If you are looking for a truly unique Alfama experience, you must call this your home base!
Highlights:
- Close to public transport
- Close to bars/restaurants/sightseeing
- *Stunning* rooftop setting that you have private access to
- Neighborhood is on the quieter side relative to other parts of Lisbon
- Lots of storage to unpack your bags into
- Well appointed kitchen with everything you'll need to live for an extended stay
- In-unit washing machine for laundry
Things to keep in mind:
- Rooftop access = top (6th) floor, and there's no elevator. Often we found ourselves out all day only to return home when it was time to turn in just because of the stairs.
- I'm 6' tall, and had to duck around a couple times as this apartment appears to have been built in the attic space of the building.
- Heat rises. Luckily, there are plenty of windows for some very wonderfully fresh air.
We were greeted by a young man named Daniel, who helped us with our luggage and let us into the apartment. He also gave us some pointers surrounding the town. Overall we absolutely loved this space as our home base, and the experience couldn't have been any easier, which was very helpful as neither of us speak Portuguese. After a long flight to be able to let down and have such an easy check-in at a beautiful space made for a great stay. Definitely would recommend.