafe below the building is very cute and the restaurant next door (Ao Pe da Se) was awesome. The location is perfect as it's not in the generic shopping area (I can hit up H&M in the states) but was easily accessible to all the areas you'd want to walk to and see. Alfama is out your door, head up towards the castle for some great views or head down the street to Chiado/Baixa area and beyond.

The apartment had everything we needed although we didn't sleep with the windows open at night due to the voices from the diners below. The apartment wasn't necessarily noisy in the eves (I liked the sound of activity) but light sleepers will likely close the windows.

The views were incredible from every window of the apartment...my wife and I took the high stools from the table and positioned them at the bay door and the window to the left of the tv (had a nice window sill) so that we could sit and enjoy the sunset each night with a snack and some port (we'd been in Porto immediately prior). Absolutely stunning sunsets!

Quick access to the subway/metro by the water, short walk from the Santa Apolonia train station upon arrival; directions provided by hosts for walking were perfect.

Only drawback was the wifi; we never did get it to work consistently. Daniel replied immediately upon my complaint to advise he was going to schedule an appointment for service tech but it never got resolved in our 5 night stay. Not a big deal since right outside your door and in front of Se is a little espresso stand with free wifi; it was nice to sit and have my morning coffee outside while taking care of a few work items.

Thanks again for the apartment....Lisbon was incredible!