Our family just completed a wonderful stay at Nikki and Ian’s apartment in Lisbon! My wife and I, along with our three kids (18, 20, and 22 years old), stayed for 10 days comfortably. The layout, decorating, and appliances were all very nice.
The apartment itself is great and we feel like the location is IDEALLY situated! From Graça it’s a beautiful downhill walk to the rest of the city and the apartment is close to all of the essentials: Pingo Doce is a very nice grocery store about a block away; La Mata and R&D’s are excellent nearby restaurants within two blocks. Plenty of cafe’s, restaurants, and bars nearby though, being just one block off the main street, the apartment is very quiet.
Paula was our local host and she is sweet and helpful. I forgot the key one day and didn’t realize it until our return from a magnificent day of exploring. I reached out to Paula and she arrived within 15 minutes to graciously let us back in.
Some have noted the construction to the east/rear of the apartment which can be seen from the dining room and kitchen. I am sure that the view will be even better when the project is over but this did not cause any disturbance at all to our stay.
We hope to come back again!
Couple of traveling tips if you have not visited before:
1) Wear comfortable shoes without slippery soles. We walked everywhere and if we didn’t feel like walking uphill at the end of our adventure we would just call a Bolt for a very reasonable price and be back home in minutes.
2) If you’d like to ride Tram 28 for a fun experience I recommend you start your ride at the beginning of the route at Campo Ourique (Prazeres). This way you get a seat (with a view) before it fills up and there is very little line to board. You can pay the driver 3€ in cash or charge up your Viva Viagem card in advance for 1.50€. There is not a place nearby to charge your card so you’ll need to plan ahead if you want to save a few Euros.
3) The food in Lisbon is wonderful and very reasonably priced. The only “meh” meal we had was at Timeout Market. Aside from that meal we tended to not eat at the main tourist spots. As to Timeout Market and LX Factory we briefly visited both but wouldn’t recommend prioritizing either.