We had a most wonderful week-long stay at Alexandra’s place, which was a perfect spot for our party of five to explore Lisbon from while in town for an academic conference at the nearby university. The space itself was extremely nice, clean, spacious, and well-decorated, to a greater effect than the photos do justice even. What’s better is that the apartment is steps from the metro line that runs straight into the more happening parts of town, and also just a few blocks from the train that takes you to Sintra (the castle town). Just next to the main building entrance is a wonderful cafe called XPTO, and an excellent lounge and patio restaurant bar called Magnetic is just around the corner, with many other options nearby. Alexandra was extremely attentive to our needs with quick and thorough responses and very professional communication. Most notably, she handled our late check-in with great care, and arranged for the apartment staff to watch our bags after check-out on the final day. All in all, it was a smooth and lovely experience that I would recommend to anyone wanting to visit Lisbon.