Just back from a lovely four-night stay at Alexey’s place and had a super time. Our first Airbnb experience and won’t be the last. We were greeted by Alexey and Sandro on arrival with refreshments and shown to our little apartment which consisted of a more than adequate bedroom area and bathroom. Alexey and Sandro were very friendly and helpful; giving us a map and information how to get to town, places to visit and eat.
The apartment was very comfortable and had all that you could need; a fridge fully stocked with breakfast items and tea and coffee facilities, cereals and bread and all the crockery and cutlery too! They had also put wine, lager and cola in the room which was very thoughtful. The bathroom was spacious with toiletries, towels and a good hairdryer which is hard to find in the best of hotels and saved me using up room in my small suitcase! A small heater in the bedroom was also great when it got a bit nippy.
The terrace area was beautiful, with seating and surrounded with plants and flowers, it must look lovely when they are all in bloom. Being February, it was a little chilly, but it didn’t stop us sitting out with our coats on listening to the beautiful birds singing. We didn’t use the lounge, kitchen or dining area in the main apartment as we were out all day, but it was available to use I believe.
The walk down (and up and down) to Bairro Alto takes about 30 mins and we managed to stay on foot for a couple of days, getting across Baixa and Chiado to Castelo de S. Jorge using public lifts. When we got tired, we used Uber (another first) which was so easy and reasonably priced we were surprised.
To say we had a wonderful time is an understatement. Muito Obrigada Alexey and Sandro for your generous hospitality and thank you Lisbon for a fantastic holiday.