The 5-star reviews for Sofia's place are indeed true. The apartment is small but charming, cozy and comfortable. It's also cool, like literally: the air conditioning was a huge blessing, not only because it kept the temperature comfortable but it also allowed us to close the windows and block out the sound of the street revelers at night. You see, the location of Barrio Alto is smack dab in the middle of a trendy dining, bar and Fado scene in Lisbon. It's very dense and the action picks up around 9pm until ...? It's also walking distance to the water, shopping, more eating and drinking, the train station and metro. We enjoyed it thoroughly with our two kids. Sofia and her friend Liliane were both excellent hosts, with genuine friendliness exemplary of the Portuguese people. Obrigado!