The apartment is fine if you're on a tight budget, and if you're only one person, it'd be ok. We ended up being two people and I would have preferred to spend a little more for a nicer place. The host was very friendly and had lots of good suggestions for making the most of our time. It's in a walkable location in Alfama, with fado singers in every restaurant, but the area is not as clean, quiet, or charming as many other parts of Alfama and downtown. The apartment has what you need, but is not what I'd call comfortable or cute. It's a tiny space on a tiny street up a lot of tiny stairs, and with two people, the flat felt cramped. But the kitchen is well-equipped, there's a washing machine, air conditioner and window shutters that block out all the street noise (but the A/C is loud and very bright). So it depends what's important to you, but it wasn't right for us.