First impression of the location wasn't so good. It is a small alley with stray cats. We couldn't find our way with the car so we dragged our bags 300 m uphill in 35 degrees heat. Mainly this was to avoid the stress of navigatong one way streets. But once we got over that we realised how perfectly located it is for exploring lisbon. It's walking distance to good places to eat and drink and interesting places to visit like the cathedral, the santa justa elevator and the st georges castle. Alfama is full of little alleys which can be a bit scary at night but it's a very interesting place to walk around with loads of nice viewpoints.
The apt kept quite cool even when we didn't use the fan. The bedroom was beautiful with a nice view. The kitchen is a bit small, so compared to the other places we stayed in Portugal we didn't cook at all. For security reasons one of the double doors was jammed shut so it was a bit tricky to get in with our bags.
Ulrik is a great host who gave us lots of good information and kept in contact with us. I made the mistake of booking his apt in june when I wanted july but this wasn't a problem for him to reschedule. We were very grateful for that.
A tip is to visit café Versailles!